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2008/2009 A-League Cup
written by Thomas Esamie |
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The eight A-League teams split into two groups of four, each team plays the other in its own group and the two group winners duke it out for the championship.
Group A Team P W D L F A GD Pts Melbourne Victory FC 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 6 Adelaide United FC 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 5 Newcastle Jets FC 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 2 Perth Glory FC 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 2 Group B Team P W D L F A GD Pts Wellington Phoenix FC 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 7 Central Coast Mariners FC 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 6 Sydney FC 3 1 0 2 4 7 -3 3 Queensland Roar FC 3 0 1 2 3 5 -2 1
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Cup Final Match Played (06/08/08) Westpac Stadium, Wellington Referee : Peter O'Leary, Crowd : 9208 | ||||
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| Wellington Phoenix Glen Moss, Jon McKain, Karl Dodd, Leo Bertos, Shane Smeltz, Michael Ferrante, Richard Johnson, Ben Sigmund (Troy Hearfield 54), Leilei Gao (Daniel Lins Cortes 64), Emmanuel Muscat, Adam Kwasnik (Vaughan Coveny 46) Coach : Ricki Herbert |
0 | - | 0 | Melbourne Victory Michael Theoklitos, Michael Thwaite, Sebastian Ryall, Matthew Kemp, Daniel Allsopp, Ney Fabiano (Tom Pondeljak 78), Rodrigo Vargas, Carlos Hernandez, Jose Luis Lopez, Evan Berger, Nick Ward Coach : Ernie Merrick |
| Melbourne win 8-7 on penalties. No extra time was played. Penalty sequence Vargas, Smeltz (miss), Pondeljak, Bertos, Lopez, Hearfield, Ward (miss), Coveny, Hernandez, Cortes, Ryall, Ferrante, Allsopp, McKain, Kemp, Johnson, Berger, Dodd (saved) | ||||
1st Round match, Group A Played (19/07/08) Hyundai Stadium, Mandurah Referee : Steven Gregory, Crowd : 3825 | ||||
| Perth Glory Jason Petkovic, David Tarka, Jamie Coyne, Dino Djulbic, James Robinson, Adrian Trinidad (Naum Sekulovski 75), Hayden Doyle, Adriano Pellegrino (Anthony Skorich), James Downey, Hayden Foxe, Mark Lee Goal : Trinidad 12pk Coach : David Mitchell |
1 | - | 1 | Newcastle United Jets Ante Covic, Matt Thompson, Joel Griffiths (Jason Naidovski 62), Jin-Hyung Song (Kaz Patafta 78), Tarek Elrich, Jobe Wheelhouse (Jarrod Ross 88), Adam D'Apuzzo, Jason Hoffman, Antun Kovacic, Noel Spencer, Beau Busch Goal : Spencer 36 Coach : Gary van Egmond |
| 1st Round match, Group A Played (20/07/08) Aurora Stadium, Launceston Referee : Ben William, Crowd : 4720 | ||||
| Melbourne Victory Michael Theoklitos (Mitchell Langerak 46), Michael Thwaite, Steven Pace (Steve Pantelidis 87), Sebastian Ryall, Matthew Kemp, Danny Allsopp, Ney Fabiano, Rodrigo Vargas, Tom Pondeljak (Nathan Elasi 72), Evan Berger, Nick Ward Goals : Fabiano 8 Coach : Ernie Merrick |
1 | - | 2 | Adelaide United Eugene Galekovic, Robert Cornthwaite, Everson Arantes de Oliveira, Angelo Costanzo, Cassio Jose de Abreu Oliveira, Paul Agostino (Michael Valkanis 78), Cristiano dos Santos, Travis Dodd, Scott Jamieson (Fabian Barbiero 69), Jonas Salley (Jason Spagnuolo 69), Diego Walsh Goals : Cristiano 33, 90 Coach : Aurelio Vidmar |
1st Round match, Group B Played (19/07/08) Campbelltown Sports Stadium Referee : Matthew Breeze, Crowd : 4222 | ||||
