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04 www.goalweekly.com FRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER 2014 GOAL! WEEKLY Inside Football The Wonderful World of Berisha This weekend, the shoe’s on the other foot for colourful striker By Damir Kulas Besart Berisha, as he lines up to face some familiar faces.

hey are the types of players who divide opinion. goalscoring exploits seeing him top the national youth Adored by their own, despised by their oppo- league goalscoring charts ahead the likes of Gomez nents. Melbourne Victory’s striker Besart and Podolski. After just four first team appearances for TBerisha is one of those players. Once universally loved at the senior side, Berisha was snapped up by the Brisbane Roar, the Albanian will step out onto Eti- giants Hamburg. had Stadium on Friday night in an unfamiliar position, He struggled to break into the first team in his first two coming up against the team where he made his name in seasons at the club, being sent out on loan to Danish the competition for. outfits Aalborg and Horsens. His form at the latter - Two A-League Championships, a Premiership, the 11 goals in 32 games - impressed Hamburg manager competition’s Golden Boot as well as 48 goals in 76 who recalled Berisha into the first team for games saw Berisha become the toast of Brisbane with his the 2006/07 Bundesliga campaign. memorable displays in the orange destined to live on in Featuring in the first team alongside the likes of Rafael Roar folklore. van der Vaart, and Vincent Kompany, However in that time, the former Hamburg striker was Berisha would primarily be used off the bench in the no stranger to controversy with a series of infamous first half of the season. By December he had notched up bust-ups between teammates and opponents alike seeing his first Bundesliga goal while also becoming the first his persona questioned with this most evident late last Albanian to score in the UEFA Champions League. season where he was sent off three times in the space of However the arrival of new manager nine games. and the signing of Ivica Olic saw Berisha’s game time Despite this, most would acknowledge and applaud the restricted. His impressive performance for Albanian international’s passionate demeanour with against B at saw home town club his never say die attitude being the catalyst of many Burnley snap up the services of the striker. His time at Roar comebacks over the years - most notably his late the Championship side was marred by a serious cruciate and controversial double against the Glory in the 2012 ligament injury which kept him out of action for a year. Grand Final. Loan spells at Norwegian giants Rosenborg and back With all this quality, it is sometimes easy to forget that again at Horsens saw Berisha rediscover some of his had it not been for a spate of bad luck with serious inju- goalscoring form as Burnley released the Albanian upon ries, Berisha would probably be calling one of Europe’s promotion to the . His next stint with top leagues home. He was once held in the same regard Bundesliga 2. side saw his appearanc- as the likes of Mario Gomez and . So es restricted to those mainly off the bench. The silver what led to the born forward coming to Austra- lining of that spell came in the form of teammate Dario lia and calling it home? Vidosic. Berisha’s story begins in Kosovo’s capital in Dario’s father Rado was the assistant coach under Ange 1985. While Albanian nationalist sentiment was rising at Postecoglou at the Brisbane Roar who were in the hunt the time, it coincided with a golden period for the city’s for a striker to replace the goals of the departed Kosta football side FK Pristina. A of foot- Barbarouses and Jean Carlos Solorzano. Berisha duly ballers led the unfashionable side to several respectful signed on board and the rest is history. The Albanian mid-table finishes in the Yugoslav First League. It did striker, with the help of his German sidekick Thomas not take Berisha too long to develop an interest in the Broich, has left his imprint on the Roar. round ball game. The Roar were perhaps victims of their own success However the political instability and economic turmoil with the Champions unable to keep hold onto both that was Yugoslavia at the turn of the 1990s led the Ber- players due to restrictions. The Victory are isha family to leave their homeland in search of a better beneficiaries of this and will no doubt be hoping that in life in . The family settled in Berlin where the seasons to come, Berisha can replicate some of this Berisha began his junior career at local side Berliner VB success in the Victorian capital. But given his quality, his 49 before moving to various different clubs around the passion, his commitment and never-say-die attitude, it German capital. is the whole league which has benefited from having the His move to at the age of dynamic Albanian on our shores. 17 saw Berisha attract significant attention with his www.goalweekly.com 05 FRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER 2014 GOAL! WEEKLY MELBOURNE CITY V SYDNEY FC Another Unlikely Story? By Simon Maher

eetings between Melbourne City and Sydney critics by carrying away a 1 nil victory. FC have turned out to be the one of the “indie By the time they faced off for the season finale at AAMI flicks” of the A-League. While the blood and Park Sydney FC were facing the ignominy of failing to Mthunder of City’s derby with cross City rivals Melbourne make the play-off series and being upstaged by a rapidly Victory gets the block buster treatment, and the pyro- evolving bogey team. Any chances of salvaging pride technics of the “Big Blue” between Victory and Sydney from a season of crushed ambitions were dashed as the FC hog headlines, contests between Melbourne City and increasingly annoying upstarts grabbed a 2-2 draw that FC have played out like “indie sleepers”. ensured they finished above Sydney condemning them Over the seasons these fixtures have been full of odd to their lowest ever finish. Aloisi added seasoning to the little quirks, unexpected plot twists and the occasional humble pie scoring City’s 2nd goal to end his career with dose of implausibility. Clashes between Melbourne the type of flourish so richly deserved by a champion. City and Sydney have rarely followed conventional plot These early results symbolise the rivalry between these lines, and there always seems to be more bubbling away protagonists. Sydney has painfully discovered that beneath the surface than meets the eye. games against City raise uncomfortable issues and Even the stats around these matches have an odd look. painful reminders. The more graphic of these emerged Over their 4 seasons in the A-League Melbourne City the following season when City dished out Sydney’s and their former incarnation Melbourne Heart have most embarrassing home defeat on record, trouncing matched up 13 times with Sydney FC and despite their them 4-0 with goals from , Mate Duganzic, Jay junior status claimed 4 wins to nudge the senior part- Hoffman and Alex Terra. ners 3 victories, with 6 matches ending in draws. Just to round out Sydney’s afternoon of horror, brilliant The raw figures provide hints, but what lies behind Brazilian Fred had dropped in to steal the show like a them presents a more intriguing picture. When Hollywood star stepping into a Woody Allen movie. Melbourne Heart entered the A-League in Season 2010- Once the star billing at Sydney’s great rivals Melbourne 2011 they were raw rookies, whereas Sydney FC were Victory, Fred had now slipped into his new role as the reigning Premiers and Champions of the A-League orchestrator of John Van’t Schip’s ensemble. with ambitions of consolidating domestic success and This unique cross- over of players with connections in striking at the Asian Champions League Title. the ranks of Sydney and City has been one of the quirk- Part of these plans involved some drastic changes to ier elements of this rivalry. Considering their relatively their triumphant squad of 2009-2010. To rejuvenate youthful rivalry there has been a disproportionate flow that playing group three of the bulwarks of the double, of players between the clubs. As well as the big three keeper , defensive lynchpin Simon Colosi- of Bolton, Aloisi and Colosimo, , mo and top goal scorer were moved on. Iain Ramsay(who captained Sydney ‘s youth team to So when these teams matched up in City’s maiden success in 209-2010), and current club top scorer David season their histories could not have been much farther Williams have all donned the sky blue before joining apart as the winners of the inaugural A-League Grand Melbourne City. Going the other way have been Rich- Final, reigning ‘kings of bling’ matching up with the new ard Garcia and who traded their City kids on the block. The spectacle of Bolton, Colosimo jerseys before joining Sydney. and Aloisi eyeballing their former team mates only This Saturday night’s game promises to be as intriguing added to the undercurrent of implausibility. as ever, and given its history one should expect the un- It probably should not have come as a surprise that expected. One of those quirky connections between the things never quite went to script in that first contest, clubs will be evident on the sidelines where City’s Dutch thereby setting the tone for future match-ups. On the supremo Van’t Schip and Sydney’s will 27th of November 2010, City and SFC played out a pace the lines. Arnold has served a lengthy apprentice- hectic and discordant 2-2 draw at AAMI Park, char- ship in the teachings of Dutch football firstly as a player acterised by an undercurrent of spite spilling over into in the and then as an Assistant Coach to 8 yellow cards as well as the dismissal of the Sky Blues maestro . In the end the promptings of penalty king Byun. When the teams met a month later these two sideline directors will in all likelihood provide at Sydney’s home ground the visitors once again defied the decisive plot lines of the night.

06 www.goalweekly.com FRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER 2014 GOAL! WEEKLY ROUND SCOREBOARD SIX P W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 matches 1. Perth Glory 6 5 0 1 10 7 +3 15 W W W L W 2. Adelaide United 6 4 2 0 9 4 +5 14 W D W W D 3. Melbourne Victory 6 3 3 0 14 6 +8 12 D D W W D 4. Sydney 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 12 D D W W W 5. Phoenix 6 3 0 3 9 8 +1 9 L W L W W 6. Melbourne City 6 1 3 2 10 12 -2 6 D W L L D 7. Mariners 6 1 2 3 4 7 -3 5 D D L L L 8. Brisbane Roar 5 1 0 4 8 10 -2 3 W L L L L 9. Newcastle Jets 6 0 2 4 5 14 -9 2 L D L L D 10. Wanderers 5 0 1 4 4 10 -6 1 D L L L L Newcastle Jets 0 Brisbane Roar 4 (Henrique 49’, 72’, 89’, Lustica 66’) TOP Attendance: 10,216 @Hunter Stadium AGAINST ALL ODDS GOAL SCORERS Sydney FC 0 A-League Title 2014/15 B. Berisha Melb Victory 5 Melbourne Victory 0 Melbourne Victory 4.33 N. Burns Wellington 4 Attendance: 21,242 @ Allianz Stadium Adelaide United 5.50 A. Keogh Perth 4 Sydney FC 5.50 Henrique Silva Brisbane 4 Perth Glory 2 (Djulbic 9’, Jamieson 78’) Perth Glory 7.50 Cirio Adelaide Utd 3 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (Sotirio 86’) Melbourne City 10.00 J. MacLaren Perth 3 Attendance: 12, 166 @ Nib Stadium Brisbane Roar 10.00 M. McGlinchey Wellington 3 Wellington Phoenix 12.00 A. Thompson Melb Victory 3

STATS Adelaide United 2 (Boogaard 36’, Cirio 90’+ 4) Wanderers 12.00 F. Ben Khalfallah Melb Victory 2 Wellington Phoenix 1 (Bonevacia 15’) Central Coast Mariners 19.00 M. Bridge Wanderers 2 Attendance: 9,726 @ Coopers Newcastle Jets 34.00 B. Djité Adelaide Utd 2 M. Dugandzic Melb City 2 Melbourne City 2 (Dugandzic 10’, Paartalu 53’) C. Gameiro Sydney 2 Central Coast Mariners 2 (Trifiro 80’, Hutchinson 90+4’) J. Griffiths Newcastle 2 MATCH MATCH Attendance: 9,402 @ AAMI Park David Villa Melbourne City 2

Round 07 Fixture Venue Local AEDT Friday 21 Nov Melb Victory v Brisbane Roar Etihad Stadium 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Saturday 22 Nov Wanderers v Newcastle Jets Pirtek Stadium 5:00 PM 5:00 PM Saturday 22 Nov Melbourne City v Sydney FC AAMI Park 7:45 PM 7:45 PM Saturday 22 Nov Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix nib Stadium 6:45 PM 9:45 PM THIS

WEEK Sunday 23 Nov Mariners v Adelaide United Central Coast Stdm 5:00 PM 5:00 PM

Round 08 Fixture Venue Local AEDT Fri 28 Nov Melb Victory v Adelaide United AAMI Park 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Sat 29 Nov Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium 4:00 PM 5:00 PM Sat 29 Nov Wanderers v Sydney FC Pirtek Stadium 7:45 PM 7:45 PM Sun 30 Nov Wellington Phoenix v Melb City Westpac Stadium 5:00 PM 3:00 PM NEXT WEEK Sun 30 Nov Newcastle Jets v Mariners Hunter Stadium 5:00 PM 5:00 PM Jets keeper tries to swat away Brisbane Roar’s Jets keeper Liam Reddy tries to swat away Brisbane Roar’s as Henrique lurks in the thrust towards goals, Brandon Borello’s background waiting to pounce and add his thaul of goals.

