It was the final match in the A-League2009–10 season, and was played between premiers Sydney FC and runners-up Melbourne Victory. Sydney FC won the match 4–2 on penalty shootout after drawing the game 1–1 and became the winners of the 2009–10 Championship in addition to their premiership.[2]
With both teams struggling to break the deadlock, Melbourne were left stunned when Mark Bridge scored a goal in the 63rd minute after a deflected cross. To add to Melbourne's misfortune, it was scored less than a minute after Rodrigo Vargas' headed goal was correctly disallowed by the assistant referee for offside.
Melbourne were able to find an equaliser through Adrian Leijer after Kevin Muscat delivered a set piece. Leijer's late header resulted in some frantic final minutes, but neither team were able to find the breakthrough goal in normal time. Extra time resulted in few opportunities and the game was decided by penalties for the first time in A-League history.
^"A-League Grand Final To Be Refereed By Strebre Delovski". Goal.com. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
^"Sydney FC claim A-League title". ESPN. 20 March 2010. from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
^. A-League.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
^. web.archive.org. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^The stadium was configured into rectangular mode for the match
External links
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January 29, 2023
2010, league, grand, final, took, place, etihad, stadium, melbourne, australia, march, 2010, event2009, leaguemelbourne, victory, sydney, 1sydney, penaltiesdate20, march, 2010venueetihad, stadium, melbourne, victoria, australiaman, matchsimon, colosimo, sydney. The 2010 A League Grand Final took place at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne Australia on 20 March 2010 2010 A League Grand FinalEvent2009 10 A LeagueMelbourne Victory Sydney FC1 1Sydney won 4 2 on penaltiesDate20 March 2010VenueEtihad Stadium Melbourne Victoria AustraliaMan of the MatchSimon Colosimo Sydney FCRefereeStrebre Delovski 1 Attendance44 560 20092011 It was the final match in the A League 2009 10 season and was played between premiers Sydney FC and runners up Melbourne Victory Sydney FC won the match 4 2 on penalty shootout after drawing the game 1 1 and became the winners of the 2009 10 Championship in addition to their premiership 2 The A League National Youth League Grand Final was held at Etihad Stadium prior to the main game After coming 4th in the 2009 10 season Gold Coast United won the youth title in their inaugural season coming from a goal down to defeat Perth Glory 2 1 3 Contents 1 Route to the final 2 Match 2 1 Summary 2 2 Details 2 3 Statistics 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksRoute to the final EditSee also 2009 10 A League Elimination finalsSemifinalsPreliminary finalGrand final1Sydney FC12Melbourne Victory1 2 2Melbourne Victory22Sydney FC p s o 1 4 Sydney FC43Gold Coast United0 5 Wellington Phoenix26Newcastle Jets p s o 0 6 Wellington Phoenix3Newcastle Jets14Wellington Phoenix p s o 1 4 5Perth Glory1 2 Match EditSummary Edit An early knee injury forced key striker Archie Thompson who scored 5 goals in the 2007 A League Grand Final off the field in the sixteenth minute He was replaced by Costa Rican Marvin Angulo With both teams struggling to break the deadlock Melbourne were left stunned when Mark Bridge scored a goal in the 63rd minute after a deflected cross To add to Melbourne s misfortune it was scored less than a minute after Rodrigo Vargas headed goal was correctly disallowed by the assistant referee for offside Melbourne were able to find an equaliser through Adrian Leijer after Kevin Muscat delivered a set piece Leijer s late header resulted in some frantic final minutes but neither team were able to find the breakthrough goal in normal time Extra time resulted in few opportunities and the game was decided by penalties for the first time in A League history Details Edit 20 March 201019 00 UTC 11Melbourne Victory1 1 a e t Sydney FCLeijer 81 Reports 4 Bridge 63 PenaltiesMuscat Brebner Angulo Broxham 2 4 Colosimo Cole Foxe Kisel ByunEtihad Stadium MelbourneAttendance 44 560 5 Referee Strebre Delovski Melbourne Victory Sydney FCGK 1 Mitchell LangerakDF 2 Kevin Muscat c 62 DF 5 Surat Sukha 71 MF 6 Leigh BroxhamMF 8 Grant BrebnerFW 10 Archie Thompson 16 DF 12 Rodrigo VargasMF 16 Carlos HernandezFW 21 Robbie KruseMF 22 Nick Ward 76 DF 23 Adrian Leijer 81 Substitutes GK 20 Glen MossMF 11 Marvin Angulo 16 DF 17 Matthew FoschiniDF 19 Evan Berger 100 71 FW 25 Aziz Behich 76 Manager Ernie Merrick GK 1 Clint BoltonDF 2 Sebastian Ryall 26 DF 3 Stephan KellerDF 4 Simon Colosimo 51 MF 6 Karol Kisel 84 MF 8 Stuart Musialik 105 FW 14 Alex Brosque 116 MF 15 Terry McFlynn c FW 16 Chris Payne 75 FW 19 Mark Bridge 63 31 DF 22 Byun Sung HwanSubstitutes GK 20 Ivan NecevskiDF 5 Hayden Foxe 105 MF 7 Brendan GanDF 12 Shannon Cole 75 FW 31 Joey Gibbs 116 Manager Vitezslav LavickaJoe Marston Medal Simon Colosimo Sydney FC Assistant referees Ben Wilson Matthew Cream Fourth official Matthew Breeze Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot out if scores still level A League2010 Champions Sydney FCSecond TitleStatistics Edit Melbourne SydneyAttempts at goal 14 12Attempts on target 6 6Attempts off target 7 6Attempts woodwork 1 0Keeper saves 3 4Ball possession 51 49 Corners 8 5Fouls committed 13 16Offsides 3 3Yellow cards 2 4Red cards 0 0See also Edit2009 10 A League List of A League championsReferences Edit A League Grand Final To Be Refereed By Strebre Delovski Goal com Retrieved 20 March 2010 Sydney FC claim A League title ESPN 20 March 2010 Archived from the original on 23 March 2010 Retrieved 20 March 2010 Tahj secures glory for Gold Coast A League com au Archived from the original on 7 November 2010 Retrieved 20 March 2010 2010 A League Grand Final web archive org 27 February 2011 Retrieved 30 December 2022 The stadium was configured into rectangular mode for the matchExternal links EditOfficial A League Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2010 A League Grand Final amp oldid 1130551411, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
