Sydney FC continues stuttering start
Sydney FC has continued their inconsistent start to the season, finishing 2-2 and were unlucky to escape with
a draw in front 15,488 fans at Aussie Stadium this afternoon.
Steve Corica’s 33rd minute penalty after some comical Jets defending, and a David Zdrillic header which
looped over Jets keeper Ben Kennedy just five minutes later were not enough to seal victory for the champions,
after two debut goals from new Colombian signing Milton Rodriquez sealed a point for the Newcastle side.
Sydney FC dominated much of the first half, despite creating very little and with Benito Carbone agreeing
terms to a short-term deal he may well see action against the New Zealand Knights on Thursday.
The Jets were not without their chances either, with Nick Carle making some incisive runs, but it took
until the first half injury time for the Jets to get within a goal with Rodriquez finishing after some nice
work from Carle and short term signing Paul Kohler.
Rodriguez equalised in the 62nd after Clint Bolton was beaten at his near post, after some quick thinking
from a Jets free kick.
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A-League Round 4 |
| SYDNEY FC |
2 |
| Steve Corica | (pen) 33m |
| David Zdrilic | 38m |
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| NEWCASTLE JETS |
2 |
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@ Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Matthew Breeze
Crowd: 15,488 |
Steve Corica’s 68th minute dismissal for dissent allowed the Jets to get forward with Sydney perhaps lucky
to escape with a point, with the Jets’ Matt Thompson hitting the crossbar just before fulltime.
Team Line-Ups
Sydney FC:
Clint Bolton (gk), Iain Fyfe, Alvin Ceccoli (Matthew Bingley '82), Mark Rudan (capt), David Zdrilic, Steve
Corica, Sasho Petrovski (Ruben Zadkovich '82), Alex Brosque, Terry McFlynn, Mark Milligan (Ufuk Talay '86),
Nikolai Topor-Stanley. - Subs not used; Justin Pasfield (gk). Yellow Cards: Mark Rudan '61, Sasho Petrovski
'78. Red Cards: Steve Corica '68.
Newcastle Jets:
Ben Kennedy (gk), Jade North, Andrew Durante, Matthew Thompson, Vaughan Coveny (Milton Rodriguez '21),
Nick Carle, Paul Okon, Stuart Musialik (Adam D’Apuzzo '88), Joel Griffiths, Mark Bridge, Paul Kohler. -
Subs not used; Steven Old. Yellow Cards: nil. Red Cards: nil.
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