Adelaide United

Mark Ochieng's first A-League goal helped Adelaide United spring an upset over Melbourne City.

Markus Babbel Big-name arrivals and new coaches are set to make for an intriguing A-League campaign.

Adelaide United Adelaide United extended their mid-season surge, defeating the Newcastle Jets 1-0 in a fiery A-League clash at Coopers Stadium on Sunday.

There was no way through for either team as out-of-form Adelaide were forced to settle for a point at home to the Newcastle Jets on Sunday.

Adelaide United Red-hot Adelaide United catapulted into third-spot on the A-League ladder and made a grand statement by convincingly defeating the Central Coast Mariners 2-0 at Coopers Stadium on Friday night.

Western Sydney Wanderers looked set to beat Perth Glory but they capitulated late on and a soft penalty was the final blow.

Josep Gombau Adelaide coach Josep Gombau believes Western Sydney's hectic schedule with A-League and Asian Champions League commitments could work in their favour.

An AFC Champions League defeat to Ceres left Brisbane Roar humiliated, but Brett Holman and Matt McKay saw them past Central Coast Mariners.

Luiz Scolari Gamba Osaka, Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao and Jiangsu Suning were the winners in Wednesday's AFC Champions League action.

Besart Berisha Melbourne Victory fought back from a goal down to progress to the last four of the A-League finals series.