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Newcastler Jets 0

Brisbane Roar 4

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Henrique routs Jets Newcastle Jets 0 Brisbane Roar 4 (Henrique 49’, 72’, razilian winger Henrique has scored their men back into the contest, they 89’, Lustica 66’) Ba dazzling hat-trick as defending were sadly mistaken. At Hunter Stadium A-League champions the Brisbane Roar In the 72nd minute, Henrique was re- Crowd: 10,216 coasted past a hapless Newcastle Jets 4-0 leased again down the Jets right channel. Referee: Alan Milliner at Hunter Stadium. He expertly cut inside Taylor Regan and The Brazilian was superb for the Roar in left Birighitti no chance, drilling his right Man of the match: Henrique a second half blitz, having a hand in all foot drive into the side netting from just four goals as the Jets were ripped apart. outside the box. Newcastle Jets: 1. His first goal was clinical as the Roar Henrique put the final nail in the Jets (gk), 3. Taylor Regan, 4. dismantled the Jets right-side defence, coffin in the final minute of regulation (c ), 5. , 6. Adrian which was missing the injured Scott time. He was again allowed too much Madaschi, 8. Zenon Caravella (17. Neville. space and again cut inside and this time James Virgili 56’), 9. Shane Stefanutto got in behind Jets passed the ball past Birighitti and into (7. Jeronimo 73’), 12. Sam Gallagh- skipper Kew Jaliens who was deputising the net. er, 13. Edson Montano, 14. Billy at right back and squared a gorgeous pass It was no more than the Roar deserved as Celeski (18. Allan Welsh 63’) 23. to Henrique, who slotted past a helpless they were by far the better side against a Mark Birighitti on 49 minutes. disjointed Jets outfit. Henrique was pivotal in the next goal, It will take a lot for the Jets to pick Yellow cards: Regan 14’, Kan- scored beautifully by Roar midfielder themselves up off the canvas next tarovski 46’ Jaliens 61’ in the 66th minute. He weekend as they ready themselves for the Red cards: nil picked the ball up and drove at the Jets daunting trip to Wanderland to take on backline. the Asian champions. Brisbane Roar: 2. Matt Smith (c A beautiful one-two with the Brazilian They were listless against the Roar in a ), 3. Shane Stefanutto, 8. Steven found Lustica in one-on-one who slotted performance that seemed to vindicate the Lustica, 12. Jean Carlos Solorzano past Birighitti into the side netting. vast amount of pundits who said they (10. Henrique 36’) 13. , This silenced the home faithful who had would struggle this season. 14. Daniel Bowles, 18. Luke witnessed a missed penalty from Dimitri New manager Phil Stubbins has a task Brattan, 21. (gk), 22. Petratos five minutes earlier. on his hands to try and turn his men , 23. Ben Kantarovski was harshly adjudged around. (7. Mensur Kurtisi 82’), 28. Brandon to have brought down Roar talisman His counterpart can now Borrello (34. Shannon Brady 81’) Thomas Broich. Justice seemed to prevail look ahead with promise, as his team when Petratos’ low penalty was well played like the defending champions Yellow cards: Broich 58’ pushed aside by Birighitti. they are. Red cards: nil If the home fans thought this would fire www.goalweekly.com 9 Besart Berisha slots the ball home for Melbourne Victory Victory Besart Berisha slots the ball home for Melbourne Janjetovic, Vedran and past the outstretched hands of but only to have the goal disallowed for offside.

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Sydney FC 0

Melbourne Victory 0

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Sydney FC 0 Melbourne Victory 0

Ground: Allianz Stadium Big Blue Spoils Shared Referee: Peter Green Attendance: 21,242 ydney FC and Melbourne Victory minor flare of tempers between Archie played out an entertaining 0-0 draw Thompson and the first half Sydney FC: 20. Vedran Janjetovic, in front of 21,242 fans at Allianz was very much summed up by spurned 2. Seb Ryall (4. Pedj Bojic 74’), SStadium on Saturday night. Despite the chances, with Alex Broqsue wasting the 3. Sasa Ognenovski, 6. Nikola scoreline this was a game full of missed best opportunity as he blazed over the Petkovic, 8. Milos Dimitrijevic, 9. chances and incredible saves from both bar from close range in the 43rd minute , 11. Bernie Ibini, 12. goal keepers who were the stand out to leave the scoreline 0-0 at half time. Hagi Gligor (18. 45’), performers on the pitch. The second half mirrored the first in 13. Christopher Naumoff (18. Peter Despite missing a number of players, many ways with both sides going close Triantis 45’), 14. , 22. both Sydney and Melbourne looked but unable to find a way past the shot Ali Abbas. sharp from the start with Shane Smeltz stoppers with Coe pushing away a point Subs Not Used: 1. , making a start for the Sky Blues while blank header from Smeltz in the 59th 19. . the human headline Besart Berisha was minute as the leading chance of the sec- Yellow Cards: Ryall 61’, Triantis 81’, up front for the Victory, a tantalising ond half. In the end though neither side Red Cards: None. shoot out between two of the A-league’s could find the breakthrough and with all time top scorers it would seem. The dominance of possession and direction Melbourne Victory: 1. , reality though was that these former having changed throughout the game a 6. , 7. Gui Finkler Golden Boot winners took a back seat draw was seemingly the fairest result. (13. 78’), 8. Besart to Sebastian Coe and Verdan Janjetovic The lack of goals also resulted in a Berisha, 10. , 14. who were both forced into early saves in focus on the post-match confrontation Falid Ben Khalfallah (31. Keiran what was a very open first half. between coaches Graham Arnold and Dover 93’), 16. Rashid Mahazi, 18. The ball did end up in the back of the which looked particularly Dylan Murnane, 21. , home side’s net at one point, however heated and while Arnold played down 22. Jesse Makarounas, 23. Adrian it was correctly ruled out for offside, the incident, saying “We’re good mates. Leijer. with the exact same result occurring up I just said to him, go and talk to your Subs Not Used: 20. Lawrence the other end less than a minute later own players, don’t talk to mine. We Thomas, 26. Jordan Brown, 33. as Sasa Ognenovski bundled the ball were just having a laugh” it would seem Christian Cavallo. over the Victory line, only to have his the Big Blue has once again lived up to Yellow Cards: Murnane 63’, celebrations cut short in a first half that expectations. Red Cards: None promised much. Although there was a www.goalweekly.com 11 ADelaide United striker Cirio is quickest to re - act and steer the ball home for a late winner.

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Adelaide United 2

WELLINGTON PHOENIX 1

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Adelaide United 2 (Boogaard 36’, Cirio 90’+ 4) Cirio to the rescue Wellington Phoenix 1 (Bonevacia ergio Cirio broke a resilient clearance Bonevacia drilled the ball home 15’) Wellington Phoenix defence with past Galekovic in goal to silence the home Attendance: 9,726 a last gasp winner which secured crowd. SAdelaide United all three points on a wet The wind and rain blew harder, and so Adelaide United: Galekovic (c), and windy Saturday afternoon at Coopers did United. Boogaard, Malik, Pablo Sanchez Stadium. The Reds kept their momentum and were (MacGowan 80’), Isaias, Cirio, Car- A bright and energetic Phoenix defended rewarded on 35 minutes. rusca (Kamau 72’), Goodwin, Mabil extremely well and took the game to Unit- worked hard down the right to earn his (Ferreira 61’), Jeggo, Elrich ed and took the lead deservedly so after a side a corner, and was rewarded for his swift counter-attacking move, only to be efforts when Goodwin swung in the set- Wellington Phoenix: Moss, Muscat, pegged back minutes later through a fierce piece where Nigel Boogard lost his man Bonevacia (Rufer 78’), Brin- Boorgard header from close range. and headed home from close range. dell-South, Rodriguez (Cunningham United kept coming, but Wellington de- The second half though was so different 60’), Burns (Ridenton 73’), Riera, fended with a tight, organised set-up but to the first. The pace dropped and it Lia, Sigmund, Krishna, Durante (c) there work was undone with just seconds looked as though Adelaide’s three games remaining when substitute McGowan in a week had finally caught up with Scorers: Bonevacia (15’), Boogaard headed down for Cirio to poke home. them. Plays turned to route one, simple (36’), Cirio (90’+4) The conditions at Coopers Stadium passes where mislead and miscontrolled, where wet and wild, which was ironically and Gombau even resorted to putting Red cards: Nil the pattern for the first half. In the first on defender McGowan to play centre half an hour of play alone, more than a forward for the remaining 15 minutes. Yellow cards: Burns (33’), Jeggo dozen chances were created from either Cirio should have put the game to bed side in an exhilarating game of football. late on but missed the ball completely (41’), Lia (45’+1), Bonevicia (54’), The Reds used the slick turf to their when all he had to do was tap home. Malik (77’) advantage and tried their usual possession Wellington kept going and going, de- game, but a well-oiled Phoenix defence fending with two banks of four, but their kept Cirio and Isaias very quiet with plays hearts where broken in the fourth minute broken up in the final third. of stoppage time. After a quarter of an hour though, Goodwin floated in a free kick to the Adelaide got in behind the Wellington back post, where McGowan rose like a defence but it turned out to be their salmon to nod down the ball into the downfall. packed six yard box. There was cut his cross inside which was dealt Cirio to prod home and send the soaked with and cleared, then Phoenix broke supporters into jubilation. like lighting and within 16 seconds of the www.goalweekly.com 13 is all smiles after scoring a ripper and what ultimately turned out to be the wimmer

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PERTH GLORY 2

Western Sydney Wanderers 1

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Perth Glory 2 (Djulbic 9’, Jamieson Scotty Beams Glory Up 78’) Western Sydney Wanderers 1 stunning free kick from defender Scott a second four minutes in. Marinkovic’s free (Sotirio 86’) AJamieson has helped Perth Glory to kick picking out the unmarked defender, Venue: Nib Stadium maintain their lead at the top of the Hyundai but he headed wide from six-yards. The Referee: Shaun Evans A-League, after a 2-1 win against Western Wanderers were still in the game and Mark Attendance: 12, 166 Sydney Wanderers at nib Stadium on Satur- Bridges’ half volley slide just past the post day evening. Fellow defender on the hour, but on 78 minutes the Glory Perth Glory: Gk , 5 opened the scoring with his first goal for the scored the all-important second. Anthony , 6 Dino Djulbic, 7 club since returning from Asia, and despite a Golec brought down 20-yards Youssouf Hersi (14 Chris Harold late goal from Wanderers midfielder Jaushua from goal, Jamieson stepped up curled the Sotirio, the Glory held on for their first ever ball up and over the wall and into the top 68’), 9 , 10 Nebosja win against the Asian Champions in the corner of the net. The Wanderers who are Marinkovic (8 Ruben Zadkovich A-League. “We ran out of petrol a bit in the still looking for their first point of the season 61’), 11 , 19 Joshua last 10 or 15, which was to be expected be- were back in the game four minutes from Risdon 20 , 21 Scott cause they had a fairly fresh side, but I would time. Substitute Vitor Saba’s free kick caused Jamieson, 23 (C) have taken that before the game started,” panic in the Glory defence and Vukovic Subs Not Used: Rgk Jordan Thurtell, Glory Coach said. “We went missed his punch, the ball hit Sotirio and 3 Brandon O’neill, 13 Diogo for it in the first half and we said we would went into the net, despite Jamieson valiant Ferreira, go out and do that from the start. It was a attempt to clear it. Yellow Cards: Risdon 34’ real open game, end to end, plenty of chanc- It set up a tense finale, but the Glory defend- es and good football from both teams.” ed well to deny their host a real opportunity, Western Sydney Wanderers: Gk It was a great opening to the game with and at the final whistle it was the Glory , 3 , 5 chances at both ends, the first falling to the faithful celebrating their first ever A-League , 6 Antony Golec, 7 visitors on six minutes. Labinot Halti raced win against The Wanderers. While he was Labinot Halti (12 clear on a quick counter attack, he found the pleased with the efforts from his youngsters, 68’), 8 Mateo Poljak, 16 Jaushua overlapping Alusine Fofanah, who crossed Wanderers coach was disap- to Halti, who had continued his run, but pointed to lose the match. “Of course it’s Sotirio, 19 (C), 23 Ja- Danny Vukovic stood tall to save from the not a good result and every game we go into son Trifiro, 31 Alusine Fofanah (10 Wanderers striker. The Glory pressed and we do so to win, and it wasn’t to be again,” Vitor Saba 53’), 32 Daniel Alessi forced two consecutive corners and from the Popovic said. “A lot of young boys got a Subs Not Used: Rgk Thomas second they hit the front. Nebosja Marinkov- chance and did very well. Moments made Manos, 2 Shannon Cole, 35 Kearyn ic’s corner picked out Djulbic, who rose over the difference and there were some key mo- Baccus Daniel Mullen and headed home powerfully ments when they scored from a corner and Yellow Cards: Mullen 48’, Golec 76’ past debutant keeper Dean Bouzanis. free-kick, and the chances we had that could It was another good start from the Glory af- have changed the game, we didn’t take.” ter the break and Djulbic should have added www.goalweekly.com 15 www.goalweekly.com 16

