Sydney FC 2 Bangkok United 2 A goal in additional time, confirmed by VAR, was the dagger in Ufuk Talay’s heart tonight. Succumbing to a ridiculous penalty thanks to the enigmatic Harrison Devenish-Meares, the second half was off to a bad start, but things got better once the flair players were introduced and another DouglasContinue reading “Sydney held in AFC monsoon”
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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”
Tales of the unexpected
Sydney FC 4 Adelaide United 1 Sometimes Sydney FC come up with the goods. Today was one of those times. The season hasn’t been smooth sailing, we’d lost as many as we had won before today, and the visit of high-flyers Adelaide United would present an enormous task for a Sydney team on the backContinue reading “Tales of the unexpected”
Cove desafionado as Sydney stir
Sydney FC Women 2 Adelaide United 3 The most rousing finish to a football match saw our embattled Sydney FC roar back from a two-goal deficit only to throw the game away with almost the last kick of the game. Scenes of devastation fell upon Leichhardt Oval as the players trudged disconsolately to the homeContinue reading “Cove desafionado as Sydney stir”
Feliz cumpleaños in Unite round repeat
Sydney FC 1 Melbourne City 1 Sydney FC women’s team, the current A-League champions, took on the current A-League leaders at the jewel in the crown of Sydney’s boutique stadiums, and produced a carbon copy of the Unite round fixture to throw away the lead in familiar circumstances. A post-Newcastle-away mood was brought to lifeContinue reading “Feliz cumpleaños in Unite round repeat”
Sudden draw specialists
Newcastle Jets 2 Sydney FC 2 The legendary Newcastle away trip – always something to savour, always some controversy on the field and plenty of action of it, the first A-League game of 2025 did not disappoint. Had Sydney FC come away with a two-goal defeat, no one would have been surprised, but they stagedContinue reading “Sudden draw specialists”
Booming Bluey, penalty pain and jolly Lolley
Sydney FC Women 0 Melbourne Victory 1Sydney FC Men 3 Melbourne Victory 0 That mysterious weekend, lost between Christmas and New Year, served up a glorious double-header of A-League football action for those fortunate enough to make the journey to Allianz Stadium. While it was yet another defeat for the floundering women, it was definitelyContinue reading “Booming Bluey, penalty pain and jolly Lolley”
Sydney shit themselves in double disaster
Sydney FC 3 Western United 4Sydney FC Women 1 Newcastle Jets 2 How’s that for a couple of scorelines at home; a club that purports to be the biggest in the league, with aspirations of Asian glory while entertaining the fans week in week out, absolutely outsmarted not once but twice in a Jekyll andContinue reading “Sydney shit themselves in double disaster”
Sydney scuttled by Mariners
Central Coast Mariners 2 Sydney FC 1 The Sydney FC beach party took an unwanted twist just before half-time in a wonderfully open encounter in Gosford on Sunday, when goalkeeper Harrison Devenish-Meares was given his marching orders for a moment of madness. The game looked to have slipped away in the second half as CentralContinue reading “Sydney scuttled by Mariners”