A weary Sydney FC has lost by the odd goal in seven following five games in 14 days bringing to an end their six match unbeaten streak.
A late comeback almost saw them draw level with two goals in the last ten minutes, having been 4-1 down, however it wasn’t to be for the Sky Blues.
Sydney FC 3 (King 31’, Quintal 84’, Courtney-Perkins 87’) def. by Brisbane Roar 4 (Halloran 16’, Hore 21’, Zimarino 41’, Herrington 87’)
Moments That Mattered
12’ | KLIMALA HEADER SAVED – Lolley’s corner to the near post is flicked towards goal by Klimala but Freke gets his leg to the ball.
16’ | HALLORAN GOAL – A long pass over the top is latched onto by Halloran who lifts the bouncing ball over the keeper.
21’ | HORE GOAL – O’Shea nudges a ball into the box towards Hore who swivels and shoots high into the net.
31’ | KING GOAL – Lolley’s cross to the back post is controlled well by Joel King who side foots the ball into the empty net.
41’ | ZIMARINO GOAL – A ball in behind the full back to Halloran and he crosses it to Zimarino to tap into an empty net.
65’ | DEVENISH-MEARES DOUBLE SAVE – Brisbane break but the keeper saves from Jelacic and then Halloran.
71’ | HERRINGTON GOAL – Herrington volleys home a right wing corner.
84’ | QUINTAL GOAL – Quintal plays a one-two with Anas Ouahim and drives a shot into the bottom corner.
87’ | COURTNEY-PERKINS GOAL – Lolley crosses from the right and Courtney-Perkins heads home.
Match Report
Sydney FC has lost it’s first game in seven games despite a late comeback which saw their clash with Brisbane Roar end 4-3 to the visitors.
Brisbane took the lead on the quarter hour when an aimless long ball over the top fell to Halloran and the striker lofted it over the stranded Devenish-Meares.
The Queenslanders were two up five minutes later when O’Shea found Hore in the box and the youngster turned and fired home.
The Sky Blues pulled one back just after the half hour when Lolley’s cross to the back post was neatly controlled by Joel King and the full back stuck it home.
Roar restored the two goal advantage ten minutes later when Halloran got in behind the full back and crossed the ball to Zimarino to tap into the empty net.
It was 4-1 to Brisbane midway through the second half when Herrington volleyed home a right wing corner having lost his marker inside the box.
The Sky Blues pulled two goals back in the last ten minutes with a maiden goal for winger Tiago Quintal and a Jordan Courtney-Perkins they just came short despite the pressure.
What They Said: Ufuk Talay: “I think from the get-go, we were very lethargic and very slow.
“We didn’t start the game well and I think that continued on through the game, probably until the last 15, 20 minutes.
“When we were really chasing the game at 4-1 the boys at least they kept going, which is a positive, but I thought overall from start to finish, we weren’t at the races today.”
Sydney FC: 12. Harrison DEVENISH-MEARES (GK), 5. Hayden MATTHEWS (41. Alexandar POPOVIC 80’), 6. Corey HOLLMAN, 7. Adrian SEGECIC (8. Anas OUAHIM 46’), 9. Patryk KLIMALA (25. Jaiden KUCHARSKI 80’), 10. Joe LOLLEY, 15. Leo SENA (31. Jaushua SOTIRIO 65’), 16. Joel KING (4. Jordan COURTNEY-PERKINS 46’), 17. Anthony CACERES (20. Tiago QUINTAL 62’), 21. Zac DE JESUS, 23. Rhyan GRANT (C).
Unused Subs: 1. ANDREW REDMAYNE (GK)
Yellow Cards: Hollman 45’
Red Cards: None
Brisbane Roar: 1. Macklin FREKE (GK), 12. Lucas HERRINGTON, 13. Henry HORE (8. Walid SHOUR 75’), 15. Hosine BIILITY, 21. Antonee BURKE-GILROY (19. Jack HINGERT 86’), 23. Keegan JELACIC, 24. Sam KLEIN, 26. Jay O’SHEA (C), 27. Ben HALLORAN (18. Jacob BRAZETE 86’), 35. Louis ZABALA, 43. Adam ZIMARINO (10. Florin BERENGUER 62’)
Unused Subs: 3. Corey BROWN, 7. Rafael STRUICK, 29. Matt ACTON (GK).
Yellow Cards: Hore 30’, O’Shea 57’, Freke 90’+1’
Red Cards: None
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Referee: Tim Danaskos
Attendance: 10,506
