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Round 5 Review History was made in the National Soccer League this weekend, as the competition saw its first indoor match take place. And it’s as well the roof on Melbourne’s Colonial Stadium was in place for the clash of local rivals South Melbourne and the Melbourne Knights, as it kept a lid on the tempers which were raised by referee Craig Zetter’s controversial dismissal of South’s Steve Iosifidis half-way through the first spell, an action which overshadowed the Knights’ 1-0 victory, a triumph afforded them by Steve Horvat’s goal on the stroke of half-time. [more....] Glory's Perfect Start Continues A 2-1 home win for Perth Glory against visitors Sydney Utd saw the table-toppers notch up their fifth win on the trot to leave them with the distinction of being the only National Soccer League team with a 100% record, following a share of the spoils between Brisbane Strikers and the Northern Spirit in a 1-1 draw. [more....] Strikers Spirit Level Pablo Cardozo edged closer to the century of National Soccer League goals, as Northern Spirit ended Brisbane Strikers winning run at Ballymore. [more....] Tobin Saves Power
For the first time in five encounters, the Olympic Sharks and the Parramatta Power have shared the points in a gripping Sydney derby played out in front of a bumper crowd of just under 8000 at Toyota Park. [report 1] [report 2] Round 5 - Saturday Night Results Brisbane 1 (Foster
56') Olympic 2 (Macallister
15', 80') Perth 2 (Mori 27',
Horsley 47') Wolves On Downward Slide
This match truly
lived down to its bottom of the table billing. And the refereeing
didn’t help. The back-to-back champions twice equalised but were unable
to halt their nosedive. Newcastle Remain Undefeated Newcastle United retained its unbeaten start to the NSL season with a 2-2 draw against Adelaide City Force at Hindmarsh Stadium. [more....] Knights Down South Socceroo Steve Horvat scored with a header from a corner just before the half-time break to give Melbourne Knights the lead they never surrendered in the derby against ten-man South Melbourne at Colonial Stadium on Friday evening. [more....] Round 5 - Friday Night Results Adelaide City 2
(Moreira 24', 50') Wollongong 2 (McDonald
13', Perinich 75') South Melbourne
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Back of the Net looks at all this weekend's lineups.[more....] Round 4 Review Perth Glory inflicted upon the Football Kingz the fledgling Kiwi club’s heaviest-ever defeat in the fourth round of the National Soccer League, the impressively-performed league leaders pummelling their passionless opponents 7-2 at a rain-slicked North Harbour Stadium.[more....]
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