Play
Won
Draw
Lost
For
Agnst
Pts
G.D.
Strk
Central Coast Mariners
16
9
3
4
20
12
30
+8
W1
Queensland Roar
17
7
6
4
20
16
27
+4
D1
Newcastle Jets
17
6
7
4
17
15
25
+2
W1
Adelaide United
17
5
8
4
25
21
24
+4
L1
Sydney FC
16
5
6
5
16
17
21
-1
L1
Wellington Phoenix
17
4
5
8
22
28
17
-6
D1
Melbourne Victory
17
3
8
6
17
24
17
-7
L1
Perth Glory
17
3
7
7
21
25
16
-4
W1
Queensland Roar have never won in New Zealand, and that record was to
be maintained when the Brisbane side was held to a 1-1 draw by
struggling Wellington Phoenix.
The Roar got off to a quick start when a defensive mix-up saw Reinaldo
unmarked within striking distance of goal to put the visitors on the board
after just 5 minutes. But a quality strike from Shane Smeltz, continuing his
strong form for the Phoenix, saw the ball hit the top corner of the
Queensland net for an equaliser after 25 minutes.
Despite numerous chances from both sides in the second half, the
deadlock was unable to be broken again; and 1-1 was how it finished.
The result effectively ends the Phoenix' finals aspirations, but cost the
Roar an opportunity to attack the Mariners' place at the head of the
A-League table.
Wellington Phoenix 1 (S Smeltz 25)  Queensland Roar 1 (Reinaldo 5)
Yellow Cards : Phoenix - V Coveny 15, A Elrich 72, Daniel 90. Roar - R
Kruze 47, H Seo 72.
Referee - B Williams. Crowd - 9,384 at Westpac Stadium.

Central Coast consolidated their hold on top spot on the A-League table
with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Adelaide United at Hindmarsh on
Friday night.
A cross to John Aloisi after 23 minutes set up the Mariners' first goal, and
a mis-kicked attempted defensive clearance from the Reds landed at the
lap of Sasho Petrovski to put the visitors 2 goals clear just 4 minutes after
half-time.
But far from sinking the Reds, the goal spurred them into action, and the
home side began to lift around the ground. At 71 minutes, a header from
Paul Agostino cut the margin to 2-1. Adelaide continued to press, forcing
corner after corner and having one shot rebounding off the woodwork.
As the pressure climbed, the yellow cards hanging over the Mariners
continued to accumulate; but for all their dominance and pressure the
equaliser was not to come.
Adelaide United 1 (P Agostino 71)  Central Coast Mariners 2 (J Aloisi
23, S Petrovski 49)
Yellow Cards : Adelaide - P Agostino 33, D Giraldi 84. Mariners - A
Clark 18, D Heffernan 60, J Hutchinson 75, T Vidmar 76, S Petrovski 81, J
Aloisi 86.
Referee - P Green. Crowd - 11,123 at Hindmarsh Stadium.

Sydney FC's unbeaten run under John Kosmina's coaching came to a
thumping end when they were humiliated 4-2 at home by bottom side
Perth Glory.
For one night, the once glamour side of football in Australia shook off their
tag as strugglers and returned to the form that had made them a shining
light in NSL days. A fine double from Billy Celeski before half-time took the
wind out of the Sydney sails; and when a cross found its way to Nick
Bertos to fire another score home just 4 minutes after the restart the
Glory were holding a shock 3-0 lead.
Steven Corica got one back for Sydney; but when Iain Fyfe brought down Jamie Downey in the
area, the referee pointed to the spot, and Celeski slotted home the penalty to bring up his
hat-trick, Sydney's fate was sealed.
For the long-suffering Glory supporters, it was a result to remember and restore hope to the
struggling WA franchise.
Sydney FC 2 (S Corica 50, M Bridges 90)  Perth Glory 4 (B Celeski 34,35,77pen, L Bertos 49)
Yellow Cards : Sydney - M Milligan 64, M Bridges 90. Perth - D Djulbic 61, J Downey 90.
Referee - M Hester. Crowd - 12,402 at Sydney Football Stadium.
Click here to see Harboursport's photo gallery of this match.

Melbourne Victory's dream of back-to-back A-League titles was resembling more of a nightmare after
the defending champions were humbled 3-1 on their own turf by Newcastle Jets. It wasn't looking
that way early when Caceres set up Hernandez to put the Victory on the board after just 11
minutes, but from then on the Victory never created an opportunity.
Instead, a looping pass created a chance for Denni to equalise shortly before half-time. After the
break, a double to Joel Griffiths sealed the fate of this game; and ensured the Jets would rise to
third place.
Melbourne Victory 1 (C Hernandez 11)  Newcastle Jets 3 (Denni 41, J Griffiths 54,75).
Yellow Cards : Victory - A Caceres 27, C Hernandez 79. Jets - J Griffiths 31, A Durante 70.
Referee - M Breeze. Crowd - 22,626 at Telstra Dome.
ROUND 17:
Friday 14th December
Wellington Phoenix 1 Queensland Roar 1
Adelaide United 1 Central Coast Mariners 2
Saturday 15th December
Sydney FC 2 Perth Glory 4
Sunday 16th December
Melbourne Victory 1 Newcastle Jets
ALSO IN A-LEAGUE

