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At the double ... Carrusca scored two first-half goals. Source:News Limited
Adelaide United have reduced Central Coast's lead at the top of the A-League ladder to one point with a 3-1 victory over Wellington at Hindmarsh Stadium.
Gifted Argentine Marcelo Carrusca scored twice and created another goal as Adelaide United defeated Wellington Phoenix 3-1 in Sunday's A-League match.
Second-placed Adelaide opened an eight-point break from Melbourne Victory in third spot with their home win at Hindmarsh Stadium.
The victory kept Adelaide one point shy of league leaders Central Coast, with Carrusca scoring two goals in five minutes and setting up another for Fabio Ferreira.
A week after his coach John Kosmina said Carrusca would prove to be the best import in the league, the former Argentina under-20 representative offered compelling evidence for Kosmina's case.
| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Coast | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 26 |
| 2 | Adelaide | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Victory | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 17 |
| 4 | Western Sydney | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | Perth | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Newcastle | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 13 |
| 7 | Wellington | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 8 | Heart | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 9 | Brisbane | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Sydney | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -11 | 10 |
Carrusca's first goal, in the 19th minute, was fortunate - he wafted a 20 metre free kick into the box and teammate Osama Malik missed the header and Phoenix goalkeeper Mark Paston missed the ball.
Five minutes later, striker Bruce Djite shrewdly played Carrusca into space and, too easily, he slid past a Wellington defender onto his favoured left side and launched from 15m to beat a diving Paston.
Relive all the action from the Reds' win at our A-League Match Centre, with video highlights and key stats.
Wellington, anchored in seventh spot with just three wins, were unjustly denied a reply three minutes later when dangerman Paul Ifill's shot beat Reds goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic and was headed for the net.
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Phoenix striker Stein Huysegems could have watched the ball roll in but instead slid to tap-in - only to be incorrectly ruled offside.
Wellington's fate was sealed seconds before half-time when Carrusca delivered a visionary pass to give Ferreira a golden run at goal and the Portuguese speedster made no mistake from six metres.
Phoenix attacker Dani Sanchez collected a consolation goal in the 81st minute when he blasted a close-range shot into 'keeper Galekovic, gathered the rebound, and scored.
And Wellington's woes continued into the last play of the game when Tyler Boyd, awarded a penalty, had his shot spectacularly saved by Galekovic.
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Adelaide coach John Kosmina said his side would continue to take things week by week and do not have one eye on the finals.
"Don't worry about reading too much about what is said in the press because if you start believing the media too much, then you're going to get yourself in trouble," Reds coach John Kosmina said.
"You can't deny the table but if you pay too much attention to it, you lose focus.
"We have now got eight points on Melbourne and probably 13 goals, I would say, so that is great ... but if you want to rely on that, you're going to get yourself in trouble.
"We still need to be beat Western Sydney (on Friday)."
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