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a-league.com.au 1614742271,1614837518 24 goals hit the back of the net across seven fixtures in Matchweek 10, as Central Coast Mariners moved four points clear at the top of the table. Western United and Melbourne Victory contributed seven of those goals in a 4-3 affair on Saturday night, after Adelaide United beat Western Sydney Wanderers 3-2 and Perth Glory clinched a 3-1 win over Brisbane Roar on Friday night. Macarthur FC striker Matt Derbyshire went ahead in the Golden Boot race with his seventh goal of the season in the Bulls 1-0 win over Sydney FC, but a brace to Jamie Maclaren in Melbourne City s 2-0 win over the Wanderers sent the Socceroos striker level with Derbyshire at the top of the charts. ....
Samuel Green 1614164184,1614164184 Perth Glory return from a three-week break to play only their second A-League match in February against the misfiring Brisbane Roar on Friday. The Queenslanders travel to HBF Park having fired blanks in their past three matches, a pair of goalless draws against Sydney FC and Newcastle and a 0-2 reverse against Macarthur FC. Warren Moon s second-placed side had scored 10 goals in their three previous games before hitting a lean streak following a four-match winning run. The Western Australians sit menacingly in eighth place, with four games in hand over some of their top-six rivals, and Richard Garcia s team are seeking a third straight win to surge into the finals spots. ....
a-league.com.au 1613014154,1613014154 Eight fixtures, 27 goals and a plethora of talking points came from Matchweek 7 of the 2020/21 A-League campaign. The dramatic action was relentless as game after game of high-octane football passed. Perth Glory lit the fuse with a gritty win over Adelaide United before Brisbane Roar pumped Melbourne Victory 5-2 at Dolphin Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Macarthur FC and Western Sydney Wanderers proceeded to engage in one of the most entertaining draws you re likely to see this season, while Newcastle Jets held steadfast to defeat Melbourne City 1-0. Central Coast Mariners sensation Alous Kuol stole the show with a two-goal cameo off the bench to sink Western United, Sydney FC forward Kosta Barbarouses regained his form with a brace of his own in a 2-1 win over Wellington Phoenix, before 2-0 wins to both Macarthur FC and Western Sydney against the Roar and Victory respectively rounded out the engaging Matchwee ....
Bulls and Wanderers play out memorable draw in Campbelltown Macarthur FC led Western Sydney Wanderers 1-0 at half-time on Saturday evening, before insanity prevailed in the second stanza to turn this A-League fixture into one for the ages. The Wanderers equalised - not once but twice - throughout the half to earn a point in a 2-2 draw which will live long in the memory due to the simply magnificent style in which the Red and Black converted their two goals. Add to the action a goal-mouth scramble which erupted online, and you ve got yourself an instant classic. Here s how you reacted. ....