2014 FFA Cup Final

2014 FFA Cup Final
Event 2014 FFA Cup
Adelaide United Perth Glory
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Date 16 December 2014
Venue Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
Man of the Match Sergio Cirio
Referee Chris Beath
Attendance 16,142
Weather Partly cloudy
19 °C (66 °F)[1]

The 2014 FFA Cup Final was the 1st final of the premier association football knockout cup competition in Australia. The match was an all A-League affair, contested between Adelaide United and Perth Glory at Coopers Stadium on 16 December 2014.[2] Although future editions of the tournament will involve the Cup final being played late in the Australian summer, this season's final was brought forward in order to avoid a clash with the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, which was hosted by Australia.[3] Adelaide United were the inaugural champions, winning 1–0 with Sergio Cirio scoring the lone goal of the match shortly after Joshua Risdon was sent off for a second bookable offence, reducing Perth to 10 men.

Venue

Coopers Stadium in Adelaide hosted the inaugural FFA Cup Final

On 12 November 2014, Coopers Stadium (home of Adelaide United), was announced as the venue of the 2014 final by Football Federation Australia following the completion of the season's cup semi-final matches.[4] The venue was chosen in preference to Perth Glory's home ground of nib Stadium.[5] Discussing the choice of venue Perth Glory Chief Executive Jason Brewer commented "It wasn't going to be played in Perth for any number of reasons at the FFA's discretions", adding "I think Western Australian and Perth football fans have been fairly hard done by".[6]

The home ground of Adelaide United since 2003, the stadium holds a capacity crowd of 17,000 which makes it the smallest capacity of any full-time A-League venue. It was first opened in 1960 and it hosted its first National Soccer League match on 11 April 1977.[7] The venue has formerly been home to both Adelaide City and West Adelaide and in 2000, the ground underwent a full redevelopment at the cost of $27 million in order to host matches of the 2000 Olympic football tournament.

Hindmarsh Stadium has also held other events, including the National Soccer League Grand Finals of 1986 and 1995, the 1986, 1989 and 1992 NSL Cup finals, the final of the 1987 OFC Club Championship, the second leg of the 2008 AFC Champions League Final, and various 2004 OFC Nations Cup, 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup, and FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. During their tenure in the NRL, the Adelaide Rams briefly used Hindmarsh Stadium as their home for their final four matches of the 1998 season. The stadium's record attendance of 18,430 was set during the 2000 Olympic Games when temporary stands were in place to bring the capacity up to 20,000.[8]

Road to the final

Adelaide United Round Perth Glory
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Wellington Phoenix 1–0 (H) Round of 32 Newcastle Jets 2–0 (A)
Brisbane Roar 2–0 (H) Round of 16 St Albans Saints 4–1 (A)
Sydney FC (a.e.t.) 3–1 (A) Quarter-finals Melbourne Victory 4–2 (H)
Central Coast Mariners 3–2 (H) Semi-finals Bentleigh Greens 3–0 (A)
Note: In all results above, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
For more details on this topic, see 2014 FFA Cup.

Adelaide United and Perth Glory were among 631 teams who entered the inaugural FFA Cup competition, and as A-League clubs, both entered the tournament in the Round of 32.[3]

Adelaide United's first match was at home against Wellington Phoenix. A single goal by Sergio Cirio in the 31st minute was enough to see the game end in favor of the home team.[9] United progressed to a Round of 16 home match against Brisbane Roar, where goals by Cirio and Bruce Djite within the first half left the score 2–0.[10] In the quarter-final stage, Adelaide United were drawn away to Sydney FC. Goals scored by Cirio and Sydney FC captain Alex Brosque took the match into extra time, where Djite found the net on twice to end the game 1–3.[11] In the semi-finals, United took on Central Coast Mariners at home. A brace from Cirio either side of a goal from Awer Mabil saw the match end 3–2, with Adelaide progressing to the first ever FFA Cup Final.[12]

