Newcastle Jets 1 - Adelaide United 1 (A-League, November 30, 2008) Matt Thompson gave the Jets the lead in the 56th minute with a powerful low drive after good lead up work from Jason Naidovski, before Sasa Ognenovski scored with the last kick of the game to earn Adelaide a point.

Perth Glory 2 - Central Coast Mariners 2 (A-League, November 29, 2008)

Houston Dynamo 1 - LA Firpo 0 (CONCACAF Champions League, November 26, 2008) Dwayne De Rosario teed up Brian Ching to head in the winner after just 13 minutes and advance Houston to the knock-out stage.

New York Red Bulls 1 - Columbus Crew 3 (MLS Cup Final, November 23, 2008) Alejandro Moreno gave the Crew the lead just after the half hour mark. New York equalised through forward John Wolyniec in the 51st minute. But the Crew rallied, and second half strikes by Chad Marshall and Frankie Hejduk gave them their first MLS triumph after having been the leading side in the regular season. (All 3 Columbus goals can be seen here.) (The post match celebrations can be seen here.)

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Wellington Phoenix 2 - Newcastle Jets 0 (A-League, November 23, 2008) Two goals in the final 11 minutes to striker Shane Smeltz and Troy Hearfield settled the match for the Phoenix after the Jets played out a large chunk of the match with only 9-men after Joel Griffiths and Mark Milligan were sent off.

Queensland Roar 4 - Perth Glory 1 (A-League, November 23, 2008) Sergio van Dijk scored on a penalty in the first minute of added time and Tahj Minniecon had another two minutes later to give the Roar a big boost heading into the break. Charlie Miller and Mitch Nichols scored second-half goals for the Roar, while Jamie Hartwell, in the 57th minute, scored Perth’s only goal.

Adelaide United 2 - Sydney FC 0 (A-League, November 22, 2008) Sasa Ognenovski headed home the opener on the stroke of half time, before Travis Dodd netted the second in the 78th minute.

Melbourne Victory 2 - Central Coast Mariners 1 (A-League, November 21, 2008) John Hutchinson’s goal shortly after the half hour mark put the Mariners ahead, but Tom Pondeljak and Archie Thompson secured all three points for the home side.