Hyundai A-League Round 5 Preview
Round 5 Preview - FIFA FAIR PLAY DAY ROUND
FIFA FAIR PLAY DAY ROUND
Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory Friday, 21 September 2007 Kick-Off 8:00pm AEST (10:00pm NZST, 7:30pm ACST, 6:00pm AWST) EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
TV: Live & Exclusive Fox Sports 2 (www.foxsports.com.au) - Match broadcast commences 7:30pm AEST (7:00pm ACST, 5:30pm AWST), Sky Sport 3 (www.skytv.co.nz) - Match broadcast commences 10:00pm NZST.
Radio: ABC 1233 Newcastle (1233AM) - www.abc.net.au/newcastle; SEN1116 (Melbourne) 1116am - www.sen.com.au
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, 5.Stuart MUSIALIK, 6 Andrew DURANTE, 8.Matt THOMPSON, 9.Joel GRIFFITHS, 10.DENNI, 11.Tarek ELRICH, 12.Paul KOHLER, 13.Adam D-APUZZO, 14.Jobe WHEELHOUSE, 17.Troy HEARFIELD, 19.Mark BRIDGE, 20.Ben KENNEDY (GK), 21.Mario JARDEL, 23.Jason HOFFMAN, 27.Stephen LAYBUTT. *three to be omitted
In: Troy Hearfield (promoted), Stephen Laybutt (promoted), Paul Kohler (promoted) Out: Nil
Others Unavailable: Steve EAGLETON (injured)
Melbourne Victory Squad: 1.Michael THEOKLITOS (gk), 2.Kevin MUSCAT (Captain), 3.Daniel PIORKOWSKI, 6.Steve PANTELIDIS, 7.Matthew KEMP, 8.Grant BREBNER, 10.Archie THOMPSON, 11.Joseph KEENAN, 12.Rodrigo VARGAS, 14.Adrian CACERES, 15.Leandro LOVE, 16.Carlos HERNANDEZ, 18.Leigh BROXHAM, 20.Eugene GALEKOVIC, 21.Sebastian RYALL.
Others Unavailable: Ljubo MILICEVIC (knee - 2 weeks)
Impending stats, facts and trivia: Melbourne Victory coach Ernie Merrick will become the second person to coach 50 Hyundai A-League matches, following Lawrie McKinna's 50th league match in charge of the Mariners last weekend. Merrick, the reigning Hyundai A-League coach of the year, has a W-D-L record of 23-13-13, which of course included victory in the Hyundai A-League 2007 Grand Final. Incidentally the biggest defeat suffered by Merrick in these 49 matches to date occurred the last time he visited EnergyAustralia Stadium, when Melbourne went down 4-0 to the Jets.
Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United Saturday, 22 September 2007 Kick-Off 7:00pm NZST ( 5:00pm AEST, 4:30pm ACST, 3:00pm AWST) Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
TV: Sky Sport 2 (www.skytv.co.nz) - Match broadcast commences 7:30pm NZST, Live & Exclusive Fox Sports (www.foxsports.com.au) - Match broadcast commences 5:00pm AEST ( 4:30pm ACST, 3:00pm AWST).
Radio: The Radio Network (www.radionetwork.co.nz) 1035 AM Wellington www.radionetwork.co.nz; Fresh FM (Adelaide) 92.7FM www.freshfm.com.au
Tickets: Ticketek - available via internet or phone and at the venue. Call 0800 TICKETEK (0800 84253835) or 04 3843840 or visit www.ticketek.co.nz
Wellington Phoenix squad: 1.Mark PASTON (gk), 2.Jeremy CHRISTIE, 3.Tony LOCHHEAD, 4.CLEBERSON, 5.Karl DODD, 6.Tim BROWN, 7.Ross ALOISI (captain), 8.Vaughan COVENY, 9.Shane SMELTZ, 10.Michael FERRANTE, 11.DANIEL, 12.Richard JOHNSON, 13.Steven OLD, 14.Steven O-DOR, 15.George PALADINI, 20.Glen MOSS (gk), 21.Felipe CAMPOS, 22.Royce BROWNLIE. *three to be omitted
In: Cleberson (promoted), Royce Brownlie (promoted), Tim Brown (return from illness) Out: Nil
Others Unavailable: Vince Lia (thigh - 1 week)
Adelaide United Squad: 1. Daniel BELTRAME, (gk), 2.Richie ALAGICH, 4.Angelo COSTANZO, 6.CASSIO, 7.Lucas PANTELIS, 8. Kristian SARKIES, 9.Paul AGOSTINO (Captain), 10.Nathan BURNS, 11.Bruce DJITE, 13.Travis DODD, 15.Jonas SALLEY, 17.Isyan ERDOGAN, 18.Robert CORNTHWAITE, 20. Robert BAJIC (gk), 21. Jason SPAGNUOLO, 22. DIEGO. *one to be omitted
In: Nathan Burns (returns from injury) Out: Nil
Others Unavailable: Dez Giraldi (quad - 2 weeks), Milan Susak (hamstring - 1 week), Bobby Petta (calf - 2 weeks), Michael Valkanis (knee - season)
Impending stats, facts and trivia With another large crowd expected for Wellington's third home match of the season, the aggregate home crowd for the Phoenix should already surpass the aggregate crowd that watched all of the New Zealand Knights' 11 home matches of the Hyundai A-League 2006/07 season (34,016), and perhaps even top the Knights' aggregate crowd recorded in 2005/06 (39,086). A total of 25,291 people watched Wellington's first two home matches this season, meaning that an attendance of 8,096 against Adelaide would see the Phoenix bypass the Knights' 2006/07 season tally, while a 13,166 attendance would beat the Knights' 2005/06 total season aggregate.
