2009 A-League results
2008/2009 Season Round 18 Results
written by Thomas Esamie

Played (31/12/08) Bluetongue Stadium
Referee : Srebre Delovski, Crowd : 15546
Central Coast Mariners
Danny Vukovic, Pedj Bojic, Bradley Porter, John Hutchinson, Dean Heffernan (Andrew Clark 78), Nik Mrdja (Andre Gumprecht 77), Adrian Caceres, Matthew Osman, Alex Wilkinson, Sasho Petrovski (Paul O'Grady 90), Mile Jedinak
Goal : Hutchinson 80
Coach : Lawrie McKinna
1 - 0 Perth Glory
Tando Velaphi, Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Jamie Coyne, Jamie Harnwell, Nick Rizzo (Scott Neville 81), Nikita Rukavytsya (Adrian Trinidad 62), Adriano Pellegrino, James Downey, Naum Sekulovski, Marc Anthony, Victor Sikora (Scott Bulloch 75)
Coach : David Mitchell
Match report by Paul Green

Played (2/01/09) Telstra Dome
Referee : Peter O'Leary, Crowd : 23447
Melbourne Victory
Michael Theoklitos, Kevin Muscat, Michael Thwaite (Matthew Kemp 46), Sebastian Ryall, Danny Allsopp, Archie Thompson (Ney Fabiano 90), Rodrigo Vargas, Billy Celeski, Tom Pondeljak, Carlos Hernandez, Evan Berger (Nick Ward 33)
Goals : Allsopp 55, Vargas 67
Coach : Ernie Merrick
2 - 1 Queensland Roar
Liam Reddy, Andrew Packer (Tommy Oar 75), Luke DeVere, Craig Moore, Josh McCloughan, Michael Zullo, Massimo Murdocca, Sergio Van Dijk, Matthew McKay, Mitch Nichols, Danny Tiatto (Tahj Minniecon 61)
Goal : Moore 75
Coach : Frank Farina
Match report by Alan Clark

Played (3/01/09) Adelaide Oval
Referee : Chris Beath, Crowd : 23002
Adelaide United
Eugene Galekovic, Robert Cornthwaite, Cassio Jose de Abreu Oliveira, Kristian Sarkies, Cristiano dos Santos (Robert Younis 60), Travis Dodd, Scott Jamieson, Daniel Mullen, Fabian Barbiero (Everson Arantes de Oliveira 72), Sasa Ognenovski, Paul Reid
Goals : Cassio 45, Alemao 82
Coach : Aurelio Vidmar
2 - 0 Sydney FC
Ivan Necevski, Iain Fyfe, Rob Middleby, Stuart Musialik (Terry McFlynn 86), Steve Corica (Kofi Danning 71), Shannon Cole (Rhyan Grant 71), Alex Brosque, Mark Bridge, Matthew Jurman (sent off 90), Beau Busch, Brendan Gan
Coach : John Kosmina
Match report by Lino Fusco

Played (4/01/09) Westpac Stadium
Referee : Craig Zetter, Crowd : 7520
Wellington Phoenix
Glen Moss, Tony Lochhead, Karl Dodd, Tim Brown, Leo Bertos, Shane Smeltz (Adam Kwasnik 90), Michael Ferrante (Jeremy Christie 76), Daniel Lins Cortes, Troy Hearfield (Costa Barbarouses 87), Ben Sigmund, Manny Muscat
Goals : Bertos 62, Smeltz 67, 86pk
Coach : Ricki Herbert
3 - 0 Newcastle United Jets
Ante Covic, Adam Griffiths, Matt Thompson, Joel Griffiths, Jin-Hyung Song (James Virgili 76), Tarek Elrich, Jobe Wheelhouse, Adam D'Apuzzo, Ben Kantarovski, Mark Milligan (Antun Kovacic 83), Sean Rooney
Coach : Gary van Egmond
Match report by Jeremy Ruane