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HAL v3 Kickoff |
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Written by Albinomonkey
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Tuesday, 09 October 2007 |
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¤ 29 July 2007: Sydney FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, Canberra Stadium, 3:00pm (A-League Pre-Season Cup - Group Stage)
Missing David Carney, Steve Corica, Iain Fyfe, Mark Milligan, Jacob Timpano and Ruben Zadkovich, Sydney FC are overrun by a dominant Mariners side. This is the first Sydney FC match Fyfe has not been available for since the first A-League semi-final against Adelaide in season one. Tony Popovic makes his debut for Sydney, coming on as a substitute for the second half. The result leaves Sydney in last place in Group B on one point.[SFC]
Central Coast Mariners 3 (Osman 36', Kwasnik 44', Gumprecht 52') def. Sydney FC 0
Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 4 Mark Rudan (c), 7 Robbie Middleby, 9 David Zdrilic, 11 Brendon Santalab (6 Tony Popovic 46'), 14 Alex Brosque, 15 Terry McFlynn, 18 Adam Casey (3 Nikolas Tsattalios 38'), 19 Michael Enfield, 23 Ufuk Talay, 25 Daniel Severino (24 Ben Vidaic 66')
Central Coast Mariners; 1 Matthew Trott (gk), 6 Andre Gumprecht, 7 John Hutchinson, 9 Nik Mrdja, 11 Damien Brown (13 Tony Vidmar 81'), 16 Nigel Boogaard, 17 Matthew Osman, 18 Alex Wilkinson (c), 19 Adam Kwasnik (5 Bradley Porter 74'), 22 Sasho Petrovski (10 Tom Pondeljak 69'), 23 Mile Jedinak
Cautions: Bolton 51', Jedinak 55', Tsattalios 63', Popovic 65', Brosque 68', Boogaard 90'
¤ 30 July 2007: David Carney, after an excellent Asian Cup, flies out to England for talks with Championship club Sheffield United.[TWG]
¤ 31 July 2007: Sydney FC sign Young Socceroos striker Ben Vidaic (Sydney United) for two seasons, who has appeared in all three of Sydney's 2007 Pre-Season Cup matches.[SFC]
¤ 02 August 2007: Mark Milligan returns to Sydney FC after having flown to Europe without the club's permission to trial with French side Metz.[TWG]
¤ 02 August 2007: Sydney FC sign their third under-20 player for the 2007-08 season, with midfielder Adam Biddle (Blacktown City Demons) joining the club for two years. He will officially join with Sydney FC following his NSWPL Grand Final with Blacktown City.[SFC]
¤ 02 August 2007: Sydney FC announce that veteran defender Tony Popovic will take over from Mark Rudan as club captain for the upcoming A-League season.[SFC]
¤ 03 August 2007: 2002 FIFA World Cup winner Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior, better known as Juninho Paulista (Flamengo, 50 caps), is announced as Sydney FC's marquee player for the 2007-08 A-League season.[SFC]
¤ 04 August 2007: Sydney FC vs Newcastle United Jets Fc, Parramatta Stadium, 7:30pm (A-League Pre-Season Cup - Playoff)
Having gone five consecutive matches without scoring, Sydney FC leave it until the 79th minute and 0-3 behind before breaking their drought through Ruben Zadkovich. The late fightback in front of Sydney FC's second-lowest crowd ever (although it is officially a Newcastle home game) was not enough, and leaves them with a play-off against Melbourne to avoid last place in the Pre-Season Cup.[SFC]
Newcastle United Jets 3 (Griffiths 5', 76', Tunbridge 56') def. Sydney FC 2 (Zadkovich 79', Talay 83')
Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe (3 Nikolas Tsattalios 67'), 4 Mark Rudan, 6 Tony Popovic (c), 7 Robbie Middleby, 9 David Zdrilic, 11 Brendon Santalab (8 Ruben Zadkovich 67'), 14 Alex Brosque, 15 Terry McFlynn, 19 Michael Enfield, 23 Ufuk Talay
Newcastle United Jets: 1 Ante Covic (gk), 3 Jade North (c), 4 Steve Eagleton, 6 Andrew Durante, 8 Matt Thompson (7 Jorge Drovandi 8' (15 Scott Tunbridge 53')), 9 Joel Griffiths, 11 Tarek Elrich, 13 Adam D'Apuzzo, 14 Jobe Wheelhouse, 17 Troy Hearfield (12 Paul Kohler 89'), 18 Noel Spencer
Cautions: D'Apuzzo 9', Popovic 21', Wheelhouse 29', Santalab 47', Eagleton 82'
¤ 04 August 2007: Sheffield United confirm the signing of David Carney on a £50,000 ($A119,309) transfer from Sydney FC.[TWG]
¤ 07 August 2007: Sydney FC reveal their jerseys for the upcoming season, including a major sponsorship deal with electronics companies Bing Lee and JVC. Bing Lee will appear on the home jerseys with JVC on the shorts, and vice-versa for away games.[SFC]
¤ 08 August 2007: Sydney FC vs Manly United FC, Cromer Park, 7:30pm (Friendly)
Sydney FC return to the site of their first ever match, winning in front of a crowd of around 1,500. Ufuk Talay played a part in all three of Sydney's goals.[SFC]
Sydney FC 3 (Biddle ~7', Enfield ~30', Talay ~65') def. Manly United 2 (Andrew Mailer 12', Bradley Groves ~70')
Sydney FC: Clint Bolton (gk; Matthew Nash 46'), Mark Rudan (Robbie Cattanach 46'), Tony Popovic (Chris Nunes 46'), Ruben Zadkovich, David Zdrilic, Alex Brosque, Terry McFlynn, Mark Milligan (Shannon Cole 46'), Michael Enfield, Adam Biddle, Ufuk Talay
¤ 09 August 2007: Sydney FC announce a partnership with Macquarie University, which will become the club's new training venue.[SFC]
¤ 11 August 2007: Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, Olympic Park, 7:30pm (A-League Pre-Season Cup - 7th place playoff)
Sydney FC take their first win of the season, and their first ever in Melbourne with a goal to Alex Brosque. Melbourne dictated much of the match in wet conditions, but could not equalise.[SFC]
Sydney FC 1 (Brosque 34') def. Melbourne Victory 0
Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 4 Mark Rudan, 6 Tony Popovic (c), 8 Ruben Zadkovich, 9 David Zdrilic (3 Nikolas Tsattalios 90+1'), 14 Alex Brosque, 15 Terry McFlynn, 16 Mark Milligan, 19 Michael Enfield, 23 Ufuk Talay (27 Shannon Cole 46'), 25 Adam Biddle
Melbourne Victory: 1 Michael Theoklitos (gk), 2 Kevin Muscat (c), 3 Daniel Piorkowski, 6 Steve Pantelidis, 8 Grant Brebner, 9 Danny Allsopp, 10 Archie Thompson (7 Mathew Kemp 84'), 11 Joseph Keenan, 12 Rodrigo Vargas, 16 Carlos Hernandez (14 Adrian Caceres 65'), 18 Leigh Broxham (13 Kaz Patafta 46')
Cautions: Brosque 47', Biddle 58', Cole 79', McFlynn 87'
¤ 17 August 2007: Sydney FC vs Penrith Nepean United, Credit Union Australia Stadium, 7:30pm (Friendly)
