The 2007 A-League Grand Final took place at Telstra Dome in Melbourne, Australia, on 18 February 2007. The match was contested by premiers Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United, who had to play over half the game with ten men after their captain Ross Aloisi was sent off after 34 minutes. After the game, Adelaide coach John Kosmina heavily criticized the refereeing of the match and this, coupled with other issues, saw him forced to resign by the Adelaide board.[1]
Melbourne prevailed 6–0 in the joint largest win in A-League history, and the greatest ever deficit in any Australian soccer Grand Final, including the old NSL. The match also set the largest sporting attendance at Docklands Stadium of 55,436 people. Archie Thompson scored five goals, only the sixth A-League hat-trick, and the most goals by an individual in any A-League match. This performance earned him the Joe Marston Medal.
2007, league, grand, final, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2007 A League Grand Final news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 2007 A League Grand Final took place at Telstra Dome in Melbourne Australia on 18 February 2007 The match was contested by premiers Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United who had to play over half the game with ten men after their captain Ross Aloisi was sent off after 34 minutes After the game Adelaide coach John Kosmina heavily criticized the refereeing of the match and this coupled with other issues saw him forced to resign by the Adelaide board 1 2007 A League Grand FinalEvent2006 07 A LeagueMelbourne Victory Adelaide United6 0Date18 February 2007VenueTelstra Dome Melbourne Victoria AustraliaMan of the MatchArchie Thompson Melbourne VictoryRefereeMark ShieldAttendance55 436 20062008 Melbourne Victory during the trophy ceremony Melbourne prevailed 6 0 in the joint largest win in A League history and the greatest ever deficit in any Australian soccer Grand Final including the old NSL The match also set the largest sporting attendance at Docklands Stadium of 55 436 people Archie Thompson scored five goals only the sixth A League hat trick and the most goals by an individual in any A League match This performance earned him the Joe Marston Medal Contents 1 Route to the finals 2 Match 2 1 Details 2 2 Statistics 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksRoute to the finals EditSee also 2006 07 A League SemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal1Melbourne Victory02Melbourne Victory62Adelaide United01Adelaide United0Adelaide United1 4 Newcastle Jets1 3 3Newcastle Jets124Sydney FC20Match EditDetails Edit 18 February 200718 00 AEDTMelbourne Victory6 0Adelaide UnitedThompson 20 29 39 56 72 Sarkies 93 Reports 2 Etihad Stadium MelbourneAttendance 55 436Referee Mark Shield Melbourne Victory Adelaide UnitedGK 1 Michael TheoklitosDF 16 Simon StoreyDF 15 Adrian LeijerDF 12 Rodrigo VargasDF 6 Steve PantelidisMF 15 FredMF 2 Kevin Muscat c MF 17 Grant Brebner 59 MF 14 Adrian Caceres 62 FW 9 Danny AllsoppFW 10 Archie Thompson 90 Substitutes GK 20 Eugene GalekovicMF 13 Kristian Sarkies 90 MF 18 AlessandroFW 23 James Robinson 62 MF 24 Leigh Broxham 59 Manager Ernie Merrick GK 1 Daniel BeltrameDF 2 Richie Alagich 70 DF 4 Angelo Costanzo 57 DF 5 Michael Valkanis 57 DF 12 Greg Owens 46 MF 13 Travis DoddMF 6 Ross Aloisi c 22 34 MF 26 Diego WalshMF 15 Nathan BurnsFW 10 Fernando 59 FW 8 Carl Veart 68 Substitutes GK 20 Robert BajicDF 3 Kristian ReesDF 14 Aaron Goulding 46 MF 21 Jason Spagnuolo 70 FW 25 Bruce Djite 59 Manager John KosminaJoe Marston Medal Archie Thompson Melbourne Victory Assistant referees Ben Wilson Nathan Gibson Fourth official Matthew Breeze Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot out if scores still level A League2007 Champions Melbourne VictoryFirst TitleStatistics Edit Wikinews has related news Melbourne Victory clinch A League premiership Melbourne AdelaideAttempts at goal 22 14Attempts on target 15 9Attempts off target 6 5Attempts Woodwork 1 0Keeper saves 5 3Ball possession 51 49 Corners 5 5Fouls committed 12 23Offsides 4 1Yellow cards 1 5Red cards 0 1See also Edit2006 07 A League List of A League championsReferences Edit David Davutovic 22 February 2007 Kosmina sacked Daily Telegraph Australia Retrieved 31 January 2009 2007 A League Grand Final Melbourne Victory Retrieved 30 December 2022 External links Edit1st Half Match highlights on YouTube 2nd Half Match highlights on YouTube Official A League Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2007 A League Grand Final amp oldid 1130550917, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
