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((Infobox football match
|title = 2007 A-League Grand Final
|image=A-League text logo.svg
|event=[[2006–07 A-League]]
|team1=[[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]]
|team2=[[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|team1score=6
|team2score=0
|date=18 February 2007
|stadium=[[Docklands Stadium|Telstra Dome]]
|city=[[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]
|man_of_the_match1a=[[Archie Thompson]], [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]]
|referee=[[Mark Shield]]
|attendance=55,436
|previous=[[2006 A-League Grand Final|2006]]
|next=[[2008 A-League Grand Final|2008]]
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[[File:Melbourne Victory 2007 A-League Grand Final.jpg|thumb|Melbourne Victory during the trophy ceremony]]
The '''2007 A-League Grand Final''' took place at [[Docklands Stadium|Telstra Dome]] in [[Melbourne]], Australia, on 18 February 2007. The match was contested by premiers [[Melbourne Victory]] and [[Adelaide United]], who had to play over half the game with ten men after their captain Ross Aloisi was sent off after 34 minutes. After the game, Adelaide coach John Kosmina heavily criticized the refereeing of the match and this, coupled with other issues, saw him forced to resign by the Adelaide board.<ref>((cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21268552-5001023,00.html|title=Kosmina sacked|author=David Davutovic|publisher=Daily Telegraph (Australia)|date=22 February 2007|access-date=31 January 2009))</ref>

Melbourne prevailed 6–0 in the joint largest win in [[A-League]] history, and the greatest ever deficit in any Australian soccer Grand Final, including the old [[National Soccer League|NSL]]. The match also set the largest sporting attendance at Docklands Stadium of 55,436 people.  [[Archie Thompson]] scored five goals, only the sixth [[List of A-League hat-tricks|A-League hat-trick]], and the most goals by an individual in any A-League match. This performance earned him the [[Joe Marston Medal]].

==Route to the finals==
((See also|2006–07 A-League))

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==Match==

===Details===
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|team1 = [[Melbourne Victory]]
|score = 6–0
|report= Reports<ref>((cite web |title=2007 A-League Grand Final |url=http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=7082&pageid=559 |website=Melbourne Victory |access-date=30 December 2022))</ref>
|team2 = [[Adelaide United]]
|goals1 = [[Archie Thompson|Thompson]] ((goal|20', 29', 39', 56', 72)) <br />[[Kristian Sarkies|Sarkies]] ((goal|93+))
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|referee = [[Mark Shield]]
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|DF ||'''16''' ||((flagicon|AUS)) [[Simon Storey]]
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|MF ||'''17'''||((flagicon|SCO)) [[Grant Brebner]]|| ||((suboff|59))
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|MF ||'''14'''||((flagicon|AUS)) [[Adrian Caceres]]|| ||((suboff|62))
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|FW ||'''9''' ||((flagicon|AUS)) [[Danny Allsopp]]
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|FW ||'''10''' ||((flagicon|AUS)) [[Archie Thompson]]|| ||((suboff|90))
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|GK ||'''20'''||((flagicon|AUS)) [[Eugene Galekovic]]
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|MF ||'''13''' ||((flagicon|AUS)) [[Kristian Sarkies]]||||((subon|90))
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|MF ||'''18'''||((flagicon|BRA)) [[Alessandro Viana da Silva|Alessandro]]
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|FW ||'''23''' ||((flagicon|ENG)) [[James Robinson (footballer born 1982)|James Robinson]]||||((subon|62))
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|MF ||'''24''' ||((flagicon|AUS)) [[Leigh Broxham]]||||((subon|59))
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|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
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|colspan=4|((flagicon|SCO)) [[Ernie Merrick]]

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|colspan=4|((flagicon|AUS)) [[John Kosmina]]
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'''[[Joe Marston Medal]]:'''
<br>[[Archie Thompson]] (Melbourne Victory)


'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:'''
<br>[[Benjamin Wilson (referee)|Ben Wilson]]
<br>Nathan Gibson
<br>'''[[Assistant_referee_(association_football)#Fourth_official|Fourth official]]:'''
<br>[[Matthew Breeze]]

|style="width:60%;vertical-align:top"|
'''Match rules'''
*90 minutes
*30 minutes of [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]] if necessary.
*[[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|Penalty shoot-out]] if scores still level.
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|-
!A-League<br />2007 Champions
|-
|((flagicon|Australia|size=100px))
|-
|'''[[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]]'''<br />'''First Title'''
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===Statistics===
((wikinews|Melbourne Victory clinch A-League premiership))

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!width=140 |  
!width=85 | Melbourne
!width=85 | Adelaide
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||Attempts at goal || 22 || 14
|-
||Attempts on target || 15 || 9
|-
||Attempts off target || 6 || 5
|-
||Attempts - Woodwork || 1 || 0
|-
||Keeper saves || 5 || 3
|-
||Ball possession || 51% || 49%
|-
||Corners || 5 || 5
|-
||Fouls committed || 12|| 23
|-
||Offsides || 4 || 1
|-
||Yellow cards || 1 || 5
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||Red cards || 0 || 1
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==See also==
*[[2006–07 A-League]]
*[[List of A-League champions]]

== References ==
<references />

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubLNF9L983o 1st Half Match highlights] on [[YouTube]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojl87SYEOks 2nd Half Match highlights] on [[YouTube]]
*[http://www.a-league.com.au/ Official A-League Website]

((A-League Grand Finals))
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[[Category:2006–07 A-League season|Grand]]
[[Category:A-League Men Grand Finals|2007]]
[[Category:Adelaide United FC matches]]
[[Category:Melbourne Victory FC matches]]
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