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A-Leagues 23/24, The Other Matches Thread

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21 Jan 07:48
CCM well on top but can't put the ball in the net, 0-0
21 Jan 08:08 · edited 21 Jan 08:10 · History
Theoharous!! 1-0 
21 Jan 08:37
Ugarkovic levels us up. 1-1 
21 Jan 08:40
Be good if it stays like this.
21 Jan 08:46
Torres!!! 2-1 
21 Jan 08:47
He's worked very hard today. Not the show pony I thought he was earlier in the season.
21 Jan 08:59
Storm Roux sent off after being subbed out. Madness.

Didn't look much in it to be honest. A few handbags...
21 Jan 09:01
Kiwi right backs not having a good time of it this weekend. Stupid of Roux to throw himself in like that.

Mariners starting to look like real contenders, even without Tulio.
21 Jan 09:01
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He's worked very hard today. Not the show pony I thought he was earlier in the season.

He really has come good after looking like a bust early on.
23 Jan 07:46
Jets vs Roar tonight, no Jet is in danger of a yellow card suspension vs us.
23 Jan 09:39
This Jets vs Roar game, is a good example of the plus side of the Wins trump goal difference rule change.
Roar down 3-0 with a red card, usually all teams would just defend to stem the bleeding of goals, but they are still attacking and as a result the game is more interesting and they have got back in the game.
Auckland based forever phoenix fan
24 Jan 07:55

His foul was almost identical as well.

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

25 Jan 10:46
City hang on for a 1-0 win over Adelaide courtesy of an Antonis screamer. Lots of chances for the Reds but they spurned them all, including a terrible one on one miss by Irankunda late in the match.

Nice to see Jamie Young, who made the save, giving the distraught Irankunda lots of encouragement and moral support after the final whistle.
26 Jan 08:56
Big Blue!!!
26 Jan 09:01
Chaos in the box from a free kick & JCP reacts first, 0-1 
26 Jan 09:02
Let's hope they can hang on to the lead. 
26 Jan 09:08 · edited 26 Jan 09:09 · History
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Let's hope they can hang on to the lead. 
Narrator: But they couldn't

Machach levels us up, 1-1 
26 Jan 09:09
....So much for that hope!

1-1
26 Jan 09:21
The off side flag saves Wood's blushes. What a miss that would have been. 1-1 
26 Jan 09:27
Well with Kersey that was always going to be a lottery.
26 Jan 09:27
Wood sent off after a VAR review. I don't know about this, it feels really harsh. 1-1 
26 Jan 09:29
Utterly ridiculous. Such a poor decision all round from the officials.
26 Jan 09:31
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Wood sent off after a VAR review. I don't know about this, it feels really harsh. 1-1 

Very poor VAR intervention once again.

It seems that any high contact is now in the sights of the VAR gun which is a real shame.

Game was bubbling along nicely too...
26 Jan 09:40
That’s a tough red card
Auckland based forever phoenix fan
26 Jan 09:54
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Utterly ridiculous. Such a poor decision all round from the officials.

In slo-mo, the contact looks way worse than it really was. They both stuck legs out & the Victory player's leg got in front. Just chuck out the lazy yellow card and play on.
26 Jan 09:57
26 Jan 10:01
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Sam Kerr knows what's up.
26 Jan 10:10
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Utterly ridiculous. Such a poor decision all round from the officials.

In slo-mo, the contact looks way worse than it really was. They both stuck legs out & the Victory player's leg got in front. Just chuck out the lazy yellow card and play on.
Unfortunately with a ref like Kersey the nod by VAR to have a second look at it would immediately have put into his mind that the two most recent similar offences (Payne, O'Shea) were red carded, hence he just better follow suit. 

I'm sure there are other (better) refs in the league who would've had the common sense to distinguish that this incident was totally different.
26 Jan 10:21
Victory not really threatening Sydney's goal right now, 1-1 
26 Jan 10:25
Second week in a row MV have looked less than convincing against ten men. Perhaps hoping for another lucky deflected goal.
26 Jan 10:34
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Second week in a row MV have looked less than convincing against ten men. Perhaps hoping for another lucky deflected goal.

