Sign up now ><\/a><\/p>\nThe Reds\u2019 seventh win of the season moved them into the top six, and a point ahead of the Roar, who suffered their sixth loss of the campaign.<\/p>\n
Reds coach Airton Andrioli was delighted for Burkitt.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s fantastic for the kid,\u201d Andrioli said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis desire to succeed and play football is a joy to watch. I had him in the NPL with me for the last three years and I couldn\u2019t wait to find a way of giving him an opportunity to prove that he could do what he did today at this level.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am really happy for him and the result today.\u2019<\/p>\n
Roar coach Michael Valkanis said his team should have had the game wrapped up by halftime.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had enough chances to finish that game off in the first-half,\u201d Valkanis said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s how I felt. We shouldn\u2019t have gone in (to halftime) at 1-0. It should have been 3-0 or 4-0.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t like the way we started the second half. We didn\u2019t press high enough. We let them get on the ball, and they got a goal, but we reacted well.<\/p>\n
\u201cI guess the last goal was a final blow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brody Burkitt of United. Photo by Chris Hyde\/Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Earlier, it was only some last-gasp defending from Adelaide\u2019s teenage centre-back Sotiri Phillis to deny Roar taking the lead in just the fourth minute.<\/p>\n
Having got behind the Reds defence, Roar striker Long played the ball across the face of the goal that seemed certain to find Michael Ruhs at the far post.<\/p>\n
However, just as Ruhs was about to finish from close range, Phillis intercepted the cross to clear the ball to safety.<\/p>\n
Similar clutch defending, this time from Roar left-back James McGarry, saved the hosts in the 11th minute when Adelaide\u2019s Ryan Kitto was about to unleash a shot with only Brisbane goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis to beat.<\/p>\n
It was only the woodwork that denied Brisbane the lead in the 21st minute after the suspect Reds defence failed to deal with a long throw from Roar fullback Youstin Salas.<\/p>\n
The ball eventually fell for Long, whose shot hit the base of the post before rebounding into the arms of grateful Adelaide goalkeeper Joshua Smits.<\/p>\n
Brisbane persevered and was rewarded with the lead in the 41st minute through the impressive Klein.<\/p>\n
Afforded far too much space and time by the lethargic visitors, Klein dribbled the ball before shooting from about 20 metres out, with the strike nestling into the bottom corner of the net.<\/p>\n
However, Adelaide came out with much more intent after halftime, with Burkitt\u2019s heroics ensuring the Reds took all three points home to South Australia.<\/p>\n
D\u2019Agostino returns<\/p>\n
Socceroos striker Nick D\u2019Agostino entered the contest as a 77th-minute substitute in what was his first Roar appearance since April 2019.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old marksman rejoined the club last week on loan from Norwegian outfit Viking FK in the hope of plenty of game time, and goals, in his bid to be named in Australia\u2019s squad for this year\u2019s FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n
A late inclusion in the match-day squad, D\u2019Agostino received warm applause from the Roar faithful when he came on for fellow striker Chris Long.<\/p>\n
\u201cI couldn\u2019t bring him on earlier \u2013 it\u2019s not possible,\u201d Valkanis said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not going to bring him on earlier and injure him. I would have loved to bring him on earlier \u2026 but we\u2019ve got to be smart about that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Goodwin\u2019s struggle<\/p>\n
Another World Cup hopeful, Adelaide captain Craig Goodwin, continued his inconsistent season with a patchy performance.<\/p>\n
Having played well, and scored, in the Reds\u2019 2-1 win a week earlier over Melbourne Victory, Goodwin failed to have an impact in the hot Brisbane conditions.<\/p>\n
The veteran winger was eventually dragged in the 62nd minute, replaced by Dukuly.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe played his part in the game,\u201d Andrioli said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlaying in Queensland is always difficult with the conditions. Humidity plays a part. It took quite a lot of him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Matildas star suffers injury scare | 01:01<\/p>\n
MACARTHUR PUTS SIX PAST CITY<\/p>\n
The Macarthur Bulls have charged their way into the A-League\u2019s top three after demolishing Melbourne City 6-2 at Campbelltown Stadium.<\/p>\n
Mile Sterjovski\u2019s charges have flown under the radar for most of the season, but they are becoming harder to ignore after a spectacular all-round performance during which they completely demoralised the defending champions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a game plan throughout the week, and I thought we executed it well with the high press and suffocated them a bit,\u201d Macarthur defender Callum Talbot told Paramount+.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were quite frustrated with the draw against the Mariners last week \u2026 and it\u2019s just good to see what we do throughout the week come to fruition.\u201d<\/p>\n
Macarthur currently sits third on the ladder with 23 points, behind Auckland (25) and Newcastle (24). However, Sydney FC will overtake them if they draw against Melbourne City on Monday. Conversely, Melbourne City sits in seventh, one point out of the top six.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think there were many positives out of tonight \u2026 It wasn\u2019t good enough from the get-go,\u201d conceded City skipper Aziz Behich.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s something that we really have to rectify because it happened last week, but we got ourselves out of it.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt this level, you can\u2019t continue doing that because you\u2019re going to get punished.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe lost a lot of 50-50 challenges in the middle of the park and were late to pressing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were just a bit too soft \u2026 we need to take it as a lesson.\u201dA poor parry from City goalkeeper Patrick Beach was the catalyst for the opening goal. After recovering the ball on the edge of the box, Bulls winger Walter Scott immediately rifled in a cross to an unmarked Mitch Duke, who headed home from close range.<\/p>\n
The home side doubled their advantage three minutes later, when Max Caputo\u2019s loss of possession allowed Luke Brattan to catch Beach out of position with a curled shot from 40 metres out. Unfortunately, the veteran Socceroo didn\u2019t finish the match after injuring a knee during an aerial challenge.<\/p>\n
Macarthur win big against Melbourne City | 01:20<\/p>\n
Two goals down, City were reeling, but they pulled one back in the 24th minute when Macarthur keeper Filip Kurto made a meal of Medin Memeti\u2019s header. However, Anthony Caceres reinstated the Bulls\u2019 two-goal lead when he strolled through City\u2019s defence and calmly pushed a low shot past Beach.<\/p>\n
The Bulls\u2019 stampede continued during the second half. Luke Vickery grabbed his side\u2019s fourth of the evening after finishing off an opportunity he created by dispossessing Ryan Teague after 63 minutes. Next, it was Dean Bosnjak, whose blistering run down the left touchline culminated in goal number five in the 70th. City loanee Marcus Younis grabbed a consolation goal for the visitors in the 84th minute, but the final word went to towering Bulls forward Harrison Sawyer, who flew high to grab another headed goal in injury time.<\/p>\n
Sir Duke<\/p>\n
Veteran forward Mitch Duke proved his worth on Saturday night by adding a new dimension to the Bulls\u2019 attack. Making his first start for the club since joining from Japan\u2019s FC Machida Zelvia, the 50-cap Socceroo grabbed the opening goal and came very close to grabbing a second when his 40th-minute header rattled off the crossbar.<\/p>\n
If he maintains his current form, he\u2019s a shoo-in for Tony Popovic\u2019s World Cup squad.<\/p>\n
Goodbye Kai<\/p>\n
If Saturday was anything to go by, City will sorely miss defender Kai Trewin, who sat out the game ahead of an impending move to Major League Soccer side New York City FC.<\/p>\n
Without Trewin\u2019s steady influence, City\u2019s defence looked more porous than an overused sponge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Adelaide United teenager Brody Burkitt announced his A-League arrival with a second-half hat-trick to sink Brisbane Roar at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":435657,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,596,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-435656","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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