Sydney FC 2 Auckland FC 2 Every footballer knows that a 2-0 lead early in the game can sometimes result in a heart-wrenching loosening of the grip on the three points later in the game as the momentum suddenly swings in the opposite direction. This was a classic case, Sydney FC rolling out the redContinue reading “The most dangerous score in football, blah blah”
Category Archives: A League
Is this it? Is this our season?
Sydney FC 2 Melbourne City 3 The 2024/25 season shuddered to a halt on Saturday evening as Sydney FC forgot to read the script and floundered to an embarrassing home defeat at Allianz Stadium. For all the huffing and puffing about the Asian Champions League 2 and the glory it will bring, the everyday breadContinue reading “Is this it? Is this our season?”
How the West was won
Western Sydney Wanderers 0 Sydney FC Women 2 Sydney FC’s fainter than faint hopes of a top-six finish were boosted as they recorded another win in a run which has seen them propelled from the foot of the ladder to within three points of a finals spot. An eventful night in Western Sydney which culminatedContinue reading “How the West was won”
Capital gains for Tour of Duty
Canberra United 0 Sydney FC 1 The Sydney FC Women’s Cove’s Tour of Duty took the Sky Blue squadron down the motorway to Canberra on a revenge mission. After weathering a series of dangerous set pieces and some hairy moments, a fierce shot from Mackenzie Hawkesby sent Sydney FC on the way to a terrificContinue reading “Capital gains for Tour of Duty”
Sydney aggro, Sydney aggro, hello, hello!
Sydney FC 1 Wellington Phoenix 1 Sydney FC’s finals hopes took a big hit on Sunday night as Wellington Phoenix came to town and left with a point to keep their own faint finals aspirations alive. A smashing goal from Adrian Segecic had Sydney in command in a domineering first half, but the lead wasContinue reading “Sydney aggro, Sydney aggro, hello, hello!”
Motherless Cove inspire Sydney girls
Sydney FC 2 Wellington Phoenix 1 Pride round for the 2024/25 season brought a welcome change of fortune for the reigning champions as they fought off a fast-finishing Wellington Phoenix to score a cracking winner in the dying minutes. Reduced to ten players after a harsh sending-off, the visitors pushed for victory, but were undoneContinue reading “Motherless Cove inspire Sydney girls”
Oh FFS, not again…
Newcastle Jets 1 Sydney FC 0 Our return to the terraces to support Sydney FC Women, following last weekend’s hiatus when we finally won a game, was further proof that we are indeed the jinx. Once again, the urgency to compete in this thoroughly winnable game was only evident in the final ten minutes, whenContinue reading “Oh FFS, not again…”
Bulls smoked in Campbelltown
Macarthur FC 0 Sydney FC 2 Macarthur away, always a fun time, and this one ended up with a win, a clean sheet and some beautiful shots of a hazy sunset in South-West Sydney. A first half of missed opportunities turned into second half of total domination and Sydney FC were good value for theirContinue reading “Bulls smoked in Campbelltown”
The very definition of insanity
Sydney FC 1 Western United 2 Oh, for heaven’s sake. Another home loss for the Sky Blues, and this was almost a carbon copy of the last one. If the intensity and desire had been there in the first half as it was in the second, this may have been a completely different story, butContinue reading “The very definition of insanity”
Three-one, and you f*cked it up
Sydney FC 3 Western Sydney Wanderers 3 At 3-1 down at home to their fiercest rivals and playing like Steve Corica was back in town, a remarkable comeback had Allianz Stadium rocking as Sydney FC almost snatched a dramatic late win after eight minutes of added time. It had all looked so good when PatrykContinue reading “Three-one, and you f*cked it up”