Adelaide United vs Changchun Yatai

[andrew1116]

7:30pm this Wednesday night at Hindmarsh.

Should be a cracking game, Changchun are the Chinese champions, and they kicked-off their campaign with a win too. A win here would really put United in a great place to qualify through (knocking-off the two most competitve teams in the group), they'd be 3 points clear regardless.

Hopefully, Adelaide can improve upon their disappointing ACL attendance from last season and pull around 12,000 people to the game. Word is there might be a few Chinese supporters in attendance as well.

United will have their two new signings to come into the team; Ognenovski and Ceccoli.

Odds aren't out yet, but I'll post them when they are released. I'm guessing United will start slight favorites.

[juanpabloangel]

You have to put the Chinese Champions as favourites... but if Adelaide can do the business in this home game... they have a really good chance of qualifying... it will bring a lot of confidence....

[juanpabloangel]

Its a shame they can't play it on the oval and get 25000

[Bet on Brebs!]

their previous acl crowds have been pretty poor ---more like 6000. think they'll get more after win in korea but stil don't reckon they'll pack hindmarsh.

[jonk]

Is this the team that we beat 6-0?

[azza]

Everyone likes a winning team

[jogobonito]

If they can win this next week they will certainly put the pressure on the others in the group. Winning your home games is a must. They have put themselves with a real realistic chance of qualifying.

[Dasher39]

Is this the team that we beat 6-0?Yes.

[TopherPlus]

Is this the team that we beat 6-0?

2 years back now.

They have improved a shit load since then apparently.

[loki]

Here's hoping they fuck up.

I'm greedy and want us to be the only Australian team to get past the group stage.

[Hoggy]

Here's hoping they fuck up.

I'm greedy and want us to be the only Australian team to get past the group stage.

Nah, I want a two-legged semi final against Adelaide, and to win it 12-0 on agg.

[amnesiac]

If I remember correctly, this was during our pre-season of season two, without the Brazilians, in Brebners first game/tournament with the club. At the time they were in their first season of Chinese superleague and were in the top end of the table. The game was played during a break in their season and they sent a second string side.

Anyhow, that's a couple years now in the past and are an improved side. They will be no pushover, however I think Adelaide can take them. Get the points there and they are looking very good to go on with it and top the group.

[VillaPhoenix]

Hope Adelaide win.

[unitedtilidie]

crowds should be better than last year, hard to say with so many people having domestic training on wed nights. but there has been alot more advertisement on this time.

[watt]

How come there are still no odds at centrebet?? :(

[3_Libras]

I sort of hope they lose. I dont want them progressing. :(

[Seb]

Assistant coach Philip Stubbins has been provisionally suspended from Adelaide United’s matches in the Group Stage of the AFC champions League for bringing the game into disrepute following alleged abusive comments made to the officials in the Australian side’s game against Pohang Steelers.

The AFC has requested Stubbins responds to the charges, which stem from the match commissioner’s and referee’s reports, and the Disciplinary Committee will adjudicate on the mat

lol Mr Stubbins

[A.Haak]

If Adelaide play like they did in the other game, they should lose.

[TopherPlus]

C'mon Adelaide! Win it for Tibet!

[andrew1116]

Anyone know how ticket sales are going?

[forrie_x]

odds are out on TAB
adelaide heavy favourites
bout $1.70 i think for the win...

[NUFCMVFC]

Seems some people are taking notice of the A League players


http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23398887-5003460,00.html
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* POLITICALLY correct it wasn't, but Changchung Yatai coach Gao Hongbo's blunt identification of Adelaide United's key player confirmed the waves being made by Reds striker Bruce Djite.

As both sides prepared for tonight's Asian Champions League game at Hindmarsh Stadium, Gao spoke mainly through an interpreter, but when asked who was the most dangerous United player, his answer was swift.

"The No11, the black boy," he said before clarifying.

"I like his running, most of Adelaide's attacks are based around him."

Djite made it on to the scoresheet in Adelaide's surprising 2-0 away win over South Korean champion Pohang last week.

Veteran Adelaide defender Ange Costanzo has urged local fans to come out in force.

"I don't think Australians have really taken to the ACL yet ... I don't know why," he said.

"Hopefully, our fans will come and support us tomorrow night.

"Asian football is fantastic. The skill is unbelievable."

Adelaide made a dream start to the competition when it beat Pohang Steelers 2-0 away from home in cold conditions last Wednesday.

Changchun Yatai will be a formidable opponent. It qualified by winning China's Super League last season.

Costanzo does not believe the Chinese will be disadvantaged by coming from the cold to play in the heat of Adelaide.

"It's going to be the same for both sides," he said. "When it is all boiled down, we are all professionals and should be able to adapt to all conditions."

- Additional reporting: AAP


Fuller version


Adelaide standout draws praise (http://www.theage.com.au/news/soccer/adelaide-standout-draws-praise/2008/03/18/1205602388821.html)

March 19, 2008
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POLITICALLY correct it wasn't, but Changchun Yatai coach Gao Hongbo's blunt identification of Adelaide United's key player confirmed the waves being made by Reds striker Bruce Djite.

