North Queensland Fury v Perth Glory 24- October - 2009

North Queensland Fury v Perth Glory 24- October - 2009 www.a-league.com.au Fury on song at home North Queensland Fury came from behind to defeat Perth Glory 2-1 at Dairy Farmers Stadium on Saturday night. North Queenslands Robbie Fowler scored in the 65th minute from sneaky free kick while defenders backs were turned before Dyron Daal curved a stunning left-foot shot in the 71st minute into the top left of the goal. Perths Victor Sikora slotted home a precision pass in the 24th minute to give his side a first half lead. It is the first home win of the season for the Fury and only second of the season taking them off the bottom of the ladder while for the Glory it is back to back losses. North Queensland coach Ian Ferguson said the win was a long-time coming after a run of draws and losses. “I am absolutely delighted, it was long time coming, but to get he result tonight was fantastic, especially when the chips were down,” he said. “It was the same old story, the ball looking like it was out and the boys stopped playing, I was ready to scream at the linesman and the next thing the ball is in the net.” “To come up with two fantastic goals, Fowler being so quick to put the ball into the net it was sensational.” “It was a never-racking last 20 minutes for me.” “It is a huge boost for us (moving off the bottom of the ladder), for the last few weeks we have had the opportunity but we didnt take it.” Perth Glory coach David Mitchell said his side was outplayed but rued the …

Perth Glory v North Queensland Fury 3 - October - 2009

Perth Glory v North Queensland Fury 3 - October - 2009 www.a-league.com.au Fury snatch point in Perth An own goal from Perth Glory goalkeeper Tando Velaphi has seen a 10-man North Queensland side record a gallant 1-1 draw at ME Bank Stadium on Saturday. The Fury were down a man just before the break when Ufuk Tallay was given a second yellow card for an act of simulation, attempting to get Perth captain Jacob Burns sent off for a foul. The Glory immediately took advantage of the extra man, going ahead through Mile Sterjovski’s spot kick in the 48th minute. But instead of attacking the contest, the Glory opted to sit on their lead and were made to pay 20 minutes from time. Velaphi appeared to have taken the ball comfortably from a close-range header by John Tambouras, but the goalkeeper was challenged over the line by Chris Grossman and referee Ben Williams determined the goal counted. The hosts launched a flurry of attacks at the death but a packed North Queensland defence held firm for the draw as second-placed Perth missed the opportunity to climb on top of the Hyundai A-League table, with the Fury remaining in last position. In front of the second-highest crowd at ME Bank Stadium in five years, the Glory started with intent, testing the Fury’s defence in the opening few minutes through a series of corners. In the second minute, Jamie Coyne sent a header wide from Adriano Pellegrino’s corner, while Fury stopper Paul Henderson just managed to hold a difficult ball at the …