New marquee signing Juninho makes his Sydney FC debut in front of a crowd of around 5,000, playing the first half of Sydney's final warm-up match before the new season. Branko Culina changed almost the entire team at the break, with the score at 1-1.[SFC]
Penrith Nepean United 2 (Mitchell Long 41', Ben Gough 57' pen) def. Sydney FC 1 (Milligan 27')
Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk; Matthew Nash 79'), 2 Iain Fyfe (3 Nikolas Tsattalios 46'), 4 Mark Rudan (17 Jacob Timpano 46'), 6 Tony Popovic (c; 7 Shane Webb 46'), 10 Steve Corica (8 Tolgay Ozbey 46'), 14 Alex Brosque (9 David Zdrilic 46'), 15 Terry McFlynn (20 Chris Nunez 46'), 16 Mark Milligan (12 Shannon Cole 46'), 21 Adam Biddle (11 Brendon Santalab 46'), 22 Juninho (19 Michael Enfield 46'), 23 Ufuk Talay (13 Robbie Cattanach 46')
¤ 18 August 2007: Sydney FC complete their squad for 2007-08 with the signing of Brazilian striker Patrick (Nacional) for one year. He is described by Branko Culina as being "quick on the ground, strong in the air and skilful on the ball".[SFC]
¤ 24 August 2007: Sydney FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, Sydney Football Stadium, 8:00pm (A-League - Rd 1)
Former Sydney FC striker Sasho Petrovski returns to hurt his old club, scoring the only goal of the opening match of the 2007-08 season after a goal kick blunder by Clint Bolton. Mark Rudan has a shot cleared off the line by Nigel Boogaard, whilst Juninho is unable to hit the target with Danny Vukovic stranded well outside his area.[A-L][A-L]
Central Coast Mariners 1 (Petrovski 7') def. Sydney FC 0
Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe (7 Robbie Middleby 70'), 4 Mark Rudan, 6 Tony Popovic (c), 10 Steve Corica, 14 Alex Brosque, 15 Terry McFlynn (9 David Zdrilic 83'), 16 Mark Milligan, 21 Adam Biddle (8 Ruben Zadkovich 46'), 22 Juninho, 23 Ufuk Talay
Central Coast Mariners: 20 Danny Vukovic (gk), 6 Andre Gumprecht (12 Greg Owens 62'), 7 John Hutchinson, 8 Dean Heffernan, 9 Nik Mrdja, 16 Nigel Boogaard, 17 Matthew Osman, 18 Alex Wilkinson (c), 19 Adam Kwasnik (10 Tom Pondeljak 70'), 22 Sasho Petrovski (2 Matt Simon 77'), 23 Mile Jedinak
Cautions: Heffernan 41', Jedinak 42', Talay 43', Petrovski 52', Gumprecht 61'
¤ 28 August 2007: Edmund Capon steps down as Sydney FC chairman, to be replaced by former Sydney City SC president Andrew Kemeny.[SFC]
¤ 01 September 2007: Sydney FC vs Adelaide United FC, Sydney Football Stadium, 5:00pm (A-League - Rd 2)
After going behind early, Sydney hit back through Ufuk Talay from a tap-in after his penalty was saved by Robert Bajic. A brilliant through-ball from Juninho to Alex Brosque puts Sydney into the lead, but this is undone minutes later when miscommunication at the back allows Nathan Burns to level. Steve Corica perhaps rescued a point for Sydney when he cleared Bruce Djite's shot off the line after the Olyroo rounded Clint Bolton, whilst Sydney FC debutant Patrick cleared the crossbar from five yards with an open goal.[A-L][A-L]
Sydney FC 2 (Talay 12', Brosque 74') drew Adelaide United 2 (Alagich 8', Burns 74')
Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 6 Tony Popovic (c; 12 Patrick 46'), 7 Robbie Middleby, 8 Ruben Zadkovich, 10 Steve Corica, 14 Alex Brosque, 15 Terry McFlynn, 22 Juninho (11 Brendon Santalab 85'), 23 Ufuk Talay
Adelaide United: 20 Robert Bajic (gk), 2 Richie Alagich, 4 Angelo Costanzo, 5 Michael Valkanis (c), 6 Cassio, 10 Nathan Burns (7 Lucas Pantelis 79'), 11 Bruce Djite (9 Paul Agostino 82'), 13 Travis Dodd, 15 Jonas Salley, 16 Bobby Petta (17 Isyan Erdogan 86'), 18 Robert Cornthwaite
Cautions: Petta 45'
¤ 04 September 2007: Sydney FC confirm that Juninho suffered a shoulder injury in their draw with Adelaide United, which could see the marquee player out for up to eight weeks. Captain Tony Popovic was injured in the same match, whilst Clint Bolton, Alex Brosque, Mark Milligan and Ruben Zadkovich will be on national team duty for the upcoming match against Perth Glory.[TWG] ¤ 05 September 2007: Aytek Genc is announced as Sydney FC assistant coach, alongside Branko Culina. Genc played under Culina at Sydney United in the NSL, and also coached the Blacktown City Demons to consecutive NSWPL Premierships.[SFC]
¤ 06 September 2007: Sydney FC register three new players: Michael Herbet (Sydney Olympic), Robbie Cattanach (Manly United) and Matthew Jurman as short-time signings for their upcoming match against Perth.[FS]
¤ 09 September 2007: Sydney FC vs Perth Glory FC, Members Equity Stadium, 3:00pm (A-League - Rd 3)
Sydney FC maintain their unbeaten A-League record against Perth Glory but fail to score a goal, with the majority of chances falling to David Zdrilic. With Clint Bolton missing his first ever A-League minutes for Sydney FC, replacement goalkeeper Matthew Nash performs solidly at the back, maintaining a clean sheet on debut. Matthew Jurman becomes the youngest ever A-League player at 17 years and 275 days.[A-L][A-L]
Sydney FC 0 drew Perth Glory 0
Sydney FC: 30 Matthew Nash (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 4 Mark Rudan, 6 Tony Popovic (c), 7 Robbie Middleby (25 Matthew Jurman 86'), 9 David Zdrilic, 10 Steve Corica, 12 Patrick, 15 Terry McFlynn (24 Robbie Cattanach 74'), 18 Adam Casey (19 Michael Enfield 66'), 23 Ufuk Talay
Perth Glory: 50 Tommi Tomich (gk), 6 Dino Djulbic, 7 Anthony Danze, 9 Mate Dragicevic (17 James Downey 74'), 12 Leo Bertos, 13 Nikita Rukavytsya, 14 Jamie Coyne (c), 15 Mitchell Prentice (5 Jamie Harnwell 64'), 16 Nick Rizzo (24 Jordan Simpson 46'), 19 Naum Sekulovski, 25 Tyler Simpson
Cautions: Patrick 29', Fyfe 45', T.Simpson 61', Rudan 81'
¤ 14 September 2007: Sydney FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, Sydney Football Stadium, 8:00pm (A-League - Rd 4)
Sydney FC drop to dead last on the ladder after giving the Wellington Phoenix their first A-League victory in Clint Bolton and Iain Fyfe's 50th league appearances. Adam Casey scored his first A-League goal early, but a reply came through Felipe moments later, and Wellington hit the lead after Ruben Zadkovich conceded a penalty.[A-L][A-L]
Wellington Phoenix 2 (Felipe 8', Daniel 29' pen) def. Sydney FC 1 (Casey 6')
Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 4 Mark Rudan (9 David Zdrilic 75'), 6 Tony Popovic (c), 8 Ruben Zadkovich, 10 Steve Corica, 12 Patrick (11 Brendon Santalab 59'), 14 Alex Brosque, 16 Mark Milligan, 18 Adam Casey (7 Robbie Middleby 59'), 23 Ufuk Talay