Perth Glory's cup run started with an away tie against fellow A-League side Newcastle Jets. Goals from Irish import Andy Keogh either side of half time gave Perth Glory a 0–2 win.[13] In the Round of 16, Glory were drawn against St Albans Saints of National Premier Leagues Victoria, away from home. Goals from Jamie Maclaren and Keogh complimented a double from Nebojša Marinković to give the Glory a 1–4 win.[14] For the quarter-finals, Perth was drawn against Melbourne Victory at home. Ben Khalfallah gave Melbourne Victory an early lead, though Glory were quick to respond with Keogh leveling the score within the first 15 minutes; although a late penalty by Keogh was not enough for the home side to secure the match, with Gui Finkler leveling the scores in the 92nd minute. Goals by Daniel De Silva and Marinković during extra time finished the match 4–2 in favor of the home team.[15] For the semi-finals, Glory faced another National Premier Leagues Victoria side away from home, in the form of Bentleigh Greens. A 0–3 result with goals from Marinković and Chris Harold sent Perth Glory into the final.[16]

Pre-match

Although the final was held at a small-sized venue, interest in tickets exceeded expectation, with tickets selling out within three days of going on sale to the public.[17] Ticket prices varied from $30 for general admission to $40 for reserved seating.[18]

Chris Beath was named as the referee of the final, together with George Lakrindis and Anton Shchetinin as the assistant referees, Jonathan Barreiro as the fourth official and Kris Griffiths-Jones and Shaun Evans as additional assistant referees.[19] In the 2014 FFA Cup, Beath took charge of the semi-final match between Adelaide United–Central Coast Mariners. He had previously taken charge of a number of A-League, AFC Cup and AFC Champions League matches, international friendlies, as well as named as one of the referees in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup and 2014 AFC U-19 Championship.[20]

Going into the final, Osama Malik was left out of Adelaide United's squad due to injury. Craig Goodwin was also left out due to being contracted to Newcastle Jets for the remainder of the cup season. Perth Glory were also missing three players due to injury: Youssouf Hersi, Diogo Ferreira and Mitch Nichols.[21]

Match

Summary

Awer Mabil had the first chance of the match. The Adelaide United forward could have opened the scoring inside the opening five minutes but he failed to latch on to Sergio Cirio's square pass through the penalty area. As the match progressed, Adelaide playmaker Marcelo Carrusca was next to test Perth Glory keeper Danny Vukovic, stinging the keeper's fingers from long range. Perth's shouts for a penalty on the 25th minutes were waved away by the referee, when Adelaide's keeper Eugene Galekovic and Richard Garcia tangled just outside the area but replays showed Galekovic won the ball. The visiting team racked up the fouls with Garcia and Joshua Risdon earning bookings on the 32nd and 42nd minutes respectively before Mabil squandered an opportunity to break the deadlock in first half injury time. After Carrusca won back possession on halfway, he released Bruce Djite who in turn teed up Mabil who blasted high and wide from eight metres with just the keeper to beat.

Adelaide continued to dominate proceedings in the second half and Mabil wasted another chance just after the break, blazing over the bar once again after some neat build up play from Cirio. The hosts took full advantage when Risdon's tug on Carrusca's shorts saw him earn a second yellow card just before the hour mark and the deadlock was broken not 10 minutes later. Carrusca slipped Cirio through from the edge of the area, and the player rounded Vukovic and slotted his shot from a tight angle. Perth had Vukovic to thank for keeping the score at 1–0 when he tipped over a 30-metre shot from Isaías with five minutes remaining. Late into the match, Adelaide were content to maintain possession and saw out the final few minutes without any incident, ensuring they held on for the win.[22][23][24]

