A-League Round 1 - Queensland vs Adelaide (Sat 25th Aug)

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Re: A-League Round 1 - Queensland vs Adelaide (Sat 25th Aug) 1st Half 47:00 - Ognenovski directs the ball into the net for Queensland but... the goal is disallowed for a wall infringement 1st Half 46:50 - Burns brings down Marcinho and the free kick is to be taken by Ognenovski, dangerous position 1st Half 46:30 - Persistence from the Roar sees the ball trapped in their attacking quarter 1st Half 44:00 - Marcinho dances around 2 defenders, his shot deflects to McKay, deflection, GOAL!!! 1st Half 41:15 - The free kick from Marcinho deflects high off the wall and out of play 1st Half 40:05 - Cassio comes out of the wall to deflect the shot, yellow card issues, kick re-taken 1st Half 39:40 - Free kick to Qld in a very good spot, 1st Half 41:15 - The free kick from Marcinho deflects high off the wall and out of play 1st Half 40:05 - Cassio comes out of the wall to deflect the shot, yellow card issues, kick re-taken 1st Half 39:40 - Free kick to Qld in a very good spot, just outside the box, will this be it?? 1st Half 39:00 - Murdocca crosses the ball with power from the left side, it SMASHES the woodwork at the far post!! 1st Half 38:30 - Qld have lifted their game in the last 5 minutes and are pressing hard 1st Half 36:45 - Chance BLOWN! Milicic dispossesses his own player with an open goal at his mercy, wasted! 1st Half 36:20 - Djite beats Moore, gets to a good position outside the box but pulls his shot across the ground 1st Half 33:20 - Grossman drags Cassio down by the scruff of the neck in centre field, yellow issued, Cassio gets up 1st Half 29:00 - Tiatto shoulders Djite out of the way and then appears to trample on him, again, no action taken?! 1st Half 27:30 - Valkanis brings down Reinaldo this time and is shown a yellow, nothing comes of the free kick 1st Half 22:30 - Marcinho gets under the ball too much and the ball sails high over the top 1st Half 21:50 - Costanzo brings down Reinaldo, and is shown a yellow, free kick to the Roar 30 yards out 1st Half 20:05 - Tiatto tangles with Burns over the sideline, a few pleasantries are exchanged, ref takes no action 1st Half 16:45 - The kick gets through the wall, falls to Milicic, SAVED, the ball spills, SAVED again! Qld unlucky 1st Half 16:40 - Murdocca is brought down by Petta, free kick 30 yards out 1st Half 15:00 - Plenty of feeling in this clash as both sides have players tumbling left, right and centre 1st Half 12:00 - Marcinho free kick in, Ognenovski headers, hit the post, Reinaldo puts it over the bar...bad miss! 1st Half 10:15 - Adelaide pushing forward again, through ball just too far 1st Half 09:00 - Bit of feeling between these two teams, ref has to speak to Ognenovski 1st Half 07:30 - Ball bounces free, Burns runs on to it, shoots from outside the box, wide of the keeper...Adelaide GOAL!!! 1st Half 06:30 - Tiatto with the two footed tackle in the corner, puts the ball out, right wing 1st Half 05:30 - Saley and Marcinho tangle off the ball, free given to Adelaide 1st Half 04:15 - McKay chips to the far post, Marcinho heads it wide, should have been a goal 1st Half 03:45 - Straight up the other end, Marcinho goes down looking for the penalty...free given on the edge 1st Half 03:00 - Alagich with the chip in, but headered out and then cleared by the Roar defence 1st Half 02:00 - Adelaide with the first deep foray, get the free kick, right hand corner for a bad tackle 1st Half 00:10 - Roar in their bright orange strip, ground doesnt look too bad considering the rain during the week 1st Half 00:01 - Roar kick off to get the game going 1st Half 00:00 - Players on the ground, preparing for kickoff at Suncorp Stadium for their 1st game this season

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Re: A-League Round 1 - Queensland vs Adelaide (Sat 25th Aug) 43m Queensland Roar 1 - 1 Adelaide Utd Cracking strike by McKay for the Roar and finally they get a deserved goal!!! Queensland are dominating this game and should be 4 goals up easily!