A-League Round 1 2007-08
A-League Round 2 2007-08
A-League Round 3 2007-08
A-League Round 4 2007-08
A-League Round 5 2007-08
A-League Round 6 2007-08
A-League Round 7 2007-08
A-League Round 8 2007-08
A-League Round 9 2007-08
A-League Round 10 2007-08
A-League Round 11 2007-08
A-League Round 12 2007-08
A-League Round 13 2007-08
A-League Round 14 2007-08
A-League Round 15 2007-08
A-League Round 16 2007-08
A-League Round 17 2007-08
A-League Round 15 07-08 (part 2)
A-League Round 18 2007-08
A-League Round 19 2007-08
A-League Round 20 2007-08
A-League Round 21 2007-08
A-League 2007-08 Semis - Leg 1
A-League 2007-08 Semis - Leg 2
A-League 2007-08 Preliminary Final
A-League 2007-08 Grand Final
A-League Round 1 2008-09
A-League Round 2 2008-09
A-League Round 3 2008-09
A-League Round 4 2008-09
A-League Round 5 2008-09
A-League Round 6 2008-09
A-League Round 7 2008-09
A-League Round 8 2008-09
A-League Round 9 2008-09
A-League Round 10 2008-09
A-League Round 11 2008-09
Match Report - Syd FC v CCM (1/11/08)
A-League Round 12 2008-09
Match Report - Syd FC v Well (7/11/08)
A-League Round 13 2008-09
A-League Round 14 2008-09
A-League Round 15 2008-09
A-League Round 16 2008-09
A-League Round 17 2008-09
A-League Round 18 2008-09
A-League Round 15 08-09 (part 2)
A-League Round 19 2008-09
A-League Round 16 08-09 (part 2)
A-League Round 20 2008-09
A-League Round 21 2008-09
A-League 2008-09 Semis - Leg 1
A-League 2008-09 Semis - Leg 2
A-League 2008-09 Preliminary Final
A-League 2008-09 Grand Final
A-League Round 1 2009-10
A-League Round 2 2009-10
A-League Round 3 2009-10
A-League Round 4 2009-10
A-League Round 5 2009-10
A-League Round 6 2009-10
A-League Round 7 2009-10
A-League Round 8 2009-10
A-League Round 9 2009-10
A-League Round 10 2009-10
A-League Round 11 2009-10
A-League Round 1 2010-11
A Tale of Two Matches
A-League Round 2 2010-11
A-League Round 3 2010-11
PHOTO GALLERIES:

Sydney FC v Cent Cst M'ners (24/8/07)
Sydney FC v Wellington P'nix (14/9/07)
Sydney FC v Adelaide United (20/10/07)
Sydney FC v Cent Cst M'ners (28/10/07)
Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC (3/11/07)
Sydney FC v Queensland Roar (25/11/07)
Sydney FC v Perth Glory (15/12/07)
Central Cst M'ners v Sydney FC (22/12/07)
Adelaide United v Sydney FC (28/12/07)
Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory (20/1/08)
Grand Final - CCM v Newcastle (24/2/08)
Sydney FC v Queensland Roar (4/10/08)
Sydney FC v Cent Cst Mariners (1/11/08)
Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix (7/11/08)
Sydney FC v Queensland Roar (28/11/08)
Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC (7/12/08)
Central Cst M'ners v Sydney FC (13/12/08)
Sydney FC v Perth Glory (21/12/08)
Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC (27/12/08)
Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix (11/1/09)
Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets (25/1/09)
Trial - Sydney FC v CC Mariners (6/7/09)
Sydney FC v North Q'land Fury (12/9/09)
Sydney FC v Cent Cst M'ners (5/10/09)
Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar (25/10/09)
Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets (29/11/09)
Sydney FC v North Q'land Fury (5/12/09)
Sydney FC v Central Cst M'ners (23/12/09)
Sydney FC v Gold Coast United (17/1/10)
Sydney FC v Perth Glory (7/02/10)
Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory (14/02/10)
Semi - Sydney FC v Melb Victory (7/03/10)
Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory (7/08/10)
Sydney FC v Adelaide United (4/10/10)
Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar (30/10/10)
Central Coast v Perth Glory (30/10/10)
AFC - Sydney FC v Suwon BW (2/3/11)
Sydney FC v Gold Coast Utd (6/11/11)
Sydney FC v Cent Cst M'ners (19/11/11)
Sydney FC v Melbourne Heart (29/12/11)
Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets (5/02/12)
Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory (10/03/12)
Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets (25/03/12)
ROUND 15 POSTPONED:
Saturday 22nd December
Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC (7.00)

ROUND 18:
Friday 28th December
Adelaide United v Sydney FC (8.00)
Sunday 30th December
Newcastle Jets v Wellington P'nix (7.00)
Perth Glory v Queensland Roar (9.00)
Sunday 31st December
Central Coast M'ners v Melb Victory (6.00)