HARBOURSPORT |
CENTRAL COAST MARINERS v SYDNEY FC Bluetongue Stadium, Saturday 13th December 2008. |
Photos by Michael Shillito |
Warming up before the game |
The Sydney FC banners |
Enter the players |
Kick off |
Robbie Middleby takes on Mile Jedinak |
Beau Busch clears for Sydney |
Shannon Cole takes a set shot |
Bobby Petta on the run |
Aerial hand-clap |
The Mariners open the scoring |
The Marinators celebrate |
From the away fans' area, looking north-west |
Alex Brosque works his way around Gumprecht |
Robbie Middleby takes a throw in |
John Hutchinson takes a set shot for the Mariners |
Middleby looks for an attacking option |
Danny Vukovic restarts play |
A policeman's lot is not a happy one |
I want to be in The Cove |
Clint Bolton takes a goal kick |
John Hutchinson goes down |
The Cove receive a half-time visit from a local |
A double act from the Home for Misfit Mascots |
Sydney FC's big flags fly |
Into the second half |
The south-eastern stand in sky blue |
The Mariners find room to move |
Petta on the counter |
Sydney FC set the wall |
Picturesque Central Coast Stadium |
The referee points to the penalty spot |
John Aloisi steps up to take the penalty |
The first attempt is saved, but it doesn't count |
Second time, Aloisi makes no mistake |
And the crowd goes wild |
Cole throws in to Brosque |
Sydney attack, but it's a near miss |
A Mariners corner goes across the face of goal |
Beau Busch pressures Matt Simon |
Clint Bolton restarts play |
Banner of the Night |
Free kick to the Mariners |
Bolton makes a desperate save |
Hutchinson crosses for the Mariners |
A Mariner goes down, and the penalty is awarded |
Iain Fyfe questions the decision |
Mile Jedinak steps up to the spot |
The ball hits the net - Mariners 2-1 |
Tempers boil over |
The Mariners crowd can scent victory |
And it's all over - 2-1 to the Mariners |
A collision, and players go down |