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2007 A-League Grand Final

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2007 A-League Grand Final
Event2006–07 A-League
Melbourne Victory Adelaide United
6 0
Date18 February 2007
VenueTelstra Dome, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Man of the MatchArchie Thompson, Melbourne Victory
RefereeMark Shield
Attendance55,436
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Melbourne Victory during the trophy ceremony

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.

Route to the finals

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See also: 2006–07 A-League

Match

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Details

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Melbourne Victory6–0Adelaide United
Thompson 20', 29', 39', 56', 72'
Sarkies 93+'		 Reports[2]
Attendance: 55,436
Referee: Mark Shield
Melbourne Victory
Adelaide United
GK 1 Australia Michael Theoklitos
DF 16 Australia Simon Storey
DF 15 Australia Adrian Leijer
DF 12 Australia Rodrigo Vargas
DF 6 Australia Steve Pantelidis
MF 15 Brazil Fred
MF 2 Australia Kevin Muscat (c)
MF 17 Scotland Grant Brebner downward-facing red arrow 59'
MF 14 Australia Adrian Caceres downward-facing red arrow 62'
FW 9 Australia Danny Allsopp
FW 10 Australia Archie Thompson downward-facing red arrow 90'
Substitutes:
GK 20 Australia Eugene Galekovic
MF 13 Australia Kristian Sarkies upward-facing green arrow 90'
MF 18 Brazil Alessandro
FW 23 England James Robinson upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 24 Australia Leigh Broxham upward-facing green arrow 59'
Manager:
Scotland Ernie Merrick
GK 1 Australia Daniel Beltrame
DF 2 Australia Richie Alagich downward-facing red arrow 70'
DF 4 Australia Angelo Costanzo Yellow card 57'
DF 5 Australia Michael Valkanis Yellow card 57'
DF 12 Australia Greg Owens downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 13 Australia Travis Dodd
MF 6 Australia Ross Aloisi (c) Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 34'
MF 26 Brazil Diego Walsh
MF 15 Australia Nathan Burns
FW 10 Brazil Fernando downward-facing red arrow 59'
FW 8 Australia Carl Veart Yellow card 68'
Substitutes:
GK 20 Australia Robert Bajic
DF 3 Australia Kristian Rees
DF 14 Australia Aaron Goulding upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 21 Australia Jason Spagnuolo upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 25 Australia Bruce Djite upward-facing green arrow 59'
Manager:
Australia John Kosmina

Joe Marston Medal:
Archie Thompson (Melbourne Victory)


Assistant referees:
Ben Wilson
Nathan Gibson
Fourth official:
Matthew Breeze

Match rules

A-League
2007 Champions
Australia
Melbourne Victory
First Title

Statistics

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Melbourne Adelaide
Attempts at goal 22 14
Attempts on target 15 9
Attempts off target 6 5
Attempts - Woodwork 1 0
Keeper saves 5 3
Ball possession 51% 49%
Corners 5 5
Fouls committed 12 23
Offsides 4 1
Yellow cards 1 5
Red cards 0 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ David Davutovic (22 February 2007). "Kosmina sacked". Daily Telegraph (Australia). Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  2. ^ "2007 A-League Grand Final". Melbourne Victory. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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