Sydney FC
1
Clint Bolton (gk)
2
Iain Fyfe
4
Mark Rudan
6
Tony Popovic (c)
7
Rob Middleby
8
Ruben Zadkovich
10
Steve Corica
14
Alex Brosque
15
Terry McFlynn
22
Juninho
23
Ufuk Talay
Substitutes:
30
Matthew Nash (gk)
11
Brendon Santalab
12
Patrick
19
Mike Enfield
2
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2
Sydney FC:
Talay 12, Brosque 74
Adelaide United:
Alagich 8, Burns 76
Venue:
Aussie Stadium
2nd Half 93:00
- In what has been a truly memorable game, the full time whistle is blown and the scores finish at 2-2
2nd Half 92:00
- No they cannot as a short corner is taken and it is cleared
2nd Half 91:30
- Adelaide have a late corner - can they score?
2nd Half 90:00
- Adelaide have had a couple of late shots at goal but is not looking like scoring
2nd Half 85:00
- Sydney make the change and Santalab comes on to replace the Brazilian maestro
2nd Half 83:30
- Juninho has injured his shoulder and has signalled to the bench to substitute him
2nd Half 81:45
- Paul Agostino makes his return to Australian football as he comes on for Djite
2nd Half 81:30
- Salley is back on his feet and back on the field
2nd Half 81:00
- Jonah Salley goes down in the challenge and he stays down
2nd Half 79:00
- Adelaide make a change as Burns makes way for Pantelis
2nd Half 77:00
- Alagich tries a long range shot but Bajic stops it
2nd Half 76:00
- Zadkovich fluffs the clearance, Djite squares it and Burns equalises with the header!
2nd Half 74:01
- This has been Juninho at his best! Brilliant pass that split the defence!!
2nd Half 74:00
- Juninho reverse passes to Brosque and he slides it past Bajic and into the back of the net!
2nd Half 72:00
- Djite crosses into the box but Bolton reads it well and grabs the ball
2nd Half 71:00
- Juninho has been brilliant today - well worth the admission price
2nd Half 66:00
- Juninho lines up to take the free kick, he curls it and but it hits the cross bar!
2nd Half 64:40
- Costanzo brings down Juninho on the edge of the box and concedes the foul
2nd Half 63:45
- Talay crosses to Patrick but his header is high and well over
2nd Half 62:15
- Talay is late in his tackle on Petta and Mark Shield issues him with a yellow card
2nd Half 62:00
- Corica passes to Brosque in the box but he loses the ball
2nd Half 61:00
- Brosque passes to Patrick right under the cross bar and he misses!!
2nd Half 60:00
- Both teams seem to be employing all out attacking tactics
2nd Half 57:00
- Djite goes around Bolton but his shot is once again blocked off the line
2nd Half 56:00
- Bobby Petta runs, uses Burns as a decoy and shoots but Bolton is equal to the task
2nd Half 53:00
- From the free, Juninho receives the pass and his shot blasts the cross bar and cleared
2nd Half 52:00
- Salley pushes Juninho and concedes the free kick
2nd Half 51:00
- Cassio tries one from long range but it bounces safely into the lap of Bolton
2nd Half 49:00
- Bobby Petta chips the ball but it is goes straight to Bolton
2nd Half 48:00
- Sydney have started the second half full of run
2nd Half 45:02
- A substitution for Sydney with Patrick coming on for Popovic
1st Half 45:01
- Referee Mark Shields calls half-time and the scores in an action packed first half are 1-1
1st Half 45:00
- Alagich crosses to Djite who chests it, but the Sydney defence clear
1st Half 44:00
- Bobby Petta is booked by Mark Shields, who may have been a little harsh in pulling the card out
1st Half 43:00
- Brosque tries one from outside the box but it fades wide
1st Half 42:00
- Juninho runs into space but Travis Dodd closes in and clears the ball
1st Half 37:00
- Djite goes around the keeper but his shot is cleared off the line by Corica!!
1st Half 34:00
- The corner is saved by Bolton, to stop Adelaide's attacking foray
1st Half 33:00
- Djite with the run, has a shot and just off the keeper for a corner
1st Half 28:00
- Sydney doing all the attacking in the last 5 mins, with no reward as yet
1st Half 24:00
- Brosque has a wild shot on goal, but goes across the face
1st Half 20:15
- Petta goes with the cross, to set up a goal attempt, but puts too much on it, and goes past the line
1st Half 19:30
- Dodd with the shot, but just to the left
1st Half 17:00
- Talay late with the tackle on Burns and the ref awards the free kick
1st Half 16:00
- The game has slowed down a touch since the equaliser was scored
1st Half 12:00
- Talay lines up to take the penalty, Bajic saves it but the rebound comes back and he scores!!
1st Half 11:00
- Richie Alagich turns from hero to villain as he tugs the shirt of Middleby & gives away the penalty!
1st Half 08:00
- Burns cuts it across to Alagich who smashes it into the back of the net!!
1st Half 02:00
- Sydney have started attacking early
1st Half 01:00
- We are under way here with Sydney hosting Adelaide
Adelaide United
20
Robert Bajic (gk)
2
Robert Cornthwaite
2
Richie Alagich
4
Angelo Costanzo
5
Michael Valkanis (c)
6
Cassio
10
Nathan Burns
11
Bruce Djite
13
Travis Dodd
15
Jonas Salley
16
Bobby Petta
Substitutes:
40
Scott Higgins (gk)
7
Lucas Pantelis
9
Paul Agostino
17
Isyan Erdogan