Melbourne City keeper is at full stretch, but can’t help stop this scorcher from John Hutchinson at the death. GOAL! WEEKLY FRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER 2014 A-League Match Report Round 6 Report: CHRIS HEARN Photos: LIVE PIXELS

Melbourne City 2

Central Coast Mariners 2

Hutchinson salvages MATCH DETAILS dramatic point Melbourne City 2 (Dugandzic 10’, Paartalu 53’) Central Coast Mariners 2 (Trifiro 80’, elbourne City wasted a two-goal Williams to strike from distance but Hutchinson 90+4’) lead to only manage a dramatic 2-2 Reddy came to the visitors rescue. M Aami Park, Melbourne draw against Central Coast Mariners at 14 shots to two told the story of the first Attendance: 9,402 AAMI Park on Sunday afternoon. half, but Phil Moss’s men had doubled

Mate Dugandzic and ’s their tally within two minutes, as Mat- Central Coast Mariners Fc: 3. Josh goals either side of half time moved City thew Sim shot into Redmayne’s mid-riff Rose, 4. Jacob Poscoliero, 5. Zac into an imperious position, before Glen from close range, before Duke’s headed Anderson, 7. John Hutchinson (C), Trifiro and John Hutchinson produced effort was caught by the City custodian. 8. Nick Montgomery (18. a pair of stunning strikes to earn the The Mariners would rue these missed 62’), 9. Mitchell Duke (23. Isaka visitors a point in the final 15 minutes. chances, as Paartalu extended City’s lead. Cernak 79’), 10. , 11. The hosts customarily started the quicker ’s in-swinging corner found , 12. Liam Reddy (Gk), of the two sides, making the Mariner’s the 28-year-old to nod past Reddy. work for every pass. City pressed well Williams should have added to the ad- 15. (17. Richard Vernes 66’), as they did against Brisbane last week, vantage minutes later, but he inexplicably 21. giving the Mariners no room to operate blazed over after ’s neat Substitutes Not Used: 1. Matt Nash while helped the home side open the pass. (Gk), 25. Eddy Bosnar scoring. Substitute Marc Marino’s mis-control Yellow Cards: Fitzgerald Iain Ramsay found space on the left of a Ramsay cross gave Reddy another Red Cards: Nil wing, his inch-perfect cross finding the chance to provided more heroics, while head of Dugandzic who glanced home. the goalkeeper’s catalogue of saves would Melbourne City FC: 1. Andrew Nick Fitzgerald almost offered an instant prove decisive. Redmayne (Gk), 3. Robbie Wielaert, reply, his drive from 20 yards superbly Glen Trifiro then provided the first 5. Erik Paartalu, 7. Iain Ramsay, 11. saved by Andrew Redmayne in the City charge towards a Mariners fightback, Damien Duff, 15. David Williams (26. goal. beating Redmayne with a superb 25-yard Marc Marino 63’), 17. , The visitors were simply unable to gain a free kick into the top corner. 23. Mate Dugandzic (14. James foothold on the contest. Mariners striker Moss’s men threw everything at City Brown 74’), 24. (C), Mitchell Duke was left isolated as the and with the end nearing, a succession 25. Jacob Melling (18. Paulo Retre City midfield snuffed out each attack of crosses saw the hosts’ defence drop 85’), 28. before it begun. ever-deeper, eventually allowing Hutchin- Substitutes Not Used: 20. Tando The first period was a precession. New- son an opportunity to strike from well Velaphi (Gk), 27. Ross Archibald boy Liam Miller combined well with outside the area to break City hearts with Yellow Cards: Duff, Melling Paartalu and youngster Jacob Melling, virtually the last kick of the contest. Red Cards: Nil creating openings for Dugandzic and www.goalweekly.com 17 Compiled by Nick Amies A-LEAGUE TEAM OF THE WEEK ROUND 06

Liam Reddy Mariners

The Mariners dragged themselves back to a late draw from two goals down, but with- out a series of great saves by Liam Reddy the game would have been beyond saving. Scott Jamieson Liam Reddy

Daniel Bowles Dino Djulbic Leigh Broxham Scott Jamieson Brisbane Roar Perth Glory Melbourne Victory Perth Glory

The young defender The towering defender Once again deputised well Jamieson continued his had to bide his time for headed home for his in the heart of defence giv- strong return to form after a game but made his side’s first goal and en Delpierre’s injury prob- missing most of last sea- chance count with an was unlucky not to lems. Helped the Victory son with an Achilles injury impressive performance. keep a clean sheet play out of defence. and scored a wonderful due to a late defensive free-kick to put the game mix-up. beyond the Wanderers.

Isaias Sanchez Jacob Melling Alex Brosque Brandon Borello Adelaide United Melbourne City Sydney FC Brisbane Roar

Once again dictated the Played another strong Back in the squad after The young attacker flow of the match. One performance in the a week out due to injury, caused problems all eve- of the best in the busi- middle of the park with Brosque once again im- ning with his attacking ness, Isaias is central on Soc- pressed playing behind movement on the right to Adelaide’s style of ceroos duty. the striker, acting as the flank, combining well play and must stay fit if main conductor of the with Broich. ’s side Sky Blues’ attack. are to remain a title

Thomas Broich Sergio Cirio Brisbane Roar Adelaide United

Mike Mulvey adapted The Spaniard is in his system for Fri- prolific form at the day’s game and Thom- moment, and popped as Broich reaped the up in the dying min- rewards, thriving in utes to steal a win for his false-nine role. the Reds.

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www.goalweekly.com 19 GOAL! WEEKLY FRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER 2014 Football Almanac This week in the month of November in the world of football.

21st November 1967 - Darren Northam born, Young Socceroo at the 1987 U20 World Cup who also played for Blacktown City and Newcastle Breakers in the NSL.

21st November 1978 - Paul Urlovic born, former New Zealand international and Melbourne Knights, Football Kingz and Auckland City striker, who was a member of the Auckland City squad that con- tested the FIFA Club World Cup in in 2006 and UAE in 2009. Terry 22nd November 1959 - Frank McAvennie born, former Antonis Scottish football striker best known as a player with West Ham United and Celtic. McAvennie was called into the national team late 1985 for the World Cup qualifying play-off with Australia at Hampden Park on 20 November. Following a 58th minute goal by Davie Cooper, McAvennie scored in the 60th minute on what was his international debut. The game finished 2–0 to Scotland. In the return leg in Melbourne on 4 December 1985, which was McAvennie’s 2nd international appearance, the game finished 0-0 resulting in Scotland Robbie qualifying for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Slater 22nd November 1948 - Radomir Antic, former football defender and former football manager for the Serbian national team. 24th November 1976 - David Ristevski born, Following a 17-year playing career (Partizan, Luton Town) he moved Represented Australia at the 1993 U17 World Cup Final into coaching. He is the only individual who has managed FC Barce- lona, Real Madrid, and Atlético Madrid. 24th November 1948 - Roy Aitken born, former Scot- tish and Celtic defender. He won 57 caps for the Scotland 22 November 1964 - born in Ormskirk, England. national football team, scoring once, and also played in He played as a midfielder from 1982 until 2001 notably in the the 1985 World Cup qualifier against Australia. Premier League for Blackburn Rovers where he was amongst the title winning side of 1995. He also played in England’s top flight for 26th November 1988 - born, West Ham United and Southampton, as well as playing in the Football Sydney FC and Socceroo (3 caps) midfielder. He first League for Wolverhampton Wanderers. Slater also played in Europe received media attention when he was 10 years old and for Anderlecht and RC Lens as well as playing for St George Saints, won a football talent competition on Channel 7 television Sydney United and Northern Spirit. Former Socceroo (1988-1997, 44 show, Today Tonight, winning a trip to Madrid to make a caps, 1 goal). training skills DVD with .

23rd November 1981 - Nick Carle born, Sydney FC attacking 27th November 2011 - Gary Speed, Former Welsh midfielder who has played at every level for the national team with international footballer and Wales national football team 13 full caps. Frank McAvennie manager dies (b. 1969) Roy Aitken 27th November 1964 - Roberto Mancini born, Italian football manager and former footballer, back in charge as head coach of Inter Milan. As a player Mancini was best known for his time at Sampdoria, where he played more than 550 matches, and helped them win the league title, four Coppe Italia and the European Cup Winners’ Cup, whilst being capped 36 times by Italy. In 1997, after 15 years at Sampdoria, Mancini left the club to join Lazio where he won a further Scudetto, Cup Winners’ Cup and two more Coppe Italia. In the 2011–12 season, Mancini guided Manchester City to the club’s first 20 www.goalweekly.com league title in 44 years. 20 www.goalweekly.com Oscar Crino A-League Preview Round 7 ALL KO TIMES ARE LOCAL GOAL! WEEKLY FRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER Melb Victory v Bris Roar Friday 21 Nov Etihad 7:30 PM

1. Nathan Coe 1. (Gk) 2. 2. Matt Smith (C) 4. 3. Shane Stefanutto 5. 4. Adam Sarota (captain) 5. 6. Leigh Broxham 6. George Lambadaridis (vice-captain) 7. Mensur Kurtišhi 7. Gui Finkler 8. Steven Lustica 8. Besart Berisha 10. Henrique 9. 11. Liam Miller 10. Archie Thompson 12. Carlos Solorzano 11. Connor Pain 13. Jade North 13. Andrew Nabbout 14. Daniel Bowles 14. 15. 15. The Odds Head to Head 16. Devante Clut 16. Rashid Mahazi Melb Victory 1.85 Played 28 17. Matt Mckay 17. Draw 3.70 Victory 11 18. Luke Brattan 18. Dylan Murnane Bris Roar 3.90 Drawn 6 19. 20. Roar 20. Kofi Danning 21. Carl Valeri 21. Jamie Young (Gk) 22. Jesse Makarounas Kiss of Death 22. Thomas Broich Victory 4-1 Roar 23. 23. Dimitri Petratos (2nd vice-captain) 27. Ben Litfin 24. 28. 26. Jordan Brown 29. Patrick Theodore Victory look to remain unbeaten Kristian Stojanov

elbourne Victory will be Berisha. Having scored 48 times in and focus on my team and on our Mlooking to jump on top of 76 matches and won two champi- game plan. the table this Friday night as it takes onships with Brisbane, he traded “After the game I think, I hope, to on defending champions Brisbane orange for navy blue this season and still be able to speak to them.” Roar at AAMI Park. Kevin Muscat’s has started where left off scoring five Brisbane are coming off a 4-0 away men are yet to lose a game this sea- goals in five matches. win against the Newcastle Jets, son and will be seeking to continue “Yeah, it’s against my old club and showing they still have glimpses of their fantastic start against strugglers I am looking forward to it, I think last years triumphant season. How- Brisbane. it’s going to be a fantastic game,” ever this match will show an indi- After last week’s entertaining 0-0 Berisha said. cation of where Mike Mulvey’s men draw against Sydney FC, Melbourne “They know me very well, but they really are at this point of the season Victory was without eight senior didn’t really experience playing and whether they can still match players, with Kosta Barbarouses, against me. I know them well, too. themselves with the best. Mark Milligan, Matthieu Delpierre, “I had a great time there, they’re With both teams coming off solid Daniel Georgievski and Scott Gallo- great boys. I have a lot of friends performances, it is very hard to pre- way set to return for Friday’s home there. dict the outcome of this match. One clash with Brisbane Roar. “But this game is very, very import- thing is for certain however; it will However the talk of the town is all ant for Melbourne Victory and of be a very entertaining match. about former Roar striker Besart course I need to be very professional

