Adelaide Downs Sydney as Roar Coach Sees Son Sent Off on A-League Opening Night

Winning Roar start for Valkanis - as his son sees red

Brisbane star Jay O'Shea slotted a penalty before Dimitri Valkanis, the coach's son, got sent off in a gutsy 1-0 season-opening win over Macarthur.

Adelaide downs Sydney as Roar coach sees son sent off on A-League opening night

Adelaide United begins its season with a 2-1 win over Sydney, while Brisbane coach Michael Valkanis sees son Dimitri sent off in the Roar's 1-0 defeat of Macarthur.

Andrioli: “We earned this win - and now we keep building”

Adelaide United Head Coach Airton Andrioli marked his first Isuzu UTE A-League victory with a 2-1 win over Sydney FC in front of over 11,000 fans at Coopers Stadium on Friday night. It was a strong start to the new era under Andrioli, with standout performances from midfielders Ethan Alagich and Luke Duzel, whose energy and execution helped drive the Reds to a deserved opening-round win. Andrioli on the result and performanc…

Winning Roar start for Valkanis – as his son sees red

Brisbane Roar have started their A-League Men campaign under new boss Michael Valkanis with a gritty 1-0 win over Macarthur FC — despite the high drama of the coach’s son being sent on his ALM debut early in the second half. After the Roar’s 12th-placed finish last season, Valkanis said that he wanted to put “the roar back in Brisbane” and this was a promising start in front of 6218 fans at Suncorp Stadium even amid his own family drama as son D…