Queensland Roar v Sydney FC Saturday, 22 September 2007 Kick-Off 7.00pm AEST (9:00pm NZST, 6:30pm ACST, 5:00pm AWST) Suncorp Stadium, Queensland
TV: Live & Exclusive Fox Sports 1 (www.foxsports.com.au) - Match broadcast commences 7.00pm AEST (6.30 pm ACST, 5:00pm AWST), Sky Sport 2 (www.skytv.co.nz) - Match broadcast commences 9:00pm NZST.
Tickets: Ticketek - available via internet or phone and at the venue. Call 132 849 or visit www.ticketek.com.au
Queensland Roar FC Squad: 1.Liam REDDY (gk), 4.Craig MOORE, 5.Josh McCLOUGHAN, 7.Michael ZULLO, 8.Massimo MURDOCCA, 9.Simon LYNCH, 10.Ante MILICIC, 11.REINALDO, 14.Ben GRIFFIN, 15.Matt McKAY, 16.Hyuk-Su SEO, 17.Mitch NICHOLS, 18.Danny TIATTO,19. Sasa OGNENOVSKI, 23.MARCINHO, 30.Griffin McMASTER (gk). *one to be omitted
In: Massimo Murdocca (return from thigh injury). Out: Nil
Others Unavailable: Matt Ham (shoulder injury - out for season), Andrew Packer (calf injury - 3 weeks).
Sydney FC squad: 1.Clint BOLTON (gk), 2.Iain FYFE, 4.Mark RUDAN, 8.Ruben ZADKOVICH, 9.David ZDRILIC, 10.Steve CORICA, 11.Brendon SANTALAB, 12.PATRICK, 14.Alex BROSQUE, 15.Terry McFLYNN, 16.Mark MILLIGAN, 18.Adam CASEY, 21.Adam BIDDLE, 23.Ufuk TALAY, 30.Matthew NASH (gk).
In: Terry McFlynn (promoted), Adam Biddle (promoted). Out: Tony Popovic (calf - 1 week), Robbie Middleby (quad - awaiting scans).
Others Unavailable: Jacob Timpano (thigh - 2-3 weeks), Michael Enfield (knee - awaiting scans), Ivan Necevski (ankle - 2-3 weeks), Juninho (shoulder - 1-2 weeks).
Impending stats, facts and trivia Queensland Roar coach Frank Farina will take charge of his 100th match at national league level. Farina commenced his coaching career at former NSL club Brisbane Strikers in October 1996, and tallied 86 matches as coach in the old NSL (Brisbane, Marconi) before embarking on his stint as Socceroos coach (1999-2005). He took the helm at the Roar part-way through the Hyundai A-League 2006/07 season, racking up nine matches in charge of the club that season. Farina holds the record for coaching the Socceroos in most A internationals, 58.
Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory Sunday, 23 September 2007 Kick-Off 5:00 pm AEST (7:00pm NZST, 4:30pm ACST, 3:00pm AWST) Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
TV: Live & Exclusive Fox Sports 1 (www.foxsports.com.au) - Match broadcast commences 4:30pm AEST (4:00pm ACST, 2:30pm AWST), Sky Sport 3 (www.skytv.co.nz) - Match broadcast commences 7:00pm NZST.
Radio: Coast FM 96.3FM (Central Coast) - www.coastfm.org.au; 6PR 882AM (Perth) www.mytalk.com.au; SportFM (Perth); 90.5FM www.905.com.au;
Tickets: Ticketek - available via internet or phone and at the venue. Visit www.ticketek.com.au or call 132 849
Central Coast Mariners Squad: 1.Matthew TROTT (gk), 2.Matt SIMON, 5.Bradley PORTER, 6.Andre GUMPRECHT, 7.John HUTCHINSON, 8.Dean HEFFERNAN, 10.Tom PONDELJAK, 11.Damien BROWN, 12.Greg OWENS, 15.Andrew CLARK, 16.Nigel BOOGAARD, 17.Matthew OSMAN, 19.Adam KWASNIK, 20.Danny VUKOVIC (gk), 22.Sasho PETROVSKI, 23.Mile JEDINAK. *one to be omitted
In: Matthew Trott (Returns from Injury), Matt Simon (Promoted), Greg Owens (Returns from Injury) Out: Tony Vidmar (Suspended), Andrew Redmayne (Omitted)
Others Unavailable: Nik MRDJA (Knee - Indefinite), Tony VIDMAR (Suspended - 1 week), Alex WILKINSON (Knee - Indefinite)
Perth Glory Squad: 50.Tommi TOMICH (gk), 2.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY, 4.Simon COLOSIMO, 5.Jamie HARNWELL, 6.Dino DJULBIC, 7.Anthony DANZE, 8.David MICEVSKI, 9.Mate DRAGICEVIC, 12.Leo BERTOS, 13.Nikita RUKAVYTSYA, 14.Jamie COYNE, 15.Mitchell PRENTICE, 16.Nick RIZZO, 17.Jimmy DOWNEY, 19.Naum SEKULOVSKI, 21.James ROBINSON, 25. Tyler SIMPSON, 30.Tando VELAPHI *three to be omitted
In: David Micevski (promoted), Leo Bertos (return from injury), Mitchell Prentice (promoted), Nick Rizzo (promoted) Out: Billy Celeski (omitted)
Others Unavailable: David TARKA (hamstring - season), Jason PETKOVIC (leg - 6 weeks), Stan LAZARIDIS, Hayden FOXE (knee - 6 weeks)
Impending stats, facts and trivia Yet to concede a goal so far this season, the Central Coast Mariners will be aiming to equal the Australian national league record for most number of matches at the start of the season without conceding a goal: five. In 28 seasons of the old NSL, the longest start to the season without conceding was five matches, set by Preston in the 1986 season.
N.B. Squads subject to change