Central Coast did just enough in the second leg to keep their treble dream alive,but Sydney FC were furious at the referee after two big calls went against them late in the game.
Macarthur FC players Ulises Davila,Kearyn Baccus,and Clayton Lewis were picked up by organised crime detectives on Friday,suspected of deliberately conceding yellow cards to manipulate offshore betting markets. A fourth man featured prominently in their police interviews.
It looked innocent enough,but when Ulises Davila copped a yellow card for dissent after an argument with referee Alireza Faghani,there may have been something sinister at play.
The specialist police watching Macarthur FC games didn’t need a football expert in the room to tell them something was up. Three players have now been charged over the alleged spot-fixing operation.
The man has been identified as a well-known member of the Western Sydney Wanderers’ main active support group,the Red and Black Bloc.
Melbourne Victory legend Leigh Broxham is preparing for what will likely be his last game at AAMI Park on Sunday,as he recalled how now Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou changed his career.
Sydney FC finished Friday night’s A-League semi-final with only nine men,and if Luke Brattan’s account is to be believed,the Mariners were lucky to not see red,too.
Ten years after the Wanderers lifted the AFC Champions League trophy,the Gosford-based Mariners have sealed another remarkable achievement. Now an unprecedented treble beckons.
Melbourne Victory rode four penalty saves from keeper Paul Izzo and some timely substitutes from coach Tony Popovic to win a thrilling A-League Men’s elimination final over Melbourne City on Sunday night.
They’ve flown almost three times around the world – all in economy class. The Mariners’ incredible AFC Cup journey is one of the best stories in Australian sport right now.
If I have paid a high price for a ticket to an evening show,screaming children are not part of the deal. It’s not fair to the other members of the audience or the performers.