2007 PRE-SEASON CUP – Round 3 Review

Wellington Phoenix 1 (Steven Old 46’)
Queensland Roar 2 (Simon Lynch 40’, Sasa Ognenovski 48’)
Friday 27 July 2007
QE2 Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Michael Hester
Assistant Referees: Brent Best & Paul Dunham
Fourth Official: Jamie Cross
Crowd: 4,081

Wellington Phoenix: 20.Glen MOSS (gk), 2.Jeremy CHRISTIE, 3.Tony LOCHHEAD, 5.Karl DODD, 7.Ross ALOISI (Captain), 8.Vaughan COVENY (22.Royce BROWNLIE 71’), 9.Shane SMELTZ, 10.Michael FERRANTE, 11.Daniel CORTES (21.Felipe CAMPOS 71’), 13.Steven OLD, 14.Steven O’DOR.

Substitutes not used: 15.George PALADINI, 30.Jacob SPOONLEY (gk)

Yellow cards: Michael Ferrante 66’

Queensland Roar: 1.Liam REDDY (gk), 5.Josh McCLOUGHAN, 8.Massimo MURDOCCA (14.Ben GRIFFIN 46’), 9.Simon LYNCH, 11.REINALDO da costa, 15.Matt McKAY, 16.Hyuk-Su SEO, 17.Mitch NICHOLS (7.Michael ZULLO 62’), 18.Danny TIATTO, 19.Sasa OGNENOVSKI (6.Stuart McLAREN 77’), 21.Chris GROSSMAN.

Substitutes not used: 30.Griffin McMASTER (gk)

Yellow cards: Massimo Murdocca 32’, Michael Zullo 67’, Reinaldo 90+3’’)


Adelaide United 4 (Nathan Burns 6’(pen), Bruce Djite 66’, Kristian Sarkies 80’(pen), Richie Alagich 86’)
Newcastle Jets 1 (Joel Griffiths 90+2’ (pen))
Friday 27 July 2007
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Referee: Craig Zetter
Assistant Referees: Matthew Cream & Peter Chapman
Fourth Official: Peter Cetrangolo
Crowd: 3,800

Adelaide United Squad: 20.Robert BAJIC (gk), 2.Richie ALAGICH, 4.Angelo COSTANZO (17.Isyan ERDOGAN 74’), 6.CASSIO, 10.Nathan BURNS, 11.Bruce DJITE, 13.Travis DODD, 15.Jonas SALLEY, 16.Bobby PETTA (8.Kristian SARKIES 63’), 18.Robert CORNTHWAITE, 21.Jason SPAGNUOLO (7.Lucas PANTELIS 57’).

Substitutes Not Used: 40.Scott HIGGINS (gk).

Yellow Cards: Travis Dodd 44’.

Newcastle Jets Squad: 1.Ante COVIC (gk), 2.Adam GRIFFITHS, 3.Jade NORTH, , 6 Andrew DURANTE (4.Steve EAGLETON 62’), 8.Matt THOMPSON, 9.Joel GRIFFITHS, 12.Paul KOHLER, , 14.Jobe WHEELHOUSE, 15.Scott TUNBRIDGE (11.Tarek ELRICH 79’), 17.Troy HEARFIELD, 18 Noel SPENCER (13.Adam D’APUZZO 46’), 19.Mark BRIDGE.

Substitutes Not Used: 30. Justin PASFIELD (GK).

Yellow Cards: Andrew Durante 21’, Adam Griffiths 38’/79’, Ante Covic 38’, Adam D’Apuzzo 57’, Joel Griffiths 61’, Mark Bridge 68’.

Red Cards: Mark Bridge 69’, Adam Griffiths 79’.


Perth Glory 2 (Nikita Rukavytsya 52’, Jamie Harnwell 70’)
Melbourne Victory 1 (Carlos Hernandez 34’)
Saturday 28 July 2007
Darwin Football Stadium, Darwin
Referee: Peter Green
Assistant Referees: Joe Fusari & Michael Nugus
Fourth Official: Matthew Cheeseman
Crowd: 2,700

Perth Glory Squad: 30.Tando VELAPHI (gk), 2.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY, 3.David TARKA, 4.Simon COLOSIMO, 5.Jamie HARNWELL, 6.Dino DJULBIC, 10.Billy CELESKI, 12.Leo BERTOS (8.David MICEVSKI 73’), 13.Nikita RUKAVYTSYA, 14.Jamie COYNE, 19.Naum SEKULOVSKI (9.Mate DRAGICEVIC 46’)

Substitutes not used: 50.Tommi TOMICH (gk)

Yellow cards: Jamie Harnwell 64’.

Melbourne Victory Squad: 1.Michael THEOKLITOS (gk), 2.Kevin MUSCAT (Captain), 3.Daniel PIORKOWSKI, 5. Ljubo MILICEVIC, 7.Matthew KEMP, 9.Daniel ALLSOPP, 11.Joseph KEENAN, 12.Rodrigo VARGAS, 13.Kaz PATAFTA (8.Grant BREBNER 59’), 16.Carlos HERNANDEZ, 18.Leigh BROXHAM (14.Adrian CACERES 75’)

Substitutes not used: 4.Adrian LEIJER, 20.Eugene GALEKOVIC (gk).