As both sides prepared for tonight's Asian Champions League encounter at Hindmarsh Stadium, Gao spoke mainly through an interpreter, but when asked who was United's most dangerous player, his answer was swift.

"The No. 11, the black boy," he blurted, before clarifying. "I like his running, most of Adelaide's attacks are based around him."

Djite made it onto the scoresheet in Adelaide's surprising 2-0 away win over South Korean champion Pohang last week and impressed many with his poise while playing as the lone striker in coach Aurelio Vidmar's newly defence-oriented formation.

Having watched the fruits of an exacting six-week training regimen since United missed the A-League finals, Vidmar was not surprised to hear Djite singled out.

"Over the last 12 months, I think Brucie has developed extremely well. When he came here a couple of seasons ago, he was really rough around the edges, his touch wasn't the best. Our club gave him an opportunity and now he's starting to find the target," Vidmar said yesterday.

"He knows where the goals are and he's become a very valuable player."

So valuable that rumours surface regularly pointing Djite towards Europe — the most recent has him joining Socceroo Luke Wilkshire at Dutch side FC Twente.

But Djite is central to Adelaide. "For the last six weeks, we've been working on our structure defensively and through the midfield and that's all we've worked on day-in, day-out. (The players) have probably got bored of it, but I think they can see the benefits from last week's performance," Vidmar said.

AAP

[Noogie]

good luck to adelaide (i never thought i would say that) but i dont think they will get a great crowd. Unfortunatly teh ACL doestn yet have a great profile, and wednesday night doesnt make it easier. A crowd of 10k would be good for them

[andrew1116]

Odds aren't out yet, but I'll post them when they are released. I'm guessing United will start slight favorites.

odds are out on TAB
adelaide heavy favourites
bout $1.70 i think for the win...

Adelaide 1.66
Draw 3.50
Changchun 4.75

The above odds are what centrebet are offering. Another option is Changchun with the +1 handicap @ 2.10. So basically a Changchun win, or a draw will see you win the bet. Maybe the bookies under-estimating the Chinese?

Adelaide will be without Ognenovski, Salley (suspended), and will still be missing Sarkies and Agostino.

If the bookies are right with this one, Adelaide would be going straight to the top of the table - 2 wins from 2 matches, against the 2 toughest teams in the group.

[andrew1116]

Maybe the bookies under-estimating the Chinese?


Maybe not.

Changchun Yatai got over the line against Vietnamese champions Binh Duong last week but there was a real sense of disappointment in the Chinese Super League champion's performance. Given the past performances of Vietnamese teams in this competition, Binh Duong was expected to be a whipping boy but put up a brave performance on a cold night in the north-east of China to only go down 2-1.

Due to national team commitments ahead of next week's World Cup qualifier against Australia, manager Gao Hongbo will be without three of his best players. Goalkeeper Zong Lei, playmaker Wang Dong and left winger Du Zhenyu are all with the national team and Gao will be struggling to fill the void left by their absence.

Those three men played last week but having been in a national camp until just before that match, they were well below their best.

Gao has acknowledged that Adelaide are the best team in the group, and that may indicate the Chinese team might be happy to get away with a point and still share the group lead with the Reds after two matches.

http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=hal_newsdisplay&id=21794&pageid=1001

[Surfside]

I've gotta feeling about this one.....I just think Adelaide will choke. Nothing to back it up, but I'm thinking a 2+ goal win to the Chinese

[Noogie]

thats a good price for a draw

[davidvilla_7]

Melbourne beat Chanhchung or whatever the fuck their called 5-1 in that North Queensland Cup last year or the year before.

[ali]

lol. there's more chinese at hindmarsh than adelaideians :D

[sj]

The heinous crowd.

[The Frederick]

I gotta go for the Chinese. Don't want Adelaide to do better than us.

[broxham22]

decent crowd

[s3tTz]

LOL @ their lame attempt at the Dale Cavese chant. :biggrin:

[evertonfc]

inbreads are shacky at the moment

[thewizzrd]

i have just realised how crap they are

[sj]

decent crowd

Yup it seems as if everyone got there late... its up to about 9-10k

[Downer]

0-0?

[broxham22]

yeah fairly even

[sj]

Yawn.

[The Frederick]

Are these Adelaide supporters retarded? They're doing "Bodies in a barrel". How is that even relevant?

[evertonfc]

they are retard indreads,say no more

[FootballMad]

The atmosphere sounds so shit on tv

[evertonfc]

Galeković is again man of the match by far

[evertonfc]

ross get off the tv

[Goal]

Great game, nice quality of football . . . the pitch looks brilliant.

[s3tTz]

Oh fuck! What a shot by Diego! So unlucky there.

[Goal]

Awesome strike . . .

[a17c]

Score?

[slab]

Andy Harper reckons it would have been goal of the decade. It was a great strike, but settle down Andy!

[Goal]

0-0

[Goal]

Andy shines his head at the bowling alley

[Goal]

The standard of football is very high. Crisp passing, great keeping, great shots, just no goals.