Wellington Phoenix: 20 Glen Moss (gk), 2 Jeremy Christie, 3 Tony Lochhead (13 Steven Old 82'), 5 Karl Dodd, 7 Ross Aloisi (c), 9 Shane Smeltz, 10 Michael Ferrante, 11 Daniel, 12 Richard Johnson, 14 Steven O'Dor, 21 Felipe (8 Vaughan Coveny 62')
Cautions: Daniel 30', Rudan 56', Santalab 64', Zadkovich 85', Aloisi 85', Moss 85', Zdrilic 89'
¤ 22 September 2007: Sydney FC vs Queensland Roar FC, Suncorp Stadium, 7:00pm (A-League - Rd 5)
Amidst rumours that Branko Culina's position is under threat, Sydney FC produce a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Queensland away from home. Import Patrick scores his first Sydney FC goal after good lead-up work from Ruben Zadkovich and Steve Corica, whilst Clint Bolton finds his form, making two crucial saves. With Tony Popovic injured, Mark Milligan makes his debut as captain.[A-L][A-L]
Sydney FC 1 (Patrick 69') def. Queensland Roar 0
Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 4 Mark Rudan, 8 Ruben Zadkovich, 10 Steve Corica, 11 Brendon Santalab, 14 Alex Brosque, 15 Terry McFlynn, 16 Mark Milligan (c), 18 Adam Casey (21 Adam Biddle 53'), 23 Ufuk Talay (12 Patrick 67')
Queensland Roar: 1 Liam Reddy (gk), 4 Craig Moore (c), 5 Josh McCloughan, 9 Simon Lynch, 10 Ante Milicic (8 Massimo Murdocca 56'), 11 Reinaldo (19 Sasa Ognenovski 81'), 14 Ben Griffin (7 Michael Zullo 72'), 15 Matt McKay, 16 Seo Hyuk-Su, 18 Danny Tiatto, 23 Marcinho
Cautions: McCloughan 33', Talay 44', Tiatto 45+2', McFlynn 67', Santalab 87'
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HAL v3 Preseason |
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Written by Albinomonkey
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Tuesday, 09 October 2007 |
¤ 26 June 2007: Founding shareholder Peter Turnbull sells his 13 percent stake in Sydney FC to businessman Scott Ellis, of the DTAS group. Ellis becomes the second largest shareholder, qualifying for a seat on the board.[DT]
¤ 06 July 2007: Football Federation Australia announce that Sydney FC will play a friendly match against David Beckham's side, the LA Galaxy in November. The match will be broadcast live on Channel Ten.[A-L]
¤ 11 July 2007: Former Australian national team defender Tony Popovic (Al Arabi, 61 caps) signs a two-year contract with Sydney FC after spending ten years overseas.[SFC]
¤ 11 July 2007: Sydney FC vs Sunshine Coast Select, Maroochydore Regional Football Complex, 7:00pm (Friendly)
Sydney FC's first friendly of the new season, in preparation for their opening Pre-Season Cup match against Queensland Roar. All of the goals come before half-time, with Ufuk Talay putting Sydney 2-0 up before the home side took one back shortly before the break.[SFC]
Sydney FC 2 (Talay 20', 35' pen) def. Sunshine Coast Select 1 (Tyson Holmes)
Sydney FC: Clint Bolton (gk), Robbie Middleby, Mark Rudan, Iain Fyfe, Adam Casey, Terry McFlynn, Ufuk Talay, Brendon Santalab, Steve Corica, Alex Brosque, David Zdrilic
Subs: Unknown
[Milligan, Carney on Socceroo duty, Popovic not in squad]
¤ 14 July 2007: Sydney FC vs Queensland Roar FC, Maroochydore Regional Football Complex, 7:00pm (A-League Pre-Season Cup - Group stage)
The first match of the new season for Sydney FC brings a third consecutive competitive 0-0 draw, and a fourth consecutive competitive clean sheet for goalkeeper Clint Bolton. Sydney FC are missing several players through injury or Socceroo duty, whilst defender Jacob Timpano makes his return from injury.[SFC]
Sydney FC 0 drew Queensland Roar 0
Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 3 Nikolas Tsattalios (17 Jacob Timpano 65'), 4 Mark Rudan (c), 7 Robbie Middleby, 9 David Zdrilic, 10 Steve Corica, 11 Brendon Santalab (24 Ben Vidaic 83'), 15 Terry McFlynn, 18 Adam Casey, 23 Ufuk Talay
Queensland Roar: 1 Liam Reddy (gk), 5 Josh McCloughan, 8 Massimo Murdocca, 10 Ante Milicic (9 Simon Lynch 73'), 11 Reinaldo, 14 Ben Griffin, 15 Matt McKay, 16 Seo Hyuk-Su, 17 Mitch Nichols (12 Tahj Minniecon 54'), 18 Danny Tiatto (c; 19 Sasa Ognenovski 73'), 21 Chris Grossman
Cautions: Talay 13', Tiatto 43', McFlynn 66'
¤ 18 July 2007: Health insurer HBA launch a three-year partnership "supporting coaching clinics, equipment grants and encouraging children to become active through participation in sport".[SFC]
¤ 18 July 2007: Sydney FC vs Sydney University, Valentine Sports Park, 7:00pm (Friendly)
Sydney FC give a chance to a large number of young trialists, winning the game 3-0 through a David Zdrilic header and goals to Mark Rudan and Ben Vidaic.[SFC]
Sydney FC 3 (Zdrilic 30', Rudan 45+', Vidaic 81') def. Sydney University 0
Sydney FC: Clint Bolton (gk), Adam Casey, Mark Rudan, Iain Fyfe, Nikolas Tsattalios, Terry McFlynn, Ufuk Talay, Michael Enfield, Steve Corica, Alex Brosque, David Zdrilic
Subs (incomplete): Ben Vidaic, Jacob Timpano
[Milligan, Carney on Socceroo duty, Popovic not in squad]
¤ 20 July 2007: Former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler confirms he will not join Sydney FC as marquee player for the upcoming season after flying to Sydney in the previous week. Sydney have also been linked to Phillip Cocu, John Aloisi, Jay-Jay Okocha and Hakan Sukur as potential marquees, with Aloisi the only one not yet to reject the possibility.[TWG][TWG][TWG][TWG]
¤ 22 July 2007: Sydney FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, Westpac Stadium, 2:00pm (A-League Pre-Season Cup - Group stage)
Sydney FC hand new club Wellington Phoenix their first competitive goal and win, with Clint Bolton conceding three after going four matches unbeaten. Captain Mark Rudan scored Sydney FC's fourth competitive own goal in the match, deflecting a Vaughan Coveny cross into his own net.[SFC]
Wellington Phoenix 3 (Smeltz 13', 89', Rudan 14' og) def. Sydney FC 0
Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 4 Mark Rudan (c), 7 Robbie Middleby, 9 David Zdrilic, 10 Steve Corica (24 Ben Vidaic 69'), 14 Alex Brosque, 15 Terry McFlynn, 18 Adam Casey, 23 Ufuk Talay, 25 Cameron Watson (3 Nikolas Tsattalios 68')
Wellington Phoenix: 20 Glen Moss (gk), 2 Jeremy Christie, 3 Tony Lochhead, 4 Cleberson (Felipe 90'), 5 Karl Dodd, 7 Ross Aloisi (c), 8 Vaughan Coveny, 9 Shane Smeltz, 10 Michael Ferrante (22 Royce Brownlie 75'), 11 Daniel (Greg Draper 90'), 13 Steven Old
