Central Coast Mariners 4-5 Sydney FC, an Instant A-League Classic

By: Daryl | December 23rd, 2007

“It was the greatest advertisement for football in the A-League’s three-year history,” said said The Sunday Morning Herald in Australia. And they’re not wrong. Fledgling leagues need goal-filled end to end games more than anything else. Even more than star names like Beckham, because to some extent those players presence only attracts gawkers as opposed to football fans. But a nine goal thriller with a 94th minute winner in front of a record crowd? That’s the sort of thing that will keep people coming back. If you’ve got a spare nine minutes, settle in and watch this end to end encounter.

Spotted on 101 Great Goals.

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Tags: A-League, Australia, Central Coast Mariners, sydney fc, World Football, World Soccer

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• Kayannie |  December 23rd, 2007 at 4:50 pm

  
  
  

  That game was incredible, i was on the edge of my seat for the whole 90+ minutes. 9 goals and 2 red cards, it was the most exciting game i have ever seen. And in a league where more often than not the standard is pretty poor it is so good to see something exciting to make up for all the boring games we have had to suffer through over the last 3 seasons.

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• John |  December 25th, 2007 at 3:06 pm

  
  
  

  Funny you bring up Beckham - the Red Bulls beat the Beckham-Galaxy 5-4 back in August. Beckham showed a sell out crowd that he still has it, but the Red Bulls fought hard for the win.

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