The A-League finals series picture became crystal clear this weekend, Rob Brooks explains, as two wild comeback wins highlighted the chasm which has opened up between the top of the league and the bottom.
Talking point of the weekend
With just …
Perth Glory completed a stunning comeback from two goals down as a 86th minute penalty was enough to take all three points.
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Perth Glory came from two goals down to snatch a drama-filled 4-3 win over Western Sydney Wanderers at HBF Park with three goals in seven minutes late in the game.
Glory coach Tony Popovic made five changes to the starting line-up that destroyed Sydney 3-1 on Wednesday.
Perth looked disjointed in the opening half, committing a host of poor errors.
Yeboah caused Glory’s defence all sorts of problems, and his goal in the 39th minute came almost by accident when a corner kick made its way to him at…
Wellington Phoenix pulled to within a point of the A-League top four with a narrow 3-2 win over Western Sydney.
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Striker Roy Krishna scored a late winner as surging Wellington equalled their A-League club record of seven games unbeaten with a 3-2 away win over Western Sydney Wanderers on Tuesday.
Krishna’s 89th-minute close-range near-post header from a cross from substitute Max Burgess was his second of the game and seventh of the season.
The win at ANZ Stadium lifted Phoenix to fifth above Adelaide, 10 points clear of eighth-placed Western Sydney.
It was hard luck for a Wanderers side that created just as…
Melbourne City came from a goal down to topple the fatigued Newcastle Jets at AAMI stadium.
Melbourne Victory take all three points with a late winner from Ola Toivonen in the 86th minute.
Melbourne Victory take all three points with a late winner from Ola Toivonen in the 86th minute.
Western Sydney coach Markus Babbel has refused to point the finger at his underperforming attack, insisting their inability to convert goalscoring chances is a “team problem.”
The Wanderers were once again wasteful in front of goal in their 2-1 defeat to Melbourne Victory on Saturday, where they took triple the amount of shots of their opponents.
Their profligacy has been a common theme for Babbel’s men this season.
The one-time club champions of Asia are second in attempts but second last in goals…
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An 86th-minute goal from Ola Toivonen handed Melbourne Victory a 2-1 win over Western Sydney to extend their unbeaten run to a ninth game.
An improved Wanderers outfit appeared to have earned a share of the points on Saturday when German star Alex Baumjohann’s second-half penalty cancelled out Toivonen’s opener.
But the Victory’s Swedish import broke the hearts of a Western Sydney fanbase – which included the returning Red and Black Block – when a James Troisi cross ricocheted off his chest and into…
The New Year may have been ushered in, but it was more of the same for clubs at the foot of the ladder. Rob Brooks has the A-League under a microscope in his weekly wrap-up.
Talking point of the round
Things are falling apart at the bottom of the table right now. That’s both figurative and literal for Central Coast Mariners, who watched on as a goal actually collapsed in their 4-1 home defeat to league-leading Perth Glory on New Years Eve.
So, not only are Central Coast experiencing the worst start…