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Re: A-League Round 1 - Queensland vs Adelaide (Sat 25th Aug) HT: Queensland Roar 1 - 1 Adelaide United 8m Burns (AU) 44m Mckay (QR) Yellow Card: (QR) Marcinho, Grossman (AU) Constanzo, Valkanis, Cassio

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Re: A-League Round 1 - Queensland vs Adelaide (Sat 25th Aug) HT: Queensland Roar 1 - 1 Adelaide United 8m Burns (AU) 44m Mckay (QR) Yellow Card: (QR) Marcinho, Grossman (AU) Constanzo, Valkanis, Cassio Queensland completely dominated that first half and could easily have kicked 5 goals. They hit the post once, hit the crossbar once, had a free kick that was a goal disallowed, and missed a number of easy chances. Adelaide have only had a couple of shots, while the Roar have had more shots than a rabid dog. Home side's defence looks very strong with Ognenovski, Moore and Tiatto. Great first half by the Roar and they are veru unlucky not to be multiple goals in front, but you have to take your chances.

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Re: A-League Round 1 - Queensland vs Adelaide (Sat 25th Aug) 2nd Half: Queensland Roar 1 - 2 Adelaide United Cracking cross ends up on Bruce Djite's head and a second goal for Adelaide. The away side has started the 2nd half well. The ball went straight down the other end where McKay put heinaldo through for what should have been an easy equaliser but he missed the target. Adelaide taking their chances while Queensland are not.

[kimera]

Re: A-League Round 1 - Queensland vs Adelaide (Sat 25th Aug) Had a punt on QR following you guys!:ok Been listening on the match and it has been a while since I have heard such an exiting match on radio. Maybe it is because of good commentators and a big audience but still when I feel my hands are getting sweaty only by listening to it there is something extra with it... Looking forward to the 2nd half with joy crossing my fingers!:hope

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Re: A-League Round 1 - Queensland vs Adelaide (Sat 25th Aug) Craig Moore sent off for Queensland after he tackled Nathan Burns with his studs showing, easy decision for the referee but Moore went ape droppings. All going a little bit pear shaped for Queensland now as they are forced to get back into the match with 10 players. Adelaide played a very good second half but the home side should have had the game sewn up in the first half. Credit to Adelaide for taking their chances with some great finishing.

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Re: A-League Round 1 - Queensland vs Adelaide (Sat 25th Aug) 75m: Queensland Roar 2 - 2 Adelaide United Another top quality shot from Matty McKay is tipped over the bar and the resulting corner sees Ogenovski head a very good goal to make scores 2-2 and a great effort by the home side with only 10 men.

