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Kiwi Clasico is the spectacle the A-League needs

Posted on by L. Dreeye
Kiwi Clasico is the spectacle the A-League needs

You couldn’t have written a better script! A clash of the leaderboards, first against second, the battle for New Zealand’s north island, the battle to determine what color New Zealand will be.

Will New Zealand be black and blue or black and yellow?

Who will be heard louder: “Port” or “Yellow Fever”?

Battle between newcomers – Black Knights – Vs. support – Nyx. It’s Auckland vs Wellington Phoenix.

How many leagues can make you feel this way? A-League. The Ninja A-League Women’s season starts on November 1st.

Matchday three of the 20th A-League season is here and we’ll be seeing the first ever Kiwi Clasico and it looks set to be must-see action.

With both teams undefeated and boasting bragging rights, there is an opportunity for the two teams located in New Zealand’s North Island to cement their authority in the New Zealand round of play and, better yet, take the lead in the A-League competition.

Auckland players celebrate victory over Sydney. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

After Wellington Phoenix performed well in their second round clash against Perth Glory on Saturday and won 2-0 away in the Distance Derby, it was time for Auckland to respond, but they never did. did this.

What a game. Auckland v Sydney on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, winning in last minute stoppage time. Could the story get better?

Last week I wrote that Auckland and Wellington Phoenix were catching my attention. Well, this week they caught the attention of all the competitors.

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Auckland beat the Sky Blues 1-0 and the competition was told they were not a one-trick pony. Auckland have warned the A-League they are serious.

After Auckland’s sell-out in the first round against Brisbane Roar, A-League pundits and critics were curious to see what kind of support they would receive in the second match.

The Auckland fans did not disappoint with a crowd of 14,253, the second largest attendance of the round and the fourth largest of the season. And all this despite the fact that Sydney did not have head coach Douglas Costa.

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Douglas Costa. (Photo by Steve Christo – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

If fans came to see Douglas Costa, they would be disappointed. But the competition was far from disappointing, despite the low scoring.

The A-League newcomers beat Sydney in the final minute of extra time and delighted their fans, showing Aucklanders just how crazy football can be.

In the process of defeating Sydney, Auckland became the second A-League club in history to win their first two games. The only other club to achieve the same result was now former A-League club Gold Coast United.

However, unlike Gold Coast United, that is where the similarities end. There has never been any fanfare for Gold Coast United and Auckland are already scoring more goals than they have in a game alone.

With attendances of 24,492 and 14,253 across the two rounds, Auckland shows potential in the first season not seen since Sydney and which could, if success were the determining factor, result in unprecedented attendances in the first season.

Auckland can already claim the second-largest crowd for a home debut, behind Sydney FC’s record of 25,208.

To further highlight Auckland’s early success, not even the original New Zealand Knights, who played in the 2005/06 and 2006/07 seasons, could boast such fanfare.

In the first season in 2005/06, the New Zealand Knights had a total of 39,086 fans for the entire season. Auckland already has 38,745!

Take a beating, but in Sydney’s first season there were 255,421 turnouts, an average of 19,648.

To Auckland Football Club’s benefit, Sydney also had an outstanding player, Dwight Yorke, and this was the beginning of the “new football”.

Achieving these numbers would be simply remarkable.

I digress though, back to football and despite much of the talk surrounding Auckland FC, Wellington Phoenix didn’t want New Zealand to forget who they were.

During Auckland’s match against Sydney, they sent out a cheeky reminder that “New Zealand is yellow, see you next week!” For a long time New Zealand was yellow, but now they have a choice.

Yellow or black and blue?

Time will tell and, at the very least, it will certainly help form a new and exciting rivalry: the Kiwi Clasico.

While the excitement surrounding the first Kiwi Clasico is sure to fade, the main point of contention going forward will be distance. I’m not sure there are many derbies that require an eight-hour car ride. Despite the distance, there are only two teams left to choose from. So, New Zealand, it’s time to choose!

The stage is set as the first ever Kiwi Clasico approaches. Who will be the winner or is there more to this story? Will we see a draw and have to wait until December 7th to separate them when they meet again?

Only time will tell what’s on the horizon for this new rivalry, but it’s already becoming must-watch. May the successful start to Season 20 continue!