Hyundai A-League Round 14 Preview
All the match information for Round 14 of the Hyundai A-League.
Adelaide United v Perth Glory Friday, 23 November 2007 Kick-Off 7:30pm ACDT (10:00pm NZDT, 8:00pm AEDT, 7:00pm AEST, 6:00pm AWDT) Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Referee: Peter O-Leary Assistant Referees: Matthew Cream & Peter Chapman Fourth Official: Craig Zetter
TV: Live & Exclusive Fox Sports 1 (www.foxsports.com.au) - Match broadcast commences 7:30pm AEDT (7:00pm ACDT, 6:30pm AEST, 5:30pm AWDT). Sky Sport 1 (www.skysport.co.nz) - Match broadcast commences 10:00pm NZDT.
Radio: Fresh FM (Adelaide) 92.7FM www.freshfm.com.au; 6PR 882AM (Perth) www.mytalk.com.au; SportFM (Perth); 90.5FM www.905.com.au;
Tickets: Venue*tix: available via internet or phone and at the venue. Visit www.venuetix.com.au or phone (08) 8225 8888.
Adelaide United Squad: 50.Eugene GALEKOVIC (gk) 2.Richie ALAGICH, 3.Milan SUSAK, 4.Angelo COSTANZO, 6.CASSIO, 7.Lucas PANTELIS, 9.Paul AGOSTINO (Captain),13.Travis DODD, 14.Shaun ONTONG, 17.Isyan ERDOGAN, 18.Robert CORNTHWAITE, 20.Robert BAJIC (gk), 23.Dez GIRALDI, 24.Tomi MILARDOVIC, 26.Fabian BARBIERO.
In: Fabian Barbiero (promoted), Cassio (returns from injury), Dez Giraldi (returns from Olyroo duty)
Out: Jonas Salley (omitted), Jason Spagnuolo (knee - 1week)
Others Unavailable: Bobby Petta (calf - 2 weeks), Bruce Djite (ankle - 2 weeks), Daniel Beltrame (quad - 7 weeks), Michael Valkanis (knee - season)
Perth Glory Squad: 50.Tommi TOMICH (gk), 4.Simon COLOSIMO, 5.Jamie HARNWELL, 6.Dino DJULBIC, 8.David MICEVSKI, 12.Leo BERTOS, 13.Nikita RUKAVYTSYA, 14.Jamie COYNE, 15.Mitchell PRENTICE, 16.Nick RIZZO, 17.Jimmy DOWNEY, 19.Naum SEKULOVSKI, 21.James ROBINSON, 26.Mark LEE, 27.Ante KOVACEVIC, 20.Danny MILOSEVIC (gk). *one to be omitted
In: Leo BERTOS (return from National Team duty), Nikita RUKAVYTSYA (return from National Team duty), Jamie COYNE (return from suspension), Naum SEKULOVSKI (return from injury) Out: Anthony DANZE (omitted), Jerry KARPEH (omitted), Tyler SIMPSON (omitted)
Others Unavailable: David TARKA (hamstring - season), Jason PETKOVIC (leg - 3 weeks), Stan LAZARIDIS (suspended - 1 week), Hayden FOXE (knee - 1 week)
Impending stats, facts and trivia: Jamie Harnwell is set to make his 200th appearance in all national league matches for Perth Glory. Harnwell becomes just the third player to make 200 appearance for the Glory in all national league competitions, following Bobby Despotovski (a total of 241 appearances) and Scott Miller (227 appearances).
Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix Saturday 24 November 2007 Kick-Off 7:00pm AEDT (9:00pm NZDT, 6:30pm ACDT, 8:00pm AEST, 7:00pm AWDT) Telstra Dome, Melbourne Referee: Peter Green Assistant Referees: Hakan Anaz & Luke Brennan Fourth Official: Kevin Docherty
TV: Live & Exclusive Fox Sports 1 (www.foxsports.com.au) - Match broadcast commences 7:00pm AEDT (6:30pm ACDT, 6:00pm AEST, 5:00pm AWDT). Sky Sport 2 (www.skysport.co.nz) - Match broadcast commences 9:00pm NZDT.
Radio: SEN1116 (Melbourne) 1116am - www.sen.com.au
Tickets: Ticketmaster - available via internet or phone and at the venue. Visit www.ticketmaster.com.au or call 136 100.
