2007 A-League Grand Final

October 2015 February 2014 February 2020 2007 A-League Grand Final 2006–07 A-League Melbourne Victory Adelaide United 6 0 18 February 2007 Telstra Dome Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Archie Thompson, Melbourne Victory Mark Shield 55,436 2006 2008 thumb|Melbourne Victory during the trophy ceremony The 2007 A-League Grand Final took place at Telstra Dome in Melbourne, Australia, on 18 February 2007. The match was contested by premiers Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United, who had to play over half the game with ten men after their captain Ross Aloisi was sent off after 34 minutes. After the game, Adelaide coach John Kosmina heavily criticized the refereeing of the match and this, coupled with other issues, saw him forced to resign by the Adelaide board.http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21268552-5001023,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070224120930/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21268552-5001023,00.html dead 24 February 2007 Kosmina sacked David Davutovic Daily Telegraph (Australia) 22 February 2007 31 January 2009 Melbourne prevailed 6–0 in the joint largest win in A-League history, and the greatest ever deficit in any Australian soccer Grand Final, including the old NSL. The match also set the largest sporting attendance at Docklands Stadium of 55,436 people. Archie Thompson scored five goals, only the sixth A-League hat-trick, and the most goals by an individual in any A-League match. This performance earned him the Joe Marston Medal. Route to the finals 2006–07 A-League 2 28 Jan & 4 Feb Melbourne Victory 0 2 Adelaide United 0 1 26 Jan & 2 Feb Newcastle Jets 1 2 Sydney FC 2 0 11 February Adelaide United Newcastle Jets 1 (4) 1 (3) 18 February Melbourne Victory Adelaide United 6 0 Match Details 18 February 200718:00 AEDT Melbourne Victory 6–0 Reports2007 A-League Grand Final http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=7082&pageid=559 Melbourne Victory 30 December 2022 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Adelaide United Thompson 20', 29', 39', 56', 72 Sarkies 93+ Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 55,436 Mark Shield _mvfc 000066 000066 000066 000066 000066 Melbourne Victory FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Adelaide United GK 1 AUS Michael TheoklitosDF 16 AUS Simon StoreyDF 15AUS Adrian LeijerDF 12AUS Rodrigo VargasDF 6 AUS Steve Pantelidis MF 15BRA FredMF 2 AUS Kevin Muscat (c)MF 17SCO Grant Brebner 59MF 14AUS Adrian Caceres 62FW 9 AUS Danny AllsoppFW 10 AUS Archie Thompson 90Substitutes:GK 20AUS Eugene GalekovicMF 13 AUS Kristian Sarkies90MF 18BRA AlessandroFW 23 ENG James Robinson62MF 24 AUS Leigh Broxham59Manager:SCO Ernie Merrickright|300px GK 1 AUS Daniel BeltrameDF 2 AUS Richie Alagich 70DF 4 AUS Angelo Costanzo57DF 5AUS Michael Valkanis57DF 12AUS Greg Owens 46MF 13AUS Travis DoddMF 6AUS Ross Aloisi (c)2 22 34MF 26 BRA Diego WalshMF 15 AUS Nathan BurnsFW 10BRA Fernando 59FW 8 AUS Carl Veart68 Substitutes:GK 20 AUS Robert BajicDF 3AUS Kristian ReesDF 14AUS Aaron Goulding 46MF 21AUS Jason Spagnuolo 70FW 25AUS Bruce Djite 59Manager:AUS John Kosmina Joe Marston Medal: Archie Thompson (Melbourne Victory) Assistant referees: Ben Wilson Nathan Gibson Fourth official: Matthew BreezeMatch rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. A-League2007 ChampionsAustralia 100pxMelbourne VictoryFirst Title Statistics Melbourne Victory clinch A-League premiership Melbourne AdelaideAttempts at goal 22 14Attempts on target 15 9Attempts off target 6 5Attempts - Woodwork 1 0Keeper saves 5 3Ball possession 51% 49%Corners 5 5Fouls committed 12 23Offsides 4 1Yellow cards 1 5Red cards 0 1 See also 2006–07 A-League List of A-League champions References External links 1st Half Match highlights on YouTube 2nd Half Match highlights on YouTube Official A-League Website Grand Final 2007 Category:Melbourne Victory FC matches Category:Adelaide United FC matches Category:2007 in Victoria (state) Category:2007 in sport in Melbourne Category:Men's soccer matches in Melbourne Category:February 2007 sports events in Australia