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ADELAIDE got off to a dream start on Friday night at Coopers Stadium but didn't realise it was going to be 'one of those nights' when they lost Michael Marrone in a strange and unfortunate circumstance soon after taking an early lead.
In the end referee Ben Williams, as much as I hesitate to describe him as such, may have done Adelaide a favour with his trademark 'inflammatory' style of adjudication.
The penalties he awarded the Heart and the sending off of Tarek Elrich fired up the crowd and the players and it may have just snapped United out of the lethargy that seemed to beset them. Before the flare-ups just before half-time and the flurry of cards of both colours that seem to accompany Williams all too regularly, the visitors were well and truly on top.
Adelaide lived dangerously in the second half despite being a man down but then fortune favours the brave and they earned their luck and what could turn out to be a very valuable point when the season comes down to the line in Newcastle next week. That and a big performance from Eugene Galekovic when they needed him most.
Things have worked out for Josep Gombau. Source: Getty Images
For the second week in a row, they have battled their way through difficult circumstances to get an outcome and this shows they have developed the kind of resilience they will need in the weeks ahead.
The finals aren't in question ... just where they will finish, is.
Second place is not mathematically out of the question as I write but it is unlikely. What is more significant is the toughness and spirit on display last Friday and if they are going to go all the way, which I believe they can, it is going to be a battle and these qualities are prerequisite.
The biggest hurdle they will have to overcome is that they do struggle against teams that take the game to them, as Melbourne Heart did on Friday night. Brisbane, the Victory and the Wanderers all play on the front foot and it's going to make for an intriguing finals series.
What a pulsating game. Source: Getty Images
And Newcastle, under rookie coach, Clayton Zane, have been playing with a lot more flair and openness of late and may be in an all or nothing situation when Adelaide pays them a visit next week.
For me this has been one of those strange seasons with a lot of unexpected and unpredictable results.
For all of the teams, bar the Roar, in finals contention it's been a series of peaks and troughs ... my gut tells me the Reds may just be coming to one of those peaks at just the right time.
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