Sydney FC Women 1 Brisbane Roar 3 Our girls in blue crumbled to another dismal defeat, their obvious failings exposed again for all to see at their Inner West home in Leichhardt, and this time it was Brisbane who hustled their physically weak opponents to come away with the points and send the home teamContinue reading “Oh, how the mighty have fallen”
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Expelled, undone, ultimately victorious
Sydney FC 2 Western Sydney Wanderers 3 (Women)Sydney FC 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (Men) Sydney FC emerged from a tempestous derby encounter with a handsome victory against their local rivals in front of a bouncing bumper home crowd, but the day was tarnished with yet another stinking defeat for the women’s team and aContinue reading “Expelled, undone, ultimately victorious”
Uffy, what’s the score?
Sydney FC 0 Wellington Phoenix 2 The much-vaunted return to Allianz Stadium went sour for Sydney FC as a stupid sending-off and a deflected goal changed the complexion of a game that looked to be there for the taking against a patient Wellington Phoenix. Despite the numerical advantage, the home team put up a valiantContinue reading “Uffy, what’s the score?”
Death knell tolls as Sydney slump
Sydney FC Women 1 Newcastle Jets 2 On an evening that tested even the most hardened of Sydney FC fans, the Sky Blues managed to blow their slender lead, succumbing to the ultimate sucker punch from Newcastle Jets in added time to lose yet again, failing to manage the dying moments correctly. A second halfContinue reading “Death knell tolls as Sydney slump”
Wood burning hot for Zidane
Macarthur FC 0 Sydney FC 3 A glimpse of the real Patrick Wood, outsmarting the defence to run on and bury the final goal, left older Sydney FC fans rubbing their eyes in disbelief. Was this peak Zinedine Zidane, the shorn head and lolloping stride, in our fever dream at Campbelltown Stadium? The hottest dayContinue reading “Wood burning hot for Zidane”
That’s it! Not coming any more.
Sydney FC Women 0 Adelaide United 0 The return of football to Leichhardt Oval after it was taken out of action post-Christmas presented a glorious chance for Sydney FC to build on a much-improved performance in Melbourne last week, one that they passed up with yet another blank on the scoresheet. A game interrupted byContinue reading “That’s it! Not coming any more.”
Merry f*cking Christmas
Newcastle Jets 2 Sydney FC 0 Sydney FC sent their fans away with very little cheer on Saturday following a dismal defeat in Newcastle that knocked them off their unlikely perch at the top of the A-League ladder. Second-half goals from youngster Will Dobson and Xavier Bertoncello pulled the rug from under the Sky Blues,Continue reading “Merry f*cking Christmas”
Sydney get away with it in derby
Western Sydney Wanderers 0 Sydney FC Women 0 If Sydney FC’s season is defined by a single point at the end of the season, this was it – a horrible performance from what should have been a dominant away team saw them come away with a draw despite leaving the door wide open during aContinue reading “Sydney get away with it in derby”
West is best but Sydney stay top
Western Sydney Wanderers 1 Sydney FC 0 I’ll level with you, Saturday’s game at CommBank Stadium came on a weekend that included the Matildas in Gosford, the Gladesville Ravens Over 45/2 end of season get together and the work Christmas party. Four epic events in one short weekend. It was big, but the Sydney derbyContinue reading “West is best but Sydney stay top”
Spend your days in the sunshine
Sydney FC Women 1 Central Coast Mariners 0 Sydney FC made it a six point weekend with a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Central Coast Mariners at a sunny Leichhardt Oval on Sunday. The third top-flight football game in three days at this venue, with conditions in total contrast to the previous evening’s win forContinue reading “Spend your days in the sunshine”