A-Leagues 25/26 - The Other Matches Thread

Red card in the Victory match for stomping on a Roar player...

Except two Victory players did the same action...

So probably should've been two reds 

What amazed me was that it had to go to VAR. Evans should've had the red card out quick as a flash. Commentators initially regarded it as a non event too. 

Victory look terrible, barely had a look in all game.

A draw in CCM v MCY would be very handy for us.

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What amazed me was that it had to go to VAR. Evans should've had the red card out quick as a flash. Commentators initially regarded it as a non event too. 

Victory look terrible, barely had a look in all game.

And the linesman is half a meter away. 

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Red card in the Victory match for stomping on a Roar player...

Except two Victory players did the same action...

So probably should've been two reds 

I mean that’s a basic tenet of a justice system- two people do the same thing, they should receive the same treatment and punishment. I frequently find myself getting irritated about that on the forum. 

Armiento’s yellow card today for holding v holding Piper, and stopping play by kicking Armiento in the ankles. That can affect a player and a season. 

Hate to go on about crowds but Sydney derby far from sold out again. Sheesh, its not good for the league

Good noise though

mikecj

Good noise though

Pretty intense derby.  Entertaining. WSW do the job after a 4 year drought.

mjp2

mikecj

Good noise though

Pretty intense derby.  Entertaining. WSW do the job after a 4 year drought.

Which in itself is good for the league. WSW needed to get something.

InsulinMachine

Hate to go on about crowds but Sydney derby far from sold out again. Sheesh, its not good for the league

I saw that until less than a week ago WSW were still linking to ticketek from their website when they had switched to ticketmaster in early October.

So until a few days before the game if you went to the WSW website to try and buy tickets it would take you to a ticketek page for the fixture that said tickets were no longer on sale - which almost made it seem like it was sold out.

Surely that didn't help.

Half a Pint

InsulinMachine

Hate to go on about crowds but Sydney derby far from sold out again. Sheesh, its not good for the league

I saw that until less than a week ago WSW were still linking to ticketek from their website when they had switched to ticketmaster in early October.

So until a few days before the game if you went to the WSW website to try and buy tickets it would take you to a ticketek page for the fixture that said tickets were no longer on sale - which almost made it seem like it was sold out.

Surely that didn't help.

Lol, just posted Stajic’s thing about buzz and positivity. But basic competence helps too!

C'mon Jets!!

Santa Parade on in Auckland, will be their lowest crowd to date me thinks

InsulinMachine

Santa Parade on in Auckland, will be their lowest crowd to date me thinks

This made me lol. Thank you.

I believe that the jets will have a clean sheet. Well, maybe don’t believe enough to pony up on the AFC betting sponsor.

Jets gotta win sometimes though

Get in!!!! Jets with an early goal. 0-1

That’s all cosgrove’s fault.  What sort of cross was that? He can’t play.

Booo, AFC equalizer. 1-1

Nice centering header by cosgrove for the equalizer 

Cosgrove beginning to live up to his billing. Good assist there.

Does this Newcastle team just run out of puff? Having seen them clean up pre-season and play a good game earlier, I’m wondering where it goes wrong! 

Sharp save from Woud there. 
And Cosgrove wins a free kick just short of a pen. The unfancied players coming through today.

Love that yellow card from Faghani. Burgess gets no advantage. Ref shows card, waves play on and Auckland go. 15 seconds. No holding up play to take numbers or be officious or anything. Defenders can’t get back. 

martinb

Does this Newcastle team just run out of puff? Having seen them clean up pre-season and play a good game earlier, I’m wondering where it goes wrong! 

Sharp save from Woud there. 
And Cosgrove wins a free kick just short of a pen. The unfancied players coming through today.

They tend to fall apart in the second half, so it is probably cuz they have run out of gas in the tank.

1-1

Goal? Yay?

Auckland defence asleep for that one

Yay!

LA Rose!! 1-2, Crowd is stunned.

Mr. Gould is Mr. Grumps.

Be nice if the jets ripped their guts out right before the derby.

I like the new LA Rose. He's a much better, more dangerous player since he's been a regular starter with the Jets. Was kind of going nowhere at Macarthur.

Nommag

Be nice if the jets ripped their guts out right before the derby.

Especially after yesterday.

They really miss May as well. He just buzzes everywhere and doesn’t like defeat. 

Who else is out? Sakai, Rogerson…Hall returning from suspension 

Pijnaker, Gallegos, Gillion and Francois on the bench.

Just had a thunderstorm warning for Auckland pop up on my phone for some reason 

Cosgrove isn’t guna win fighting Faghani. Auckland lucky he’s not carded. 

We will overtake AFC with any win on Saturday if it stays like this

They look pretty wet and miserable out there.

This is petty.

But 

lol

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I like the new LA Rose. He's a much better, more dangerous player since he's been a regular starter with the Jets. Was kind of going nowhere at Macarthur.

The way commentators hyped him up really hurt his perception. He was never the next big thing they made him out to be. But he has really improved since he moved more central at the Jets.

1-2

Great chance for Taylor, great save by Woud. 1-2

Jets should be well ahead by now. That was almost a sitter 

One win in a blue moon and some fans thinks he deserves a pass. 

This is the reason why this club hasn't won anything and will continue too.

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