Melbourne Victory Squad: 1.Michael THEOKLITOS (gk), 2.Kevin MUSCAT (Capt), 6.Steve PANTELIDIS, 7.Matthew KEMP, 8.Grant BREBNER, 9.Danny ALLSOPP, 10.Archie THOMPSON, 12.Rodrigo VARGAS, 13.Kaz PATAFTA, 14.Adrian CACERES, 15.Leandro LOVE, 16.Carlos HERNANDEZ, 17.Daniel VASILEVSKI, 18.Leigh BROXHAM, 19.Evan BERGER, 21.Sebastian RYALL, 30.Mitchell LANGERAK (gk). *two to be omitted
In: Kevin MUSCAT (return from suspension), Leigh BROXHAM (return from international duty), Sebastian RYALL (return from international duty) Out: Steven PACE (Calf - 1 week)
Others Unavailable: Daniel Piorkowski (shoulder - 9 weeks), Ljubo Milicevic (knee - 2 weeks)
Wellington Phoenix Squad: 1.Mark PASTON (gk), 20.Glen MOSS (gk), 2.Jeremy CHRISTIE, 3.Tony LOCHHEAD, 5.Karl DODD, 6.Tim BROWN, 8.Vaughan COVENY, 9.Shane SMELTZ, 10.Michael FERRANTE, 11.DANIEL, 14.Steven O-DOR, 16.Kristian REES, 17.Vince LIA, 18.Ahmad ELRICH, 19.Greg DRAPER, 21.FELIPE. *one to be omitted
In: Mark PASTON (gk, return from national team duty), Tim BROWN (return from national team duty), Shane SMELTZ (return from national team duty), Jeremy CHRISTIE (return from national team duty), TONY LOCHHEAD (return from national team duty), Ahmad ELRICH (return from suspension) Out: Ross ALOISI (back - 1 week), Richard JOHNSON (hamstring - 1 week), Costa BARBAROUSES (omitted), Royce BROWNLIE (omitted), Stuart WEBSTER (gk, released) Others Unavailable: Nil
Impending stats, facts and trivia Melbourne's Archie Thompson is set to make his 50th appearance in the Hyundai A-League. Thompson, who currently stands as the league's clear leader in all-time goals scored (27 goals, eight ahead of second-placed Sasho Petrovski), becomes the third player to notch up 50 appearances for the Victory following Danny Allsopp and Steve Pantelidis.
Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners Sunday 25 November 2007 Kick-Off 5:00pm AEDT (7:00pm NZDT, 4:30pm ACDT, 4:00pm AEST, 3:00pm AWDT) EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle Referee: Mark Shield Assistant Referees: Alex Glasgow & Murray Wilson Fourth Official: James Lewis
TV: Live & Exclusive Fox Sports 1 (www.foxsports.com.au) - Match broadcast commences 4:30 pm AEDT (4:00pm ACDT, 3:30pm AEST, 2:30pm AWDT). Sky Sport 2 (www.skysport.co.nz) - Match broadcast commences 11:00pm NZDT (delayed).
Radio: ABC 1233 Newcastle (1233AM) - www.abc.net.au/newcastle; Coast FM 96.3FM (Central Coast) - www.coastfm.org.au
Tickets: PROticket - available via internet or phone and at the venue. Visit www.proticket.com.au or call +61 2 4915 2345 . and at the venue. Visit www.venuetix.com.au or phone (08) 8225 8888.