Cautions: Ferrante 1', Aloisi 64', Cleberson 77', Talay 84'
¤ 29 July 2007: Sydney FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, Canberra Stadium, 3:00pm (A-League Pre-Season Cup - Group Stage)
Missing David Carney, Steve Corica, Iain Fyfe, Mark Milligan, Jacob Timpano and Ruben Zadkovich, Sydney FC are overrun by a dominant Mariners side. This is the first Sydney FC match Fyfe has not been available for since the first A-League semi-final against Adelaide in season one. Tony Popovic makes his debut for Sydney, coming on as a substitute for the second half. The result leaves Sydney in last place in Group B on one point.[SFC]
Central Coast Mariners 3 (Osman 36', Kwasnik 44', Gumprecht 52') def. Sydney FC 0
Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 4 Mark Rudan (c), 7 Robbie Middleby, 9 David Zdrilic, 11 Brendon Santalab (6 Tony Popovic 46'), 14 Alex Brosque, 15 Terry McFlynn, 18 Adam Casey (3 Nikolas Tsattalios 38'), 19 Michael Enfield, 23 Ufuk Talay, 25 Daniel Severino (24 Ben Vidaic 66')
Central Coast Mariners; 1 Matthew Trott (gk), 6 Andre Gumprecht, 7 John Hutchinson, 9 Nik Mrdja, 11 Damien Brown (13 Tony Vidmar 81'), 16 Nigel Boogaard, 17 Matthew Osman, 18 Alex Wilkinson (c), 19 Adam Kwasnik (5 Bradley Porter 74'), 22 Sasho Petrovski (10 Tom Pondeljak 69'), 23 Mile Jedinak
Cautions: Bolton 51', Jedinak 55', Tsattalios 63', Popovic 65', Brosque 68', Boogaard 90'
¤ 30 July 2007: David Carney, after an excellent Asian Cup, flies out to England for talks with Championship club Sheffield United.[TWG]
¤ 31 July 2007: Sydney FC sign Young Socceroos striker Ben Vidaic (Sydney United) for two seasons, who has appeared in all three of Sydney's 2007 Pre-Season Cup matches.[SFC]
¤ 02 August 2007: Mark Milligan returns to Sydney FC after having flown to Europe without the club's permission to trial with French side Metz.[TWG]
¤ 02 August 2007: Sydney FC sign their third under-20 player for the 2007-08 season, with midfielder Adam Biddle (Blacktown City Demons) joining the club for two years. He will officially join with Sydney FC following his NSWPL Grand Final with Blacktown City.[SFC]
¤ 02 August 2007: Sydney FC announce that veteran defender Tony Popovic will take over from Mark Rudan as club captain for the upcoming A-League season.[SFC]
¤ 03 August 2007: 2002 FIFA World Cup winner Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior, better known as Juninho Paulista (Flamengo, 50 caps), is announced as Sydney FC's marquee player for the 2007-08 A-League season.[SFC]
¤ 04 August 2007: Sydney FC vs Newcastle United Jets Fc, Parramatta Stadium, 7:30pm (A-League Pre-Season Cup - Playoff)
Having gone five consecutive matches without scoring, Sydney FC leave it until the 79th minute and 0-3 behind before breaking their drought through Ruben Zadkovich. The late fightback in front of Sydney FC's second-lowest crowd ever (although it is officially a Newcastle home game) was not enough, and leaves them with a play-off against Melbourne to avoid last place in the Pre-Season Cup.[SFC]
Newcastle United Jets 3 (Griffiths 5', 76', Tunbridge 56') def. Sydney FC 2 (Zadkovich 79', Talay 83')
Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe (3 Nikolas Tsattalios 67'), 4 Mark Rudan, 6 Tony Popovic (c), 7 Robbie Middleby, 9 David Zdrilic, 11 Brendon Santalab (8 Ruben Zadkovich 67'), 14 Alex Brosque, 15 Terry McFlynn, 19 Michael Enfield, 23 Ufuk Talay
Newcastle United Jets: 1 Ante Covic (gk), 3 Jade North (c), 4 Steve Eagleton, 6 Andrew Durante, 8 Matt Thompson (7 Jorge Drovandi 8' (15 Scott Tunbridge 53')), 9 Joel Griffiths, 11 Tarek Elrich, 13 Adam D'Apuzzo, 14 Jobe Wheelhouse, 17 Troy Hearfield (12 Paul Kohler 89'), 18 Noel Spencer
Cautions: D'Apuzzo 9', Popovic 21', Wheelhouse 29', Santalab 47', Eagleton 82'
¤ 04 August 2007: Sheffield United confirm the signing of David Carney on a £50,000 ($A119,309) transfer from Sydney FC.[TWG]
¤ 07 August 2007: Sydney FC reveal their jerseys for the upcoming season, including a major sponsorship deal with electronics companies Bing Lee and JVC. Bing Lee will appear on the home jerseys with JVC on the shorts, and vice-versa for away games.[SFC]
¤ 08 August 2007: Sydney FC vs Manly United FC, Cromer Park, 7:30pm (Friendly)
Sydney FC return to the site of their first ever match, winning in front of a crowd of around 1,500. Ufuk Talay played a part in all three of Sydney's goals.[SFC]
Sydney FC 3 (Biddle ~7', Enfield ~30', Talay ~65') def. Manly United 2 (Andrew Mailer 12', Bradley Groves ~70')
Sydney FC: Clint Bolton (gk; Matthew Nash 46'), Mark Rudan (Robbie Cattanach 46'), Tony Popovic (Chris Nunes 46'), Ruben Zadkovich, David Zdrilic, Alex Brosque, Terry McFlynn, Mark Milligan (Shannon Cole 46'), Michael Enfield, Adam Biddle, Ufuk Talay
¤ 09 August 2007: Sydney FC announce a partnership with Macquarie University, which will become the club's new training venue.[SFC]
¤ 11 August 2007: Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, Olympic Park, 7:30pm (A-League Pre-Season Cup - 7th place playoff)
Sydney FC take their first win of the season, and their first ever in Melbourne with a goal to Alex Brosque. Melbourne dictated much of the match in wet conditions, but could not equalise.[SFC]
Sydney FC 1 (Brosque 34') def. Melbourne Victory 0
Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 4 Mark Rudan, 6 Tony Popovic (c), 8 Ruben Zadkovich, 9 David Zdrilic (3 Nikolas Tsattalios 90+1'), 14 Alex Brosque, 15 Terry McFlynn, 16 Mark Milligan, 19 Michael Enfield, 23 Ufuk Talay (27 Shannon Cole 46'), 25 Adam Biddle
Melbourne Victory: 1 Michael Theoklitos (gk), 2 Kevin Muscat (c), 3 Daniel Piorkowski, 6 Steve Pantelidis, 8 Grant Brebner, 9 Danny Allsopp, 10 Archie Thompson (7 Mathew Kemp 84'), 11 Joseph Keenan, 12 Rodrigo Vargas, 16 Carlos Hernandez (14 Adrian Caceres 65'), 18 Leigh Broxham (13 Kaz Patafta 46')
Cautions: Brosque 47', Biddle 58', Cole 79', McFlynn 87'
¤ 17 August 2007: Sydney FC vs Penrith Nepean United, Credit Union Australia Stadium, 7:30pm (Friendly)
New marquee signing Juninho makes his Sydney FC debut in front of a crowd of around 5,000, playing the first half of Sydney's final warm-up match before the new season. Branko Culina changed almost the entire team at the break, with the score at 1-1.[SFC]
