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A-League: 2009-2010 Season
Round 15 in Review

23/11/2009
Jeremy Ruane


'Top Six Begins To Take Shape As Perth Stun Leaders' - The likely make-up of the top six teams who will contest the 2009-10 Hyundai A-League play-offs is beginning to become clear after the conclusion of the round following the week-long pre-season break, the highlight of which saw Perth Glory stun league leaders Sydney FC 2-0 at ME Bank Stadium ..
Every week we bring you a round review by Jeremy Ruane ... plus all results

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A-League: Round 15
New lows for Newcastle

22/11/2009


Newcastle Jets 0 - Wellington 1



A fourteenth minute goal from Paul Ifill proved suffice to see Wellington Phoenix past Newcastle Jets on 22 November at EnergyAustralia Stadium, where just 4,239 fans - the home team's lowest ever crowd - saw the visitors prevail 1-0 ..
Jeremy Ruane reports from NZ
[ Match report .... ]

A-League: Round 15
Victory eludes Roar

22/11/2009


Brisbane 0 - Melbourne 1



Melbourne have claimed top spot on the A-League ladder after discarding a Roar team that just couldn’t find the goal ..
Adrian Demack reports from Suncorp
[ Match report .... ]

A-League: Round 15
Mariners make it two on the road

22/11/2009


Nth Qld Fury 1 - Central Coast 5



The Central Coast Mariners have grabbed their second on-the-road high scoring win in succession in front of a good crowd in Townsville, weathering some aggressive attacking play by the Fury and punishing any frailty at the back from the home side, ending with a 1-5 scoreline ..
Chris Dunkerley reports ..
[ Match report .... ]

A-League: Season 5
HAL Round 15,
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19/11/2009


This preview covers HAL Round 15, W-League Round 8, and NYL Round 11. Get out to a local game either this weekend or next! Otherwise catch it at your local club, pub, or new-found best friend's house! Lineups, tickets, TV and radio, etc.

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2009-2010 Season
W-League & NYL rounds overview

15/11/2009
by BOTN


Results from the Westfield W-League round 7, and the National Youth League round 10 ..

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Australian Men: Socceroos
Asian Cup Qualifier
Oman 1 - Australia 2

14/11/2009: Australia went down to ten men and behind early but came back to win this vital qualifier 2-1 through heroics by Mark Schwarzer and goals to Luke Wilkshire and Brett Emerton ..

[ FFA report ..]

Westfield W-League: Round 7
Mariners hot not Reds

14/11/2009


Adelaide 0 - Central Coast 6



It was a hot time in old Adelaide town but it was the Reds at home who felt the heat as the visiting Mariners dominated the game and came away with six clear goals in this Round 7 clash ...
Chris Dunkerley reports ...
[ Match report .... ]

A-League: Season 5

NYL Round 10 &
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12/11/2009


This preview covers W-League Round 6, and NYL Round 9. HAL Round 15 is next week (FIFA weekend for Internationals). Get out to a local game either this weekend or next! Otherwise catch it at your local club, pub, or new-found best friend's house! Lineups, tickets, TV and radio, etc.

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A-League: Round 14
Frantic Finale Stimulates Sterile Showdown

9/11/2009


Wellington 1 - Perth Glory 1


Wellington Phoenix and Perth Glory produced a frantic final twenty minutes of action in drawing 1-1 at Westpac Stadium on 8 November, the outcome of this largely sterile showdown enough to maintain their respective sixth and fifth placings ..
Jeremy Ruane reports from NZ
[ Match report .... ]

Westfield W-League: Round 6
Roar get one more win towards Championship

09/11/2009


Canberra 1 - Brisbane Roar 2



The Roar moved one step closer to securing the Championship again sealed a solid, workman-like double over the local team from the Capital with a 2-1 win ...
Nick Guoth reports from Canberra ...
[ Match report .... ]

A-League: Round 14
Mariners Outclass Victory

8/11/2009


Melbourne 0 - Central Coast 4



Central Coast Mariners brushed aside Melbourne Victory at Docklands Stadium on Saturday evening, scoring three goals in the game's last quarter-hour to comprehensively confirm the win that Adam Kwasnik's spectacular early opener had promised. ..
Peter Humffray reports
[ Match report .... ]

A-League: Round 14
Jets off the bottom

8/11/2009


Newcastle Jets 2 - North Qld Fury 0



The Newcastle Jets have climbed off the bottom of the ladder with a solid 2-0 win over the North Queensland Fury FC at Energy Australia Stadium ..
Robert Szomolnocki reports from Broadmeadow
[ Match report .... ]

A-League: Round 14
Skills at Skilled Park

8/11/2009


Gold Coast 1 - Sydney FC 0



Gold Coast United halted Sydney FC's charge towards the A-League premiership at least temporarily, with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Skilled Park last night ..
Adrian Demack reports from Robina
[ Match report .... ]

BOTN Team Fearless Predictions:
A-League 2009-2010
July 2009

The BOTN 2009-2010 A-League season writing team have placed their end of R27 ranking tips, and we have consolidated them into one fearless prediction! Laugh at us, and see how badly wrong (or right) we have been in the first 4 seasons!

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Round 15

Results & Reports
Adelaide
1
1
Gold Coast
0
1
1
5
0
1
Perth Glory
2
0
Sydney FC

2009/2010 A-League Table

Round 15

#

Team

Pl

Wo

Dr

Lo

Gf

Ga

Dif

Pts

1

Melbourne V

15

8

3

4

23

22

1

27

2

Sydney

15

8

1

6

19

14

5

25

3

Gold Coast

15

7

3

5

21

21

0

24

4

CentralCoast

15

6

5

4

22

9

13

23

5

Perth Glory

15

6

3

6

21

18

3

21

6

Wellington

15

4

8

3

20

14

6

20

7

Adelaide U

15

4

5

6

12

17

-5

17

8

Brisbane R

15

4

4

7

18

22

-4

16

9

Newcastle J

15

4

4

7

14

22

-8

16

10

NQ Fury

15

3

6

6

16

27

-11

15

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