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Gold Coast down Adelaide United 3-2
A classy double strike by Shane Smeltz propelled Gold Coast United to a 3-2 triumph over Adelaide United and into the A-League preliminary final.
Smeltz produced a rare gem and a penalty as Gold Coast ended Adelaide's season in Sunday's knockout semi-final at Hindmarsh Stadium.
The New Zealand international and fellow attacker Bruce Djite turned the tide against the Reds, who led 2-1 with 20 minutes remaining after goals to Sergio van Dijk and Matthew Leckie.
Gold Coast will play Central Coast Mariners in next Sunday's preliminary final to determine which club meets Brisbane Roar in the grand final.
Smeltz delivered stunning strike in the 38th minute, cracking a 30-metre shot which blasted past Adelaide 'keeper Eugene Galekovic, diving high to his left, into the net.
The breakthrough gave Gold Coast a 1-0 lead at halftime, with the visitors smothering Adelaide's attack to such an extent the Reds failed to produce a shot on target in the opening half.
But Adelaide snuck back into the game in the 54th minute when van Dijk, the league's leading goal scorer, converted a penalty.
The Reds striker, the target of a Cassio corner, was manhandled in the box by Sebastiaan van den Brink and coolly converted low and to the right of 'keeper Glen Moss.
Some 15 minutes later, Adelaide speedster Leckie and the 15,028-strong crowd rejoiced when his scrambled left foot shot rebounded off the side post and into the net.
But Adelaide's 2-1 lead lasted just a minute - with former Reds striker Djite equalising for Gold Coast in the 71st minute.
A Smeltz header was parried by Galekovic only to fall into the path of Djite, who slotted a simple header.
Some eight minutes later, the visitors booked their preliminary final berth courtesy of a Smeltz penalty.
Substitute Joel Porter was felled by defender Nigel Boogard in the box, with Smeltz producing an accurate chip after his initial penalty shot - which also found the net - was disallowed because of encroachment by Djite.
Smeltz produced a rare gem and a penalty as Gold Coast ended Adelaide's season in Sunday's knockout semi-final at Hindmarsh Stadium.
The New Zealand international and fellow attacker Bruce Djite turned the tide against the Reds, who led 2-1 with 20 minutes remaining after goals to Sergio van Dijk and Matthew Leckie.
Gold Coast will play Central Coast Mariners in next Sunday's preliminary final to determine which club meets Brisbane Roar in the grand final.
Smeltz delivered stunning strike in the 38th minute, cracking a 30-metre shot which blasted past Adelaide 'keeper Eugene Galekovic, diving high to his left, into the net.
The breakthrough gave Gold Coast a 1-0 lead at halftime, with the visitors smothering Adelaide's attack to such an extent the Reds failed to produce a shot on target in the opening half.
But Adelaide snuck back into the game in the 54th minute when van Dijk, the league's leading goal scorer, converted a penalty.
The Reds striker, the target of a Cassio corner, was manhandled in the box by Sebastiaan van den Brink and coolly converted low and to the right of 'keeper Glen Moss.
Some 15 minutes later, Adelaide speedster Leckie and the 15,028-strong crowd rejoiced when his scrambled left foot shot rebounded off the side post and into the net.
But Adelaide's 2-1 lead lasted just a minute - with former Reds striker Djite equalising for Gold Coast in the 71st minute.
A Smeltz header was parried by Galekovic only to fall into the path of Djite, who slotted a simple header.
Some eight minutes later, the visitors booked their preliminary final berth courtesy of a Smeltz penalty.
Substitute Joel Porter was felled by defender Nigel Boogard in the box, with Smeltz producing an accurate chip after his initial penalty shot - which also found the net - was disallowed because of encroachment by Djite.