Penrith Nepean United 2 (Mitchell Long 41', Ben Gough 57' pen) def. Sydney FC 1 (Milligan 27')
Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk; Matthew Nash 79'), 2 Iain Fyfe (3 Nikolas Tsattalios 46'), 4 Mark Rudan (17 Jacob Timpano 46'), 6 Tony Popovic (c; 7 Shane Webb 46'), 10 Steve Corica (8 Tolgay Ozbey 46'), 14 Alex Brosque (9 David Zdrilic 46'), 15 Terry McFlynn (20 Chris Nunez 46'), 16 Mark Milligan (12 Shannon Cole 46'), 21 Adam Biddle (11 Brendon Santalab 46'), 22 Juninho (19 Michael Enfield 46'), 23 Ufuk Talay (13 Robbie Cattanach 46')
¤ 18 August 2007: Sydney FC complete their squad for 2007-08 with the signing of Brazilian striker Patrick (Nacional) for one year. He is described by Branko Culina as being "quick on the ground, strong in the air and skilful on the ball".[SFC] |
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AFC Champions League 07 |
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Written by Albinomonkey
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Tuesday, 09 October 2007 |
¤ 04 March 2007: Sydney FC depart for China before their first AFC Champions League match against Shanghai Shenhua. Sydney leave behind Dean Bouzanis, Jeremy Brockie, Terry McFlynn, Jacob Timpano and Ruben Zadkovich, whilst visa issues for Mark Milligan and Nikolai Topor-Stanley (with the Olyroos in Dubai) mean they will join up with the team one day late. [SFC][SMH]¤ 06 March 2007: New Zealand international Jeremy Brockie is released form his contract by Sydney FC for "personal reasons". [SFC]¤ 07 March 2007: Sydney FC vs Shanghai Shenhua United FC, Yuanshen Stadium, 7:00pm (AFC Champions League - Matchday 1) An historic match for Sydney FC, scoring the first goal and taking the first win for an Australian club side in the AFC Champions League. Two top-drawer first-half goals put Sydney in the box seat, though a late goal to Shanghai gave the home team a chance. [AFC][AFC]Sydney FC 2 (Corica 8', Talay 23') def. Shanghai Shenhua 1 (Xie 78')Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 4 Mark Rudan (c), 6 Ufuk Talay, 7 Robbie Middleby (5 Noel Spencer 69'), 9 David Zdrilic, 11 Nikolai Topor-Stanley, 12 David Carney, 14 Alex Brosque, 16 Mark Milligan
Shanghai Shenhua: 1 Wang Dalei (gk), 4 Chang Lin, 5 Du Wei, 8 Sergio Blanco, 9 Diego Alonso, 10 Fernando Correa (16 Yu Tao 46'), 17 Sun Ji, 18 Zheng Kewei (24 Li Gang 39'), 21 Jiang Kun (c; Xie Hui 71'), 27 Mao Jianqing, 28 Qu Shaoyan
Cautions: Talay 24', Carney 29', Milligan 80'¤ 14 March 2007: Sydney FC vs Wollongong Wolves, Judy Masters Oval, 7:00pm (Friendly) A third trial game against state league opposition sees the debuts of American Michael Enfield and East Timorese Alfredo Estevez, the former scoring an impressive goal from midfield. [SFCU][SMH][FS]Sydney FC 3 (Zdrilic 24', Enfield 63', Glavas 68') def. Wollongong Wolves 2 (Conda 42', Swinton 77')Sydney FC: Clint Bolton (gk; Dean Bouzanis), Iain Fyfe, Nikolas Tsattalios, Mark Rudan (Alfredo Estevez), Noel Spencer, Ufuk Talay (Luka Glavas), Robbie Middleby, David Zdrilic (Michael Enfield), Steve Corica (Terry McFlynn), David Carney, Alex Brosque
Wollongong: Zlatko Josevski (gk; Joao Oliviera), Matt Hunter, Wayne Heath, Michael West, Dustin Wells, Chimaobi Nwaogazi, Ivan Vojdovic, Danial Cummins, Ballamodou Conde, Ben Blake, Osagie Ederaro, Josh Swinton, Brett Farnsworth, Karouna Michael, Jacob Miller, Dale Blundell, Matt Harvey
Cautions: Spencer 51'¤ 15 March 2007: The Sydney FC awards for the 2006-07 season are announced. Player of the year: Robbie Middleby; Defender of the year: Mark Rudan; Midfielder of the year: Steve Corica; Forward of the year: Alex Brosque; Members' player of the year: Steve Corica; Chairman's award: Anthony Crea; Goal of the year: Sasho Petrovski, Golden boot: Sasho Petrovski. [SFC]¤ 21 March 2007: Sydney FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds, Aussie Stadium, 8:00pm (AFC Champions League - Matchday 2) Sydney FC took a remarkable 2-0 lead early against one of Asia's biggest clubs, but Clint Bolton drops a harmless-looking cross at the feet of Yuchiro Nagai for the Reds to equalise and leave the two clubs equal at the top of Group E. Mark Milligan's yellow card late in the first half means he will be suspended for Sydney's away match against Persik Kediri. [AFC][AFC]Sydney FC 2 (Carney 1', Talay 22' pen) drew Urawa Red Diamonds 2 (Ponte 30', Nagai 54')Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 4 Mark Rudan (c), 6 Ufuk Talay, 7 Robbie Middleby (8 Ruben Zadkovich 43'), 9 David Zdrilic (15 Terry McFlynn 46'), 10 Steve Corica, 11 Nikolai Topor-Stanley, 12 David Carney, 14 Alex Brosque, 16 Mark Milligan
Urawa Red Diamonds: 23 Ryota Tsuzuki (gk), 2 Keisuki Tsuboi, 4 Marcus Tulio Tanaka, 5 Nene (17 Makoto Hasebe 38'), 6 Nobuhisa Yamada (c; 14 Tadaaki Hirakawa 61' (3 Hajime Hosogai 85')), 8 Shnji Ono, 9 Yuchiro Nagai, 10 Robson Ponte, 13 Keita Suzuki, 21 Washington, 22 Yuki Abe
Cautions: Milligan 44', Tanaka 65', Hasebe 70', Topor-Stanley 75'¤ 31 March 2007: Shareholder Peter Turnbull is voted off the seven-man Sydney FC board, having reportedly fallen out with majority owner Frank Lowy. Turnbull suggests he will be involved in the creation of a western Sydney team in the future. [SMH]¤ 04 April 2007: Sydney FC vs Marconi Stallions, Marconi Stadium, 7:00pm (Friendly) Replacing a cancelled trial match against Mt Pritchard, Sydney FC score all of their goals in the second half, with American triallist Michael Enfield having a hand in all three. [SFCU]Sydney FC 3 (Topor-Stanley 48', Glavas 65', Casey ~85') def. Marconi Stallions 0Sydney FC: Clint Bolton (gk; Dean Bouzanis 46'), Nikolas Tsattalios (Iain Fyfe 46'), Mark Rudan (Nikolai Topor-Stanley 46'), Noel Spencer, Ufuk Talay (Mark Milligan 46'), Ruben Zadkovich, David Zdrilic (Luka Glavas 46'), Steve Corica (Michael Enfield 46'), David Carney (Adam Casey 46'), Alex Brosque, Terry McFlynn¤ 07 April 2007: Sydney FC announce the signing of US midfielder Michael Enfield (LA Galaxy) on a two-year deal after he impressed in his two trial match appearances for the club. He is ineligible to represent Sydney in the group stage of the AFC Champions League though. [SFC]¤ 11 April 2007: Sydney FC's