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Re: A-League Round 1 - Queensland vs Adelaide (Sat 25th Aug) 2nd Half 95:30 - Corner for Utd, with 5 minutes of injury time having being played now! 2nd Half 93:10 - Milicic again with a powerful shot from just beyond the box, this time it deflects wildly 2nd Half 91:50 - Milicic takes an early shot, pivots, his shot is powerful but well collected by Bajic 2nd Half 91:00 - Confirmation that 4 minutes of injury time is to be added, who wants this game more? 2nd Half 88:30 - Roar trying to push it forward and Adelaide trying to hang on to it 2nd Half 88:00 - Ball going back and forth between teams around the midfield 2nd Half 86:20 - The Roar have lifted their intensity whereby Utd look content with a draw 2nd Half 85:30 - Lynch slips his opponent down the left wing, gets to the edge of the box, but his shot lacks power 2nd Half 84:00 - The counter from the Roar is swift and Bajic has to smother the ball at the last moment 2nd Half 82:50 - Djite plays a superb ball to Pantelis who has a glancing shot from a tight angle, unlucky 2nd Half 81:30 - The crowd volume has lifted by 1000 decibels with that levelling goal 2nd Half 80:00 - The substitution in the 74th minute sees Erdogan replace Costanzo 2nd Half 76:05 - Ognenovski gets up to meet the curling ball, his header is brilliant, Queensland GOAL!!!! 2nd Half 75:10 - McKay has a shot off the outside of his boot, it takes a deflection, corner 2nd Half 75:00 - Players from both teams look bewildered with the referees whistle stopping play 2nd Half 74:40 - And just as the Roar look threatening with an attacking foray, Utd call a substitution!! 2nd Half 71:00 - Substitution for Utd, OFF Petta ON Pantelis 2nd Half 68:15 - RED CARD! Moore lunges at Burns and follows through, the ref is left with no other option, he is off 2nd Half 66:30 - A great half volley again from McKay looks dangerous but is comfortably saved again 2nd Half 65:10 - Double Substitution for Qld, Murdocca OFF Zullo ON, Marcinho OFF Lynch ON 2nd Half 64:50 - Another yellow is issued, this time to Sulley for dissent, things heating up again at Suncorp 2nd Half 63:10 - Moore is lucky to still be on the park as he brings Cassio down cruelly, yellow issued to Moore 2nd Half 61:40 - Communication breakdown between Bajic and Cassio almost results in a defensive turnover by Utd 2nd Half 60:15 - Substitution for Adelaide, Alagich is out, Agostino is in 2nd Half 58:40 - Moore rises above the pack but his header is comfortably saved on the line 2nd Half 57:20 - Milicic wins a much needed corner for QLD, their first real attacking foray this half 2nd Half 56:40 - Djite wrestles free, finds Reddy off his line, the ball is deflected but no-one is following for Utd 2nd Half 49:40 - Great through ball from McKay finds Reinaldo, one on one with the keeper, his shot sails over! 2nd Half 47:30 - Ball crossed from the left wing, Djite shrugs off the defender, dives, his header sails in, Adelaide GOAL!! 2nd Half 46:00 - Adelaide United kick off to start the 2nd half at Suncorp Stadium

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Re: A-League Round 1 - Queensland vs Adelaide (Sat 25th Aug) FT: Queensland Roar 2 - 2 Adelaide United 8m Burns (AU) 44m Mckay (QR) 47m Djite (AU) 76m Ognenovski (QR) Yellow card: (QR) Marcinho, Grossman, Moore (AU) Constanzo, Valkanis, Cassio, Sulley Red Card: (QR) Moore Top class game by two sides who should figure prominently in finals contention this season. Queensland were clearly the better side and should have won quite convincingly except for poor finishing in front of goal. Adelaide showed in the second half that it is going to be a very good side and with Burns and Djite up front they are going to be a dynamic forward duo. Queensland Roar had good performers down back in Tiatto and Ogenovski, while Hienaldo was very good up front. Matt Mckay was an influentio player in the midfield for Queensland too.

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Re: A-League Round 1 - Queensland vs Adelaide (Sat 25th Aug)

I think i like Queensland here. Adelaide have a few gaps in their team now with the departures of stars such as Greg Owens, Ross Aloisi, Matthew Kemp, Carl Veart and Fernando Rech. However they have included Paul Agostino, Kristian Sarkies, and perhaps their biggest inclusion is Brazilian Cassio who will sure to be a livewire. Queensland have been active in the off season too with the inclusion of former Socceroo players Craig Moore and Danny Tiatto. These are big inclusions, plus Queensland have a Brazilian ace of their own in Marcinho who has the potential to be a superstar. I have to admit i favour Queensland slightly, but Adelaide cant be written off either and Queensland record against Adelaide is poor. I think the best option here is to take the draw at $3.30 and im sure it will be a fast paced and exciting clash. Pick DRAW at $3.30 - Centrebet :nana:nana:nana

Good work tipping the draw Ads and was always on the cards I guess. I took a draw saver bet but I feel that I was robbed of a win by Queensland's inability to score goals when they should have. The Roar should have had 4 before half time, but I guess that's football for you, and good effort by Adelaide to get a point in the end.