•Melbourne Victory have won just one of their last 12 •Victory’s A-League defeat to Brisbane in January (0-3) was their A-League games against Brisbane Roar (W1 D4 L7 - first loss on home soil against them since September 2008. incl. play-offs). www.goalweekly.com 21 A-League Preview Round 7 ALL KO TIMES ARE LOCAL GOAL! WEEKLY FRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER Wanderers v Newcastle Jets Sat 22 Nov Pirtek Stdm 5PM 1. 1. Mark Birighitti (Gk) 2. Shannon Cole 2. 3. Daniel Mullen 3. Taylor Regan 4. Nikolai Topor-Stanley 4. Kew Jaliens (C) (Captain) 5. Ben Kantarovski 5. Brendan Hamill 6. 6. Antony Golec 7. Jeronimo Neumann 7. Labinot Haliti 8. Zenon Caravella 8. 9. Joel Griffiths 10. Vitor Saba 10. 11. Brendon Šantalab 11. 12.Nikita Rukavytsya 12. Sam Gallagher 13. 13. Edson Montano 14. 14. Billy Celeski 15. Yianni Perkatis 15. Josh Barresi 17. Romeo Castelen 16. Jacob Pepper 18. 17. James Virgili 19. Mark Bridge 18. Allan Welsh The Odds Head to Head 20. Dean Bouzanis 19. Mitch Cooper Wanderers 1.67 Played 6 22. Seyi Adeleke 20. Ben Kennedy (Gk) Draw 3.50 Wanderers 3 23. Jets 5.00 Drawn 1 21. Sam Gallaway 31. Alusine Fofanah Jets 2 22. Jonny Steele 32. Daniel Alessi 23. David Carney 34. Kiss of Death 25. Brandon Lundy Wanderers 2-0 Jets 30. John Solari (Gk) Cellar dwellers meet at Wanderland Chris Hearn able team selection. Kew Jaliens down to poor luck than form, at right-back was a disaster, while although more is needed from the n the second of four consecutive 35-year old Joel Griffiths was asked likes of Tomi Juric and Brazilian Ihome matches for the Western to operate on the wing with Edson import Vitor Saba. Sydney Wanderers, it remains impos- Montano horribly isolated as the Nikolai Topor-Stanley looks set to sible to fathom that the champions lone forward. Griffiths suggested reclaim his spot next to Matthew of Asia will be winless before too midweek that a number of the Jets Spiranovic in the heart of the Wan- long. Common sense suggests Tony squad are playing for their A-League derers defence following being left Popovic’s men will win, and win careers at Pirtek Stadium on on the bench in the Socceroos’ 2-1 well. Saturday night, with an all-hands- defeat at the hands of Japan. Popovic’s counterpart, Phil Stubbins on-deck plea to the playing group, Last season’s runner-up looked to is visibly struggling at the helm a sentiment echoed by playmaker be reinvigorated by its homecom- of Newcastle Jets, and his person- Marcos Flores: “I don’t want to flick ing-of-sorts on Wednesday night, nel issues came to a head in the the ball. I don’t want to do the skills. greeted by 14,691 fans, a figure shape of Henrique Adrade Silva I just want to play with desperation that will be far closer to 20,000 on last week. The diminutive striker and pride for that jersey.” Saturday. The Wanderers should be netted a hat-trick as a substitute in It promises to be an enthralling too good for the struggling Jets, but Brisbane Roar’s 4-0 win at Hunter contest, with both sides desperate a similarly lacklustre performance in Stadium last week. The loss not only for a maiden win in season 10. The the final third will provide the Jets distanced a fellow struggler from the Wanderers hard-fought 0-0 draw at encouragement. Jets, currently in 9th position, but home to the Central Coast Mariners cruelly exposed Stubbins’ question- on Wednesday night was perhaps • Wanderers have won two and lost none of their last five • Newcastle Jets have won two of their previous three trips to games (incl. play-offs) on home soil, conceding just once , losing the other. in this run. 22 www.goalweekly.com A-League Preview Round 7 GOAL! WEEKLY FRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER Melb City v Sydney FC Sat 22 Nov AAMI 7:45 PM

1. Andrew Redmayne 1. Ivan Necevski 3. Robbie Wielaert 2. 4. 3. Saša Ognenovski 5. Erik Paartalu (vice captain) 6. Aaron Mooy 4. Pedj Bojic 7. Iain Ramsay 5. 8. Massimo Murdocca 6. Nikola Petkovic 9. David Villa (vice captain) 10. Robert Koren 7. 11. Damien Duff 8. Miloš Dimitrijevic 13. Jonatan Germano 9. Shane Smeltz 14. James Brown 11. Bernie Ibini-Isei 15 David Williams 12. Hagi Gligor 17. Jason Hoffman 13. 18. Paulo Retre 14. Alex Brosque 19. Benjamin Garuccio The Odds Head to Head (captain) 20. Melb City 2.35 Played 13 16. 21. Draw 3.45 Melb City 4 17. Terry Antonis 22. Nick Kalmar Sydney FC 2.80 Drawn 6 18. Peter Triantis Sydney FC 3 23. Mate Dugandzic 19. Nick Carle 24. Patrick Kisnorbo 20. Vedran Janjetovic 25. Jacob Melling Kiss of Death Melb City 0-1 Sydney FC 21. 26. Marc Marino 22. Ali Abbas 23. 30. Anthony Bouzanis Sky Blues have City in sight Chris Hearn

ootball is a funny game. When Saturday evening’s midfield battle many weeks, while the City faithful Fthese sides met in round 1 the promises to be one of enviable qual- await the true impact of Damien hype was focused on the now-de- ity. Terry Antonis is set to return Duff. Nikola Petkovic and captain, parted David Villa. Strangely, the following a perplexing situation that Sasa Ognenovski are the league’s Spaniard’s departure has coincided saw him miss the Sky Blues’ 0-0 top rated central defensive duo, with a visible upturn in Melbourne draw in the Big Blue, while Massi- last conceding in the 24th minute City’s fortunes. mo Murdocca is set to miss another of the in round Consistency has been the issue, week following a groin tear. There 2. Ever since, goalkeeper Vedran something that Sydney FC know all is also a question mark over Liam Janjetovic has assumed the role of too well. Assured performances saw Miller’s presence, after John Van’t man possessed, his impressive form Graeme Arnold’s side win three of Schip’s suggestion the club would culminating in a world-class display its first four, but have struggled to explore its options around retaining against Melbourne Victory last add a scoring touch to what looks a the former Brisbane FC midfielder. weekend. well oiled machine. City youth product, Jacob Melling While it is near-impossible to pre- Shane Smeltz will only improve looks set to retain his starting berth dict what Van’t Schip’s side will do after returning from injury, while following an all-action display in next, one feels that Sydney are the Alex Brosque’s tactical importance the 2-2 draw with the Central Coast better drilled of the two sides, with to Sydney is growing with each Mariners. a more reliable spine in the afore- passing week with the skipper able Mate Dugandzic has found the mentioned Janjetovic, Ognenovski to operate anywhere across the scoring touch that previously and Dimitrijevic. forward line. eluded him, netting twice in as

• Melbourne City have won two, drawn four and lost one • After failing to win any of their first seven A-League matches of their seven home league encounters with Sydney FC. versus Melbourne City, Sydney FC have won three of the last six (D1 L2). www.goalweekly.com 23 DAMIEN DUFF MELBOURNE CITY FC

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www.goalweekly.com 25 A-League Preview Round 7 GOAL! WEEKLY FRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER Perth Glory v Phoenix Sat 22 Nov nib Stadium 6:45 PM 1. Danny Vukovic 1. 2. 2. 3. Brandon O’Neill 3. Reece Caira 5. Rostyn Griffiths 4. 6. Dino Đulbic 5. 7. Youssouf Hersi 6. Josh Brindell-South 8. Ruben Zadkovich 7. Kenny Cunningham 9. Andy Keogh 8. Alejandro Gorrin 10. Nebojša Marinkovic 9. 11. Richard Garcia 10. Michael McGlinchey 13. 11. 14. Chris Harold 12. Tyler Boyd 15. 13. Albert Riera 16. Sidnei 14. 17. 15. Jason Hicks 18. The Odds Head to Head 16. 19. Joshua Risdon Perth Glory 1.73 Played 23 17. 20. Daniel De Silva Draw 3.60 Glory 8 18. 21. Scott Jamieson Phoenix 4.60 Drawn 6 (vice-captain) 22. Cameron Edwards Phoenix 9 19. 23. Michael Thwaite 20. Lewis Italiano (Captain) Kiss of Death 21. Perth Glory 3-1 Phoenix 24. Matthew Davies 22. 25. Riley Woodcock (captain) 26. Harry O’Brien 23. Matthew Ridenton 30. Jordan Thurtell Glory await visiting Phoenix Peter Simcox the former Socceroo has scored four and taking them. “I have no doubt this season, while the service from it will be a huge test for us and you ellington Phoenix play the the middle of the park from Spanish can see from our results while we’ve Wsecond part of their long midfielder Albert Riera, will need to been winning, the margins have been road trip, when they take on league be watched closely by the home side. tight, and Friday will be no differ- leaders Perth Glory at nib Stadium Manny Muscat will celebrate his ent.” The Glory beat the Phoenix in on Friday evening (6.45pm WA 150th A-League game on Friday, the the opening game of the season in time). ’s side left the Maltese international defender has Wellington, Andy Keogh scored that last week with been a stalwart for the club and the day, and the Irish striker has been nothing, after a last minute goal Phoenix will be doing all they can to in good form along with youngster from Adelaide United’s Sergio Cirio make it one to celebrate, and keep in Jamie Maclaren. The Olyroos striker gave the home side a 2-1, but they touch with the leaders. returns to the squad after missing the head West looking to bounce back. The home side is defending a 100% last two games due to international The Phoenix sit in 5th spot on the home record this season in league duty, likewise Mitch Nichols, who table, six points behind their hosts, and FFA Cup games, but Coach returns after the Socceroos game but they do regain the services of Kenny Lowe is expecting another against Japan in the week. Ruban New Zealand internationals Michael tough game on Friday. “They are Zadzovich made his league debut for McGlinchey, Jeremy Brookie, a dangerous side,” he said. “When the club, off the bench last week and Michael Boxall and Tyler Boyd, after you have the likes of Roly Bone- the former Newcastle Jets skipper the games for the All Whites against vacia, Michael McGlinchey, Alex will be pushing for a starting role, and in midweek. Rodriguez, and of course Nathan but a spot on the bench is the likely The form of striker Nathan Burns Burns, you have a real threat up top outcome. is a huge positive for the Phoenix, also in terms of carving out chances • Perth Glory are unbeaten in four against Wellington • Wellington have kept only one clean sheet in their last 10 Phoenix, winning two (D2). games (incl. play-offs) away to Perth Glory.