match against Persik Kediri is postponed for one day due to the heavily waterlogged pitch at Manahan Stadium in Solo City. Officials' attempts to remove the surface water with what looked like a vacuum cleaner were futile. Set to be played at 3:00pm, the match will now be played in the morning heat at 10:30am. [AFC]¤ 12 April 2007: Sydney FC vs Persik Kediri, Manahan Stadium, 10:30am (AFC Champions League - Matchday 3) Sydney FC again take an early lead but fail to capitalise, clearly stuggling in the humidity of Central Java. Alex Brosque has an excellent opportunity to put Sydney 2-1 up on the half-hour, but goes down under the slightest contact when one-on-one with the goalkeeper. Ruben Zadkovich's second yellow leaves Sydney with ten men for the final 30 minutes, and they are unable to find the equaliser. [AFC][AFC]Persik Kediri 2 (Aris Budi 25', Budi Sudarsono 70') def. Sydney FC 1 (Corica 8')Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 4 Mark Rudan (c), 6 Ufuk Talay, 8 Ruben Zadkovich, 9 David Zdrilic (19 Luka Glavas 74'), 10 Steve Corica, 11 Nikolai Topor-Stanley, 12 David Carney (3 Nikolas Tsattalios 84'), 14 Alex Brosque, 15 Terry McFlynn (18 Adam Casey 65')
Persik Kediri: 1 Kurnia Sandy (gk), 3 Erol Iba (2 Yohanes Yantara 86'), 4 Aris Indarto (23 Restu Setyo Kartiko 64'), 6 Zianuri, 7 Bertha Yuana Putra (13 Budi Sudarsono 68'), 10 Christian Gonzales, 12 Harianto (c), 18 Aris Budi Prasetiya, 25 Khusnul Yuli Kurniawan, 28 Ronald Fagundes, 30 Danilo Fernando
Cautions: Zadkovich 18', Zainuri 30', Carney 45+1', Zadkovich 61', Danilo 66', Budi Sudarsono 70'
Sent off: Zadkovich 61'¤ 17 April 2007: Midfielder David Carney re-signs with Sydney FC for a further two years, the deal ensuring Carney will remain with the club until the end of the 2008-09 A-League season. [SFC]¤ 18 April 2007: Sydney FC vs Bankstown City Lions, Jensen Park, 7:00pm (Friendly) Another trial match against state league opposition sees Bankstown provide perhaps Sydney FC's stiffest challenge yet, with two goals coming via a Lions defensive blunder and a close onside call, while Bankstown's Nahuel Arrarte beat Dean Bouzanis with a stunning volley. Englishman David Swanick featured at right-back in the second half, with French left-back Pierre Demon coming for his second trial. [SFCU]Sydney FC 2 (Brosque ~13', Carney ~77') def. Bankstown City 1 (Nahuel Arrarte ~81')Sydney FC: Dean Bouzanis (gk), Iain Fyfe, Nikolas Tsattalios (Pierre Demon), Noel Spencer, Ufuk Talay (David Carney), Robbie Middleby (David Swanick), Steve Corica (Jacob Timpano), Alex Brosque (Jason Kencevski), Terry McFlynn, Adam Casey, Luka Glavas (David Zdrilic)¤ 23 April 2007: The draw for the 2007-08 A-League season is released, with Sydney FC set to play against the Central Coast Mariners in the first match of the season. The Pre-season Cup draw is also released, with Sydney FC in Group B alongside Queensland Roar, Central Coast Mariners and new club Wellington Phoenix. Sydney's only home match of the group stage, against Central Coast, will be played in Canberra. [A-L][A-L]¤ 23 April 2007: Branko Culina signs a two-year deal as manager of Sydney FC, having lead the club to one win, one draw and one loss in the AFC Champions League as interim manager. [SFC]¤ 25 April 2007: Sydney FC vs Persik Kediri, Parramatta Stadium, 8:00pm (AFC Champions League - Matchday 4) Branko Culina celebrates his first match as permanent manager with a 3-0 win to put Sydney FC one point behind Urawa Red Diamonds in Group E. After a Mark Rudan goal was disallowed in the first half, Sydney come to life in the second stanza as Steve Corica scores a brace. [AFC][AFC]Sydney FC 3 (Corica 54', 90', Brosque 73') def. Persik Kediri 0Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 4 Mark Rudan (c), 6 Ufuk Talay, 7 Robbie Middleby, 9 David Zdrilic (18 Adam Casey 76'), 10 Steve Corica, 11 Nikolai Topor-Stanley, 14 Alex Brosque, 15 Terry McFlynn, 16 Mark Milligan
Persik Kediri: 1 Kurnia Sandy (gk; 27 Wahyudi 64'), 3 Erol Iba, 4 Aris Indarto, 6 Zainuri, 8 Jefri Dwi Hadi (7 Bertha Yuana Putra 79'), 10 Christian Gonzales, 12 Harianto (c), 13 Budi Sudarsono, 18 Aris Budi Prasetiya, 25 Khusnul Yuli Kurniawan, 28 Ronald Fagundes
Cautions: Harianto 5', Corica 24', Zainuri 36', Fagundes 60', Middleby 84'¤ 02 May 2007: Sydney FC vs Penrith Nepean United, Credit Union Australia Stadium, 7:00pm (Friendly) A crowd in excess of 4,000 (reportedly the biggest for football at the venue in "well over a decade") saw the locals take the match to Sydney FC, who were ahead 2-0 at half-time via David Zdrilic. With several players being rested or in camp with the Olyroos, Branko Culina also decides to play the final ten minutes with ten men, taking Ufuk Talay off the field without a replacement. [SFCU][PNU]Sydney FC 2 (David Zdrilic [2]) drew Penrith Nepean United 2 (Danny Wells pen, Brad Boardman)Sydney FC: Clint Bolton (gk; Dean Bouzanis 46'), Iain Fyfe, Noel Spencer, Ufuk Talay (unreplaced ~80'), Robbie Middleby, Ruben Zadkovich, David Zdrilic, Steve Corica (Pierre Demon 46'), Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Alex Brosque (Luka Glavas 46'), Jacob Timpano¤ 09 May 2007: Sydney FC vs Shanghai Shenhua United FC, Aussie Stadium, 7:30pm (AFC Champions League - Matchday 5) An extremely frustrating stalemate for Sydney FC, failing to capitalise on the 3-3 draw played out between Urawa Red Diamonds and Persik Kediri in the other Group E match. Shanghai Shenhua's goalkeeper makes several exceptional saves, whilst Ufuk Talay hits the crossbar from a wrongly-awarded penalty kick on 27 minutes. Shanghai Shenhua's tactics of time wasting clearly got to the Sydney FC players, although Shanghai manager Osvaldo Giminez reportedly later apologised for his players' actions. [AFC][AFC][A-L]Sydney FC 0 drew Shanghai Shenhua 0Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 4 Mark Rudan (c), 6 Ufuk Talay (18 Adam Casey 73'), 7 Robbie Middleby, 9 David Zdrilic (19 Luka Glavas 81'), 10 Steve Corica, 11 Nikolai Topor-Stanley, 12 David Carney, 14 Alex Brosque, 16 Mark Milligan
Shanghai Shenhua: 12 Zhang Chen (gk), 2 Yao Lijun (25 Yin Xifu 83'), 3 Dong Yang, 5 Du Wei (c), 6 Liu Zhiqing, 7 Xiao Zhanbo, 8 Sergio Blanco, 9 Diego Alonso, 10 Fernando Correa (26 Wang Hongliang 58'), 15 Wang Ke (18 Zheng Kewei 65'), 24 Li Gang
