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| 74' |  | S. Mauk | ||
| 64' |  | J. D. D. P. LA3pez | ||
| 52' | | J. L. RodrA-guez | ||
| 49' | | J. D. D. P. LA3pez | ||
| D. R. D. Silva | | 43' | ||
| A. L. Fondre | | 24' |
| 7 | Shots | 16 | ||
| 4 | On Target | 5 | ||
| 12 | Fouls | 8 | ||
| 4 | Corners | 7 | ||
| 1 | Offsides | 1 | ||
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | ||
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
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The A-League grand final awaits for the victor as Sydney FC host Adelaide United in a semi-final showdown at Kogarah. Don’t miss a moment of the third-last game of what has been an exceptional season with live scores on The Roar from 7:05pm (AEST).
Two-time reigning champs the Sky Blues are in scintillating form at the moment. They won their last five home-and-away matches to secure the coveted finals week off, including a 4-1 demolition of their opponents tonight just three weeks ago. As an added bonus, the ongoing COVID-19 situation in Melbourne means that even if premiers Melbourne City win their own semi-final on Sunday, the decider could easily be held in Sydney as well.
A championship ‘threepeat’ has never been achieved in the A-League, but Steve Corica’s men are primed and ready to do just that. Gun trio Andrew Redmayne, Ryan McGowan and Rhyan Grant remain absent on Socceroos duty, with goalkeeper Redmayne in particular difficult to replace. However, that didn’t stop the Sky Blues defeating a finalist in the Brisbane Roar 2-0 in their most recent match.
Standing in their way will be the sporadic Reds. Their season looked to be petering out with a disappointing end to the home-and-away rounds, but last week’s 2-1 elimination final win over the Roar has thrown all that out the window. It was the first time the Reds had won a final away from Adelaide in their history, and even more impressively, they did it after star Craig Goodwin was a mid-week scratching with an ankle injury suffered at training.
The Reds have struggled mightily in recent times against the Sky Blues, however. They’ve won just once in the past 15 encounters between the two teams, though that 1-0 triumph did come at the start of the 2020-21 season.
Carl Vaert’s team haven’t made a grand final since the 2015-16 season, when they secured their maiden championship in front of a packed Adelaide Oval crowd. Can they stun the Sky Blues and set up another crack at the ultimate prize?
Kick-off time: 7:05pm (AEST)
Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
TV: Fox Sports 5 (505), ABCTV (delayed, coverage begins at 9:05pm)
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel Now, Foxtel Go, MyFootball Live app
Betting: Sydney FC $1.60, Adelaide United $4.80, draw $4.10 (odds via PlayUp)
Squads:
Sydney FC
2. Patrick Flottmann, 3. Ben Warland, 4. Alex Wilkinson (c), 5. Alex Baumjohann, 8. Paulo Retre, 9. Bobo, 10. Milos Ninkovic, 11. Kosta Babarouses, 16. Joel King, 17. Anthony Caceres, 18. Luke Ivanovic, 20. Thomas Heward-Belle (gk), 21. Harry van der Saag, 24. Adrian Segecic, 25. Callum Talbot, 26. Luke Brattan, 30. Adam Pavlesic (gk), 33. Pat Wood, 34. Aaron Gurd, 99.Adam Le Fondre
Adelaide United
1. James Delianov (gk), 2. Michael Marrone, 3. George Timotheou, 4. Ryan Strain, 6. Louis D’Arrigo, 7. Ryan Kitto, 8. Stefan Mauk (c), 9. Tomi Juric, 17. Mohamed Toure, 18. Joe Caletti, 19. Yaya Dukuly, 21. Javi Lopez, 22. Michael Jakobsen, 23. Jordan Elsey, 24. Pacifique Niyongabire, 26. Ben Halloran, 27. Josh Cavallo, 28. Juande, 33. Dakota Ochsenham (gk), 35. Al Hassan Toure
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