Come on Qld Roar, seize the chance!

OK, last time I blogged about Queensland Roar was when they lost the home game against Sydney FC, by 1-0. After that, they lost again, 2-0 away to Melbourne Victory.

The Melbourne setback was the last game in September. That was followed by a good October, where Qld Roar played 4 games without losing. The 4 games yielded 2 wins & 2 draws: 2-1 at home v Wellington Phoenix, 1-0 away v Central Coast Mariners, 1-1 away to Newcastle Jets & 3-3 at home to Perth Glory. Good month of October, that.

The Perth match was the most frustrating of the October games. Qld played casually & let in 2 goals before scoring to trail 2-1 just before half-time. Then Qld made it 2-2 from the penalty spot. The same player who took the penalty then scored in the 86th minute to put Qld 3-2 in front, but 5 minutes of injury time was given, & Perth equalised in the 3rd minute of injury time. So, the final score was 3-3. Aaahhh, so close to winning & yet so far. I was less than satisfied, my friend was disgusted.

Anyway, Qld started November well with a good 1-0 win away to Adelaide United last Friday. I was very surprised that they won that match, as I was expecting a defeat. But that's good, as it brings Qld up to 4th on the table.

The results so far in this weekend's round of A-League has been quite favourable for Qld: Newcastle 1 Perth 4, Central Coast Mariners 2 Adelaide 0, Melbourne 0 Sydney 0. Those results mean Central Coast extends its lead at the top, now on 23 points. Adelaide & Newcastle both remain on 17 points as a result of the defeats. Qld Roar are just 1 point behind, on 16 points. So the Roar heads into tomorrow evening's game against Wellington Phoenix (second time Wellington visits Qld) with an outstanding chance to solidify its top 4 position. That's because if they beat Wellington, they will get be on 19 points, & overtake both Adelaide & Newcastle in the process. I will be there at Suncorp Stadium tomorrow for the match & I'm feeling excited right now! That is one heck of an opportunity for Qld Roar! Come on Roar! Seize this opportunity! You can do it!