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Friday, August 25, 2006

Victory too good for Adelaide in A-League opener

Round 1
25th August


The 2006-07 Hyundai A-League season kicked off at Olympic Park tonight with the Melbourne Victory FC posting a surprise 2-0 win over Pre-Season Cup winner Adelaide United FC.

The Victory took the lead in the 29th minute through skipper Kevin Muscat who slotted home a penalty before Brazilian recruit Claudin ensured Ernie Merrick’s side would snare all three points on opening night.

The Victory took the lead after Brazilian left back Alessandro was brought down by Richie Alagich.

Daniel Allsopp smacked a drive which was too hot for Adelaide keep Robert Bajic to hold with Claudin arriving first to the loose ball to give the Victory an unassailable 2-0 lead.

Adelaide coach John Kosmina said, "They were probably a hungrier side, Melbourne were pumped up for this match. So were we, but they were a bit more pumped than us."

It seems everyone was pumped up for this one before a crowd of 15,781.

Melbourne Victory 2 (Muscat 29 pen, Claudinho 78)
Adelaide United 0
Crowd: 15,781

posted by Footballer at Victory too good for Adelaide in A-League opener







A-League Results
Round 13
Fri, 17 Nov 2006
Queensland 0-2 Melbourne
Sat, 18 Nov 2006
Perth 2-1 Newcastle
Sun, 19 Nov 2006
NZ Knights 0-2 CC Mariners
Sun, 19 Nov 2006
Sydney 2-1 Adelaide
A-League Next Round
Round 14
Thu, 24 Nov 2006
Sydney vs Queensland
Sat, 25 Nov 2006
CC Mariners 4-0 Adelaide
Sun, 26 Nov 2006
Perth 0-1 NZ Knights
Sun, 26 Nov 2006
Melbourne vs Newcastle
A-League Standings
  P W D L F A GD Pts
Melbourne 13 11 1 1 29 9 20 34
Adelaide 13 7 1 5 23 17 6 22
Sydney FC 13 5 5 3 22 16 6 20
Queensland 13 4 4 5 16 14 2 16
CC Mariners 13 4 4 5 15 17 -2 16
Newcastle 13 4 4 5 17 21 -4 16
Perth Glory 13 4 2 7 15 19 -4 14
NZ Knights 13 2 1 10 4 28 -24 7

P = played | W = wins | D = draws | L = losses | F = goals + | A = goals - | GD = goal difference | Pts = points