Adelaide United will attempt to notch a club-first Finals Series win over Sydney FC on Saturday, June 19 when the two sides meet in the 2020/21 A-League Semi Finals at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.
The Reds have failed on three attempts to beat the Sky Blues in the post-season throughout A-League history (D1, L2). But with the last of those three results coming in May, 2015 the current Adelaide squad will hope to write their own story against a Sky Blues outfit gunning for three consecutive A-League Championships.
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Brisbane Roar will look to make the most of home ground advantage in an Elimination Final clash with Adelaide United at Moreton Daily Stadium on Sunday, June 13.
In the two meetings between these sides throughout the 2020/21 season, the home side prevailed on both occasions.
Central Coast: Oliver Bozanic and Matt Simon The local duo have been crucial to the Mariners rise up the table in 2021. Skipper Bozanic s drive from midfield sets the tone while Simon has enjoyed an incredible resurgence as the target man up top. Macarthur: Markel Susaeta and Adam Federici Matt Derbyshire may be Macarthur s leading scorer but it s Susaeta s creativity and guile that s crucial to much of their attack. Goalkeeper Federici has been immense between the sticks this season and will be keen to perform on the big stage. KEY TO THE GAME Can Macarthur make the most of their weight of possession? The Bulls will need to get the creative Susaeta involved and turn that into goals. Otherwise they ll be susceptible on the counter against the Mariners - who ve had their number this season.
Share on Twitter The draw ensures the Reds will play finals football but they won t know their position on the table until the conclusion of the Macarthur-Wellington fixture on Friday night. The Reds took an early lead but soon fell behind after two quick goals from the visitors. A red card to Tass Mourdoukoutas late in the first half gave Adelaide some hope of salvaging the contest and their playoffs hopes. United started with intent and dominated play early with Louis D Arrgio forcing Wanderers keeper Daniel Margush into a great save early on, diving low and tipping around the post.
Adelaide United have edged Melbourne Victory 1-0 to keep in touch with the race for second place in the A-League but will sweat on injuries to skipper Stefan Mauk and young attacker Kusini Yengi.
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-League’s debut season in 2005/06. Goodwin scored his seventh goal of the season after a brilliant combination with impressive midfielder Josh Cavallo.
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Share on Twitter The A-League leaders opened up an 11-point lead at the top of the table at AAMI Park on Thursday night, with Jamie Maclaren scoring a brace to become City s all-time leading goalscorer. But the victory was soured after just 25 minutes when Nabbout succumbed to a left leg injury when attempting a pass. Nabbout, who missed five games at the start of the season with a hamstring injury and last week s win over Perth with a groin issue, had to be assisted from the field and down the tunnel in distress. He was quickly replaced by Marco Tilio.
a-league.com.au 1620879606,1620879606 Melbourne City s gap at the top of the table continues to grow as the league-leaders forged an eight-point advantage by the end of an eight-game Matchweek 20. City won 3-2 over Brisbane Roar at AAMI Park on Sunday afternoon, going two goals ahead before the visitors equalised, only to find a winner through Scott Galloway in the second half. It was the second of two five-goal fixtures in Matchweek 20 after Western Sydney Wanderers hammered Western United 5-0 on Saturday night. Macarthur FC came from behind to beat Melbourne Victory 2-1 in the first game of the Matchweek before Adelaide United and Wellington Phoenix played out a 0-0 draw at Coopers Stadium.