[Goal]

Geez, Dodd should've scored

[s3tTz]

Crowd: 10,510

Not bad.

[a17c]

Sounds like a good match. Hows the possesion

[Goal]

Fairly even. Can't wait till we get to play on a decent home pitch.

[StevieG]

Crowd: 10,510

Not bad.

Hopefully they can get a minimum of 1 point in this game, creating a bit of buzz in the latter stages of the group stages, so Adelaide can keep increasing their ACL crowds.

[StevieG]

Sounds like a good match. Hows the possesion

It was 62% to Adelaide after half an hour, haven't watched much since then.

[s3tTz]

Diego has been brilliant tonight.

[Goal]

Great tackle by Dodd, was it?

[magpie]

Crowd: 10,510

Not bad.

you'd figure if Melbourne needed 30,000 to break even then Adelaide probably lost 400k tonight.

But thats if you believe the shite that Lordy spins.

[~PC~]

"Bodies in a barrel"

Anyone else hearing this?

[Goal]

magpie, no we need about 25K to break even apparently, that's cos we pay more for the Dome.

Another free kick to Adelaide, i think a goal will be scored soon.

[Socceroo_06]

Adelaide are awesome at giving the ball away.

[s3tTz]

you'd figure if Melbourne needed 30,000 to break even then Adelaide probably lost 400k tonight.

But thats if you believe the shite that Lordy spins.
Probably because it costs so much to play at Telstra Dome? I highly doubt ACL matches were a part of the original deal with the club.

[Goal]

i was close . . .

[Brad76]

Changchung players are starting fall over the place.

[Goal]

I don't want us to play at the Dome when the new dome is built. Goddammit.

[s3tTz]

Refereeing has been first class.

[Brad76]

Farken hell, Adelaide couldn't score in a brothel!

[Goal]

Almost a goal by Changchun

[s3tTz]

Zadi Dah is quite possibly the best name in world football. :smartass:

[Goal]

Frantic shooting by Adelaide, blocked shots, finally Pantelis sprays it.

[Goal]

Changchun sounds like a fake Chinese name

[Goal]

3 minutes of added time.

[Brad76]

Farken hell Adelaide, when are they going to learn long balls into the box won't work! BTW we're at 90 mins, changhun keeper trying to wqste time by faking injury..Adelaide corner.

[s3tTz]

Ft: 0-0

[Couscous]

Thanks 4 updates all. Am keeping informed by mobile 2nite.

[Brad76]

Costanzo's header just goes over the cross bar!..Ref blows whistle straight after this action, surprised there was not more injury time..

[Goal]

Good game.

[The Frederick]

You're failing! You're failing! You're failing over there!

[Brad76]

Oh yeh 0-0 @ full time

Adelaide 58% possession.

Adelaide 11 shots on goal to Changchun 14.

[sj]

Good post Settz.. the ref was better than decent.. gave a few cards when the chinga's were fuckin around at the end as well :)

And kudos to Adelaide.. very entertaining 2nd half

[Socceroo_06]

Well thats 3 points Adelaide has just thrown away. They were horrible.

[Brad76]

Adelaide should have scored, their strikers have no composure in front of goal when presented with an opportunity.

[le Cabbage]

Adelaide should have scored, their strikers have no composure in front of goal when presented with an opportunity.

they have strikers?:wacko:

[bridgeman]

very impressed with Bruce Djite imo clearly best player on the park Burns not nearly as good a talent

[loki]

very impressed with Bruce Djite imo clearly best player on the park Burns not nearly as good a talent

I go for option C:

They're both rubbish.

[bridgeman]

I go for option C:

They're both rubbish.Bet you would swap Djite for Allsop

[magpie]

Bet you would swap Djite for Allsop

Bet I wouldn't.

[bridgeman]

Bet I wouldn't.

Amazing!

[magpie]

Djite will be off to Europe in a year, why would I want to replace Allsop with him?

Allsop scores more goals than him anyway.

[andrew1116]

I didn't manage to see the game tonight.

Who played well/badly for Adelaide?

[Setza]

Adelaide were way too predictable , either long ball and cross into the box or 1 or 2 passes and again cross into the box..

I mean they were just pelting balls into Djite's chest.... :P im sure the guy can use his feet too

[The Frederick]

I would have killed for Adelaide's result. How come they got the easy group?

[A.Haak]

I would have killed for Adelaide's result. How come they got the easy group?

It's obviously a big conspiricy.

Adelaide didn't really play all that well. (again)

[Dell]

Who cares, if either Australian teams win or even get close to winning the ACL, its a win for Australia...

[shoot goal]

As much as I dont like Adelaide in the A-League, I do hope they progress in the ACL. Dell's right on the money its a win for Australia and the competition in general.

[dechardonay]

Who cares, if either Australian teams win or even get close to winning the ACL, its a win for Australia...

too true - i will even back shitney against foreign opposition, as i have v urawa, la, persik kediri, etc.

[shoot goal]

too true - i will even back shitney against foreign opposition, as i have v urawa, la, persik kediri, etc.

he he and feel dirty if they win and not too sad when they lose...