If we get Melbourne City in the semi, it's going to be a great test for everyone but particularly Rufer and Pennington. Rufer can Prove his Serie A credentials.
Yes. Of course you're right. 🙄
My age has definitely caught up with me.
A-Leagues 23/24, The Other Matches Thread
Yes. Of course you're right. 🙄
My age has definitely caught up with me.
I was about to say time was running out for Victory. But then bam, you looking for this!
Awesome.
Get the eff in!!! 1-1
MV have been good this half without creating anything, but they've hung in there and deserved that goal.
Who was that victory left back ball watching!
Oooh, drama. VAR checking for a handball for the Victory. 1-1 atm
Much as I want Victory to win that would've been a cruel way to decide it. Extra time here we go.
What are the rules regarding yellows and suspensions in the finals series? Were they wiped before the finals started? Can you get suspended for the semifinal second leg if you get a yellow in the EF & semifinal first leg?
Pretty sure that yellows were wiped before the finals series. Suspensions carry over in the finals series.
Izzo has been absolutely immense tonight. 1-1
What are the rules regarding yellows and suspensions in the finals series? Were they wiped before the finals started? Can you get suspended for the semifinal second leg if you get a yellow in the EF & semifinal first leg?
Suspensions from the regular season carry over, yellow cards get wiped. In the Finals series, you get a 1 match ban after 3 yellows. So impossible for a CCM/Nix player to miss the Grand Final from yellow card accumulation. Sydney & tonight's winner have that worry.
1-1
City down to ten now.
Seems pretty likely to go to pens.
Seems pretty likely to go to pens.
Curtis Good gets a second yellow and is off. Ten vs ten now but that barely matters with only a couple mins left. 1-1
Well if City end up winning the shoot out, I don't think they will be able to stop CCM.
Death strikes!!!
Izzo has been absolutely immense tonight. 1-1
Izzo!!!
Izzo saves 2 and now taking a penalty
I wonder who the man of the match will be?
Leigh Broxham pulls a Megan Rapinoe
Oh dear, DJ Brox misses the chance to win
Izzo wins it for the Victory.
CCM vs Sydney
Phoenix vs Victory
CCM vs Sydney
Phoenix vs Victory
I hope the Phoenix are doing penalty practice extras after that!
Great result. We get our favoured opponents. They have a key player suspended. And extra time isn’t ideal for them (though plenty of recovery time).
What a game by Izzo, he basically won it for Victory. and I love Syd vs CCM, they can do it.
Practice multiple ways as well. Keep the keeper guessing.
Great result. We get our favoured opponents. They have a key player suspended. And extra time isn’t ideal for them (though plenty of recovery time).
But they have a bewitched Paul Izzo...
Great result. We get our favoured opponents. They have a key player suspended. And extra time isn’t ideal for them (though plenty of recovery time).
Great result. We get our favoured opponents. They have a key player suspended. And extra time isn’t ideal for them (though plenty of recovery time).
Great result. We get our favoured opponents. They have a key player suspended. And extra time isn’t ideal for them (though plenty of recovery time).
2 match ban is the minimum for violent conduct.
I'd imagine they'll appeal and who knows how that will go. I remember Berisha getting his ban for kicking out at Durante overturned, despite a lot of video evidence, so that he'd be available for Victory in the finals.
That guy kept rolling over and over. It was embarrassing. No wonder some people can't take footballers seriously. Someone should make a meme out of that rolling.
From what I've seen of this game, Victory did not win it; M City lost it. They should have put the game away in the first half.
I wonder if the red for Machach will be appealed / overturned.
I wonder if the red for Machach will be appealed / overturned.
After the Machach red I pretty much gave up hope of Victory coming through that game - glad they proved me wrong
Victory for us, Sydney for CCM, best outcome possible for mine. Victory looked really weak on attack. Only reason they were still in that game by half time was Izzo and some desparate defence. City should have been 4 up!
If we can go to AAMI and grab a goal early I doubt Victory will score against us, Fornaroli is really the only concern with Machach out for at least the first game.
Wouldnt it be amazing if Syndey do a number on CCM and we have them in the home final!
If we can go to AAMI and grab a goal early I doubt Victory will score against us, Fornaroli is really the only concern with Machach out for at least the first game.
Wouldnt it be amazing if Syndey do a number on CCM and we have them in the home final!
I would not expect MV to be an easy opponent even without Machach, especially at AAMI.
#MVCvMCY was the 25th pen shoot-out in Aus men's league finals games:
— andrew howe (@AndyHowe_statto) May 5, 2024
285 goal attempts
205 goals (72% success rate)
26 off-target [none off-target in last 35 attempts]
54 saves (21% of on-target shots)
First team to kick has won 12 (48% success)
Home team has won 13(52% success)
Not sure if anybody saw, but he was handed the paper because Izzo pinged his bottle into the crowd, which had his penalty notes on it 😂 😂 😂 https://t.co/FMoehkipfy
— Aussie Groundhopper (@OzGroundHop) May 5, 2024
Post-game, Paul Izzo acknowledges that one of Jamie Young’s water bottles may have found its way into the stands. Aerially. A few notes in a towel may have gone missing as well. https://t.co/qTcSGSeCg3
— Joey Lynch (@joeylynchy) May 5, 2024
Paulsen needs some sort of strategy to protect his notes.