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But this evening's match could prove pivotal if either team hopes to cement a finals spot, with a win taking them just a whisper away from the top six - while defeat could spell disaster.

Also at stake are the reputations of the A-League's two newest coaches, with Adelaide's John Kosmina and Newcastle's Gary van Egmond both keen to put recent losses behind them.

All the ingredients are in place for a blockbuster match to showcase football in the FFA's community round clash taking the A-League to new areas, with Bathurst - spiritual home of V8 racing - hosting its first ever HAL game.

The regional venue has added to the travel burden though, with both squads enduring a gruelling four hour trek by bus across the Blue Mountains to reach the Central West town.

“It’s a whole different scenario," said Kosmina. "Our blokes probably haven’t been in this kind of thing before, going to play in country regional areas.

"The fact is we (Adelaide United and the Jets) are all away from home, we’re in camp and it has been four days since we left Adelaide.

"It’s how these guys cope with it, but this is good practice for when we go away for the AFC Champions League.

“You can’t keep them (the players) revved up for 24 hours a day. There are a lot of little things to keep them occupied. They’re not just sitting around the hotel falling asleep.”

As part of that, Kosmina put his charges through their paces at the Carrington Park venue yesterday where exciting young prodigy Teeboy Kamara took centre stage.

Kosmina has been forced to bring in Kamara to replace midfielder Zenon Caravella, who has been ruled out with a groin injury, as the only change to the team that lost to Central Coast Mariners on Saturday.

During the medium intensity workout, Kosmina took aside Socceroo Dario Vidosic for a chat at the start of the session and later had another one on one with Iain Ramsey on the sidelines.

He had terser words with Antony Golec after he was involved in a couple of heavy challenges with team-mate Bruce Djite as they battled for possession, with one tackle in particular angering Djite.

“Overall I think we have trained quite well and we trained on the main field, and I was quite happy with it,” Kosmina said.

“The stuff that we need to fix, it comes with time and with practice on the training paddock but also in a game situation as well because there are no substitutes for playing games to fix your mistakes up.”

Both coaches were happy with the state of the pitch - normally used by the local rugby league side - although the surface was heavier than other pitches in the competition.

But Jets Gary van Egmond added: "Graham Arnold would be delighted with this surface - it's definitely better than what he's got at Bluetongue."

If the weather holds out, FFA bosses are hoping for a crowd of between 5-6,000 or more at the compact stadium.

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