26 www.goalweekly.com A-League Preview Round 7 GOAL! WEEKLY FRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER 2014 Mariners v Adelaide Utd Sunday 23 Nov CC Stdm 5:00 PM

1. 1. Matthew Nash The Odds Head to Head (captain) 2. Mariners 3.00 Played 28 2. 3. Joshua Rose Draw 3.40 Mariners 14 3. 5. Adelaide Utd 2.10 Drawn 6 4. Dylan McGowan 6. Brent Griffiths Adelaide 8 5. 7. John Hutchinson (C) 6. Cássio (vice-captain) 8. Nick Montgomery Kiss of Death 7. Pablo Sánchez 9. Mitchell Duke Melb City 2-0 Mariners 8. Isaías 10. Anthony Caceres 9. Cirio 11. Nick Fitzgerald 10. 12. Liam Reddy 11. 14. Malick Mané 12. Mark Ochieng 15. Matthew Sim 13. Dylan Smith 16. 14. Cameron Watson 17. Richárd Vernes 15. Ben Warland 18. Glen Trifiro 16. 19. 17. Awer Mabil 20. 18. 21. Michael Neill 20. 22. Tom Slater 21. 23. Isaka Cernak 22. Fábio Ferreira 24. 23. 25. Eddy Bosnar 24. 26. Kim Seung-yong 30. John Hall 32. Nathan Konstandopoulos Turning point for Mariners? basis. They currently sit second on the hopes to get a result against the unbeat- Kareem Mohamed A-league ladder, and are through to the en Reds. Eddy Bosnar and Glen Trifiro he Mariners are on the back of inaugural FFA cup final against Perth could be promoted to the starting side, Ta five game winless streak in the Glory next month. They are enjoying a whilst Kiwi youngster Storm Roux is league as well as being knocked out ten game unbeaten record this season, available after returning from national of the FFA cup by Adelaide United. with 4 wins and 2 draws in the league. team duty. Meanwhile Richard Vernes Mariner’s coach Phil Moss has kept a Following an impressive start to the is steadily regaining match fitness positive attitude throughout, although season, players and fans alike seem following two appearances off the if results don’t improve soon things to be loving life under the tutelage bench in the past week. Mariner’s duo could turn nasty. There have already of Josep Gombau. However as the Brent Griffiths and Matt Simon remain been rumours of player discontentment Mariners can surely attest success can unavailable due to injury. behind the scenes, however following be a double edged sword. Reports have The key injury concern for Adelaide a gutsy fight back last weekend against emerged in the past week that Gombau is that striker Bruce Djite might not Melbourne City, Mariner’s captain John is apparently being targeted by J-league recover in time for this weekend’s Hutchinson has promised fans that side Yokahama Marinos. Adelaide fans clash. However star playmaker Marcelo they can expect a united Mariners side will be desperate for the man from Cat- Carrusca looks set to return after willing to fight for every game. alonia to honour his contract and lead limping off with an ankle injury against Adelaide United on the other hand are the Reds to their long awaited glory. Wellington. If Adelaide plays to their a team that is starting to hit top form. This weekend will see the Mariners play full potential at , This season has seen them continue their 5th match in 14 days. Whilst Phil they will prove too strong for a battle to play an attacking brand of football, Moss fielded an unchanged side against hardened yet weary Mariners side that a brand however that is now capable the Wanderers on Wednesday night, is struggling for goals at present. of yielding results on a consistent he may have to freshen things up if he • Adelaide Utd have won their last two A-League • Mariners have won 10 of their last 12 A-League clashes matches (excl. play-offs) against the Mariners; (incl. play-offs) against Adelaide United, losingwww.goalweekly.com the other two.27

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he is persisting in experimenting next season, but it does provide a with both team selection, match day headache for Club Powerbrokers Katsa’s strategy, and persistence with young- who will need to find additional Korner er inexperienced players, looking funds for match payments to fund towards the bigger long term picture. these additional six games. Anything short of a Semi Final berth Brisbane Roar’s Manager Mike in the Asia Cup will heap pressure Mulvey can breathe a sigh of relief George Katsamboukas on to Postecoglou, something that this week, as The Roar defeated the he Socceroo’s performance he is both comfortable wand familiar Newcastle Jets rather convincingly, a Tagainst Japan and performances with, having experienced this many loss there perhaps would have been so far since took time previously at his previous jobs his waterloo. on the top job in October 2013, is at Club level, one thing is for sure, The focus now shifts on to Newcas- the talk of the Town this week. he will not knee jerk react, and will tle Manager Phil Stubbins, whose Their first half effort against Japan stick to his long term plan. team sits winless at the foot of the was quite promising, however some Hopefully for his sake, so will Foot- Ladder, both the Club and Jets fans very elementary defensive errors in ball Australia. will be looking for better results for the second half overshadowed the Over to we go where the the rest of the season, commencing Socceroo’s first half effort, with many FFV has released draft League Com- this week in their crunch game pundits now seriously questioning positions for Season 2015, with NPL against fellow cellar dwellers and Asia both the Socceroo’s and Postecoglou’s 1 becoming rather interesting, in Cup Champions, Western Sydney ability to deliver favourable results in that it will be split into two Leagues, Wanderers. both the Asian Cup, and upcoming South and North, with 10 Teams in The result sof this encounter may World Cup Qualifiers. each, and a total of 28 Games being very well shape these Clubs destiny’s Postecoglou however is sticking to played by each team. for the rest of the Season. his guns, and whilst the twelve games This is a bonus for the die hard Until next week. that he been in charge of have hardly fans that will get the opportunity This is Katsa – Just as you have been promising in terms of results, of watching an additional six games known him.

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RAISING Strebre deserves a red card MY OPINION profusely. ...with Delovski only one spot on. Delovski penalised Phoenix metre away! 19 times – most of them near the Andre Zwan in NZ There is no denying that Adelaide penalty area. United was the better team on show. Merrick agreed with a reporter’s But Phoenix did enough to earn a suggestion that the “bigger” teams trebe Delovski should receive draw. Sergio Cirio’s 94th minute goal tended to get more favourable a Red card from the Referees S was cruel and followed a free kick decisions. Association for his handling of the which should have gone to Phoenix “I have discovered that since I’ve Adelaide United vs. Wellington Phoe- as it was Ben Sigmund who was been at the Phoenix ,” said Mer- nix game. pulled down. rick.“When I was at the Victory, And whilst on cards...... the Sky TV In fact Osama Malik who got the I found I had a better run (with commentators should see Yellow free kick should consider himself referee decisions). for their one-eyed views. They were lucky to have been on the field. He “I remember two fairly blatant either ignorant or lacking in tactical was booked in the 77th minute and penalty decisions that went against know-how. three minutes later did the same us near the end of last season. It’s not the first time that Delovski thing. This time Delovski ignored “The referee director phoned me has upset the Kiwis. He so nearly it. Add to this three dubious yellow after both those games and said they sabotaged New Zealand’s World Cup card deserving tackles by Malik were mistakes. hopes a few years back when New in the first half and one wonders “I’m discovering it happens more at Zealand played New Caledonia. whether or not Delovski should this club than my previous club.” He ignored a blatant penalty when make an appointment to have his Yes, it has become quite obvious Shane Smeltz received an unsolicited eyes tested. that the standard of refereeing has face make-over from New Caledonia’s He has set the standard for yellow not kept pace with the evolution of Joel Wakanumunu which required 15 cards in the A-League – five yellows football in Australia. stitches followed by plastic surgery. A in one game. Perhaps comments definite penalty as Wakanumunu did that referees favour the big clubs are a Jackie Chan leaving Smeltz bleeding

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V-League By Jimmy Soufis

Carlton captain Chaaban Rajab celebrates his fourth goal as his side stole victory at the death as they remain equal top with Pascoe Vale.

Pascoe ends Carlton’s hot run NIKE V-League Round 6 Carlton who took a 4-3 lead into the Kick starting round six we saw strug- break. Goals galore in the second half as glers Metropolitan and Ashburton lock the sides sat deadlocked at 7-7 until the horns. An understrength Metro came final 3 seconds when Mo Ayache hit the storming out of the blocks to lead 3-1 at back of the net to seal a big three points the half time break. Despite extending for Carlton. that lead to 4-1 early in the second a late flurry of goals from Ashburton saw PEPSI WV-League - Round 5 the sides share the points in an enter- Our first game of the round saw taining 4-4 draw. Second up was top Ashburton take on Melbourne Uni. placed Fitzroy taking on the experienced A tightly contested first half saw Mel- Vipers. In a shock to all the Vipers bourne Uni jump out to a 3-0 half time raced out to a 4-1 half time lead only lead. The second was a very different for a horrible second half to let Fitzroy story as Melbourne blew the game away right back in the game tiring it up at scoring a further six goals to run out 9-0 5-5. Despite blowing their lead a late winners and get their season back on strike from Miguel Barrigos sealed the track. Second up we saw the only two points for the Vipers. Next up Hume undefeated sides left in the competition and Pascoe Vale went head to head in a go head to head as Vic Vipers and Rich- huge encounter for both. A surprising mond went head to head. As was the first half saw Hume get out to a 2-0 half first game Richmond got out to a slen- time lead and really believe they could der lead 2-0 at the break. Despite a few inflict a huge defeat on Pascoe. However chances from the Vipers they were no half hat trick from Kat Smith helped the current champs stepped up and match for a run away Richmond who Brunswick complete a 6-2 victory to buried five second half goals to record ran out 5-0 winners. The final game of help get their season back on track. what was in the end a comfortable the night saw Brunswick take on winless 5-2 win. The final game of the night Carlton. As was the theme of the night saw Carlton and Balwyn close out the a tight first half saw Brunswick build round. A tight first half was edged by a slender 2-1 lead. A quick fire second 33 www.goalweekly.com GOAL! WEEKLY FRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER 2014

Match Details Japan 2 (Konno 61’, Okazaki 68’ Australia 1 (Cahill 90+2 ‘) Venue: Yanmar Stadium, Osaka

Japan: , , , , Gotoku Sakai, , Yasuhito Endo ( 46’), , (Yohei Toyoda 77’), , ( 57’)

Australia: Mat Ryan, , , , , , Matt McKay ( 73’), (Mitch Nichols 63’), Pablo Bateson’s (Aaron Mooy 88’), Mathew National Teams’ Leckie, ( 63’) Scene Blue Samurai soar along with their expat fans eigning Asian Cup title holders Aguirre made some tactical adjustments semi-finals let alone win the title. Rramped up their preparations with and the home side lifted its intensity The dream and hopes will be retained, a well deserved 2-1 victory over the that was sustained right through to and yet the reality of the challenge has Australia. about ten minutes from the final whis- been given another stark reminder and Despite a dominant first half per- tle. In a breathtaking period of play, lesson from our greatest rival in Asian formance from Australia, after the the goals came and many other chances football. break they were completely outplayed created from flowing football. One thing is certain, many thousands right across the park by a technically Firstly it was a far post header by Yas- of Blue Samurai fans including expats, superior Japanese team that delivered in uyuki Konno to score after some loose students and travelling “Nippon emphatic style. marking. Then seven minutes later it Ultras” will enhance the Asian Cup In cool conditions, the Socceroos was a sublime flick by Okazaki through with their colour and songs. As a guest began well and for most of the opening his own legs past the helpless Mat to a hugely successful function at “80 45 minutes controlled the tempo, Ryan, who overall had a commanding Proof Night Club” in the Cheers Sports produced fluent build up through the game including two other fine reflex Bar, Sydney to watch last night’s game, midfield and looked comfortable in saves. it was hard not to be impressed by the defence. The Samurai Blue were forced The Socceroos were not allowed to organisation, passion and commitment into atypical long ball football as they get into any rhythm and only another of their supporters. The event was were frustrated from being able to classic header from Tim Cahill in booked out by a crowd of over 400 and breakdown their opponents backline. stoppage time gave the score line some perhaps just a taste of things to come Although the visitors had 60% of respectability. Indeed the final score in January. the possession, they failed to create probably flattered the Socceroos. Japanese football fans are always great many clear cut chances on goal from Although statistics can sometimes not ambassadors for their nation, and we the numerous excellent build ups that properly reflect the balance of play, look forward to the ongoing fierce and were tending to break down in the last certain comparisons can. Japan had 14 yet respectful football rivalries for the third. Hesitancy and poor execution shots on goal with nine on target, while forthcoming tournament and well into of final ball options including crosses Australia had nine shots and only two the future. were features on target. The best chances fell to Matthew Leck- The comprehensive defeat leaves Footnote: While our senior men’s team again ie who tested keeper Eiji Kawashima Australia with only one win (against struggled, the Olyroos (under 23s mens) by forcing a fine save from a header off in ) for 2014 and coached by featured in a four a looping cross by Massimo Luongo in only the second of nine games for Ange team tournament played in China. They pro- the 17th minute. By contrast, Japan’s Postecoglou since he took over the reins duced a good performance to hold Brasil 2-2, only close call on goal was in the in November 2013. then lost to the host nation 1-3 and finished on 40th minute when a dribble by Shinji Unless the national team can improve Tuesday night with a 1-0 win over . The games barely got mention in the main- Okazaki into the near post resulted in very significantly from the Asian Cup stream or football media, and yet is an important a dangerous cross being intercepted by opening game on 9 January against stepping stone towards the goal of qualification captain Mike Jedinak for a corner. Kuwait and produce consistent high for the Rio 2016 Olympics. After the resumption of play, it seemed performances right through all games, Your feedback is encouraged via @ that legendary Mexican coach Javier then it may well struggle to get past the PabloFootball

