“I’m very pleased,” coach Ufuk Talay said. “I think the boys showed a lot of character this evening against Newcastle. Confidence can be low at times, especially when you’re not winning games, but I thought the boys were very disciplined. “We defended well, and I think Newcastle had a lot of ball but not in areas where they could hurt us, so it was a shift in character and most importantly we also got a clean sheet.
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Ben Waine celebrates with Alex Rufer after scoring from outside the box to double the Phoenix’s lead.
Brisbane Roar may have come away with only a point from Redcliffe on Sunday, but it’s fans who should feel like the real winners thanks to a vastly improved match-day experience. With two goals disallowed and a few more excellent efforts wasted, you’d have to think the Roar were the only team that couldn’t score […]
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Bulls forward Matt Derbyshire fired himself into the Golden Boot race with a quick-fire hat-trick in a 4-0 victory against Adelaide United, before Alen Stajcic s table-toppers made short work of Wellington Phoenix with a 2-0 triumph in the Kiwi club s temporary home in Wollongong.
Brisbane Roar and the Newcastle Jets then put on a showcase in Redcliffe, both sides pushing for a winner with defences coming out on top in a 0-0 draw, to wrap up a three-game matchweek, following the postponement of two games on Saturday due to Victoria s five-day lockdown.
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Attempt saved. Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Garuccio with a cross.
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Attempt missed. Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
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Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Garuccio.
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Attempt missed. Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Stefan Colakovski.