Hyundai A-League Round 18 Preview
All the match information for Round 18 of the Hyundai A-League.
Hyundai A-League Stats, Facts & Milestones
The one millionth fan for the Hyundai A-League 2007/08 season may very well be in attendance during Round 18 this weekend. To date 948,433 fans have attended the Hyundai A-League 2007/08 season thus far. The 51,567th fan through the gates will be this season-s millionth fan. With crowds averaging approximately 14,000 per match, the millionth fan is expected to be present at the Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory match at Bluetongue Stadium on Monday 31 December 2007. The millionth fan for the Hyundai A-League 2005/06 season attended the Preliminary Final between Adelaide United and Central Coast Mariners at Hindmarsh Stadium on 25 February 2006 whilst the millionth fan for the Hyundai A-League 2006/07 season attended the Round 20 match between Adelaide United and Sydney FC at Hindmarsh Stadium on Sunday 14 January 2007.
Adelaide United v Sydney FC Friday, 28 December 2007 Kick-Off 7:30pm ACDT (10:00pm NZDT, 8:00pm AEDT, 7:00pm AEST, 6:00pm AWDT) Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Referee: Matthew Breeze Assistant Referees: Matthew Cream & Paul Cetrangolo Fourth Official: Peter Chapman
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
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, 8.Kristian SARKIES, 11.Bruce DJITE, 13.Travis DODD (Captain), 15.Jonas SALLEY, 16.Bobby PETTA, 17.Isyan ERDOGAN, 18.Robert CORNTHWAITE, 20.Robert BAJIC (gk), 22.DIEGO, 23.Dez GIRALDI. ***one to be omitted***
In: Angelo Costanzo (returns from injury), Milan Susak (returns from injury), Bobby Petta (returns from injury), Diego (returns from injury), Isyan Erdogan (promoted)
Out: Paul Agostino (Quad - 5 weeks), Shaun Ontong (ankle - season), Tomi Milardovic (short-term contract finished)
Others Unavailable: Jason Spagnuolo (knee - 1 week), Daniel Beltrame (quad - 1 week), Nathan Burns (5 weeks), Michael Valkanis (knee - season)
Sydney FC Squad: 1.Clint BOLTON (gk), 2.Iain FYFE, 3.Nikolas TSATTALIOS, 6.Tony POPOVIC (Captain), 7.Robbie MIDDLEBY, 8.Ruben ZADKOVICH, 10.Steve CORICA, 11.Brendon SANTALAB, 13.Ben VIDAIC, 14.Alex BROSQUE, 15.Terry McFLYNN, 16.Mark MILLIGAN, 20.Ivan NECEVSKI (gk), 21.Adam BIDDLE, 22.JUNINHO, 26.Brendan RENAUD ***one to be omitted***
In: Ben Vidaic (promoted), Clint Bolton (returns from injury), Ruben Zadkovich (returns from suspension), Mark Milligan (returns from injury), Juninho (returns from injury). Out: Ufuk Talay (suspended - 1 week), Mark Robertson (Hamstring - 1 week), Michael Bridges (illness - 1 week) Matthew Nash (not selected)
Others Unavailable: Patrick (knee - 1 week), Jacob Timpano (thigh - 4 weeks), Adam Casey (leg - 6 weeks), Michael Enfield (knee - 6 months)
Stats, Facts & Milestones Round 18's blockbuster match will see the Hyundai A-League travel to Adelaide Oval for the first time, where Adelaide United will be aiming to attract the biggest ever crowd to watch a football (soccer) match in South Australia. The highest official attendance at a football match in SA currently stands at 20,870, for the Australia (2) v Juventus (4) World Series tournament match at Football Park (now AAMI Stadium) on 12 June 1984. The biggest crowd to attend a domestic league fixture in South Australia is 16,558, recorded in the 2003/04 NSL finals series when Adelaide United defeated South Melbourne 2-1 at Hindmarsh Stadium. The largest attendance at a football match at Adelaide Oval was 18,582 set way back in 1958 when Australia lost 0-1 to England's Blackpool, whose side included English legend Stanley Matthews.
Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix Sunday, 30 December 2007 Kick-Off 7:00pm AEDT (9:00pm NZDT, 6:30pm ACDT, 6:00pm AEST, 5:00pm AWDT) EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle Referee: Strebre Delovski Assistant Referees: Murray Wilson & Sarah Ho Fourth Official: Rodney Allen
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 1 (www.skysport.co.nz) - Match broadcast commences 9:00pm NZDT.
