A-League A-League Men Round 18 - Battle For Second Spot

[giggler99]

A-League Round 18 and after the late late winner on Tuesday by the Victory the match of the round this week is a beauty of a match for second spot between Melbourne Victory V Central Coast Mariners hopefully a big crowd and an exciting match awaits. Plenty of other big matches this week, On Saturday evening We have the Sky Blue Derby an important match between Sydney FC V Melbourne City, On Saturday night can Adelaide get their season back on track when they take on WSW at home a defining match for the Reds. Finally on Saturday night over in Perth we have another distance derby to look forward too. With their new owners can Perth Glory keep their good form up against the table toppers Nix? A big round to play out! Probably the round that will set up the top six!

A-league Men Round 18

Friday 23rd February
Brisbane Roar V Western United 7:45pm ESDT, 6:45pm EST, Suncorp Stadium

Saturday 24th February
Sydney F.C V Melbourne City 5:30pm ESDT, Allinaz Stadium (Live on10 Bold, Check local guides)
Adelaide United V Western Sydney Wanderers 7:45pm ESDT, 7:15pm CSDT, Coopers Stadium
Perth Glory V Wellington Phoenix 9:45pm ESDT, 6:45pm WST, 11:45pm NZLT, HBF Park

Sunday 25th February
Melbourne Victory V Central Coast Mariners 5:00pm ESDT, AAMI Park (Live on10 Bold, Check local guides)
Newcastle Jets V Macarthur F.C 5:00pm ESDT, McDonald jones stadium

Predictions: Roar 2-0 Syd V City 1-1 Adel 1-0 Nix 3-2 Vic V CCM 1-1 Mac 2-1

Its a big round so enjoy the football this weekend.

 

[gaskin]

Last ever Distance Derby this week. Sad times for the league.

 

[Munga]

Last ever Distance Derby this week. Sad times for the league.

Won't it just be a distance derby with Auckland instead?

 

[CakeEater]

Last ever Distance Derby this week. Sad times for the league.

The biggest and the best derby in the league

Unlike all those other fair weather derbies.

 

[gaskin]

Won't it just be a distance derby with Auckland instead?

Yes.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Last ever Distance Derby this week. Sad times for the league.

What is a distance derby and why is it the last?

 

[gaskin]

What is a distance derby and why is it the last?

Games between Perth and Wellington. It is the last because when Auckland come in next season there will be a greater distance between Perth and Auckland than Perth and Wellington.

 

[Munga]

Games between Perth and Wellington. It is the last because when Auckland come in next season there will be a greater distance between Perth and Auckland than Perth and Wellington.

It's basically London to New York, or Tasmania to the South Pole!

 

[giggler99]

Western United blew it again in injury time!

 

[Exe Gesis]

Sydney FC vs Melbourne City.

Two absolute cracking goals, one by each team, that you'd see in euro leagues every week.....but apart from those two moments, absolute shithouse game skill-wise.

 

[Camros2]

Get Ben Halloran the * out of my club, ******* useless campaigner

 

[Upstart Swan]

Western United blew it again in injury time!

I think it's 4 or 5 times we've done it this season.

 

[Greasyrhys]

That was NEVER a red card, the ref and var guy are blind

 

[gaskin]

No goals yet but it has been a good opening half hour in the distance derby.

 

[gaskin]

 

[giggler99]

Looks like he made the right decision.

 

[gaskin]

Looks like he made the right decision.

0-0 but it was a very good game. There is no way it should have been 0-0 with some of the chances created.

 

[Andonis1997]

Looked like a game with two in-form teams

 

[Exe Gesis]

How funny the end to the Victory vs Mariners game. Idiot trying to showboat a final goal no keeper in the net....good on Victory players stopping that thrice. Tho lost the game, pride in that

 

[Exe Gesis]

How funny the end to the Victory vs Mariners game. Idiot trying to showboat a final goal no keeper in the net....good on Victory players stopping that thrice. Tho lost the game, pride in that

Also had two red carded, so brave in defeat

 

[giggler99]

I hate VAR with a passion!!!

 

[Andonis1997]

Not liking the Mariners 3 points behind

 

[Zidane98]

Sounds like we will appeal the Valadon red card.

Should never have gone to a VAR review in the first place and certainly wasn't a clear goalscoring opportunity with Geria covering.

That's because the point that whether an actual foul happened is highly debatable.