Another Money-Starved A-League Club Bites The Dust

The Newcastle Jets would join the New Zealand Knights, North Queensland Fury, and Gold Coast United amongst the A-League clubs that have bitten the dust.

Sky Blues Hold Off Jets To Claim Playoff Berth

At Sydney, Australia:


Joel Chianese scored twice in the first half (30', 33') as Sydney FC held off the visiting Newcastle Jets 3-2 on Sunday in the Hyundai A-League regular-season finale for both clubs.  The victory sealed the final available playoff (or finals) berth for the Sky Blues.

Road Draw Keeps Sky Blues Alive For Playoff Berth

At Melbourne, Australia:


Shannon Cole's second-half double (67', 77') enabled Sydney FC to come back from a two-goal deficit and gain a 2-2 Saturday Hyundai A-League road draw with the Melbourne Heart.  Mate Dugandzic (31') and Eli Babalj (36') provided the hosts' tallies.  The Sky Blues, with one game remaining in the regular league season, trail Newcastle for the sixth and final playoff berth due to inferior goal differential (-6 to -2 for the Jets). The Jets and Sky Blues will battle each other in their season finale in Sydney next Saturday.

Sky Blues Stay Alive For Playoffs After Home Win

At Sydney, Australia:


Karol Kisel's penalty kick in the 33rd minute provided all the scoring as Sydney FC kept their Hyundai A-League playoff hopes alive following their 1-0 home win over the Melbourne Victory on Saturday in front of their largest crowd of the season, 18,180 fans.

Late Goal Denies Sky Blues Road Win

At Gosford, New South Wales, Australia:

Troy Hearfield's stoppage time goal (90'+1) enabled the Hyundai A-League-leading Central Coast Mariners to gain a 1-1 Saturday home draw with Sydney FC, whose goal came courtesy of Joel Chianese in the 56th minute.

Uh-Oh!

Looks like Gold Coast United had their license revoked.

Sky Blues Fall At Home

At Sydney, Australia:

Paul Ifill scored the only goal of the match in the 13th minute on Saturday as the Wellington Phoenix ended Sydney FC's two-game Hyndai A-League winning streak with a critical 1-0 road win, knocking the Sky Blues out of a playoff spot.

Late Goal Lifts Sky Blues To Road Win

At Adelaide, Australia:


Mitchell Mallia scored the winning goal in the 81st minute as Sydney FC came from behind to defeat Adelaide United 2-1 in Sunday Hyundai A-League action.  The victory carried the Sky Blues into the sixth and final playoff berth.

Brett and Bruno Help Create Home Win For Sky Blues

At Sydney, Australia:


Brett Emerton (54') and Bruno Cazarine (73') each scored once on Saturday as Sydney FC held off the visiting Perth Glory 2-1 in Hyundai A-League action.

Jets Bomb Listless Sky Blues

At Sydney, Australia:


Jeremy Brockie scored twice (39', 88') as Newcastle United Jets defeated Sydney FC 5-2 on the road in Sunday Hyundai A-League action, enabling the Jets to move past the Sky Blues into the six and final playoff berth.

Sky Blues Erase Two-Goal Deficit To Gain Road Draw And Deny Melbourne Victory

At Melbourne, Australia:

In Thursday Hyundai A-League action, Bruno Cazerine (56') and Sebastian Ryall (90') provided the scoring the enabled Sydney FC to come back from a two-goal deficit on the road and gain a 2-2 draw with the Melbourne Victory.  Isaka Cernak (44') and Fabio (45) provided the scoring for the hosts right before halftime.

Comback Win For The Sky Blues

At Sydney, Australia:


Karol Kisel (71') and Bruno Cazarine (89') provided the scoring as Sydney FC came from behind on Sunday and defeated visiting Gold Coast United 2-1, ending their six-match Hyundai A-League winless streak.

Sky Blues Drop Two Points At Home

At Sydney, Australia:


Adam Hughes' late equalizer (88') enabled the Perth Glory to gain a 1-1 Wednesday Hyundai A-League road draw with Sydney FC.  Mark Bridge scored at 45 minutes for the Sky Blues, whose winless streak was stretched to six games.

Dramatic Comeback Win For Roar At Sky Blues Expense

At Brisbane, Australia:


Sayad Adnan (90'+5) and Besart Berisha (90'+6) each scored a goal in the final minutes of second-half stoppage time as the Brisbane Roar came from behind to upend visiting Sydney FC 2-1 on Saturday to stretch the demoralized Sky Blues' Hyundai A-League winless and losing streaks to six and four games respectively.

Another Setback For The Sky Blues

At Sydney, Australia:


Oliver Bozanic scored the only goal of the match in the 9th minute on Sunday as the Central Coast Mariners tightened their hold on top spot in the Hyundai A-League standings after handing hosts Sydney FC their third straight loss, 1-0.

Lost Wednesday In New Zealand For Sky Blues

At Wellington, New Zealand:

Daniel Lins Cortes (PK-26'), Dani Sanchez (42'), Ben Sigmund (78'), and Paul Ifill (90'+5) each scored once on Wednesday as the Wellington Phoenix doubled up visiting Sydney FC 4-2 in Hyundai A-League action.

Sydney Pummeled At Home

At Sydney, Australia:

Eli Babalj (32'), Mate Dugandzic (45'+2), Jason Hoffman (75'), and Alex Terra (84') each delivered a goal on Thursday as the Melbourne Heart picked up their largest Hyundai A-League victory to date, handing Sydney FC their worst-ever home defeat 4-0.

Sydney FC Up To Third After 2-2 Home Draw

At Sydney, Australia:

Karol Kisel (PK-19') and Dimitri Petratos (66') each delivered a goal on Thursday as Sydney FC climbed up to their place in the Hyundai A-League standings following their 2-2 home draw with Adelaide United.  Daniel Mullen (8') and Dario Vidosic (56') each tallied once for the visiting Reds.

Comeback Win For Sydney FC

At Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia:

Goals from Bruno Cazarine (60') and Juho Makela (84') enabled Sydney FC to come from behind to topple the Newcastle Jets 2-1 on the road in Saturday Hyundai A-League action.

Goose Eggs For Gold Coast United and Sydney FC

At Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia:


Sunday's Hyundai A-League contest between Gold Coast United and visiting Sydney FC concluded in a 0-0 stalemate.