Gold Coast United v North Queensland Fury 31- October – 2009

Gold Coast United v North Queensland Fury 31- October – 2009 www.a-league.com.au Fowler brace sinks GCU A second half Robbie Fowler double for North Queensland has downed state rivals Gold Coast United 2-0 at Skilled Park on Saturday night. The win gives the Fury its second win on the trot and embarrassed United who played in front of its smallest crowd of the season. When the teams emerged from the break Gold Coast looked the livelier, however the Fury managed to break the deadlock in the 63rd minute through Robbie Fowler. The Fury’s marquee man fired a left foot drive low into the bottom corner when David Williams cut back a pass after turning United defender Sebastian Van Den Brink inside-out on the left. Gold Coast’s night got worse when the Fury were granted a penalty in the 76th minute after Steve Pantelidis was judged to have handled the ball in the area. Fowler then stepped up to convert, placing his shot neatly to the left of Higgins who dived the wrong way. United struggled to bounce back the Fury coming close again ten minutes later when a Fowler right foot shoot went inches wide and Jeremey Brockie’s angled drive a minute again testing United’s defence. Meeting for the second time this season, both teams struggled to control possession for lengthy periods and as such the first half was fought largely in the midfield. The first real chance of the match fell to the Fury in the 20th minute after Daniel McBreen was fouled just outside the top of the 18-yard box

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