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Sydney City Blast From The Past Words: Alvaro Rodriguez

ne of Australian football’s most storied clubs, treasure-trove of NSW State League honours as OSydney City Hakoah were formed in 1939 by well as the 1965 & ‘68 Australian Cups (forerun- members of the Harbour City’s Jewish diaspo- ner to the FFA Cup). ra, eventually becoming one of NSW’s leading Despite their successful history, hard times clubs in the mid-late 1950s - the time of ‘The befell Hakoah and eventually withdrew from the Split’ between the archaic, inept NSW Asso- NSL in 1987, indeed withdrawing from the na- ciation which moreover discriminated against tional football spotlight until this year, when they ‘ethnic’ clubs; Hakoah and other such clubs ie. were drawn with QLD side Palm Beach Sharks in St. George Budapest, Sydney Prague etc. duly the inaugural FFA Cup, losing 2-1. Pictured are seceded to form the NSW Soccer Federation (top) the 1987 Hakoah squad, Hakoah’s 1980s (now Football NSW) in 1957. ‘Sydney City Slickers’ logo and variations of its Twenty years later, Hakoah (now commonly current club emblem, and modern day Hakoah’s known as ‘Sydney City’ in order to attract a Michael Randall edges out his Palm Beach broader support-base)was a founding member marker Jack Boxell in their 2014 FFA Cup clash of the (NSL), winning 4 (bottom-right). www.goalweekly.com 37 league titles between 1977-83 to add to their FRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER GOAL! WEEKLY ASK THE EXPERTS: Rd 07 HOT THE VERDICT Victory 13-0 Roar Draw - 2 Wanderers 13-1 Jets Draw - 1 The Socceroos’ 2-1 loss to Japan City 8-3 Sydney FC Draw - 4 Glory 13-2 Phoenix Draw - 0 Mariners 5-10 Adelaide Draw - 0 in Osaka as the final pre-Asian Cup hit-out has the football Santo George George fraternity in overdrive; whilst of course NOT the result we Calombaris Cilauro 17 Donikian 16 15 wanted, it is perhaps the one Victory Draw Victory we needed in order for us to WSW Wanderers Wanderers take proper stock of where the Melb City Melb City Draw current national-squad lies. We Glory Glory Glory know this is a time of regener- Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide ating the Socceroos, who have Last week: 4 Last week: 2 Last week: 1 been - like it or not - dependent on the ‘Golden Generation’ old- Santo, Sam & Ed Show Media Mogul No.1 Victory ticket holder guard, Tim Cahill particularly. Andy Ross Those in the know regarding the Jimmy FFA’s National Curriculum ac- Harper 15 Alatsas 15 Campbell 18 quiesce in the long-term nature Victory Victory Victory of that project and confidence Wanderers Wanderers Wanderers in the ripe fruits it *will* bear in Melb City City Melbourne due course, but it is fair to say Glory Glory Perth that patience and confidence Mariners Mariners Adelaide in the current squad are at a Last week: 2 Last week: 2 Last week: 3 definite low. To paraphrase the old Chinese proverb, Australian NSL Champ / Radio Hellas 3XY Former Socceroo football is in for interesting times indeed...only what kind Roger John Peter of ‘interesting’ is now solely up Sleeman 13 Doyle 13 Katholos 16 to Ange Postecoglou and his green-and-gold charges. So now Victory Victory Victory Wanderers Wanderers Wanderers more than ever despite it all, Draw Syd FC Sydney FC bring on the Asian Cup! Glory Glory Phoenix Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide NOT Last week: 2 On the flipside, the inevitable Last week: 2 Last week: 2 ‘Ange Out’ clarion-call has Tipping Champ 2013 Original Captain Socceroo Former Socceroo already flared up in certain circles, as well as less-kind eval- Eddie Jimmy John uations of our players’ worth. Krncevic 15 Rooney 14 Perin 07 Yep, we’re in an opinion-driven game - isn’t all sport this way? Draw Victory Victory - and 9/10 we’ll disagree on Wanderers Draw Wanderers something but honestly, we as Draw Draw Melb City Oz football fans have a moral Pheonix Glory Glory responsibility to be pragmatic/ Mariners Mariners Mariners balanced within the boundaries Last week: 2 Last week: 1 Last week: 2 of civilness...online-vilifying Former Socceroo World Cup ‘74 Socceroo Hall of Fame Socceroo and shooting mouths off baselessly does no-one any favours. Put simply, though George Steve Kiss Of the Socceroos are not the best Campbell 12 Blair 13 Death 07 national-team in the world, we Oz football fans should strive Victory Victory Victory to be the best fans in the world, Wanderers Wanderers Mariners in every way we should...that Melb City Melb City Sydney FC means the most sporting and Glory Perth Perth Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide reasonable above all else! Last week: 1 Last week: 1 Last week: 2 By Alvaro Rodriguez Sth Melb & NSL Legend Former Socceroo GW Contributors www.goalweekly.com 38 FOXTEL NATIONAL YOUTH LEAGUE ROUND 5 ALL KO TIMES ARE LOCAL GOAL! WEEKLY FRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER

RESULTS Melbourne Victory defender Melb Victory 0 challenges Wade Dekker of Melbourne City. Melb City 0 Photo: SKIP FULTON Newcastle Jets 2 Brisbane Roar 0 Perth Glory 3 Wanderers 1 Sydney FC 5 FFA CoE 2 Adelaide Utd 0 Mariners 1 Next Round Sat 22 Nov FFA CoE v Adelaide United Australian Institute of Sport Grass 2, Bruce 10:30 AM

Sun 23 Nov Brisbane Roar FC v Perth Glory TBC 11:00 AM

Sun 23 Nov Melbourne City FC v Newcastle Jets TBC 2:00 PM

Sun 23 Nov Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park 4:00 PM

Sun 23 Nov Wanderers v Mariners Blacktown International Sportspark 4:00 PM

STANDINGS Mariners off the mark P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Perth Glory 5 4 0 1 12 7 +5 12 Jordan Lim 2 Melbourne City 5 3 1 1 10 5 +5 10 3 Sydney FC 4 3 0 1 10 3 +7 9 t was a rousing round of NYL from behind after an early penalty 4 Wanderers 5 3 0 2 7 7 +0 9 action and from it, we’ve learned to Jamal Reiners – they hit back 5 Newcastle Jets 4 2 1 1 10 6 +4 7 I 6 Brisbane Roar 5 2 1 2 3 6 -3 7 plenty. Sydney FC look a real potent with five straight. Last week’s scorers 7 Mariners 5 1 2 2 3 4 -1 5 attacking force given their last two George Blackwood (2), James Andrew 8 Melb Victory 5 1 2 2 7 9 -2 5 outings, Central Coast ARE capable and Bai Antoniou again impacted the 9 Adelaide Utd 5 1 0 4 3 8 -5 3 10 FFA CoE 5 0 1 4 6 16 -10 1 of doing the business, and finally, scoreboard while Grant Araujo added big derby games unfortunately don’t the fifth late on. FFA COE midfielder the NYL, notching up his sixth goal of always live up to the expectations Danny Kim nabbed himself a conso- the season in the same game. placed on them. lation with minutes to spare. There was no score to report in a lack- The Mariners finally got their season Devante Clut played a starring role lustre edition of the ‘Mini Melbourne 2014-15 off the mark after earning as Brisbane Roar kept ground with Derby’ that saw neither side take real their first win of the season, courtesy the top two, playing a hand in both ascendency at Lakeside Stadium. The of a Sam Perre strike. The narrow goals of a 2-0 win over the struggling match was sloppy, error ridden and win consigned Adelaide to a fourth Newcastle Jets. The Young Socceroos uneventful, bar a scrap late on which straight loss as their year looks to have midfielder tied the defence in knots saw tensions nearly boil over. stalled in quick time. before capping of his mazing in the Two fixtures stand out amongst the Sydney FC on the other hand were 51st minute, before earning the penal- rest for Round 6 in the NYL as cellar missing none of the potency they ty for Kofi Danning’s sealer. dwellers FFA COE and Adelaide Unit- displayed against the Reds last week, Another to star on match-day five ed fight it out for a much needed three as this time put FFA Centre of Excel- was Brandon O’Neil, who scored a points in the nations capital. lence to the sword, trumping them brace as Perth returned to the top of Brisbane Roar and Perth Glory do 5-2 at home. the table with a 3-1 win over Western battle in a clash of the titans, as both While the task was made a little Sydney Wanderers. Joe Knowles look to continue on with their impres- harder this week – forced to come continues to bang ‘em in for fun in sive form to date.

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RESULTS Adelaide United 0 Sydney FC 5 ( 22’, 53’, Renee Rollason 27’, Olivia Price 67’, Jasmyne Spencer 93’)

Newcastle Jets 3 (Angela Salem 6’, Rhali Dobson 67’, Tara Andrews 89’) United 3 (Katherine Reynolds og 13’, Michelle Hey- man 24’, Ashleigh Sykes 87’)

Perth Glory 5 ( 17’, 35’, Collette McCallum 39’, Mari- anna Tabain 60’, 87’) Western Sydney Wander- ers 0 STANDINGS P W D L F A GD Pts Melbourne Victory 2 (Rachael 1 Perth Glory 10 9 0 1 33 8 +25 27 Quigley 44’, Christine Nairn 80’) 2 Melbourne Victory 11 5 2 4 22 15 +7 17 Brisbane Roar 1 (Hayley Victorious Perth Glory coach Jamie Harnwell 3 Sydney 10 5 2 3 15 9 +6 17 Raso 2’) holds aloft the W-League Premiers Plate. 4 Canberra United 10 5 2 3 19 15 +4 17 5 Newcastle Jets 9 4 1 4 21 15 +6 13 6 Adelaide United 10 3 0 7 7 25 -18 9 7 Brisbane Roar 10 2 2 6 13 17 -4 8 GLORY CLAIM PREMIERSHIP 8 Western Sydne… 10 2 1 7 11 37 -26 7 Russ Gibbs Sydney FC moved into third place on saw affair saw the points shared as the ladder, one of three clubs to be on Newcastle Jets and Canberra United erth Glory has claimed the Westfield seventeen points, after they returned registered six goals in a 3-3 thriller. A PW-League Minor Premiership title in victorious from Adelaide on Friday stunner from Angela Salem had the sensational style with a 5-0 hammering night, routing the Lady Reds 5-0 at Jets in front early on only for United to of hapless Western Sydney Wanderers Ashfield Shores Football Centre. The respond via a Katherine Reynolds own at Ashfield Sports Club in Perth. Glory Sky Blues were simply too good for their goal and a seventh of the season from entered the match knowing that a point South Australian opponents as Nicola to lead at half-time. would secure them the title and they Bolger netted twice, once either side of Rhali Dobson hauled the Jets level went about achieving a positive result in the interval. Renee Rollason recovered with sixteen minutes to play before a stunning fashion. Meanwhile the race from a knock sustained in Round 9 to grandstand finale. Canberra appeared for the other semi-final places is reaching add a goal in between Bolger’s brace to have won it when Ashleigh Sykes fever pitch with only two rounds whilst Olivia Price and Jasmyne Spencer, struck, but Tara Andrews levelled in the remaining. the latter bagging her eighth of the last minute to restore parity and leave In-form Sam Kerr made sure that any campaign, sealed the deal. Canberra fourth. nerves on the part of Perth would be A late winner from Christine Nairn Round 11 settled with a brace of goals inside the ensured that Melbourne Victory would Melbourne Victory V Newcastle Jets opening 35 minutes as the Glory made end the weekend in second spot as Sat 22 Nov KO 03:00PM sure of top spot in their resounding win. the American bagged an 80th minute Kingston Heath A brilliant Collette McCallum goal se- clincher in a 2-1 win over Brisbane Roar Adelaide United V Wanderers cured the points well before the interval in the TV game. Hayley Raso had earlier Sun 23 Nov KO 03:00PM and all that was left was the question of given Brisbane the lead only for Rachael Adelaide Shores Football Centre how many. Marianna Tabain netted goal Quigley to equalise before half-time. The Brisbane Roar V Canberra United number four and league leading scorer Roar now officially cannot make the top Sat 29 Nov KO 02:00PM Kathryn Gill rounded out the party, four and miss out on finals football for Suncorp Stadium heading home her eleventh of the season the first time in their history. Sydney FC V Perth Glory with three minutes remaining. At Jack McLaughlin Oval a see- Sun 30 Nov KO 03:00PM WIN Stadium