Radio: ABC 1233 Newcastle (1233AM) - www.abc.net.au/newcastle
Tickets: PROticket - available via internet or phone and at the venue. Visit www.proticket.com.au or call +61 2 4915 2345 .
Newcastle Jets Squad: 1.Ante COVIC (GK), 2.Adam GRIFFITHS, 3.Jade NORTH (Captain), 4.Steve EAGLETON, 5.Stuart MUSIALIK, 8.Matt THOMPSON, 10.Denni 11.Tarek ELRICH, 13.Adam D-APUZZO, 14.Jobe WHEELHOUSE, 15.Scott TUNBRIDGE, 17.Troy HEARFIELD, 18.Noel SPENCER, 19.Mark BRIDGE, 20.Ben KENNEDY, 23.Jason HOFFMAN, 25.James HOLLAND, 27.Stephen LAYBUTT. ***three to be omitted***
In: Steve Eagelton , Jobe Wheelhouse, Scott Tunbridge, Troy Hearfield (all promoted)
Out: Andrew Durante (suspended - 1 week), Joel Griffiths (suspended - 1 week)
Others Unavailable: Paul Kohler, Mario Jardel
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, 12.Richard JOHNSON, 13.Steven OLD, 16.Kristian REES, 17.Vince LIA, 18.Ahmad ELRICH, 19.Greg DRAPER, 21.FELIPE ***one to be omitted***
In: Tim Brown (return from injury), Greg Draper (promoted)
Out: Daniel (suspended - 2 weeks)
Others Unavailable: Ross Aloisi (back - 1 week), Steven O-Dor (groin - 1 week), Jacob Spoonley (gk, foot - 1 week),
Stats, Facts & Milestones - The Newcastle Jets are on track to recording the lowest number of goals conceded in a Hyundai A-League home-and-away season. Having conceded just 15 goals in their 17 games so far, an average of 0.88 goals per game, the Jets are currently below Sydney FC's record lowest average for a season of 0.90 goals per game (19 goals from 21 games) recorded in the 2006/07 Hyundai A-League home-and-away season. - This is the Hyundai A-League's 250th match.
Perth Glory v Queensland Roar Sunday, 30 December 2007 Kick-Off 7:00pm AWDT (11:00pm NZDT, 9:00pm AEDT, 8:30pm ACDT, 8:00pm AEST) Members Equity Stadium, Perth Referee: Peter Green Assistant Referees: Joe Fusari & Mathew Cheeseman Fourth Official: Steven Gregory
TV: Live & Exclusive Fox Sports 1 (www.foxsports.com.au) - Match broadcast commences 9:00pm AEDT (8:30pm ACDT, 8:00pm AEST, 7:00pm AWDT), Sky Sport 1 (www.skysport.co.nz) - Match broadcast commences 11:00pm NZDT.
Radio: 6PR 882AM (Perth) www.mytalk.com.au; SportFM (Perth); 90.5FM www.905.com.au;
Tickets: Ticketmaster - available via internet or phone and at the venue. Visit www.ticketmaster.com.au or call 136100.
Perth Glory Squad: 1.Jason PETKOVIC (gk), 2.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY, 4.Simon COLOSIMO (Captain), 6.Dino DJULBIC, 8.David MICEVSKI, 10.Billy CELESKI, 11.Stan LAZARIDIS, 12.Leo BERTOS, 13.Nikita RUKAVYTSYA, 14.Jamie COYNE, 16.Nick RIZZO, 17.Jimmy DOWNEY, 18.Hayden FOXE, 19.Naum SEKULOVSKI, 21.James ROBINSON, 22.Jerry KARPEH, 25.Tyler SIMPSON, 30.Tando VELAPHI (gk). ***three to be omitted***
In: Jason Petkovic (return from injury), Nikolai Topor-Stanley (return from suspension), Simon Colosimo (return from injury), Stan Lazaridis (promoted)
Out: Tommi Tomich (end of injury replacement contract)
Others Unavailable: David Tarka (hamstring - season), Jamie Harnwell (suspended - 1 week), Mitchell Prentice (knee - 1 week)
Queensland Roar Squad: 1.Liam REDDY (gk), 2.Andrew PACKER, 4.Craig MOORE (Captain), 5.Josh McCLOUGHAN, 8.Massimo MURDOCCA, 9.Simon LYNCH, 11.REINALDO, 12.Tahj MINNIECON, 14.Ben GRIFFIN, 15.Matt McKAY, 16.Hyuk-Su SEO, 17.Mitch NICHOLS, 18.Danny TIATTO,19.Sasa Ognenovski, 21.Chris GROSSMAN, 22.Robbie KRUSE, 23.MARCINHO, 30.Griffin McMASTER (gk). ***three to be omitted***
In: Chad Danny Tiatto (return from hamstring injury), Mitch Nichols (promoted), Ben Griffin (promoted), Tahj Minniecon (promoted).