Shows how reliant they have been on Bruno's goals. If he isn't there to score, who does? 1-1 
26 Jan 10:46
Well done Sydney and thanks.
26 Jan 10:46 · edited 26 Jan 10:53 · History
Top of the table and being boo'd at F/T. 😂

Superb.
26 Jan 10:50 · edited 26 Jan 10:58 · History
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Second week in a row MV have looked less than convincing against ten men. Perhaps hoping for another lucky deflected goal.

Shows how reliant they have been on Bruno's goals. If he isn't there to score, who does? 1-1 

If they're banking on Folami and Velupillay up top then they're in trouble. Those two couldn't finish a sandwich between them.

Stepovers and pace - They're essentially just shark versions of Jaushua Sotirio. 

Good point for Sydney.
26 Jan 10:53
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Well done Sydney and thanks.

That match was shaping up nicely before the red, real shame that but thanks for hanging in there Uffie's boys.
26 Jan 10:58
YoungHeartHM
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Second week in a row MV have looked less than convincing against ten men. Perhaps hoping for another lucky deflected goal.

Shows how reliant they have been on Bruno's goals. If he isn't there to score, who does? 1-1 

If they're banking on Folami and Velupillay up top then they're in trouble. Those two couldn't finish a sandwich between them.

Stopovers and pace - They're essentially just shark versions of Jaushua Sotirio. 

Good point for Sydney.
Also love it that MV is chock full of speedy, skillful wide players, so who do they get in on loan? Salim Khelifi, another speedy, skillful wide player.
26 Jan 11:46 · edited 26 Jan 12:25 · History
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Utterly ridiculous. Such a poor decision all round from the officials.

In slo-mo, the contact looks way worse than it really was. They both stuck legs out & the Victory player's leg got in front. Just chuck out the lazy yellow card and play on.
Unfortunately with a ref like Kersey the nod by VAR to have a second look at it would immediately have put into his mind that the two most recent similar offences (Payne, O'Shea) were red carded, hence he just better follow suit. 

I'm sure there are other (better) refs in the league who would've had the common sense to distinguish that this incident was totally different.

Kersey is about the only ref I’ve seen in the A league who has ignored the VAR recommendation and he’s done it twice. And if other similar incidents are getting carded, then it seems fair. Still having issues with Keep Up so haven’t seen it yet…May change my mind!

Edit: yeh, that looks ridiculous, but getting ridiculous calls against the Victory has been suspiciously common this season. Both Payne and O’Shea were late, missed the ball and got the player who they could clearly see. Here Wood gets to the ball first and can’t see the player who arrives second and can see and avoid Wood. I’m doubtful there’s a foul against Wood there. 


26 Jan 20:10
martinb
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Utterly ridiculous. Such a poor decision all round from the officials.

In slo-mo, the contact looks way worse than it really was. They both stuck legs out & the Victory player's leg got in front. Just chuck out the lazy yellow card and play on.
Unfortunately with a ref like Kersey the nod by VAR to have a second look at it would immediately have put into his mind that the two most recent similar offences (Payne, O'Shea) were red carded, hence he just better follow suit. 

I'm sure there are other (better) refs in the league who would've had the common sense to distinguish that this incident was totally different.

Kersey is about the only ref I’ve seen in the A league who has ignored the VAR recommendation and he’s done it twice. And if other similar incidents are getting carded, then it seems fair. Still having issues with Keep Up so haven’t seen it yet…May change my mind!

Edit: yeh, that looks ridiculous, but getting ridiculous calls against the Victory has been suspiciously common this season. Both Payne and O’Shea were late, missed the ball and got the player who they could clearly see. Here Wood gets to the ball first and can’t see the player who arrives second and can see and avoid Wood. I’m doubtful there’s a foul against Wood there. 
yet the victory fans are certain the league is rigged against them.