| Sydney FC Clint Bolton, Iain Fyfe, Nikolas Tsattalios, Simon Colosimo, Mitchell Prentice, Steve Corica (Adam Casey 67), Alex Brosque, Terry McFlynn (Ryan Walsh 74), Chris Payne, Jacob Timpano, Adam Biddle Goals : Payne 54, Prentice 59 Coach John Kosmina |
2 | - | 1 | Queensland Roar Liam Reddy, Andrew Packer, Luke Devere, Massimo Murdocca, Seginho Van Dijk, Charlie Miller (Michael Zullo 62), Chris Grossman (Tahj Minnieconn 69), Ben Griffin, Matthew McKay, Hyuk-Su Seo (sent off 57), Tim Smits (Mitchell Nichols 62) Goal : van Dijk 49 Coach : Frank Farina |
| 1st Round match, Group B Played (20/07/08) Westpac Stadium Referee : Michael Hester, Crowd : 4853 | ||||
| Wellington Phoenix Glen Moss, Tony Lochhead, Jon McKain, Karl Dodd, Leo Bertos, Shane Smeltz, Michael Ferrante, Daniel Lins Cortes, Vince Lia (Troy Hearfield 46), Lei Lei Gao (Vaughan Coveny 88), Andrew Durante Goal : Daniel 72 Coach : Ricki Herbert |
1 | - | 0 | Central Coast Mariners Danny Vukovic, Bradley Porter, Andre Gumprecht, John Hutchinson, Dean Heffernan (Nik Mrdja 78), Adrian Caceres, Dylan Macallister, Andrew Clark, Matthew Osman (David D'Apuzzo 68), Alex Wilkinson, Sasho Petrovski Coach : Lawrie McKinna |
2nd Round match, Group A Played (26/07/08) Members Equity Stadium Referee : Craig Zetter, Crowd : 3020 | ||||
| Perth Glory Frank Juric, David Tarka, Jamie Coyne, Dino Djulbic, James Robinson, Adrian Trinidad, Eugene Dadi (Hayden Doyle 68), Adriano Pellegrino, James Downey, Hayden Foxe, Mark Lee (Nick Rizzo 46) Coach : David Mitchell |
0 | - | 1 | Melbourne Victory Michael Theoklitos (Mitchell Langerak 58), Michael Thwaite, Sebastian Ryall, Matthew Kemp, Danny Allsopp, Ney Fabiano, Rodrigo Vargas, Carlos Hernandez (Tom Pondeljak 58), Jose Luis Lopez (Steven Pace 70), Evan Berger (Steve Pantelidis 66), Nick Ward Goal : Thwaite 12 Coach : Ernie Merrick |
| 2nd Round match, Group A Played (26/07/08) Baddeley Park, Cessnock Referee : James Lewis, Crowd : 2756 | ||||
| Newcastle United Jets Ante Covic, Adam Griffiths, Kaz Patafta (Jason Naidovski 85), Matt Thompson, Jin Hyung Song, Tarek Elrich, Jobe Wheelhouse, Adam D'Apuzzo, Jason Hoffman, Ben Kantarovski, Antun Kovacic Coach : Gary van Egmond |
0 | - | 0 | Adelaide United Eugene Galekovic, Everson Arantes de Oliveira, Angelo Costanzo, Cassio Jose de Abreu Oliveira, Lucas Pantelis (Fabian Barbiero 78), Cristiano dos Santos, Travis Dodd, Scott Jamieson (Jason Spagnuolo 46), Daniel Mullen (Robbie Cornthwaite 75), Sasa Ognenovski, Jonas Salley Coach : Aurelio Vidmar |
2nd Round match, Group B Played (27/07/08) Bluetongue Stadium Referee : Chris Beath, Crowd : 7107 | ||||
| Central Coast Mariners Mark Bosnich (Danny Vukovic 81), Bradley Porter, John Hutchinson, Adrian Caceres, Dylan Macallister, Andrew Clark, Alex Wilkinson, Ahmad Elrich (Matthew Osman 78), Sasho Petrovski (Nik Mrdja 63), David D'Apuzzo, Predrag Bojic Goals : Porter 43, Petrovski 61, Mrdja 68pk Coach : Lawrie McKinna |
3 | - | 0 | Sydney FC Clint Bolton, Iain Fyfe, Nikolas Tsattalios (Adam Casey 46), Simon Colosimo, Mitchell Prentice, Robbie Middleby (Adam Biddle 75), Steve Corica (Chris Payne 75), Alex Brosque, Terry McFlynn, Jacob Timpano, Dez Giraldi Coach John Kosmina |
| Match report by Paul Green Match report by Tony Tannous | ||||
| 2nd Round match, Group B Played (27/07/08) Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast Referee : Regis Queffelec, Crowd : 3832 | ||||
