2013 A-League All Stars Game

The 2013 A-League All Stars Game was a football match that took place on 20 July 2013 at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, contested between the A-League All Stars and English Premier League champions Manchester United.

2013 A-League All Stars Game

Event	A-League All Stars Game
A-League All Stars Manchester United 1 5
Date	20 July 2013 (2013-07-20)
Venue	ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Man of the Match	Robin van Persie (Manchester United)
Referee	Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Attendance	83,127
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Background

Tickets which went on sale earlier in the year sold out in minutes.^[1] A Manchester United training session which was open to the public attracted 22,000 people at Allianz Stadium.^[2] It is the first time since 1999 that Manchester United have visited Australia.^[3] On 18 March 2013, it was announced Melbourne Victory coach Ange Postecoglou will coach the all-stars squad, chosen by fans who voted.^[4]

Some A-League players, including Alessandro Del Piero and Emile Heskey, were not able to play due to other commitments.^[5]

A-League All Stars players

Pos.	Player	Club
GK	Ante Covic	Western Sydney Wanderers
GK	Michael Theo	Brisbane Roar
DF	Michael Beauchamp	Western Sydney Wanderers
DF	Pedj Bojić	Central Coast Mariners
DF	Nigel Boogaard	Adelaide United
DF	Connor Chapman	Newcastle Jets
DF	Joshua Risdon	Perth Glory
DF	Joshua Rose	Central Coast Mariners
DF	Nikolai Topor-Stanley	Western Sydney Wanderers
MF	Thomas Broich	Brisbane Roar
MF	Marcelo Carrusca	Adelaide United
MF	Billy Celeski	Melbourne Victory
MF	Brett Emerton	Sydney FC
MF	Rhyan Grant	Sydney FC
MF	Michael McGlinchey	Central Coast Mariners
MF	Liam Miller	Brisbane Roar
FW	Besart Berisha	Brisbane Roar
FW	Mark Bridge	Western Sydney Wanderers
FW	Paul Ifill	Wellington Phoenix
FW	David Williams	Melbourne Heart

Match

Details

A-League All Stars	1–5	Manchester United
Berisha 51'	Report	Lingard 10', 54' Welbeck 33', 70' Van Persie 86'

20 July 2013

19:30 AEST

ANZ Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 83,127

Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

A-League All Stars

Manchester United

GK 1 Ante Covic  45' RB 6 Pedj Bojić  45' CB 2 Nigel Boogaard CB 5 Michael Beauchamp  83' LB 4 Nikolai Topor-Stanley  73' RM 7 Brett Emerton (c)  83' CM 10 Liam Miller  45' LM 3 Joshua Rose  64' RF 14 Michael McGlinchey  61' CF 11 Besart Berisha LF 22 Thomas Broich  72' Substitutes: GK 18 Michael Theo  45' DF 12 Joshua Risdon  45' DF 16 Connor Chapman  83' MF 15 Rhyan Grant  61' MF 17 Marcelo Carrusca  83' MF 21 Billy Celeski  45' FW 8 Paul Ifill  72' FW 13 David Williams  73' FW 19 Mark Bridge  64' Manager: Ange Postecoglou

GK 13 Anders Lindegaard RB 2 Rafael CB 4 Phil Jones CB 5 Rio Ferdinand  45' LB 3 Patrice Evra (c)  75' RM 35 Jesse Lingard CM 16 Michael Carrick  70' CM 23 Tom Cleverley LM 29 Wilfried Zaha CF 19 Danny Welbeck  70' CF 11 Ryan Giggs  62' Substitutes: GK 1 David de Gea DF 22 Fábio  75' DF 38 Michael Keane  45' MF 8 Anderson  70' MF 44 Adnan Januzaj  70' FW 20 Robin van Persie  62' Manager: David Moyes

Man of the Match: Robin van Persie (Manchester United)

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level

Statistics

	A-League All Stars	Manchester United
Goals scored	1	5
Total shots	6	17
Shots on target	3	13
Ball possession	33%	67%
Corner kicks	2	15
Fouls committed	4	4
Offsides	0	2
Yellow cards	0	0
Second caution red cards	0	0
Direct red cards	0	0

Broadcasting

In Australia, the match was broadcast live by the Seven Network, after they secured the rights to the inaugural A-League All Stars game on 23 May 2013. In the UK, the match was broadcast live on Manchester United's subscription television channel MUTV.

Sponsorship

A-League All Stars partners:

• Foxtel
• Hyundai
• NSW Government
• Nike