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Re: A-League Round 1 - Queensland vs Adelaide (Sat 25th Aug)

Had a punt on QR following you guys!:ok Been listening on the match and it has been a while since I have heard such an exiting match on radio. Maybe it is because of good commentators and a big audience but still when I feel my hands are getting sweaty only by listening to it there is something extra with it... Looking forward to the 2nd half with joy crossing my fingers!:hope

Sorry we couldn't get Queensland home for you Kimera, it wasn't for want of trying :dude Queensland Roar should have won the game easily but they didn't take their chances, of which they had plenty. It was an exciting game and both sides are going to be up there this season.

[DeMMa]

Re: A-League Round 1 - Queensland vs Adelaide (Sat 25th Aug) Happy with the result... ****ing Luv Tiatto!!

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Re: A-League Round 1 - Queensland vs Adelaide (Sat 25th Aug) 10-man Roar steal draw Queensland Roar has salvaged a 2-2 draw with Adelaide United at Suncorp Stadium despite captain Craig Moore being sent off on his Hyundai A-League debut. Referee Ben Williams dismissed Moore for two bookable offences midway through the second-half but eight minutes later Sasa Ognenovski headed a deserved second equaliser for the 10-man Queenslanders. The Roar central defender had hit the post with another header in the first-half and also had a direct free-kick chalked off moments after Matt McKay had blasted Queensland level from 25 yards on the stroke of half-time. Roar coach Frank Farina said he was happy with the endeavour of his side after Moore's send-off. Australian under-23s striking duo Nathan Burns and Bruce Djite showed no signs of fatigue despite only returning from playing against Iraq in an Olympic qualifier 36 hours before kick-off with a goal apiece for Adelaide which always threatened on the break. Former Socceroos defender Danny Tiatto was outstanding at left-back for the Roar while Paul Agostino made his league bow from the bench on the hour mark. Farina preferred Ante Milicic to Simon Lynch in attack, but it was the twin Brazilian threat of Marcinho and Reinaldo which caught the eye over the first 45 minutes with both spurning great chances to score. Marcinho headed wide from a McKay free-kick and an unmarked Reinaldo blasted over from six yards with the goal at his mercy after Ognenovski's header had rebounded off the upright. By that time, Burns had already pounced after the Roar backline failed to clear its lines to give Adelaide an early lead, but it was all Queensland with Reds goalkeeper Robbie Bajic saving bravely at McKay's feet and Massimo Murdocca's cross-cum-shot crashing off the bar. McKay, the club's player-of-the-year last season, then levelled the scores with a long range strike which took a slight deflection off Adelaide captain Michael Valkanis before Ognenovski's direct free-kick was disallowed after Milicic illegally blocked off the Adelaide wall. The visitors were back ahead two minutes after the restart when Burns found Cassio wide on the left and Djite beat the challenge of Ognenovski before wrong-footing Roar 'keeper Liam Reddy with a diving header from the Brazilian's centre. Reinaldo should have replied immediately but blasted wide after a pinpoint McKay through ball before Djite again shrugged off the attentions of Ognenovski with Reddy saving. Agostino replaced Richie Alagich for his Hyundai A-League debut on 60 minutes and fired a header wide soon after his arrival. By then Queensland had been reduced to 10 men when Moore clashed with Burns for the second time in five minutes and received his second yellow card. But despite its numerical disadvantage, the Roar drew level for a second time when Ognenovski found acres of space in Adelaide's six-yard box to plant McKay's corner past a stranded Bajic. Vice-captain Travis Dodd could have sealed all three points deep into injury time but failed to connect with an outswinging corner.