# 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.

## 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. 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.
Matthew Spiranovic was ruled out of the A-League All Stars squad due to an ankle injury.

## 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 | Juventus |
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 ||||
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