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”

The fountain of youth overflows

Sydney FC 3 Kaya FC 1 Thursday night football returned to Kogarah and Sydney FC sent out the young guns for a dead rubber in the Asian Champions League 2, with second place in group E already secured. A meaningless kickabout to some, this was a fabulous evening where Sydney FC youth made their impressionContinue reading “The fountain of youth overflows”

United : a weekend football odyssey

Did you get to any Unite Round games? The poisoned chalice of the Unite Round being in Sydney meant that everyday life got in the way, but there was still time for four and a half games over a balmy weekend that brought proper football people to our city, not because they wanted to come,Continue reading “United : a weekend football odyssey”

This city is ours, only just.

Sydney FC 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 The Sky Blue half of Sydney got their reward on Saturday, a late goal from Caley Tallon-Henniker clinching a precious three points in a game that could have easily ended like the first two A-League games of this watershed season. Both teams toiled in the sunny conditions, aContinue reading “This city is ours, only just.”

Fist-pump, bicycle, heartbreak

Sydney FC 1 Macarthur FC 2 Ufuk Talay’s entertainers did just that at Allianz Stadium today, Sydney FC returning home for the first time this season to thrill their fans; alas it wasn’t enough to secure an unlikely win, and instead Macarthur FC snuck off with the three points with a last-gasp winner. Only theContinue reading “Fist-pump, bicycle, heartbreak”

Sydney is Jacaranda purple

Sydney FC 0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 All it took was a moment where the Sydney FC defence switched off and Sanfrecce grabbed the goal they needed to take the points and secure top spot in the Asian Champions League 2 Group E. An emotional return to the Cove had the home fans in good voiceContinue reading “Sydney is Jacaranda purple”

Sydney champions all at sea

Central Coast Mariners 3 Sydney FC 1 If anyone thought that champions Sydney FC would coast to victory in a one-sided demolition in Gosford, they have a short memory. A dreary day in the jewel of the Central Coast’s crown saw the Sky Blues outmanoeuvred in a clever display of patient football from the homeContinue reading “Sydney champions all at sea”