Yellow cards: Ljubo Milicevic 87’


Sydney FC 0
Central Coast Mariners 3 (Matt Osman 36’, Adam Kwasnik 44’, Andre Gumprecht 52’)
Sunday 29 July 2007
Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Referee: Ben Williams
Assistant Referees: Ben Wilson & Gavin Martin
Fourth Official: James Lewis
Crowd: 5,735

Sydney FC Squad: 1.Clint BOLTON (gk), 4.Mark RUDAN (captain), 7.Robbie MIDDLEBY, 9.David ZDRILIC, 10.Steve CORICA, 11.Brendon SANTALAB (6.Tony POPOVIC 46’), 14.Alex BROSQUE, 15.Terry McFLYNN, 18.Adam CASEY (3.Nikolas TSATTALIOS 38’), 19.Michael ENFIELD, 23.Ufuk TALAY 25.Daniel SEVERINO (24.Ben VIDAIC ).

Substitutes Not Used: 30.Matthew NASH (gk)

Yellow Cards: Clint Bolton 51’, Nick Tsattalios 63’, Tony Popovic 65’, Alex Brosque 68’.

Central Coast Mariners Squad: 1.Matthew TROTT (gk), 6.Andre GUMPRECHT, 7.John HUTCHINSON, 8.Dean HEFFERNAN, 9.Nik MRDJA, 11.Damien BROWN (13.Tony VIDMAR 81’), 16.Nigel BOOGAARD, 17.Matthew OSMAN, 18.Alex WILKINSON (Captain), 19.Adam KWASINK (5.Bradley PORTER 73’), 22.Sasho PETROVSKI (10.Tom PONDELJAK 69’), 23.Mile JEDINAK.

Substitutes Not Used: 20.Danny VUKOVIC (gk),

Yellow Cards: Mile Jedinak 55’, Nigel Boogard 90’.


2007 Pre-Season Cup - Results

Round 1
Group A: Newcastle Jets 0 Perth Glory 1 (Jamie Harnwell 48'), Melbourne Victory 1 (Danny Allsopp 74’) Adelaide United 1 (Travis Dodd 9’).
Group B: Central Coast Mariners 2 (Alex Wilkinson 2', Adam Kwasnik 32') Wellington Phoenix 0, Queensland Roar 0 Sydney FC 0.
Round 2
Group A: Adelaide United 1 (Cassio 59’) Perth Glory 1 (Nikita Rukavytsya 54’), Melbourne Victory 0 Newcastle Jets 1 (Jobe Wheelhouse 51’).
Group B: Central Coast Mariners 1 (Nigel Boogaard 6') Queensland Roar 1 (Simon Lynch 59'), Wellington Phoenix 3 (Shane Smeltz 13’/ 89’, Mark Rudan (og) 14’) Sydney FC 0.
Round 3
Group A: Adelaide United 4 ((Nathan Burns 6’(pen), Bruce Djite 66’, Kristian Sarkies 80’(pen), Richie Alagich 86’) Newcastle Jets 1 (Joel Griffiths 90+2’ (pen)), Perth Glory 2 (Nikita Rukavytsya 52’, Jamie Harnwell 70’) Melbourne Victory 1 (Carlos Hernandez 34’).
Group B: Wellington Phoenix 1 (Steven Old 46’) Queensland Roar 2 (Simon Lynch 40’, Sasa Ognenovski 48’), Sydney FC 0 Central Coast Mariners 3 (Matt Osman 36’, Adam Kwasnik 44’, Andre Gumprecht 52’)


2007 Pre-Season Cup – Points Table

Group A P W D L F A GD BP Pts
Adelaide United 3 1 2 0 6 3 3 3 8
Perth Glory 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 1 8
Newcastle Jets 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 0 3
Melbourne Victory 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2 0 1
P=Played, W=Win, D=Draw, L=Loss, F=Goals For, A=Goals Against, GD=Goal Difference, BP=Bonus Points, Pts=Points

Group B P W D L F A GD BP Pts
Central Coast Mariners 3 2 1 0 6 1 5 3 10
Queensland Roar 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 1 6
Wellington Phoenix 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 2 5
Sydney FC 3 0 1 2 0 6 -6 0 1
P=Played, W=Win, D=Draw, L=Loss, F=Goals For, A=Goals Against, GD=Goal Difference, BP=Bonus Points, Pts=Points


2007 Pre-Season Cup – Fixtures

PLAYOFFS - Fri 3 Aug 07 Through to Sun 5 Aug 07
a: Adelaide United vs Queensland Roar @ Hindmarsh Stadium, Sunday 5 Aug 07, Kick-Off 5:00pm ACST
b: Central Coast Mariners vs Perth Glory @ Bluetongue Stadium, Saturday 4 Aug 07, Kick-Off 6pm AEST
c: Newcastle Jets vs Sydney FC @ Parramatta Stadium, Saturday 4 Aug 07, Kick-Off 7:30pm AEST
d: 3rd Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory @ Olympic Park, Melbourne, Saturday 4 Aug 07, Kick-Off 7:30pm AEST.

FINALS - Fri 10 Aug 07 Through to Sun 12 Aug 07
7th/8th:Loser Match (c) vs Loser Match (d) @ Highest Placed Loser Match (c) / (d) determined venue
5th/6th: Winner Match (c) vs Winner Match (d) @ Highest Placed Winner Match (c) / (d) determined venue
3rd/4th: Loser Match (a) vs Loser Match (b) @ Highest Placed Loser Match (a) / (b) determined venue
Final: Winner Match (a) vs Winner Match (b) @ Highest Placed Winner Match (a) / (b) determined venue