2014 A-League All Stars Game

The 2014 A-League All Stars Game was a football match that took place on 10 August 2014 at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, contested between the A-League All Stars and Italian Serie A champions Juventus.

2014 A-League All Stars Game

Event	A-League All Stars Game
A-League All Stars Juventus 2 3
Date	10 August 2014 (2014-08-10)
Venue	ANZ Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
Man of the Match	Thomas Broich (A-League All Stars)
Referee	Felix Brych (Germany)
Attendance	55,364
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Background

On 20 December 2013, it was confirmed that Juventus would compete against the All-Stars team on 10 August 2014, again hosted in Sydney.^[1] On 18 February 2014, it was announced that former Juventus and current Sydney FC captain Alessandro Del Piero will captain the All-Stars squad. It will be the first time Del Piero has played a match against his former club. On 7 April 2014, it was announced Adelaide United coach Josep Gombau will coach the All-Stars squad, chosen by fans who voted.^[2]

Matthew Spiranovic was ruled out of the A-League All Stars squad due to an ankle injury.^[3]

A-League All Stars players

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Mark Birighitti	Newcastle Jets
GK	Eugene Galekovic	Adelaide United
DF	Manny Muscat	Wellington Phoenix
DF	Jade North	Brisbane Roar
DF	Joshua Rose	Central Coast Mariners
DF	Storm Roux	Central Coast Mariners
DF	Matt Smith	Brisbane Roar
DF	Michael Thwaite	Perth Glory
MF	Ali Abbas	Sydney FC
MF	Thomas Broich	Brisbane Roar
MF	Marcelo Carrusca	Adelaide United
MF	Gui Finkler	Melbourne Victory
MF	Youssouf Hersi	Perth Glory
MF	Nick Montgomery	Central Coast Mariners
MF	Albert Riera	Wellington Phoenix
FW	Besart Berisha	Melbourne Victory
FW	Alessandro Del Piero (C)	Sydney FC
FW	Bernie Ibini	Sydney FC
FW	Tomi Juric	Western Sydney Wanderers
FW	David Williams	Melbourne City

Match

Details

A-League All Stars	2–3	Juventus
Carrusca 9' Juric 76'	Report Summary	Llorente 58' Pogba 87' Pepe 90+3'

10 August 2014

19:30 AEST

ANZ Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 55,364

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

A-League All Stars

Juventus

GK 1 Eugene Galekovic  71' DF 3 Joshua Rose DF 16 Jade North  65' DF 2 Matt Smith DF 5 Manny Muscat  76' MF 13 Albert Riera MF 12 Marcelo Carrusca  65' MF 22 Thomas Broich  76' MF 10 Alessandro Del Piero (c)  65' FW 11 Bernie Ibini  65' FW 8 Besart Berisha  76' Substitutes: GK 18 Mark Birighitti  71' DF 4 Michael Thwaite  65' MF 6 Nick Montgomery  65' MF 7 Gui Finkler  76' FW 9 Tomi Juric  76' DF 14 Storm Roux  76' MF 15 David Williams  70'  65' MF 17 Youssouf Hersi  65' MF 20 Ali Abbas Manager: Josep Gombau

GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)  71' DF 33 Patrice Evra  71' DF 19 Leonardo Bonucci DF 4 Martín Cáceres DF 26 Stephan Lichtsteiner MF 5 Angelo Ogbonna MF 21 Andrea Pirlo MF 8 Claudio Marchisio  85' MF 6 Paul Pogba FW 10 Carlos Tevez FW 14 Fernando Llorente  86' Substitutes: GK 30 Marco Storari  71' GK 34 Rubinho GK 77 Emil Audero DF 3 Giorgio Chiellini MF 7 Simone Pepe  85' FW 11 Kingsley Coman MF 12 Sebastian Giovinco  86' DF 16 Marco Motta MF 20 Simone Padoin MF 22 Kwadwo Asamoah  71' MF 24 Mattia Vitale FW 36 Sergio Buenacasa MF 37 Roberto Pereyra MF 39 Luca Marrone Manager: Massimiliano Allegri

Man of the Match:
Thomas Broich (A-League All Stars)

Statistics

	A-League All Stars	Juventus
Goals scored	2	3
Total shots	13	15
Shots on target	5	7
Ball possession	54.9%	45.1%
Corner kicks	8	5
Fouls committed	13	13
Offsides	1	2
Yellow cards	1	0
Second caution red cards	0	0
Direct red cards	0	0

Broadcasting

In Australia, the match was broadcast live by the Seven Network on their channel 7mate.

Sponsorship

A-League All Stars partners:

• Foxtel
• Telstra
• NSW Government
• BLK

References

1. "Italian giants Juventus coming to Sydney". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
2. "Gombau to lead FOXTEL A-League All Stars as player vote opens". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
3. "Western Sydney Wanderers lose Matthew Spiranovic for 10 weeks | Goal.com".