Central Coast Mariners v Queensland Roar 10 – Jan – 2009
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Roar win seven-goal thriller
Queensland Roar moved into third place on the A-League ladder with a 4-3 win over Central Coast Mariners in a Bluetongue Stadium thriller.
A double from Dutchman Sergio van Dijk and a classy finish from the impressive Tahj Minniecon put Frank Farina’s side in control before Pedj Bojic’s own goal sealed the points for the visitors, who maintained their unbeaten record in Gosford.
A late strike from Matt Simon his second goal of the game made it a nervous final 10 minutes for Roar but they managed to hold off a late charge from the hosts.
Minniecon, who will join Gold Coast United next season, was in irresistible form all night with a virtuoso display full of pace and guile and gave the normally-reliable Mariners fullback Dean Heffernan a torrid time.
It was the Mariners who drew first blood after six minutes when Dylan Macallister and Simon combined well to set up veteran striker Nik Mrjda, who swept the ball past Griffin McMaster from close range.
The hosts could have doubled their advantage when Simon latched onto a Macallister flick-on and chipped the ball over the advancing McMaster, only to see his effort drop on the wrong side of the post.
Despite their early setback, Queensland looked the better side and were unlucky not to restore parity when Luke DeVere hit the bar with a header after the Mariners defence failed to clear a corner.
Frank Farina’s side finally got back on level terms after Matt McKay robbed Heffernan of possession and rolled the ball into the path of Minniecon, whose ball behind the Mariners defence was met by the unmarked van Dijk to sidefoot home.
Roar then extended their lead early in the second half when McKay’s speculative cross caught out the hesitant Vukovic and van Dijk nodded the ball over the former Olyroo to stun the home crowd.
However, they didn’t have to wait long for something to celebrate when the impressive Simon latched onto a hopeful ball from Heffernan.
McMaster, deputising for the injured Liam Reddy, completely misjudged the bounce, allowing Simon to nip in behind him and prod the ball into the empty net.
With both teams really going for the jugular, it was Roar who grasped the initiative when Minniecon produced an exquisite touch, held off two defenders and beat Vukovic with a super strike from just inside of the box.
Minniecon was in the thick of it again on 72 minutes and played a huge role in his side’s winning strike when his goalbound effort was turned into his own net by the unlucky Bojic.
10 January 2009 | 20:54 – AAP
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/farina-minniecon-unaffordable-163077/
Farina: Minniecon unaffordable
Queensland Roar coach Frank Farina says his side will miss Tahj Minniecon next season but the club were simply unable to match the offer made to him by Gold Coast United.
Minniecon produced one of the standout performances of the A-League season in the Roar’s 4-3 win over Central Coast Mariners on Saturday, but will ply his trade with the Gold Coast in the 2008/09 campaign after agreeing a lucrative contract this week.
The 19-year-old won praise from both Farina and Mariners coach Lawrie McKinna for his performance at Bluetongue Stadium which saw him set-up two of the Roar’s goals and score one of his own.
“I said at the beginning (of the season) that we are not going to be able to keep everyone and the offer the Gold Coast made to him was one we could not fit in our cap,” Farina said.
“Tahj was man of the match tonight, he showed his professionalism as he knows he is on the move next year.
“I said to him last week to put it in during training and during games and he has done that.
“But after tonight no one can fault his commitment to Queensland Roar.”
McKinna admitted his side found the mercurial Minniecon too hot too handle.
“Sometimes he is hot, sometimes he is cold but he was on fire tonight and he gave Heff (Dean Heffernan) a hard time out there and give credit to him, he played very well,” McKinna said.
Roar striker Sergio van Dijk, who scored twice, said he is finally enjoying life in the A-League after overcoming a difficult start to his Roar career.
“It is always a great feeling to score a goal but I was always confident I would get the form back,” said the Dutchman, who took his total to seven for the season.
“We had a lot of options going forward in attack tonight, and that made it difficult for their defence and it made my job a lot easier.”
It was the third time van Dijk had found the net at Bluetongue this season, after his stunning free-kick in the 1-1 draw in December, and he admitted the picturesque stadium brings out the best in him.
“I think it must be something to do with the view of the palm trees behind the goal there!” he said
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