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”
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Heart-stopping quarter final thriller
Sydney FC 3 Jeonbuk Motors 2 An epic journey through suburban Sydney preceded an epic journey through the quarter finals for Sydney FC in the Asian Champions League 2 at Allianz Stadium. A quite unbelievable first hour that could have seen Sydney FC four goals down was turned on its head by a scrappy goalContinue reading “Heart-stopping quarter final thriller”
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”
Sydney held in AFC monsoon
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”
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”