Details

16 December 2014
19:00 ACDT
Adelaide United 1–0 Perth Glory
Cirio  67' Report
Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 16,142
Referee: Chris Beath
Adelaide United
Perth Glory
GK 1 Australia Eugene Galekovic
RB 2 Australia Michael Marrone
CB 4 Australia Dylan McGowan
CB 3 Australia Nigel Boogaard
LB 21Australia Tarek Elrich
RM 18Australia James Jeggo
CM 8 Spain Isaías  69'
LM 10Argentina Marcelo Carrusca  80'
RF 17 Australia Awer Mabil  59'
CF 11 Australia Bruce Djite  86'
LF 9 Spain Sergio Cirio
Substitutes:
GK 30Australia John Hall
MF 14Australia Cameron Watson  86'
MF 22Portugal Fábio Ferreira  59'
MF 24Australia Bruce Kamau
FW 7 Spain Pablo Sánchez  80'
Manager:
Spain Josep Gombau
GK 1 Australia Danny Vukovic
RB 19Australia Joshua Risdon Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 42', 58'
CB 6 Australia Dino Đulbić
CB 23Australia Michael Thwaite
LB 21Australia Scott Jamieson
CM 8 Australia Ruben Zadkovich
CM 5 Australia Rostyn Griffiths
AM 10Serbia Nebojša Marinković  79'
RF 11Australia Richard Garcia  32'
LF 20Australia Daniel De Silva  45'
CF 9 Republic of Ireland Andy Keogh
Substitutes:
GK 18Australia Jack Duncan
DF 3 Australia Brandon O'Neill
FW 14Australia Chris Harold
FW 15Australia Jamie Maclaren  79'
FW 16Brazil Sidnei Sciola  45'
Manager:
England Kenny Lowe

Man of the Match (Mark Viduka Medal):
Sergio Cirio

Assistant referees:
George Lakrindis
Anton Shchetinin
Fourth official:
Jonathan Barreiro
Additional assistant referees:
Kris Griffiths-Jones
Shaun Evans

Match rules:[2]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics

Statistics[22] Adelaide United Perth Glory
Goals scored 10
Total shots 144
Shots on target 40
Ball possession 66%34%
Corner kicks 62
Fouls 1021
Offsides 11
Yellow cards 11
Red cards 01

Post match

After scoring the match winning goal, Sergio Cirio was named man of the match, awarded the Mark Viduka Medal by the former Australian captain, for his efforts.[25]

Adelaide United captain Eugene Galekovic commented on the match, saying "We knew it wasn't going to be a walk in the park today and credit to them [Perth Glory], they fought with 10 men. In the end we probably had the better chances and I think we deserved it today."[26]

The match was broadcast live in Australia by Fox Sports. A peak audience of 104,000 viewers watched the final, which was the highest viewership of any cup match broadcast in the tournament that season.[27]

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 "FFA Cup How Draw Works". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 "2014 FFA Cup FAQs". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Westfield FFA Cup Final venue confirmed". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Adelaide leaves it late to seal home FFA Cup Final". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Perth 'hard done by' over Cup final - Brewer". goal.com. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "1977 Season Round 2 Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Coopers Stadium (Hindmarsh Stadium)". austadiums.com. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Valkanis praises young Reds after Cup win". theffacup.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Reds too good for Roar". theffacup.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Sydney FC 1 Adelaide United 3 (AET): Djite double downs Sky Blues". theffacup.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Cup preview: Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners". theffacup.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "Glory eye deep Cup run". theffacup.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "Glory cruise into last eight". theffacup.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  15. ↑ "Result: Perth Glory 4 Melbourne Victory 2 (AET)". theffacup.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  16. ↑ "Result: Bentleigh Greens 0-3 Perth Glory". theffacup.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  17. ↑ "FFA Cup final 2014: Coopers Stadium decider between Adelaide United and Perth Glory sells out". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  18. ↑ "8,000 tickets already sold for Westfield FFA Cup Final". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  19. ↑ "Griffiths-Jones to be part of Westfield FFA Cup Final". footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  20. ↑ "C. Beath". soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  21. ↑ "Reds' psychological edge for Cup Final: Kossie". theffacup.com.au. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  22. 1 2 "Adelaide United v Perth Glory - FFA Cup Match Centre". theffacup.com.au. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  23. ↑ "FFA Cup Final: Match Report - Adelaide defeat Perth". theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  24. ↑ "Cirio goal gives Adelaide FFA Cup win over Perth Glory". illawarramercury.com.au. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  25. ↑ "Adelaide United’s Sergio Cirio winner of the FFA Cup ‘treble’". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  26. ↑ "Adelaide triumph in inaugural Cup Final". adelaideunited.com.au. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  27. ↑ "Preview: Adelaide United v Perth Glory". theffacup.com.au. Retrieved 5 January 2015.

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