Cautions: Milligan 17', Middleby 36', Correa 38', Blanco 47', Rudan 66'¤ 16 May 2007: Sydney FC vs Malaysia national team, Sydney United Sports Centre, 7:30pm (Friendly) Sydney FC becomes the first A-League club to play against a national team, facing the touring Malaysian side who are set to co-host the AFC Asian Cup in July. Two headed goals from David Carney crosses win the match for Sydney, who again play the final minutes with ten men after Branko Culina took off defender Nikolas Tsattalios. [SFC][SFCU]Sydney FC 2 (Spencer 20', Zdrilic 35') def. Malaysia 0Sydney FC: Clint Bolton (gk; Dean Bouzanis 46'), Iain Fyfe (Nathan Sherlock), Nikolas Tsattalios (unreplaced ~80'), Mark Rudan (Pierre Demon 46'), Noel Spencer, Ruben Zadkovich, David Zdrilic (Luka Glavas), Steve Corica (Robbie Middleby ~46'), David Carney, Alex Brosque, Terry McFlynn
Malaysia squad: Azizon Kadir, V. Thirumurugan, K. Nanthakumar, Mohamad Kaironnisam Shahabuddin, Mohd Fauzie Nan, Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan, Mohd Ivan Yusoff, Norhafiz Zamani Misbah, Muhammad Shukor Adan, Mohd Safee Mohd Sali, Hairuddin Omar, Mohd Suffian Abdul Rahman, Ronny Harun, Rezal Zambery Yahya, Nazrulerwan Makmor, Mohd Hamzani Omar, Mohd Fadzli Saari, Mohamad Hardi Jaafar, Mohd Norfarhan Muhammad, Ahmad Fauzi Saari, Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli, Shahrulnizam Mustapa¤ 23 May 2007: Sydney FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds, Saitama Stadium, 7:30pm (AFC Champions League - Matchday 6) Requiring victory to progress past the group stage, Sydney find solid resistance in the Red Diamonds who seemed happy to settle for a draw. Sydney's best opportunity fell for David Zdrilic, who put his free header tamely into the ground on 35 minutes. [AFC][AFC]Sydney FC 0 drew Urawa Red Diamonds 0Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 4 Mark Rudan (c), 6 Ufuk Talay (18 Adam Casey 70'), 8 Ruben Zadkovich, 9 David Zdrilic, 10 Steve Corica, 11 Nikolai Topor-Stanley, 12 David Carney, 14 Alex Brosque, 16 Mark Milligan
Urawa Red Diamonds: 23 Ryota Tsuzuki (gk), 2 Keisuke Tsuboi, 5 Nene, 6 Nobuhisa Yamada (c), 8 Shinji Ono (9 Yuchiro Nagai 85'), 10 Robson Ponte (30 Masayuki Okana 90'), 13 Keita Suzuki, 16 Takahito Soma (17 Makoto Hasebe 62'), 20 Satoshi Horinouchi, 21 Washington, 22 Yuki Abe
Cautions: Rudan 19', Washington 43', Hironouchi 82'¤ 02 June 2007: American Express becomes the "official card" of Sydney FC. [SFC]¤ 22 June 2007: Sydney FC announce the signing of striker Brendon Santalab (Ujpest), who has previously played under Branko Culina at Sydney United. [SFC]¤ 25 June 2007: Goalkeeper Ivan Necevski (Blacktown City Demons) joins Sydney FC on a two-year contract. Necevski appeared for the New Zealand Knights in the 2006 Pre-Season Cup and Newcastle United Jets in the 2006-07 A-League season. [SFC]  |
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¤ 29 December 2006: Sydney FC is found guilty of " multiple breaches of the Player Contracting Regulations", warranting a fine of $259,000 and a three-point penalty. The fine was reduced to $129,000 and the points deduction to two (although the previously suspended one point penalty for an earlier breach was activated) in light of the Sydney FC board's "co-operation and full disclosure" during the investigation. The breaches included "an undisclosed payment made to a player; pre-payments from the club to players; and payments made by the club to agents of the players", and all related to the 2005-06 season. Striker David Zdrilic is strongly implicated in the scandal, allegedly centred around payments made to his agent Alan McGrouther. The penalty, pending appeal, will drop Sydney from second to third position on the ladder. [FFA][FS]¤ 01 January 2007: Sydney FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, EnergyAustralia Stadium, 6:00pm (A-League - Rd 18) Sydney FC regain second spot on New Year's Day following their points deduction, defeating Newcastle United in their first home match after five games on the road. The 2-0 win is Sydney's ninth consecutive undefeated match, and fifth consecutive clean sheet, won with a clever team goal to Alex Brosque shortly after half-time and a long-range lob by Sasho Petrovski in injury time. The 20,980 crowd is a Newcastle football record, surpassing the 1955 attendance of 18,517 for Australia vs Rapid Vienna. [A-L][A-L][NUJ]Sydney FC 2 (Brosque 46', Petrovski 90+1') def. Newcastle United Jets 0Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 3 Alvin Ceccoli, 6 Ufuk Talay, 7 Robbie Middleby (11 Sasho Petrovski 71'), 8 Ruben Zadkovich, 10 Steve Corica (c), 12 David Carney, 14 Alex Brosque, 15 Terry McFlynn, 16 Mark Milligan
Newcastle United Jets: 40 Ante Covic (gk), 2 Steve Eagleton (22 Steven Old 83'), 3 Jade North, 6 Andrew Durante, 8 Matt Thompson, 9 Vaughan Coveny (5 Milton Rodriguez 65'), 10 Nick Carle (c), 15 Stuart Musialik, 18 Joel Griffiths, 19 Mark Bridge, 24 Paul Kohler (25 Tim Brown 56')
Cautions: Griffiths 78'¤ 03 January 2007: Sydney FC releases assistant coach Ian Crook to re-unite with former Sydney FC manager Pierre Littbarski at Avispa Fukuoka in Japan. Strength/conditioning coach Anthony Crea will step in as acting assistant. [TWG]¤ 04 January 2007: Sydney FC elects not to appeal their penalty for player contracting breaches, the three point deduction leaving them one point ahead of Adelaide United on the ladder with three matches remaining. [FFA]¤ 07 January 2007: Sydney FC vs New Zealand Knights FC, Aussie Stadium, 6:00pm (A-League - Rd 19) The Barmy Army sees just about their only win of the summer as the bottom-placed Knights take a shock victory. Che Bunce's goal from a corner is the first to get past Clint Bolton in 456 minutes of A-League football, and it wins the match, with the woodwork denying Sydney twice in the second half. Adelaide's loss to Queensland on Friday however, allows Sydney to remain in second place. [A-L][A-L]New Zealand Knights 1 (Bunce 16') def. Sydney FC 0Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 3 Alvin Ceccoli, 6 Ufuk Talay, 8 Ruben Zadkovich, 10 Steve Corica (c), 12 David Carney, 14 Alex Brosque, 15 Terry McFlynn, 16 Mark Milligan (9 David Zdrilic 81'), 17 Jacob Timpano (11 Sasho Petrovski 46')
