The Roar's A-League Men tips and predictions: Round 26 - the jostle for finals positions is on in earnest
Here is the way the Roar expert panel sees all the action unfolding across the final weekend of play prior to the semi-finals.
Sydney FC are 90 minutes away from the A-League championship after downing Perth 3-0 in a drama-filled semi-final.
Magic moment
An outstanding strike by Joshua Brillante from well outside the box in the 21st minute.
Controversy
Perth coach Kenny Lowe was left steaming on the sideline after the video referee granted Sydney’s Jordy Buijs his first goal of the season. The referee assistant had his flag outstretched indicating striker Bobo was offside – but the decision was overturned.
Howler
Glory missed their first shot at redemption after Andrew Keogh failed to put away a Diego Castro set up play. The striker had another missed opportunity with a header inside the box only just off-target.
Crowd
Despite being a semi final, the match brought in a disappointing crowd of just under 22,000.
Injuries
Bernie Ibini is under a cloud for the grand final after leaving the field in the dying minutes of the game with a hamstring concern.
What was said
“We kept Castro very quiet tonight, we had a plan to do it and we did it very well.” – Sydney coach Graham Arnold.
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Here is the way the Roar expert panel sees all the action unfolding across the final weekend of play prior to the semi-finals.
Mathew Leckie played a pivotal part in Melbourne City claiming an 8-nil win; playing a role in several of his team's goals.
The loser of the Sydney Derby will be under immense pressure entering the final three matches of the season.
A good performance from Michael Ruhs, scoring twice to beat Macarthur and doubling his season goal tally in the process.
Sydney moved into fourth with their point but Glory's finals hopes are now officially extinguished.
Anthony Caceres is a player with immense talent and has a fantastic work rate, broke the deadlock against the Mariners in the 74th minute.