2009 A-League Grand Final

October 2015 October 2015 2009 A-League Grand Final 2008–09 A-League Melbourne Victory Adelaide United 1 0 28 February 2009 Telstra Dome Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Tom Pondeljak, Melbourne Victory Matthew Breeze 53,273 2008 2010 The 2009 A-League Grand Final took place at Telstra Dome in Melbourne, Australia on 28 February 2009. It was the final match in the A-League 2008–09 season, and was played between premiers Melbourne Victory and runners-up Adelaide United. Melbourne Victory won the match 1–0 and became the winners of the 2008–09 Championship, thus becoming the first team to win the A-League domestic treble, after also claiming the 2008 Pre-Season Challenge Cup, and the 2008–09 Premiership.http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=26816 Victory prevail in epic O'Brien Bren 28 February 2009 A-League.com.au 3 March 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110303213145/http://a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=26816 3 March 2011 The Grand Final was the last event to be held at the Telstra Dome, the former name of Melbourne's Docklands Stadium. Due to a change in sponsorship, the stadium is now known as Etihad Stadium. Route to the finals 2008–09 A-League 2 Melbourne Victory 2 4 Adelaide United 0 0 Queensland Roar 2 2 Central Coast Mariners 0 1 Adelaide United Queensland Roar 1 0 Melbourne Victory Adelaide United 1 0 Match Summary Australian football: Melbourne Victory win A-League grand finalWith both teams down to ten men for the last 25 minutes, Adelaide were left scoreless with Melbourne taking their second A-League championship medal. Pondeljak's goal earned him the prestigious Joe Marston Medal. A contentious early red card given to the lone Adelaide striker Cristiano by referee Matthew Breeze saw the Reds go down to ten men by the tenth minute.http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=26822 Vidmar: Red card killed us O'Brien Bren 28 February 2009 A-League.com.au 1 March 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110303213238/http://a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=26822 3 March 2011 http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25123570-5000940,00.html A-League grand final red card sparks referee import call Taylor John 2 March 2009 Fox Sports (Australia) 3 March 2009 However, Adelaide managed to hold back Melbourne from scoring until Tom Pondeljak scored 23 metres out from goal in the 60th minute to allow Melbourne to take the lead. Five minutes later, Melbourne striker Daniel Allsopp was also sent off for allegedly headbutting Adelaide's Robert Cornthwaite in an incident in the Melbourne penalty box. Both Cristiano and Allsopp's red cards were revoked by the Football Federation Australia in a post-match conference.http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25134962-5000940,00.html Reds striker Cristiano's red card from A-League grand final has been revoked 3 March 2009 Fox Sports (Australia) 3 March 2009 Details 28 February 200919:30 UTC+11 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Reports2009 A-League Grand Final http://a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=26816 30 December 2022 3 March 2011 3 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110303213145/http://a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=26816 dead Adelaide United Pondeljak 60 Telstra Dome, Melbourne 53,273 Matthew Breeze _whiteVwide 000947 000947 000947 000947 000947 Melbourne Victory _Kit_frount_AU_reebok_spikes FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Adelaide United GK 1 AUS Michael TheoklitosRB 5 AUS Sebastian RyallCB 2 AUS Kevin Muscat (c)CB 12AUS Rodrigo VargasLB 7 AUS Matthew KempDM 14AUS Billy CeleskiRM 15AUS Tom Pondeljak 61   83LM 22AUS Nick Ward 56AM 16 CRC Carlos HernándezCF 9 AUS Daniel Allsopp 0 65CF 10 AUS Archie ThompsonSubstitutes:GK 20AUS Mitchell LangerakMF 8 SCO Grant Brebner 83FW 11BRA Ney FabianoMF 17 CRC José Luis López 89MF 19 AUS Evan Berger 56   89Manager:SCO Ernie Merrickright|300px GK 20AUS Eugene GalekovićRB 16AUS Daniel MullenCB 19AUS Saša Ognenovski 37CB 2 AUS Robert Cornthwaite   81LB 14AUS Scott Jamieson 56   73DM 15CIV Jonas SalleyDM 24AUS Paul ReidRW 13AUS Travis Dodd (c) 90AM 18AUS Fabian Barbiero 64LW 7 AUS Lucas Pantelis 63CF 10BRA Cristiano 0 10Substitutes:GK 30AUS Mark BirighittiFW 3 BRA AlemãoDF 6 BRA Cássio 73FW 9 AUS Paul Agostino 63MF 28AUS Rostyn GriffithsManager:AUS Aurelio Vidmar Joe Marston Medal: Tom Pondeljak (Melbourne Victory) Assistant referees: Matthew Cream Fourth official: Peter GreenMatch rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. A-League2009 ChampionsAustralia 100pxMelbourne VictorySecond Title Statistics Melbourne AdelaideAttempts at goal 15 9Attempts on target 6 3Attempts off target 9 6Attempts – Woodwork 0 0Keeper saves 2 4Ball possession 50% 50%Corners 8 2Fouls committed 17 19Offsides 2 1Yellow cards 1 5Red cards 1 1 Controversy The red card to Adelaide talisman Cristiano after just 10 minutes in the championship decider against Melbourne Victory created a lot of controversy post match.http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/cristiano-speaks-out-about-red/story-e6frf4hl-1111119004833#.UXYo_bVgecU Motorsport Video |Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips The Brazilian starlet had been warned before that referee Matthew Breeze would send him off if he suspected anything untoward about his heading with flailing arms. He felt as though he was a marked man all season by referee Matthew Breezehttp://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/red-card-sparks-refs-import-call/story-e6frf4il-1111119001551#.UXYns7VgecU A-League grand final red card sparks referee import call John Taylor Fox Sports 2 March 2009 23 April 2013 " I couldn't sleep after the game." Fox Sports analyst and Former Australia international Robbie Slater claimed the referee made the wrong call, "ruined" the Grand Final and argued that the A-League should hire an elite overseas official to handle its championship game. See also 2008–09 A-League List of A-League champions References External links Official A-League Website Grand Final 2009 Category:Melbourne Victory FC matches Category:Adelaide United FC matches Category:2009 in Victoria (state) Category:2009 in sport in Melbourne Category:Men's soccer matches in Melbourne Category:February 2009 sports events in Australia