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arold Mayne-Nicholls has once again returned to the public eye with the former HChilean football president now back in the spotlight with the inquity be- hind FIFA’s much talked-about 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids. The chairman of England’s Football Association said Monday he had written to every member of FIFA’s ex- ecutive committee calling for “urgent action” to ensure ethics investigator Michael Garcia’s report into World Cup bidding was published in full. FIFA cleared and Russia, the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts respectively, of corruption on Thursday and ruled out a re-vote for the tournaments despite widespread allegations of wrongdoing. report on the Gulf state ranked it as The elections are not far away and The turning point however may lie in a high-risk option due to its extreme Mayne-Nicholls must get the backing with former Chilean summer temperatures, only revealed of at least five national federations federation president and former FIFA last month that he was considering to be eligible for the presidency, and World Cup chief inspector Harold running against Blatter next May. needs the votes from 105 of FIFA’s Mayne-Nicholls. The closing date for those running 209 member nations to win. A few hours after FIFA’s ethics for the FIFA presidency to declare “There is a complete disconnection committee published their summary, their candidacy is the end of January between what the fans think is the corruption probe was thrown 2015. needed and the administration of the into turmoil when US-based lawyer Mayne-Nicholls said last month he game.” Michael Garcia said he would appeal was “studying the situation. It is a Mayne-Nicholls suggested 7pm in against the findings as they contained possibility at the moment.” Qatar could be the first timeslot “numerous materially incomplete A FIFA insider told the Tele- for games during the controversial Hand erroneous representations of the graph that proceedings against tournament. facts and conclusions” detailed in his Mayne-Nicholls commenced before “You could play the first games at 7 investigation. he declared he was considering stand- p.m., the second games at 10 p.m. FIFA has defended its refusal to pub- ing against Blatter. and the third matches at 1 a.m.,” lish Garcia’s report on the grounds When asked by a Chilean newspaper Mayne-Nicholls said. it would undermine a promise to all of his running for presidency, all “The weather would still be very those those who gave evidence on Mayne-Nicholls pointed to was that warm at night, but the sun is not condition of anonymity. he would be up for the running if there and that could help. I know it’s And this is where Harold the idea proposed would be concrete not easy. We’d sleep during the day Mayne-Nicholls revealed on his with the backing of a group of and work during the night. It’s only Twitter account that he is willing to important supporters and investors. an idea. You’d have to investigate a collaborate in the investigation probe Only then would he see himself a little bit more.” despite the Chilean also going under possibility to run against Blatter. In other news on the the internation- inquiry for his alleged involvement Mayne-Nicholls assured that the al round of fixtures mid-week saw in the bid reviews for the FIFA 2018 idea sprung from Europe and has Bolivia defeat Venezuela 3-2, and 2022 World Cup tournaments. been verbally told he can count with lost to Uruguay 1-2, defeat He added of the investigation: “Of support from member federation Paraguay 2-1, Panama 0-Canada 0, course, I will collaborate and answer delegates from Asia (AFC) and South 1-Brazil 2, Argentina 0-Por- every single question.” America (CONMEBOL) however tugal 1, Slovenia 0-Colombia 1 and The former Chilean football fed- he indicated he cannot reveal who at Belarus 3-Mexico 2. this stage. eration president, whose technical www.goalweekly.com 41 GOAL! WEEKLY FRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER 2014 STANDINGS Euro 2015 Qualifiers By Damir Kulas Group A Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Czech Rep 4 4 0 0 10 5 +5 12 2 Iceland 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7 9 Minnows Shock in Europe 3 Netherland 4 2 0 2 10 5 +5 6 4 Turkey 4 1 1 2 5 7 -2 4 he latest round of Euro 2016 Quali- which prompted the Greek FA to sack 5 Latvia 4 0 2 2 1 10 -9 2 Tfication produced many memorable Italian manager Claudio Ranieri after a 6 Kazakhstan 4 0 1 3 4 10 -6 1 moments, plenty of shocks and the notable winless start that has left Hellas bottom of Group B dismissals of the national team managers of the group. Defender Paul Papp was the hero Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Israel 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Greece, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. as his brace led Romania to a 2-0 win over 2 Wales 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 8 In Group A, a brace from Nothern Ireland while a late Zoltan Gera 3 Cyprus 4 2 0 2 9 5 +4 6 and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar helped the Dutch goal propelled Hungary past Finland. 4 Belgium 3 1 2 0 7 1 +6 5 to a 6-0 victory over Latvia, helping ease the Fellow minnows Liechtenstein recorded a 5 Bosnia-Hz 4 0 2 2 2 6 -4 2 pressure off Guus Hiddink. The group’s top valiant 1-0 away victory in Moldova while 6 Andorra 4 0 0 4 2 17 -15 0 of the table clash saw the Czech Republic Stevan Jovetic’s late penalty cancelled out Group D maintain their 100% record with a 2-1 win Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s early strike as Monte- Team P W D L F A GD Pts over Iceland while Turkey claimed their negro and Sweden shared the spoils. Austria 1 Poland 4 3 1 0 15 2 +13 10 2 Rep of Ire 4 2 1 1 10 3 +7 7 first victory of the campaign, defeating Ka- rose to top spot in the group after a crucial 3 Germany 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7 zakhstan 3-1 in Istanbul thanks to a Burak 1-0 win over Russia in Vienna. 4 Scotland 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7 Yilmaz brace. Goals from Antonio Candreva and Ivan 5 Georgia 4 1 0 3 4 7 -3 3 Safet Susic was sacked as coach of Bos- Perisic saw Italy and Croatia share the 6 Gibraltar 4 0 0 4 0 21 -21 0 nia-Herzegovina after a calamitous 3-0 spoils at the San Siro in a match which was Group C defeat away to Israel with his decision’s not temporarily suspended late on in the second Team P W D L F A GD Pts to call up a striker in the absence of the half due to disturbances in the away section. 1 Slovakia 4 4 0 0 8 2 +6 12 injured Vedad Ibisevic and Edin Dzeko Norway claimed a hard-fought 1-0 away 2 Spain 4 3 0 1 13 3 +10 9 3 Ukraine 4 3 0 1 6 1 +5 9 proving costly. Chris Coleman’s Wales victory in Azerbaijan while Malta claimed a 4 FYR Mac 4 1 0 3 4 10 -6 3 held on for a gallant scoreless draw against surprise result, drawing 1-1 against Bulgaria 5 Belarus 4 0 1 3 2 9 -7 1 Belgium in Brussels while Cyprus put 5 past in Sofia. 6 Luxem 4 0 1 3 3 11 -8 1 a hapless Andorra. Portugal skipper Cristiano Ronaldo became Group E Slovakia maintained their perfect start in the competition’s all-time top scorer, Team P W D L F A GD Pts Group C with a hard-fought 2-0 away win qualifying and finals combined, with his 1 England 4 4 0 0 11 1 +10 12 over Macedonia while an Andriy Yarmolen- 72nd minute goal the difference between 2 Switzerland 4 2 0 2 8 3 +5 6 ko hat-trick saw Ukraine blast Luxembourg the hosts and Armenia. Serbia coach Dick 3 Slovenia 4 2 0 2 4 4 +0 6 4 Lithuania 4 2 0 2 3 6 -3 6 3-0. Reigning European Champions Spain Advocaat resigned after just three months 5 Estonia 4 1 1 2 1 2 -1 4 easily accounted for Belarus as goals from in charge at the helm after a poor 3-1 home 6 San Marino 4 0 1 3 0 11 -11 1 Isco, Sergio Busquets and Pedro helped defeat to Denmark with a Nicklas Bendtner Group F La Roja to a 3-0 victory with the three double giving the Danes all three points in Team P W D L F A GD Pts victors destined to battle it out for the two Belgrade. 1 Romania 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 10 automatic spots. 2 Nth Ireland 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 9 Scotland claimed a memorable 1-0 result 3 Hungary 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7 against rivals Republic of Ireland at Celtic 4 Finland 4 1 1 2 4 5 -1 4 5 Faroe Is 4 1 0 3 2 6 -4 3 Park with a well worked Shaun Maloney 6 Greece 4 0 1 3 1 5 -4 1 goal in the 75th minute the difference Group G between the two sides. Poland continued Team P W D L F A GD Pts its impressive start with a 4-0 win away to 1 Austria 4 3 1 0 5 2 +3 10 Georgia while a Thomas Muller double led 2 Sweden 4 1 3 0 5 3 +2 6 Germany to a 4-0 victory over newcomers 3 Russia 4 1 2 1 6 3 +3 5 Gibraltar in Nurnberg. 4 Monteneg 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 5 Wayne Rooney scored from the spot in his 5 Liechten 4 1 1 2 1 6 -5 4 6 Moldova 4 0 1 3 2 6 -4 1 100th international as a Group H double helped the Three Lions to a 3-0 win Team P W D L F A GD Pts over Slovenia at Wembley. Four second half 1 Croatia 4 3 1 0 10 1 +9 10 goals, including a Xherdan Shaqiri double 2 Italy 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 10 saw Switzerland defeat Lithuania 4-0 while 3 Norway 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 9 the story of the night in Group E was San 4 Bulgaria 4 1 1 2 4 5 -1 4 Marino’s goalless draw against Estonia, 5 Malta 4 0 1 3 1 7 -6 1 which ended a 61 game losing streak in 6 Azerbaijan 4 0 0 4 2 11 -9 0 European qualifiers. Group I Team P W D L F A GD Pts The shocks continued in Group F as 1 Denmark 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7 minnows the Faroe Islands claimed a 2 Portugal 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6 memorable 1-0 victory away to Greece, And it’s Finito la Musica for Ranieri... 3 Albania 3 1 1 1 2 4 -2 4 4 Serbia 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 1 www.goalweekly.com 42 5 Armenia 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2 1 London Calling A ton to ponder for Rooney

George Galpin in the UK June… You get the picture. Rooney for me is a very good player, and will go down t’s eleven years since that fateful night at Upton Park; as one of the best for England, but not the best, that’s yes, the night that Australia beat England 3-1 at the the key. game that we invented, on our own soil. The night The 17 year old Rooney who burst onto the scene with Iwhen gave the Three Lions moments that a vengeance, with pace, with power… That’s the Rooney were too often unseen in a Liverpool shirt. everyone remembers. Yet, as Francis Jeffers scored on his debut, it was his 100 caps is a fantastic achievement, but the stats and strike partner upfront that really went on to become a numbers only tell half the picture; the boy-wonder of key part of the set-up; whilst Jeffers struggled at Arsenal myth and legend. after initial promise at Everton, a boyhood Toffee last Even his highlight reels say the same; they all show the week joined the hundred cap club. same young faced striker of old, not the one of today. The name Wayne Rooney is one that is instantly recog- You only have to look at his former teammate at Unit- nizable across the world, synonymous with Manchester ed, Cristiano Ronaldo, to see what Rooney could have United and England since 2004. But when the words are been; Ronaldo may have got his teammate sent off for uttered, what is the picture that the mind suggests? England against Portugal in 2006, but that was because For me, the name Rooney conjures up the young prod- he was feared. igy who attacked every game like his life depended on it, Ronaldo has gone on to be arguably the best in the his steam literally driving club and country forward like world through his sheer hard work. a man possessed. It’s been a while since Rooney showed the petulance Yet, the Rooney of today doesn’t look like that, nor that he once showed by getting sent off, but that was does he have that same stage presence of fear. A very often due to an opponent getting at him through fear of good player? Yes. A great player? Hmmmmm. what he could do to them. The man is knocking loudly on the door of Bobby The angry teenager of old, has turned into a shadow of Charlton’s goal record at both Old Trafford and Wem- his former self; the pace and power has gone, and sadly bley, but whilst Charlton lifted the World Cup and is when the goals go, the numbers boosted by penalties it seen as an England great, Rooney may be looked upon should be added, it’ll be difficult to make a case for him. differently. The old saying goes that the brightest star burns twice Hundred caps he may have, but one question that as bright for half as long… but what if that old star is nagging away in the head; how many of those are had kept going, instead of staying still? Rooney’s club memorable? The debut, the game against Turkey, Euro career is fantastic, yet couldn’t have he done what his old 2004… Ah. teammate Ronny done, and become a superstar at Real And the goals, as he sits just four off Charlton’s 49? The Madrid at the peak of his powers? That is a question that two against Croatia and Switzerland in Portugal, the will never be answered, I’m afraid. goal at the Maracana, the equalizer against Uruguay in www.goalweekly.com 43 GOAL! WEEKLY FRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER

