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Adelaide United brought Brisbane’s A-League finals campaign to a screeching halt with their 2-1 victory on Sunday afternoon.

Phoenix miss out on A-League playoffs as rivals draw Newshub 2 hrs ago © Image - Getty; Video - Newshub Cameron Devlin. Wellington Phoenix are out of the running for a spot in the A-League playoffs, missing out on the top six after Thursday's 2-2 draw between Adelaide United and Western University. The seventh-placed Phoenix are four points back of sixth-placed Adelaide, with only one game to play in the A-League's regular season. Needing results to go their way, Thursday's match was playing into the Phoenix's hands, as eighth-placed Western Sydney Wanderers took a 2-1 lead over Adelaide...

Share on Twitter Adelaide's Jordan Elsey was sent off for a second bookable offence just after the hour on Saturday, but the score was already 3-0 with the visitors in total control. The visitors overwhelmed Adelaide from the outset and essentially spent the first five minutes camped in the Reds' defensive half. The pressure paid off with Le Fondre breaking the deadlock after just six minutes with a clinical header. Read More Luke Brattan quickly took a free kick, spreading it wide to Ryan Grant who whipped in a cross for Le Fondre who eluded Ryan Strain at the back post.

Sydney FC have thrown doubt over Adelaide United’s finals hopes with a thumping 4-1 win at Coopers Stadium on Saturday evening.

by Val Migliaccio 23rd May 2021 8:14 PM | Updated: 8:30 PM Adelaide United edged closer to securing a finals berth after a narrow win over Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park on Sunday. Adelaide is sitting third, three points behind second-placed Sydney which it hosts at home on Saturday night. The 1-0 win courtesy of a Craig Goodwin goal didn’t tell the full story. Adelaide completed a clean sweep, three wins over Victory in a season, for the first time since the A-...