A-Leaque Soccer News Australia: October 2005

Round 9: Perth Glory vs Melbourne Victory

Perth Glory secured only its second home win of the A-League season with a fine performance against Melbourne Victory.

There was drama at the beginning when Glory striker Damian Mori could not get his wedding ring off. Mori was unable to take the ring off and Perth coach Steve McMahon had no option but to replace him with Brian Deane.

A controversial goal at the 55th minute saw Glory take a sweet 2-1 win over Melbourne Victory. The final score 2-1.

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Round 9: Newcastle Jets vs Central Coast Mariners

The Newcastle Jets vs Central Coast Mariners match was heading for a scoreless draw until substitute Franco Parisi netted a goal on the 88th minute. A sweet victory for the Jets.

Final score 1-0.

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Round 9: Queensland Roar vs Adelaide United

Adelaide moved to top spot in the A-League standings on Saturday night after a win over Queensland Roar last night. Adelaide midfielder Lucas Pantelis scored the winner late in the game, 89th minute, to take an exciting victory.

Interestingly Roar coach Miron Bleiberg and Adelaide coach John Kosmina hate each other so much a police officer needed to separate the pair at Suncorp Stadium!

The final score 1-2 for Adelaide, and United take back the top spot on the ladder.

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Round 9: Sydney FC vs NZ Knights

Sydney FC temporarily moved to the top of the A-League after defeating the New Zealand Knights at Aussie Stadium Friday night. Sydney FC bounced back nicely from its shock 0-5 loss to Victory last weekend.

Final score 2-0 for Sydney FC and the Knights are deeply rooted to the bottom of the ladder.

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Round 8: New Zealand Knights vs Queensland Roar

Not much has changed for the Knights after yet another loss. Long range goals from Hyuk-Su Seo and Michael Baird proving to be too good for New Zealand's A-League team. Roar walk away with three points with a 0-2 win at North Harbour Stadium.

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Round 8: Central Coast Mariners vs Perth Glory

Perth have suffered two defeats to the Central Coast Mariners at the season's start and not much changed tonight at Gosford. An outstanding performance from the Central Coast Mariners to trash Perth 4-0. Perth looked quite good but could not convert.

A big win for the Mariners who continue to progress steadily in the A-League and now stand fourth with 12 points.

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Round 8: Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory

Victory's superb 5-0 win over Sydney FC took Melbourne to the top of the A-League ladder. A record crowd of over 18,000 in Sydney witnessed an extraordinary play from Victory. Archie Thompson was the man of the match scoring two goals and being involved in another two.

A fantastic effort from every Victory player. Kevin Muscat (2 goals), Archie Thompson (2 goals) and Richard Kitzbichler (1 goal).

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Round 8: Adelaide United vs Newcastle Jets

Newcastle Jets downed Adelaide United in a six-goal (2-4) Friday night thriller.

Adelaide was looking to bounce back from its controversial loss to Sydney last weekend, whereas Newcastle was humbled by Perth Glory 1-5. In the light of last weeks matches United were clear favourites.

The Jets went up two goals quickly in the first half. United scored one in the first half and then shot an equaliser in the 67th minute. However one minute later and the Jets were up again, followed by a 89th minute fourth goal.

The final score a well-deserved 2-4 for the Jets.

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Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory a Sell-out!

Sunday's A-League clash between Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC at Olympic Park in Sydney is a sell-out. Tickets were sold out a day in advance.

Surprisingly the Melbourne Victory are favourites at $2.45 to win the match. Sydney are a $2.65 in Sportingbet's A-League markets.

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Round 7: Melbourne Victory vs New Zealand Knights

Melbourne Victory took a comfortable 3-0 win over the New Zealand Knight and moved to third place in the A-League. New Zealand Knights are stuck at the bottom of the ladder with just 3 points.

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Round 7: Sydney FC vs Adelaide United

Slightly unlucky Adelaide United faced its first defeat in the league. Adelaide still leads Sydney FC by one point on top of the A-League table. With Hollywood star and Sydney FC shareholder Anthony La Paglia one of the 18,276 in the crowd the Sydneysiders win by 2-1.

Adelaide's Valkinis scored first in the 51st minute. Sydney FC's Carney tied the game quickly on the 53rd minute. The final goal came from Petrovski on the 88th minute. The final score 2-1 for Sydney FC.

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Round 7: Newcastle Jets vs Perth Glory

Injury stricken home team Newcastle Jets crashed out against Perth Glory on Saturday night at EnergyAustralia Stadium. The final score 1-5 for Glory.

Damien Mori scored two goals, striker Bobby Despotovski, defender Jamie Harnwell and Naum Sekulovski scored one each for Glory. Franco Parisi scored the only one for the Jets late in the match.

The big win lifted Perth up the standings past Sydney FC.

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Round 7: Queensland Roar vs Central Coast Mariners

Midfielder Hyuk-Su Seo kicked a stunning long-range equaliser against the Central Coast Mariners in Friday's only A-League match. On the 41st minute Noel Spencer scored a fantastic header for the Mariners. On the 57th minute Hyuk-Su Seo kicked in a great long distance shot to draw the match. The crowd urged Roar for a winner but failed to convert.

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A-League Champions Odds

A-League Champions Odds
Sydney FC 2.60
Melbourne Victory 5.00
Adelaide United 6.00
Perth Glory 7.50
Queensland Roar 9.00
Newcastle United Jets 10.00
Central Coast Mariners 12.00
New Zealand Knights 101.00

Round 6: New Zealand Knights vs Adelaide United

The team to remain undefeated is Adelaide United. After defeating the New Zealand Knights 2-1 Adelaide are at the top of ladder on 14 points.

Goals of the match
82nd min Goal Adelaide
44th min Goal New Zealand
34th min Goal Adelaide

Perth Glory vs Sydney FC Result

Sydney FC came from behind to claim a 2-1 away win over Perth Glory on Saturday night. The entertaining match was much in Glory's possession but was unable to capitalise. Glory put everything forward in the dying minutes of the match but could not salvage a draw. The match ended 1-2 for Sydney FC.

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Perth Glory vs Sydney FC Preview

This is one match to watch and it is live on Fox Sports starting at 9.30pm EST.

Both teams are sitting at 7 points so this match is all important. The loser of the match may well sink down to the second last spot if Queensland Roar win their match today against the Jets. The winner of Perth Glory vs Sydney FC will leapfrog the Mariners.

Perth Glory are tipped to win at home but Sydney FC offers good odds at $2.65.

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24 October, 2005

Round 9: Perth Glory vs Melbourne Victory

23 October, 2005

Round 9: Newcastle Jets vs Central Coast Mariners

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22 October, 2005

Round 9: Sydney FC vs NZ Knights

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Round 8: New Zealand Knights vs Queensland Roar

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Round 8: Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory

15 October, 2005

Round 8: Adelaide United vs Newcastle Jets

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Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory a Sell-out!

10 October, 2005

Round 7: Melbourne Victory vs New Zealand Knights

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Round 7: Newcastle Jets vs Perth Glory

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Round 7: Queensland Roar vs Central Coast Mariners

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04 October, 2005

Round 6: New Zealand Knights vs Adelaide United

02 October, 2005

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01 October, 2005

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