Last5games EPL STANDINGS P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Chelsea 11 9 2 0 28 11 +17 29 2 Southampton 11 8 1 2 23 5 +18 25 3 Manchester City 11 6 3 2 22 12 +10 21 4 West Ham United 11 5 3 3 19 14 +5 18 5 Swansea City 11 5 3 3 15 11 +4 18 6 Arsenal 11 4 5 2 19 13 +6 17 7 Manchester United 11 4 4 3 17 14 +3 16 8 Newcastle United 11 4 4 3 13 15 -2 16 9 Stoke City 11 4 3 4 12 13 -1 15 10 Everton 11 3 5 3 20 18 +2 14 11 Liverpool 11 4 2 5 14 15 -1 14 12 Tottenham Hotspur 11 4 2 5 14 16 -2 14 13 West Bromwich … 11 3 4 4 13 15 -2 13 14 Sunderland 11 2 6 3 12 19 -7 12 15 Hull City 11 2 5 4 13 15 -2 11 16 Aston Villa 11 3 2 6 5 16 -11 11 17 Crystal Palace 11 2 3 6 14 20 -6 9 18 Leicester City 11 2 3 6 11 18 -7 9 19 Queens Park Ra… 11 2 2 7 11 22 -11 8 20 Burnley 11 1 4 6 6 19 -13 7

LATEST RESULTS Liverpool 1 - 2 Chelsea Burnley 1 - 0 Hull City Man Uid 1 - 0 Crystal Palace Southampton 2 - 0 Leicester City West Ham Utd 0 - 0 Aston Villa EPL action resumes after Euro battles QPR 2 - 2 Manc City Sunderland 1 - 1 Everton Nick Amies be fighting tooth and nail to prevent a Tottenham 1 - 2 Stoke City slide into the bottom three. WBA 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd t looks as though Chelsea will main- Leicester could move above Palace if Swansea City 2 - 1 Arsenal tain their lead at the top this weekend they can overcome Sunderland on their I NEXT MATCH when hosting West Brom, though home turf, while Burnley travel to Stoke Chelsea v WBA Baggies’ manager Alan Irvine will be in search of their second win this sea- Everton v West Ham United hopeful of snagging an upset with Saido son. Sunderland have posted promising Leicester City v Sunderland Berahino in the best form of his career. results in the previous two matches to Man City v Swansea City For Manchester City to stay within a move into mid-table, while Stoke are Newcastle Utd v QPR chance of a title challenge they must sitting pretty in the top half after beat- Stoke City v Burnley come away with a win against Swansea ing Tottenham at White Hart Lane. Arsenal v Man Utd when the Welsh side travel to the Eti- QPR also has a chance to move out of Crystal Palace v Liverpool had. Presently Manuel Pelligrini’s side the bottom three when they travel to Hull City v Tottenham are still trailing the success story of the Newcastle, who are in the midst of a Aston Villa v Southampton season in Southampton, who play Aston four-game winning streak in the league. Villa on Tuesday morning. Despite the good form of Alan Pardew’s Meanwhile, Everton welcome Sam side they have a history of sudden bursts Allardyce’s West Ham, who are still of ineptitude, something Harry Red- flying high after a successful summer knapp will be looking to exploit. One to of transfers. The Toffees are still trying Finally, Mauricio Pochettino’s Totten- to find consistency on the pitch and ham will meet a host of former players watch! will be looking for a positive result after on their trip to Hull. Tom Huddlestone, Two of the Premier League’s traditional consecutive draws. Jake Livermore and Michael Dawson giants are looking to get their cam- The Red half of Merseyside travels to are all in the picture to start for the paigns back on track when Manchester London, with Liverpool clashing with home side, while Spurs could rest some United travel to the Emirates in their Mile Jedinak’s Crystal Palace. Brendan key players ahead of a midweek fixture clash against Arsenal. Will Wenger Rogers’ side will be looking to break out against Partizan Belgrade. re-establish Arsenal as the superior of mid-table, but their opponents will side, or can Louis van Gaal continue United’s recent dominance over the Gunners?

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The World Game La Liga

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P W D L F A GD Pts Most recent first 1 Real Madrid 11 9 0 2 42 11 +31 27 2 Barcelona 11 8 1 2 25 5 +20 25 3 Valencia 11 7 3 1 23 9 +14 24 4 Atlético Madrid 11 7 2 2 20 11 +9 23 5 Sevilla 11 7 2 2 18 11 +7 23 6 Málaga 11 6 3 2 14 9 +5 21 7 Celta de Vigo 11 5 5 1 17 11 +6 20 8 Villarreal 11 4 3 4 15 13 +2 15 9 Getafe 11 4 2 5 8 14 -6 14 10 Eibar 11 3 4 4 13 15 -2 13 11 Athletic Club 11 3 3 5 7 12 -5 12 12 Espanyol 11 2 5 4 11 13 -2 11 13 Rayo Vallecano 11 3 2 6 14 24 -10 11 14 Granada 11 2 4 5 6 17 -11 10 15 Real Sociedad 11 2 3 6 12 16 -4 9 16 Almería 11 2 3 6 9 14 -5 9 17 Deportivo La C… 11 2 3 6 12 21 -9 9 18 Elche 11 2 3 6 10 22 -12 9 19 Levante 11 2 3 6 7 25 -18 9 20 Córdoba 11 0 6 5 8 18 -10 6

LATEST RESULTS Córdoba 0 - 0 Deportivo La C… Almería 1 - 2 Barcelona Getafe 0 - 0 Elche Real Madrid 5 - 1 Rayo Vallecano Celta de Vigo 0 - 0 Granada Málaga 2 - 1 Eibar Eastern Challenge for Spain’s Euro quest Sevilla 1 - 1 Levante Espanyol 1 - 1 Villarreal Pepe Lopez Valencia 0 - 0 Athletic Club espite a comprehensive 3-0 months time. Real Sociedad 2 - 1 Atlético Madrid Dhome win against Belarus, Spain Spanish Coach Vicente Del Bosque NEXT MATCH trail Euro 2016 Qualifying Group had this to say to Spanish Media prior Athletic Club v Espanyol C leaders Slovakia (on 12 points) to the friendly against Germany; Atlético Madrid v Málaga by 3 points, and find themselves in “The two teams have a good relation- Eibar v Real Madrid the second place on 9 points, level ship and Germany have always treated Barcelona v Sevilla with Ukraine. On March 27, 2014 us very well. In this sort of match, it Deportivo La C… v Real Sociedad Spain will host Ukraine at a yet to be doesn’t make a big difference whether Rayo Vallecano v Celta de Vigo determined venue, in what will be a it’s a friendly or a competitive game. Levante v Valencia must win match for Spain, ironically We won the right way four years ago Elche v Córdoba a match between the 2012 European and now we’ve shown that we know Villarreal v Getafe Champions versus the 2012 European how to lose the right way. We’re pre- Granada v Almería hosts. Group C has become a 3 horse paring for the future as best we can.” race for 2 automatic qualifying places, In regards to young Spanish midfield- arch rivals Barcelona. whilst the 3rd placed team will find er Isco who scored a wonder goal for themselves in the play-offs. Slovakia Spain against Belarus on the weekend; and Ukraine both recorded impressive “He’s performing well. He’s a really away wins at (Former Yugoslavian good player, which is why he’s here”. One to Republic of) Macedonia and Luxem- “We’re going to make sure almost watch! bourg respectively. everyone that didn’t feature [this La Liga leaders Real Madrid travel Before March 2014, Spain host weekend] gets a game. Our approach to the Basque Region to tackle the current World Champions Germany shouldn’t change, though”. impressive and newly promoted La this international window in what is La Liga fixtures resume this weekend, Liga participants Eibar, who cur- sure to be sure an accurate measure of and whilst Barcelona face a tricky rently sit in mid-table position. Iive Spain’s current ability to immediately home tie against Sevilla, in a 2nd v on Fox Sports 4 Sunday November qualify for Euro 2016, and then 5th encounter, the odds weigh in fa- 23, 4am. hopefully retain their European title vour of leaders Real Madrid of further in the finals in in just over 18 extending their 2 point lead over their www.goalweekly.com 46 GOAL! WEEKLY FRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER

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P W D L F A GD Pts Most recent first 1 Juventus 11 9 1 1 25 4 +21 28 2 Roma 11 8 1 2 19 6 +13 25 3 Napoli 11 6 3 2 20 12 +8 21 4 Sampdoria 11 5 5 1 14 8 +6 20 5 Lazio 11 6 1 4 21 13 +8 19 6 Genoa 11 5 4 2 15 11 +4 19 7 Milan 11 4 5 2 20 16 +4 17 8 Udinese 11 5 2 4 14 14 +0 17 9 Internazionale 11 4 4 3 17 14 +3 16 10 Hellas Verona 11 3 5 3 13 18 -5 14 11 Fiorentina 11 3 4 4 10 10 +0 13 12 Palermo 11 3 4 4 12 18 -6 13 13 Sassuolo 11 2 6 3 10 15 -5 12 14 Torino 11 3 3 5 7 12 -5 12 15 Cagliari 11 2 4 5 17 17 +0 10 16 Empoli 11 2 4 5 12 19 -7 10 17 Atalanta 11 2 4 5 4 11 -7 10 18 Chievo 11 2 2 7 8 16 -8 8 19 Cesena 11 1 4 6 8 18 -10 7 20 Parma 11 2 0 9 14 28 -14 6

LATEST RESULTS Sassuolo 0 - 0 Atalanta Back to the Future for Mancini Sampdoria 2 - 2 Milan Cagliari 1 - 1 Genoa Luca Cetta Chievo 2 - 1 Cesena Empoli 2 - 1 Lazio fter Italy’s fleeting visit to Milan appreciated and thank Mazzarri.” Juventus 7 - 0 Parma A– they drew 1-1 in a Euro 2016 Pressure had mounted recently, with Palermo 1 - 1 Udinese qualifier with Croatia on Sunday that downturn in form seeing Inter Fiorentina 0 - 1 Napoli before defeating Albania in a friendly slip to ninth on the ladder. A year Internazionale 2 - 2 Hellas Verona in Genoa – comes the biggest match after taking control, Thohir hoped Roma 3 - 0 Torino on the Milanese calendar. And thanks this would be the season the Ner- to a bombshell last week, there’s an azzurri would make a push for the top added level of intrigue to this week- three and a return to the Champi- NEXT MATCH end’s Milan derby. ons League – especially with Milan Atalanta v Roma Erick Thohir was reported to have hosting next season’s final. However, Lazio v Juventus shared amicable conversations with they are currently five points behind Torino v Sassuolo Cesena v Sampdoria Coach Walter Mazzarri after Inter third-placed Napoli. Hellas Verona v Fiorentina coughed up a late lead to draw with Mancini is set to discard Mazzarri’s Napoli v Cagliari Verona before the international break. three-man defence, instead looking to Parma v Empoli But last Friday the vote of confidence utilise a 4-3-1-2 formation that will Udinese v Chievo turned soured. Mazzarri was ousted see Rodrigo Palacio play behind strike Milan v Internazionale from the position he had held for 18 duo Pablo Osvaldo and Mauro Icardi. Genoa v Palermo months, his first sacking as a Coach. It’s a baptism of fire for the former Form had deteriorated in recent Manchester City boss, who led Inter weeks, the Nerazzurri grabbing just to championship success in his first two wins in seven Serie A encounters spell. His last Derby della Madonnina and drawing consecutive Europa in May 2008 ended a 2-1 defeat, but One to League matches. overall he enjoyed a positive record And in planning for the future, Inter over the Rossoneri. Milan are one watch! have looked to their past. Roberto point ahead, themselves under pres- Roma fans will be torn on Saturday Mancini was announced as the new sure after a run of four games without in hoping city rivals Lazio can give Coach later that day. “After long a win. Christian Vieri revealed on them a helping hand when they face telephone conversations with the the weekend that Filippo Inzaghi had Juventus. The Bianconeri have a good directors and Massimo Moratti, I feared Inter changing Coach before recent record in Rome, but the trip decided along with everyone to make the derby, so it’s set to be a fascinating to the capital has historically been a a change,” Thohir said. “I focused on encounter with more than just three who I consider to be the best man, points up for grabs. tricky one. the best Coach in Italy, even though I www.goalweekly.com 47