Clean Sheet Start For Patrick Kisnorbo In Draw Against Brisbane

Sydney FC earn a point in a hard fought stalemate away from home and continue their push for Asian qualification.

SYDNEY FC 0 draw Brisbane Roar 0.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED

13’ | DEVENISH-MEARES SAVE – Salas crosses the ball into the box from the right which falls to the feet of Klein who sets McGarry up for a shot, however Devenish-Meares closes the angle to leave the scoreline unchanged.

20’ | BALL GOES HIGH – Henry Hore drives forward on the left and floats the ball to the back post to find the head of Ruhs who puts it over the bar for a Sydney FC goal kick.

25’ | QUINTAL RUN – A classy backheel from Ben Garuccio finds Quintal in space in the 18 yard box but the cross goes unfound and Sydney FC continue to wait for their first goal.

Sydney FC’s active support The Cove on their Tour Of Duty could be heard throughout the game.

33’ | TOURE OFFSIDE GOAL – Sydney FC move the ball around in the box but ultimately Brisbane’s high line finds Toure offside before he slotted the ball into the back of the net keeping the scoreboard even.

35’ | TOURE OFFSIDE AGAIN – Toure receives a through ball to enter Brisbane roars final third and finds himself one on one with the keeper. However, Toure is offside again after finding the back of the net.

38’ | BRISBANE SHOT – Ruhs receives the ball heading into Sydney FC’s half and drives towards the 6 yard box before cutting back hard to O’Shea who sits on the edge of the box but the shot is well saved by the hands of Devenish-Meares.

57’ | O’SHEA SHOT – Hore does well to send O’Shea into space towards the box on his left before taking a touch to the right to square himself in front of goal, but Devenish-Meares is there to block the shot.

74’ | VIDIC SHOT – A lost ball by Sydney FC falls to the feet of Hore who is able to find Vidic in the center for a quick shot, however the ball is sent high over the crossbar for a Sydney FC goal kick.

78’ | DEVENISH MEARES SAVE – A Brisbane Roar free kick is taken quickly which finds McGarry on the edge of the box, but Devenish-Meares reacts quickly to stretch to his right to knock the ball off target.

90 + 3’ | BRISBANE CROSS – Hore drives on the left side of the pitch towards Sydney FC’s goal and cuts the ball back to McGarry who sits in front of the net but is unable to make solid contact on the ball as it flies high of the crossbar.

MATCH REPORT

Sydney FC share the spoils in a nil all draw against Brisbane Roar away from home.

Sydney FC made five changes in new Head Coach Patrick Kisnorbo’s first game in charge.

Socceroo Paul Okon came back from international duty onto the bench while Wataru Kamijo, Rhys Youlley, Jordan Courtney-Perkins, Al Hassan Toure and Tiago Quintal all came into the starting line-up.

Sydney FC started the first half with a strong defensive showing as Brisbane Roar held possession and put pressure on the Sky Blue’ defenders.

The Sky Blues begin to gain momentum towards the end of the first half with Quintal and Garuccio working well together in the 25^th minute to drive into Brisbane Roar’s box.

The 33^rd and 35^th minute of the game saw Al Hassan-Toure score back-to-back offside goals after doing well to beat his defenders, however, the mistimed runs see the first half conclude with the scoreboard 0-0 at half time.

The second half saw possession shared with both teams chasing an opening goal. The 57^th minute saw Devenish-Meares deny Brisbane a goal after Hore found O’Shea in the box one on one against the Sydney FC keeper.

Devenish-Meares continued his hot streak in the 74^th minute by closing down the angle after Vidic received the ball in front of goal to shoot, following a smart through ball from Hore.

A free kick played quickly in the 78’ minute is struck on target by McGarry to the right of Devenish-Meares, however some quick thinking and an impressive dive sees the keeper palm the ball away to keep the scoreline unchanged.

The 0-0 draw sees Patrick Kisnorbo and his new starting lineup secure a point for Sydney FC and continue the Sky Blues on their path to the finals.

WHAT THEY SAID: HARRISON DEVENISH-MEARES

“We tried to play on the ground and use our pace in behind, and I think we hurt them at times in that sense. We just couldn’t find that final pass or execution.

“I just want the three points … I just want to win games. This team has so much quality and I think we should be getting better results.

“We just have to keep fighting, keep working every week, and keep building on what we’re doing.”

LINEUPS: SYDNEY FC | 4. Jordan COURTNEY-PERKINS, 8. Wataru KAMIJO (24. Paul OKON JNR (66’)), 12. Harrison DEVENISH-MEARES (GK), 17. Ben GARUCCIO, 20. Tiago QUINTAL (9. Victor CAMPUZANO (86’)), 23. Rhyan GRANT (captain), 35. Al Hassan TOURE (21. Zac DE JESUS (66’)), 36. Rhys YOULLEY, 41. Alexandar POPOVIC, 70. Ahmet ARSLAN (7. Piero QUISPE (79’)), 80. Apostolos STAMATELOSPOULOUS (13. Pat WOOD (66’)).

Unused Substitutions: 1. Gus HOEFSLOOT (GK), 16. Joel KING.

Yellow Cards| 41. Alexandar POPOVIC (8’), 24. Paul OKON JNR (76’), 4. Jordan COURTNEY-PERKINS (78’).

Red Cards | N/A

Manager | Patrick KISNORBO

BRISBANE ROAR: 1.Dean BOUZANIS, 2.Youstin Delfin SALAS GOMEZ (10. Georgios VRAKAS (88’)), 3.Dimitri VALKANIS, 5.Marius LODE, 8.Samuel KLEIN, 13. Henry HORE, 19.Michael RUHS (27.Benjamin HALLORAN (72’)), 23.James MCGARRY, 26.James O’SHEA, 31.Noah MAIERONI, 39.Niall THOM (17.Justin VIDIC (72’)).