Fudgeing typical! Yet another injury time goal and the WU steal an equaliser with less than a minute to go.
That's curtains for the Reds.
That's curtains for the Reds.
Unless I'm missing something, it's not curtains for the Reds if WSW (6th, 34 pts, 10 wins, -4 GD) draw their next game against Melb City (7th, 33 pts, 9 wins, +10 GD).
A draw in that game would still give Adelaide (8th, 29 pts, 8 wins, +0 GD), some hope. Note Adelaide's GD is currently superior to WSW's GD
In this round if Adelaide beat CCM, and WSW & MC drew that would leave
WSW 35 pts & 10 wins, MC 34 pts & 9 wins and Adelaide 32 pts & 9 wins.
Then in the final round if WSW lost, MC lost or drew & Adelaide won would leave
Adelaide 35 pts & 10 wins, WSW 35 pts & 10 wins and MC 34 or 35 pts & 9 wins.
Next tiebreaker after wins is GD. So Adelaide would be through ahead of WSW, again unless I'm missing something??
So hope for a WSW v Melb City draw Saturday night, to at least keep Adelaide motivated for their Gosford game Sunday.
https://aleagues.com.au/more/official-documents/
Procedures to Determine Placings after Regular Season
At the completion of the Regular Season Clubs are ranked from one (1) through to twelve (12), with the first six (6) Clubs progressing to the Finals Series. The position of each Club will be determined based on the following criteria:
- Highest number of points accumulated during the Regular Season;
- if two (2) or more Clubs are level on points accumulated, the following criteria will be applied, in order, until all Clubs can be separated and ranked in order:
- total number of wins;
- highest goal difference;