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GAME 1
6 October 2017
Steeming to you straight from the A-LEAGUE Headquarters at
https://www.a-league.com.au/

Australian soccer fans all let us rejoice for the 2017/2018 HYUNDAI A-LEAGUE competition is about to begin.

Last year Sydney FC dominated the competition and were crowned Champions. Can they do it again?

Who will you be supporting through this exciting Australian Summer of football?


Round 1

Tomorrow night (FRIDAY)

CITY v ROAR

Home team Melbourne City are the $2.08 favourites to take down the Brisbane Roar paying $3.30 and $3.55 for the draw.

Team lists are as follows:

Melbourne City FC squad: 1.Dean BOUZANIS (gk), 2.Manny MUSCAT, 3.Scott JAMIESON, 5.Bart SCHENKEVELD, 6.Osama MALIK, 7.Nick FITZGERALD, 8.Neil KILKENNY, 9.Marcelo CARRUSCA, 11.Bruce KAMAU, 13.Stefan MAUK, 14.Daniel ARZANI, 18.Eugene GALEKOVIC (gk), 21.Ruon TONGYIK, 22.Michael JAKOBSEN (c), 25.Iacopo LA ROCCA, 26.Luke BRATTAN, 27.Marcin BUDZINSKI, 44.Ross McCORMACK

two to be omitted

Unavailable: 10.Fernando BRANDAN (ACL - indefinite), 17.Tim CAHILL (international duty – 1 week), 23.Bruno FORNAROLI (ankle - indefinite)

Brisbane Roar FC squad: 1.Michael THEO (gk), 3.Luke DEVERE, 5.Corey BROWN, 6.Avram PAPADOPOULOS, 9.Massimo MACCARONE, 10.Brett HOLMAN, 13.Jade NORTH, 14.Fahid BEN KHALFALLAH, 16.Mitchell OXBORROW, 17.Matt MCKAY (c), 18.Joe CALETTI, 19.Jack HINGERT, 20.Shannon BRADY, 21.Jamie YOUNG(gk), 24.Connor O’TOOLE, 25.Rahmat AKBARI, 26.Nick D’AGOSTINO, 33.Petros SKAPETIS

two to be omitted

Unavailable: 2.Dane INGHAM (International duty – 1 week), 4.Daniel BOWLES (knee – TBC), 7.Thomas KRISTENSEN (hamstring 2-3 weeks)

All eyes to be on the Roar's marquee signing Massimo Maccarone tomorrow night.


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https://www.a-league.com.au/news/hyundai-a-league-round-1-ins-and-outs-1
https://www.a-league.com.au/news/5-reasons-watch-hyundai-a-league-round-1

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I'll tip a boring 1-1 draw for this one.

Soccer kicking off! Go Mariners!!

Being a low scoring sport, I would dare say 2:1 would be the ultimate score in the first round.

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Gotta go with Sydney again.