The 2010 A-League Grand Final took place at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 20 March 2010.
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| Event | 2009–10 A-League | ||||||
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| Sydney won 4–2 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 20 March 2010 | ||||||
| Venue | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Simon Colosimo, Sydney FC | ||||||
| Referee | Strebre Delovski[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 44,560 | ||||||
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]
Route to the final
edit| Elimination finals | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sydney FC | 1 | 2 | Melbourne Victory | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 2 | 2 | Sydney FC (p.s.o.) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| Sydney FC | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gold Coast United | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wellington Phoenix | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Newcastle Jets (p.s.o.) | 0 (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wellington Phoenix | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Newcastle Jets | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix (p.s.o.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Perth Glory | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
Match
editSummary
editAn 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| Melbourne Victory | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Sydney FC |
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Leijer  81' | Reports[4] | Bridge 63' |
| Penalties | ||
Muscat  Brebner  Angulo Broxham | 2–4 | Colosimo Cole Foxe Kisel Byun |
      Melbourne Victory |  Sydney FC |
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Joe Marston Medal:
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| A-League 2010 Champions |
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| Sydney FC Second Title |
Statistics
edit| Melbourne | Sydney | |
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| Attempts at goal | 14 | 12 |
| Attempts on target | 6 | 6 |
| Attempts off target | 7 | 6 |
| Attempts - woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Keeper saves | 3 | 4 |
| Ball possession | 51% | 49% |
| Corners | 8 | 5 |
| Fouls committed | 13 | 16 |
| Offsides | 3 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "A-League Grand Final To Be Refereed By Strebre Delovski". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. 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". 27 February 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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