Out: Stuart McLaren (ankle injury - 1 week)
Others Unavailable: Matt Ham (shoulder injury - out for season).
Stats, Facts & Milestones This match will mark the 50th Hyundai A-League appearance for Queensland's Josh McCloughan, should he be selected. A regular starter for the Roar in the club's first two and a half seasons, McCloughan has found it difficult to re-establish his starting position in recent weeks since missing a game through suspension in Round 13.
Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory Monday, 31 December 2007 Kick-Off 6:00pm AEDT (8:00pm NZDT, 5:30pm ACDT, 5:00pm AEST, 4:00pm AWDT) Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford Referee: Mark Shield Assistant Referees: Nathan Gibson & Ben Wilson Fourth Official: Alex Glasgow
TV: Live & Exclusive Fox Sports 1 (www.foxsports.com.au) - Match broadcast commences pm AEDT (pm ACDT, pm AEST, pm AWDT). Sky Sport 2 (www.skysport.co.nz) - Match broadcast commences 8:00pm NZDT.
Radio: Coast FM 96.3FM (Central Coast) - www.coastfm.org.au; SEN1116 (Melbourne) 1116am - www.sen.com.au
Tickets: Ticketek - available via internet or phone and at the venue. Visit www.ticketek.com.auor call 132 849
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, 10.Tom PONDELJAK, 11.Damien BROWN, 13.Tony VIDMAR, 15.Andrew CLARK, 16.Nigel BOOGAARD, 18.Alex WILKINSON (Captain), 22.Sasho PETROVSKI, 23.Mile JEDINAK, 25.John ALOISI, 30.Andrew REDMAYNE (gk). ***two to be omitted***
In: Ian McAndrew (Promoted), Bradley Porter (Promoted), Andre Gumprecht (Promoted), Damien Brown (Promoted), Nigel Boogaard (Promoted), Andrew Redmayne (Promoted). Out: Dean Heffernan (Broken Leg - Season), Greg Owens (Knee - Indefinite), Adam Kwasnik (Suspended - 1 week), Danny Vukovic (gk) (Suspended - 1 week).
Others Unavailable: Nik Mrdja (Knee - Season), Matthew Osman (Knee - Season).
Melbourne Victory Squad: 1.Michael THEOKLITOS (gk), 2.Kevin MUSCAT (Captain), 7.Matthew KEMP, 8.Grant BREBNER, 9.Daniel ALLSOPP, 10.Archie THOMPSON, 11.Joseph KEENAN, 12.Rodrigo VARGAS, 13.Kaz PATAFTA, 14.Adrian CACERES, 15.Leandro LOVE, 17.Daniel VASILEVSKI, 18.Leigh BROXHAM, 19.Evan BERGER, 21.Sebastian RYALL, 22.Nick WARD, 24.Steven PACE, 30.Mitchell LANGERAK (gk). ***three to be omitted***
In: Steven Pace (return from injury), Evan Berger (promoted), Joseph Keenan (promoted), Grant Brebner (return from injury) Out: 6. Carlos Hernandez (suspended - 1 week).
Others Unavailable: Daniel Piorkowski (shoulder - 3 weeks), Ljubo Milicevic (knee - 2 weeks)
Stats, Facts & Milestones Central Coast midfielder John Hutchinson is set to make his 50th Hyundai A-League appearance. Hutchinson, who signed with the Mariners almost three years ago, has been playing in the top flight of Australian football since making his debut for the Morwell Falcons in the old national league in 1997, aged just 17 years old.
N.B. Squads and referees subject to change