Melbourne v Queensland
Melbourne v Queensland
10pm kick-off
Both sides on 26 points from 16 games.
Tiatto and Packer in for Queensland in place of Grossman and Minniecon; Brebner in for Berger for Melbourne.
Queensland are 5 games unbeaten; Melbourne had lost three on the bounce before their win over Sydney last weekend.
Queensland have won 3 out of 5 games in Melbourne.
The pitch - makes the SFS playing surface (for the Syd-Perth fixture) look like Augusta National...
Good to see Peter in the middle
Great work from Hernandez completely undone by Pondeljak
Commentators just referred to an uneven/bumpy strip about 6m wide across halfway.
I think more accurate dimensions of that uneven patch of turf might be closer to 110m x 50m
I think more accurate dimensions of that uneven patch of turf might be closer to 110m x 50m
Pondeljak has been awful recently and isn't improving here.
I missed that, who is Ward on for ?
...another example of Kruse syndrome... good couple of early games, media fapping, and then he disappears for the rest of the season.
I'd swear I saw a Melbourne hand ball in their own penalty box at roughly 18 mins.
"We've got the best pitch in the league"
"We've got the best pitch in the league"
"It's a pudding of a pitch" - now that's commentating
Matt Mckay looks like Ian Hogg. Can someone punch him?
allsop 1-0 victory
1-0 Melbin. Allsopp taps in Archie's cross. One hour gone.
Tiatto gets subbed off. Gives the Melbourne fans a two-fingered salute as they boo him off.
Jesus Sergio is missing sitters
2-0 Vargas heads in a free kick.
moore 2-1 victory
2-1 Moore nods in a corner.
Tommy Oar is on. 15 mins to go.
Tommy Oar is on. 15 mins to go.
Tiatto gets subbed off. Gives the Melbourne fans a two-fingered salute as they boo him off.
Like Allsopp it will be ignored.
The judiciary are a complete joke.
Archie runs around half the defence and hits the frame. Numpty.
Then he gets through and hits it wide on the opposite side.
LOLs
LOLs
...and this time a too heavy touch hits it to Reddy.
Comedy. Gold.
Comedy. Gold.
Great save by Wellington's No.2 goalie 
All over 2-1 Victory.
Melbourne go top of the table for now.
Melbourne go top of the table for now.
Apart from when he referees the Phoenix, is Peter O'Leary the best referee in the A-League currently ?
Good game by the ref, but some shocking throw-in calls by the linesmen near the end.
Peter would be the best in this part of the world currently in my opinion.
Archie was a bit stiff with a couple of early offside calls imo, and if the FFA, MVFC and Amnesty International don't complain to Telstra Dome about their joke of a pitch I'll be very surprised.
yeah that pitch was terrible for football
well done melbourne
well done melbourne
Tiatto gets subbed off. Gives the Melbourne fans a two-fingered salute as they boo him off.
Like Allsopp it will be ignored.The judiciary are a complete joke.
Not like it was subtle either, would be handy to have him suspended for a few games.