| Queensland Roar Liam Reddy, Andrew Packer (Robbie Kruse 66), Luke DeVere, Massimo Murdocca, Sergio van Dijk (Mitch Nichols 84), Charlie Miller (Michael Zullo 69), Chris Grossman, Ben Griffin, Matt McKay, Danny Tiatto, Tim Smits Goal : van Dijk 18 Coach : Frank Farina |
1 | - | 1 | Wellington Phoenix Mark Paston, Tony Lochhead, Jon McKain, Karl Dodd, Leo Bertos, Vaughan Coveny (Adam Kwasnik 65), Michael Ferrante (Richard Johnson 71), Daniel Lins Cortes (Shane Smeltz 45), Troy Hearfield, Ben Sigmund, Andrew Durante Goal : Kwasnik 74 Coach : Ricki Herbert |
3rd Round match, Group A Played (2/08/08) Port Macquarie Regional Stadium Referee : Stuart Wolfe, Crowd : 3123 | ||||
| Newcastle United Jets Ante Covic, Adam Griffiths, Jesper Hakansson, Kaz Patafta (Jason Naidovski 70), Matt Thompson, Joel Griffiths, Tarek Elrich, Adam D'Apuzzo, Jason Hoffman, Noel Spencer, Beau Busch Coach : Gary van Egmond |
0 | - | 1 | Melbourne Victory Michael Theoklitos, Michael Thwaite, Sebastian Ryall, Matthew Kemp, Daniel Allsopp (Steven Pace 45), Ney Fabiano (Nathan Elasi 45), Rodrigo Vargas, Carlos Hernandez, Jose Luis Lopez (Tom Pondeljak 45), Evan Berger, Nick Ward Goal : Pondeljak Coach : Ernie Merrick |
| 3rd Round match, Group A Played (2/08/08) Vansittart Park, Mt Gambier Referee : Kevin Docherty, Crowd : 2500 | ||||
| Adelaide United Eugene Galekovic, Robert Cornthwaite, Everson Arantes de Oliveira, Angelo Costanzo, Cassio Jose de Abreu Oliveira, Lucas Pantelis, Cristiano dos Santos, Travis Dodd, Scott Jamieson (Jason Spagnuolo 61), Jonas Salley (Michael Valkanis 83), Fabian Barbiero (Daniel Mullen 87) Coach : Aurelio Vidmar |
0 | - | 0 | Perth Glory Frank Juric, David Tarka, Jamie Coyne, Nick Rizzo, Eugene Dadi (Brent Griffiths 73), Hayden Doyle, Adriano Pellegrino, James Downey, Naum Sekulovski, Mark Lee, Scott Bulloch Coach : David Mitchell |
3rd Round match, Group B Played (2/08/08) WIN Stadium, Wollongong Referee : Srebre Delovski, Crowd : 6124 | ||||
| Sydney FC Ivan Necevski, Iain Fyfe, Mitchell Prentice (sent off 90), Tony Popovic (Ryan Walsh 46), Robbie Middleby, Steve Corica, Alex Brosque, Terry McFlynn, Jacob Timpano, Adam Casey (Nikolas Tsattalios 83), Des Giraldi (Adam Biddle 83) Goals : Brosque 16, Fyfe 36 Coach John Kosmina |
2 | - | 3 | Wellington Phoenix Glen Moss, Jeremy Christie, Leo Bertos, Shane Smeltz (Vaughan Coveny 83), Michael Ferrante, Daniel Cortes (Adam Kwasnik 60), Richard Johnson, Troy Hearfield (Lei Lei Gao 73), Ben Sigmund, Andrew Durante (sent off 90), Emmanuel Muscat Goals : Hearfield 57, Smeltz 62pk, Gao 82 Coach : Ricki Herbert |
| Match report by Malcolm Rowney | ||||
| 3rd Round match, Group B Played (3/08/08) Perry Park Referee : Peter Green, Crowd : 3241 | ||||
| Queensland Roar Griffin McMaster, Craig Moore (sent off 48), David Dodd, Sergio Van Dijk, Charlie Miller, Chris Grossman, Ben Griffin (Luke Devere 46), Matt McKay, Hyuk-Su Seo, Danny Tiatto (Michael Zullo 46), Tim Smits (Massimo Murdocca 46) Goal : Zullo 50 Coach : Frank Farina |
1 | - | 2 | Central Coast Mariners Danny Vukovic (Mark Bosnich 64), Andre Gumprecht, Bradley Porter, John Hutchinson, Adrian Caceres, Dylan Macallister (Nik Mrdja 64), Nigel Boogaard, Matthew Osman, Alex Wilkinson, Ahmad Elrich (Brady Smith 45), Sasho Petrovski Goals : Elrich 28, Macallister 32 Coach : Lawrie McKinna |