Newcastle Jets Squad: 1.Ante COVIC (gk), 2.Adam GRIFFITHS, 3.Jade NORTH (C), 5.Stuart MUSIALIK, 6.Andrew DURANTE, 8.Matt THOMPSON, 9.Joel GRIFFITHS, 10.Denni ROCHA DOS SANTOS, 11.Tarek ELRICH, 12.Paul KOHLER, 14.Jobe WHEELHOUSE, 17.Troy HEARFIELD, 18.Noel SPENCER, 20.Ben KENNEDY (GK), 21.Mario JARDEL, 23.Jason HOFFMAN, 27.Stephen LAYBUTT. *two to be omitted
In: Stuart MUSIALIK (Returns from injury), Mario JARDEL (promoted) Out: Adam D-APUZZO (Suspended), Scott TUNBRIDGE (Not Selected), Mark BRIDGE (Injury - Ankle 2 Weeks)
Others Unavailable: Steve EAGLETON (Influenza), Jorge DROVANDI (Injury - Ankle)
Central Coast Mariners Squad: 1.Matthew TROTT (gk), 2.Matt SIMON, 3.Paul O-GRADY, 4.Ian McANDREW, 5.Bradley PORTER, 6.Andre GUMPRECHT, 7.John HUTCHINSON, 8.Dean HEFFERNAN, 11.Damien BROWN, 12.Greg OWENS, 13.Tony VIDMAR, 15.Andrew CLARK, 16.Nigel BOOGAARD, 18.Alex WILKINSON, 19.Adam KWASNIK, 20.Danny VUKOVIC (gk), 22.Sasho PETROVSKI, 25.John ALOISI. *three to be omitted
In: Paul O-GRADY (Promoted), Ian McANDREW (Promoted), Andre GUMPRECHT (Returns from Injury), Damien BROWN (Returns from Injury), Nigel BOOGAARD (Returns from National Team Duty), Danny VUKOVIC (Returns from National Team Duty) Out: Tom PONDELJAK (Groin - Indefinite), Mile JEDINAK (Suspended - 1 week)
Others Unavailable: Nik Mrdja (Knee - Season), Matthew Osman (Knee - Season)
Impending stats, facts and trivia Newcastle's Noel Spencer is due to make his 50th Hyundai A-League appearance. The former Central Coast Mariners captain, who joined the Jets this year, has become a regular player in recent weeks after sitting out most of the first seven rounds on the bench.
Sydney FC v Queensland Roar Sunday, 25 November 2007 Kick-Off 7:00pm AEDT (9:00pm NZDT, 6:30pm ACDT, 6:00pm AEST, 5:00pm AWDT) Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Referee: Matthew Breeze Assistant Referees: Ben Wilson & Sarah Ho Fourth Official: Ben Williams
TV: Live & Exclusive Fox Sports 1 (www.foxsports.com.au) - Match broadcast commences 7:00pm AEDT (6:30pm ACDT, 6:00pm AEST, 5:00pm AWDT). Sky Sport 2 (www.skysport.co.nz) - Match broadcast commences 9:00pm NZDT.
Tickets: Ticketek - available via internet or phone and at the venue. Call 132 849 or visit www.ticketek.com.au
Sydney FC Squad: 1.Clint BOLTON (gk), 2.Iain FYFE, 3.Nikolas TSATTALIOS, 4.Mark RUDAN, (captain), 7.Robbie MIDDLEBY, 8.Ruben ZADKOVICH, 9.David ZDRILIC, 10.Steve CORICA, 11.Brendon SANTALAB, 13.Ben VIDAIC, 14.Alex BROSQUE, 16.Mark MILLIGAN, 20.Ivan NECEVSKI (gk), 21.Adam BIDDLE, 22.JUNINHO, 23.Ufuk TALAY, 28.Michael BRIDGES. *two to be omitted
In: Steve Corica (return from injury), Mark Milligan (Return from National Team Duty), Ruben Zadkovich (Return from National Team Duty) Out: Tony Popovic (suspended - 1 week)
Others Unavailable: Patrick (knee - 1-2 weeks), Terry McFlynn (ankle - 1 week), Jacob Timpano (thigh - 3-5 weeks), Adam Casey (leg - 7-9 weeks), Michael Enfield (knee - 6 months)
Queensland Roar Squad: 1.Liam REDDY (gk), 2.Andrew PACKER, 4.Craig MOORE (Captain), 5.Josh McCLOUGHAN, 6.Stuart McLAREN, 7.Michael ZULLO, 8.Massimo MURDOCCA, 9.Simon LYNCH, 11.REINALDO, 15.Matt McKAY, 16.Hyuk-Su SEO, 17.Mitch NICHOLS, 18.Danny TIATTO, 19.Sasa OGNENOVSKI, 22.Robbie KRUSE, 23.MARCINHO, 30.Griffin McMASTER (gk). *two to be omitted
In: Michael Zullo (return from National Team duty), Josh McCloughan (return from suspension), Danny Tiatto (return from groin injury), Mitch Nichols (promoted) Out: Tahj Minniecon (not selected), Ben Griffin (not selected)
Others Unavailable: Matt Ham (shoulder injury - out for season)
Impending stats, facts and trivia Sydney FC's Ufuk Talay is set to play his 100th match at national league level in Australia. Talay made his national league debut for Marconi almost 15 years ago, aged just 16. The Sydney FC midfielder had a 49 game stint in the old NSL before moving abroad in 1995 for a extended stay in Turkey, returning to Sydney in 2005.
N.B. Squads subject to change