2013 A-League All Stars Game

2013 A-League All Stars Game
Event A-League All Stars Game
A-League All Stars Manchester United
Australia England
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Date 20 July 2013 (2013-07-20)
Venue ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Man of the Match Robin van Persie (Manchester United)
Referee Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Attendance 83,127

The 2013 A-League All Stars Game was a football match that took place on 20 July 2013 at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, contested between the A-League All Stars and English Premier League champions Manchester United.

Background

Tickets which went on sale earlier in the year sold out in minutes.[1] A Manchester United training session which was open to the public attracted 22,000 people at Allianz Stadium.[2] It is the first time since 1999 that Manchester United have visited Australia.[3] On 18 March 2013, it was announced Melbourne Victory coach Ange Postecoglou will coach the all-stars squad, chosen by fans who voted.[4]

Some A-League players, including Alessandro Del Piero and Emile Heskey, were not able to play due to other commitments.[5]

A-League All Stars players

Pos. Player Club
GK Australia Ante Covic Western Sydney Wanderers
GK Australia Michael Theo Brisbane Roar
DF Australia Michael Beauchamp Western Sydney Wanderers
DF Australia Pedj Bojić Central Coast Mariners
DF Australia Nigel Boogaard Adelaide United
DF Australia Connor Chapman Newcastle Jets
DF Australia Joshua Risdon Perth Glory
DF Australia Joshua Rose Central Coast Mariners
DF Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley Western Sydney Wanderers
MF Germany Thomas Broich Brisbane Roar
MF Argentina Marcelo Carrusca Adelaide United
MF Australia Billy Celeski Melbourne Victory
MF Australia Brett Emerton Sydney FC
MF Australia Rhyan Grant Sydney FC
MF New Zealand Michael McGlinchey Central Coast Mariners
MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller Brisbane Roar
FW Albania Besart Berisha Brisbane Roar
FW Australia Mark Bridge Western Sydney Wanderers
FW Barbados Paul Ifill Wellington Phoenix
FW Australia David Williams Melbourne Heart

Match

Details

A-League All Stars Australia 1–5 England Manchester United
Berisha  51' Report Lingard  10', 54'
Welbeck  33', 70'
Van Persie  86'
Attendance: 83,127
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
A-League All Stars
Manchester United
GK1Australia Ante Covic 45'
RB6Australia Pedj Bojić 45'
CB2Australia Nigel Boogaard
CB5Australia Michael Beauchamp 83'
LB4Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley 73'
RM7Australia Brett Emerton (c) 83'
CM10Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 45'
LM3Australia Joshua Rose 64'
RF14New Zealand Michael McGlinchey 61'
CF11Albania Besart Berisha
LF22Germany Thomas Broich 72'
Substitutes:
GK18Australia Michael Theo 45'
DF12Australia Joshua Risdon 45'
DF16Australia Connor Chapman 83'
MF15Australia Rhyan Grant 61'
MF17Argentina Marcelo Carrusca 83'
MF21Australia Billy Celeski 45'
FW8Barbados Paul Ifill 72'
FW13Australia David Williams 73'
FW19Australia Mark Bridge 64'
Manager:
Australia Ange Postecoglou
GK13Denmark Anders Lindegaard
RB2Brazil Rafael
CB4England Phil Jones
CB5England Rio Ferdinand 45'
LB3France Patrice Evra (c) 75'
RM35England Jesse Lingard
CM16England Michael Carrick 70'
CM23England Tom Cleverley
LM29England Wilfried Zaha
CF19England Danny Welbeck 70'
CF11Wales Ryan Giggs 62'
Substitutes:
GK1Spain David de Gea
DF22Brazil Fábio 75'
DF38England Michael Keane 45'
MF8Brazil Anderson 70'
MF44Belgium Adnan Januzaj 70'
FW20Netherlands Robin van Persie 62'
Manager:
Scotland David Moyes

Man of the Match:
Robin van Persie (Manchester United)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level

Statistics

A-League All Stars Manchester United
Goals scored 15
Total shots 617
Shots on target 313
Ball possession 33%67%
Corner kicks 215
Fouls committed 44
Offsides 02
Yellow cards 00
Second caution red cards 00
Direct red cards 00

Broadcasting

In Australia, the match was broadcast live by the Seven Network, after they secured the rights to the inaugural A-League All Stars game on 23 May 2013. In the UK, the match was broadcast live on Manchester United's subscription television channel MUTV.

Sponsorship

A-League All Stars partners:

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/northern-beaches/manchester-united-visit-sydney-in-showcase-of-football-growth-in-australia/story-fngr8hax-1226681453342
  2. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2370149/Robin-van-Persie-impresses-David-Moyes-Manchester-United-continue-tour-Sydney.html
  3. ↑ http://au.fourfourtwo.com/features/6867,man-utds-crazy-australian-tour.aspx
  4. ↑ "Postecoglou named inaugural coach of Foxtel A-League All Stars". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-05/big-guns-out-of-a-league-all-stars-fixture/4802634

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