Adelaide United FC 8–1 North Queensland Fury FC

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adelaide United 8–1 North Queensland Fury
The match took place at Coopers Stadium in Adelaide.
Event2010–11 A-League
Adelaide United North Queensland Fury
8 1
Date21 January 2011
VenueHindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
RefereePeter Green (FFQ)
Attendance10,986

The 2010–11 A-League match between Adelaide United and North Queensland Fury at Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, took place on Friday, 21 January 2011. Adelaide United won 8–1, which at the time was the joint biggest win in the history of the competition.

North Queensland Fury disbanded at the end of the season, after finishing bottom of the table, whereas Adelaide United finished 3rd in the regular season, qualifying for the AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, and reaching the semi-finals of the finals series.

Background[edit]

Going into round 24 of 30 of the 2010–11 A-League season, known as flood relief round,[1] Adelaide United were fighting Central Coast Mariners for 2nd place, with league leaders Brisbane Roar out of sight, which would reward them with a spot in the upper semi-finals. Their last match saw them defeat rivals Melbourne Victory 4–1, their first win over Victory in nearly 3 years. At the other end of the table, North Queensland Fury were battling with Perth Glory and Sydney FC to avoid the wooden spoon.[2] Prior to this match, North Queensland Fury had only defeated Adelaide United once in a competitive fixture, and this would be the final time the two teams would ever play each other.

Pre-match[edit]

Team selection[edit]

Adelaide United made two changes to their starting line-up, after defeating their rivals Melbourne Victory 4–1, swapping out goalkeeper Mark Birighitti for Eugene Galekovic, and defender Robert Cornthwaite for Nigel Boogaard.[3]

North Queensland Fury made four changes to the team that lost to fellow expansion side Gold Coast United 0–4, changing out Sebastian Usai, Lorenzo Sipi, Ramazan Tavsancioglu and Isaka Cernak for Justin Pasfield, Ufuk Talay, Jason Spagnuolo and David Williams.[4]

Match[edit]

Summary[edit]

Marcos Flores opened the scoring for Adelaide United after 4 minutes, with Travis Dodd doubling the lead at the 28th minute. Flores and Iain Ramsay scored at the 37th and 42nd minute to put Adelaide United 4–0 up at half time. Sergio van Dijk scored a second half hat-trick, and Marcos Flores scored his third in the second half, with North Queensland Fury midfielder Panny Nikas scoring a consolation goal at 6–1.[5]

Adelaide United8–1North Queensland Fury
 [5][6][7] Nikas 72'
Attendance: 10,986
Referee: Peter Green (FFQ)
Adelaide United
North Queensland Fury
GK 1 Australia Eugene Galekovic
RB 14 Australia Cameron Watson
CB 3 Australia Nigel Boogaard downward-facing red arrow 70'
CB 4 Australia Iain Fyfe
LB 6 Brazil Cássio
RM 8 Australia Adam Hughes
CM 10 Argentina Marcos Flores
LM 21 Uruguay Francisco Usúcar downward-facing red arrow 64'
RW 13 Australia Travis Dodd
CF 9 Indonesia Sergio van Dijk
RW 17 Philippines Iain Ramsay downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutions:
GK 20 Australia Mark Birighitti
MF 12 Australia Paul Reid upward-facing green arrow 64'
DF 2 Australia Robert Cornthwaite upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 19 Australia Matthew Leckie upward-facing green arrow 75'
Head coach:
Netherlands Rini Coolen
GK 1 Australia Justin Pasfield
RB 2 Sri Lanka Jack Hingert
CB 5 Wales Mark Hughes
CB 4 Togo Eric Akoto
LB 13 Germany André Kilian downward-facing red arrow 46'
RM 12 Australia Panny Nikas
CM 6 Australia Ufuk Talay downward-facing red arrow 80'
CM 14 Australia Chris Grossman downward-facing red arrow 53'
LM 3 Papua New Guinea Brad McDonald
AM 11 Australia David Williams
CF 21 Australia Jason Spagnuolo
Substitutions:
GK 28 Australia Sebastian Usai
DF 19 Australia Isaka Cernak upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 22 Australia Lorenzo Sipi upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 18 Australia Brett Studman upward-facing green arrow 80'
Head coach:
Czech Republic František Straka

Assistant referees:[6]
Daniel Goodwin (FFSA)
Curtis Wordsworth (FFSA)

Match rules
  • 90 minutes
  • Four named substitutions
  • Maximum of three substitutions

Aftermath[edit]

Adelaide United broke the record for the number of goals scored by a single team in a game, previously being six, the largest winning margin, and the most goals scored in a single game, which allowed them to regain second place from Central Coast Mariners.[1] By the end of the season they fell back into third behind the Mariners after winning just one of their last four games. Defeating Wellington Phoenix in the first week of finals, their season ended with a 3–2 defeat to Gold Coast United in the semi-finals.

North Queensland Fury ended the season bottom of the table, losing all of their remaining games, capping off an 8-game losing streak and winning just 2 of their last 20. One month after the conclusion of the regular season, their A-League license was revoked and the club folded.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Reds score record breaking eight in Fury rout". Adelaide United. 22 January 2011.
  2. ^ "2010–11 A-League table after round 23". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United, round 22, 2010–11". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Gold Coast United vs North Queensland Fury, round 23, 2010–11". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Adelaide United vs North Queensland Fury, round 24, 2010–11". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Adelaide United vs North Queensland Fury – 21 January 2011". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Adelaide United vs North Queensland Fury live score, H2H and lineups". SofaScore. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  8. ^ "North Queensland Fury axed from A-League". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 March 2011.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adelaide_United_FC_8–1_North_Queensland_Fury_FC&oldid=1219386462"