Macarthur are a game away from the Grand Final in their inaugural A-League season after winning 2-0 in extra time with 10 men at Central Coast Mariners.
James Meredith came closest to breaking the deadlock during a cagey 90 minutes, Mariners goalkeeper Mark Birighitti making a stunning save from his towering header, but the Macarthur defender would not complete the match.
Meredith clumsily pulled back Marco Urena with 15 minutes of regulation remaining and referee Shaun Evans assertion that it amounted to a professional foul was upheld by the VAR.
Macarthur managed to see things through until the whistle and then hit the front three minutes into the first additional period via an own goal.
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Competition: Serie A
Market: Inter Milan to beat Crotone
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Serie A continues this weekend with even more action that will bring goals, excitement and controversy. The league table has remained incredibly tight as every single spot is hotly contested meaning that the three points on offer can often see a team rise up a number of places. With this in mind, Inter Milan host Crotone on Saturday.
Inter Milan had been in fine form this season, but in recent weeks they have stalled massively, with the wins drying up. After 22 games they have won 12, drawn eight and lost twice, while they have scored 37 goals and conceded 17 times. In their last five they have not won a single game, losing once and drawing four times. This has seen Inter onto 44 po…
Diego Simeone isn t surprised by Valencia s lofty LaLiga position this season but hopes his Atletico Madrid side can put a dent in their Champions League dreams.
The Wanda Metropolitano stages the battle between second and third in the table on Sunday, with Atleti holding a six-point cushion over their opponents heading into a crucial fixture for both clubs.
Valencia endured a turbulent 2016/17 campaign, eventually finishing in 12th position for a second successive season after interim manager Voro Gonzalez steered them away from the relegation zone.
However, now under the guidance of Marcelino, they are fighting at the top end of the table and, despite Valencia s 4-1 home loss to Real Madrid last week, Simeone expects a tight game between the top-four contende…
According to a report on Sky Sports, Hertha Berlin have secured Liverpool striker Andriy Voronin on a one year loan deal.
The 29-year old Ukranian international joined the Kop for the 2007-2008 season from Bayer Leverkusen but never became a fixture in the First XI making just 19 appearances for the club.
He has now decided to return to Germany in hopes of more regular first team football.
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FranceÂ’s national coach Raymond Domenech is under extreme pressure at present to keep his job.
After a poor Euro 2008 and his early 1 – 3 loss on Saturday to Austria in Group Seven, a team ranked just beyond 100 in the world rankings, time must be running out for the coach.
Prior to the match against Austria the French Federation had given the fifty six year old Domenech a target of five points in the first three matches. With the loss on Saturday this becomes two victories in two matches, the first of which will be on Wednesday against Serbia.
Domenech has been in charge of the French national side since 2004 and was himself a French international who played as a defender.
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The race to sign Erling Haaland has taken another turn.
According to reports, the in-demand striker flew to Germany on Wednesday to hold talks with Borussia Dortmund.
Haaland has become one of Europe s hottest properties following a prolific run of form for Salzburg.
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Local newspaper Ruhr Nachrichten and Radio 91.2 claim the Norwegian and his high-profile agent Mino Raiola arrived at Dortmund Airport and were met by a BVB official the day after Salzburg s Champions League loss to Liverpool.
Haaland played 75 minutes against the holders but was unable to add to his impressive eight-goal haul …
ES Tunis were crowned CAF Champions League winners for the second straight year after a farcical return leg against Wydad Casablanca was cut short.
Leading 1-0 in the second leg at home in Rades on Friday, ES Tunis claimed a 2-1 aggregate win in a game which saw play stopped just after the hour-mark.
Youcef Belaili had scored the only goal of the game in the 41st minute before the chaotic scenes after the break.
Walid El Karti appeared to head in an equaliser for Wydad Casablanca in the 59th minute, but it was wrongly ruled out for offside.
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But a reported VAR technical fault meant the decision could not be overturned, leading to protes…
Ricardo Goulart scored a hat-trick as Guangzhou Evergrande were 3-2 victors at AFC Champions League holders Western Sydney Warriors, but the match was overshadowed by a head injury to visiting goalkeeper Zeng Cheng.
The Group H encounter at the Pirtek Stadium was eagerly anticipated given the fixture pitted the past two champions against one another, but the game ended in concern for Zeng, who received lengthy treatment after colliding with team-mate Kim Young-gwon.
Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou, the 2013 victors, took the lead through close-season signing Goulart s deflected effort in the 19th minute.
The hosts drew level in the 57th minute when Iacopo La Rocca headed home from a corner, only for Goulart to restore the lead a minute later with a nea…
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce said he was focused on results over style, as they embark on their pre-season tour of New Zealand.
The Premier League outfit are preparing for friendlies with A-League sides Wellington Phoenix on Wednesday, and Sydney FC on Saturday.
The Londoners finished 13th in the English top flight in 2013-14, having secured a top-10 placing on their promotion season 12 months earlier.
And Allardyce said their fall was due to a lack of points picked up at Upton Park.
I think it s all about winning, and winning the right way, Allardyce said.
There s times when you play at home, where our big problem lay last year.
Because if you play really well and lose, that doesn t make much difference to any fan across the board to…
Jorge Jesus says Fenerbahce have no chance of signing Cristiano Ronaldo as the Manchester United forward wants to play in one of the big five leagues.
The Red Devils are reportedly open to offers for the Portugal captain, who only returned to Old Trafford from Juventus last September.
Ronaldo was on the bench for United s 2-1 defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion in their opening game of the Premier League season, before starting in the chastening 4-0 thrashing at Brentford last Saturday.
The prolific forward s future has long since been the subject of speculation and Fenerbahce are among a host of clubs said to be keen to sign him before the transfer window closes on September 1.
Fenerbahce head coach Jesus has ruled out any possibility that the prolific …