Brisbane Roar look to make it back-to-back wins when they go up against Macarthur in Isuzu UTE A-League Round 13 action at Suncorp Stadium on Thursday night.
Roar returned to the winners’ circle with a thrilling 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Newcastle at Allianz Stadium on Sunday.
Jay O’Shea’s 90th minute penalty secured all three points after earlier goals from the Irishman and Jonas Markovski saw Ben Cahn’s side twice fight back after going behind to the Jets.
Roar start the weekend in eighth position and are within a point of fourth placed Central Coast Mariners in an increasingly congested league table.
Macarthur, who come into Thursday’s match off the back of a 3-3 draw with Western United, sit seventh and are one of four sides who sit just a point ahead of the Roar ahead of Round 13.
WHAT WAS SAID
Ben Cahn
Kai Trewin
TEAM NEWS
New signing, Keegan Jelacic is in the mix to make his first appearance since join the Roar on loan from Belgian Pro League side K.A.A Gent while the Roar’s other January recruit Ryan Lethlean could make his first home appearance after debuting in Sunday’s win against Newcastle Jets.
Cahn said in his pre-match press conference that Florin Berenguer was touch-and-go for Thursday’s match after being forced off with a knock in Sunday’s match.
Macarthur welcome new signing, Bernardo Oliveira into the squad while Kearyn Baccus returns from suspension.
FULL TEAM NEWS: Queensland X-Ray Injury Update
BRFC SQUAD: 1. Macklin FREKE (GK), 5. Thomas ALDRED (C), 6. Joe CALETTI, 7. Florin BERENGUER, 8. Jonas MARKOVSKI, 10. Nikola MILEUSNIC, 11. Jez LOFTHOUSE, 12. Taras GOMULKA, 16. Thomas WADDINGHAM, 17. Carlo ARMIENTO, 18. Shae CAHILL, 19. Jack HINGERT, 22. Alex PARSONS, 23. Keegan JELACIC 26. Jay O’SHEA, 27. Kai TREWIN, 29. Matt ACTON (GK), 32. James NIKOLOVSKI, 35. Louis ZABALA, 44. Ryan Lethlean, 99 . Ayom MAJOK (Three to be omitted)
INS: 23. Keegan JELACIC, 18. Shae CAHILL
OUTS: N/A
UNAVAILABLE: 2. Scott NEVILLE, 3. Corey BROWN, 13. Henry HORE, 14. Rylan BROWNLIE, 21. Antonee BURKE-GILROY
Macarthur FC squad: 1. Danijel NIZIC, 4. Matthew JURMAN, 6. Tomi USKOK, 8. Jake HOLLMAN, 10. Ulises DAVILA, 12. Filip KURTO, 13. Ivan VUJICA, 14. Kristian POPOVIC, 15. Kearyn BACCUS, 16. Oliver Jones, 17. RAPHAEL, , 20. Kealey Adamson, 21. Bernardo OLIVERIA, 22. Yianni NICOLAOU, 23. Clayton LEWIS , 27. Jerry SKOTADIS, 31. Lachlan ROSE, 36. Ali AUGLAH, 37. Jed DREW, 98. Valere GERMAIN
Ins: 15. Kearyn BACCUS (return from suspension), 21. Bernardo OLIVEIRA
Outs: 19. Jesper WEBBER, 53.Joel BERTOLISSIO
Unavailable: 2. Jake McGING, 7. Danny DE SILVA, 19. Jesper WEBBER, 24. Charles M’MOMBWA (INTERNATIONAL Commitment), 44. Matt MILLAR, 32. Isaac HOVAR (injury)
LAST TIME WE MET
Brisbane and Macarthur played out a 1-1 draw at Campbelltown Sports Stadium in the opening round of the 2023/24 Isuzu UTE A-League Men season.
Raphael Borges Rodrigues put the Bulls ahead with a header in the 52nd minute before Jay O’Shea’s 73rd minute free-kick from an unlikely angle evaded everyone and found it’s way into the back of the net to seal a share of the spoils.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Played: 7
Brisbane Roar wins: 2
Macarthur wins: 3
Draws: 2
MATCH DETAILS
Isuzu UTE A-League Men 2023/24 – Round 13: Brisbane Roar v Macarthur FC
Suncorp Stadium, Milton
Thursday, 18 January (6:45pm KO)
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