New zealand Knights: 12 Mark Paston (gk), 2 Darren Bazeley (c), 4 Che Bunce, 6 Neil Emblen, 7 Richard Johnson, 13 Jonas Salley, 16 Noah Hickey (18 Michael White 90+3'), 22 John Tambouras, 28 Alen Marcina (8 Scot Gemmill 77'), 31 Gao Leilei (14 Malik Buari 86'), 33 Dean Gordon
Cautions: Timpano 8' Salley 47', Milligan 57', Marcina 57'¤ 14 January 2007: Sydney FC vs Adelaide United FC, Hindmarsh Stadium, 5:30pm (A-League - Rd 20) Sydney drops back to third position with one round remaining, registering a second consecutive 0-1 loss. The somewhat fortunate winner comes via Fernando's stomach from a free kick in the 89th minute. Yellow cards to both Terry McFlynn and Mark Milligan will see them suspended for Sydney's final match away to Queensland. [A-L][A-L]Adelaide United 1 (Fernando 89') def. Sydney FC 0Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 3 Alvin Ceccoli (8 Ruben Zadkovich 33'), 4 Mark Rudan (c), 6 Ufuk Talay (17 Jacob Timpano 89'), 7 Robbie Middleby, 10 Steve Corica, 12 David Carney (9 David Zdrilic 79'), 14 Alex Brosque, 15 Terry McFlynn, 16 Mark Milligan
Adelaide United: 1 Daniel Beltrame (gk), 2 Richie Alagich, 4 Angelo Costanzo, 5 Michael Valkanis, 6 Ross Aloisi (c), 8 Carl Veart (26 Diego 70'), 9 Mathew Kemp, 10 Fernando, 15 Nathan Burns (12 Greg Owens 79'), 16 Bobby Petta, 21 Jason Spagnuolo (13 Travis Dodd 53')
Cautions: McFlynn 28', Milligan 88'¤ 16 January 2007: Sydney FC sign Tallan Martin on a two-game deal to replace Jeremy Brockie who will be away on New Zealand international duty. With Mark Milligan and Terry McFlynn suspended, and Alvin Ceccoli and Jacob Timpano injured, Sydney is still struggling to field a full squad for the upcoming match. [SMH]¤ 18 January 2007: Nikolai Topor-Stanley returns to Sydney FC on a short-term deal as injury replacement for Jacob Timpano. The signing was initially blocked by the FFA, but now gives Sydney a tentative three-man bench for the match against Queensland. [A-L]¤ 20 January 2007: Sydney FC vs Queensland Roar FC, Suncorp Stadium, 7:00pm (A-League - Rd 21) Newcastle's remarkable 4-0 win over Premiers Melbourne on Friday means that Sydney must pick up at least a point against Queensland in the final match. Alex Brosque's third goal in five matches puts Sydney into the lead, but this is cancelled out just seven minutes later by Damian Mori. Clint Bolton makes a remarkable save from Mori later in the match, and Sydney hang on for the draw and fourth place despite Ufuk Talay's send off with 10 minutes remaining. [A-L][A-L]Sydney FC 1 (Brosque 13') drew Queensland Roar 1 (Mori 20')Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 4 Mark Rudan (c), 6 Ufuk Talay, 7 Robbie Middleby, 8 Ruben Zadkovich, 9 David Zdrilic (11 Sasho Petrovski 64'), 10 Steve Corica, 12 David Carney, 14 Alex Brosque, 21 Nikolai Topor-Stanley
Queensland Roar: 20 Liam Reddy (gk), 2 Andrew Packer (c), 3 Remo Buess (9 Simon Lynch 86'), 8 Massimo Murdocca (10 Ante Milicic 46'), 11 Reinaldo, 13 Spase Dilevski, 14 Ben Griffin, 16 Seo Hyuk-Su, 17 Damian Mori, 18 Dario Vidosic, 19 Sasa Ognenovski
Cautions: Talay 14', Bolton 84', Lynch 89', Milicic 90+1', Petrovski 90+4'
Sent off: Talay 81'¤ 22 January 2007: The 2007 finals series is launched, with Newcastle electing to play the first leg of the minor semi-final against Sydney FC at Aussie Stadium. [A-L]¤ 23 January 2007: Sydney FC re-signs Terry McFlynn for three years, and Robbie Middleby for a further two years. [SFC]¤ 24 January 2007: 16-year-old left fullback Nikolas Tsattalios (NSWIS) signs with Sydney FC. [SMH]¤ 26 January 2007: Sydney FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, Aussie Stadium, 8:00pm (A-League - Minor Semi-Final Leg 1) Sydney FC take a two-goal lead in an impressive first half, but concede a crucial away goal to Newcastle through Milton Rodriguez past Clint Bolton's near post. [A-L][A-L]Sydney FC 2 (Brosque 15', Milligan 30') def. Newcastle United Jets 1 (Rodriguez 71')Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 4 Mark Rudan (c), 7 Robbie Middleby (9 David Zdrilic 90'), 8 Ruben Zadkovich, 10 Steve Corica, 12 David Carney, 14 Alex Brosque, 15 Terry McFlynn (11 Sasho Petrovski 46'), 16 Mark Milligan, 21 Nikolai Topor-Stanley
Newcastle United Jets: 40 Ante Covic, 2 Steve Eagleton, 3 Jade North, 8 Matt Thompson, 9 Vaughan Coveny (5 Milton Rodriguez 56'), 10 Nick Carle, 12 Paul Okon (c), 15 Stuart Musialik, 18 Joel Griffiths, 19 Mark Bridge, 25 Tim Brown
Cautions: Milligan 57', Brosque 63', Griffiths 73'¤ 30 January 2007: Olyroos midfielder Adam Casey (New Zealand Knights) signs a two-year deal with Sydney FC. [FS]¤ 31 January 2007: Sydney FC signs former New Zealand Knights player Jonas Salley for the finals, after it is confirmed that midfielder Terry McFlynn will be out for the remainder of the season after tearing his groin in the first leg of their minor semi-final against Newcastle. [TWG][SFC]¤ 01 February 2007: Sydney FC is reportedly suing former captain Dwight Yorke for approximately A$450,000, claiming the player breached holiday conditions in his contract. [TWG]¤ 02 February 2007: Sydney FC secure a one-year loan deal for 16-year-old goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis from Liverpool FC. Reserve 'keeper Justin Pasfield is reportedly set to leave the club at the end of the finals series. [SMH]¤ 02 February 2007: Sydney FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, EnergyAustralia Stadium, 8:00pm (A-League - Minor Semi-Final Leg 2) Sydney FC's Championship defence comes to an end, bowing out of the finals series in a turbulent match which sees six yellow cards handed out to the visiting side. Two of those go to Alex Brosque, who is sent off towards the end of the first half for his part in causing a scuffle. Sydney were perhaps lucky to keep the margin to two, with Nick Carle being brought down inside the penalty area, and Ufuk Talay appearing to stop a goal with his arm. [A-L][A-L]Newcastle United Jets 2 (Griffiths 57', Coveny 71') def. Sydney FC 0Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 4 Mark Rudan (c; 9 David Zdrilic 75'), 6 Ufuk Talay (31 Jonas Salley 75'), 7 Robbie Middleby, 8 Ruben Zadkovich, 10 Steve Corica, 12 David Carney (11 Sasho Petrovski 59'), 14 Alex Brosque, 16 Mark Milligan, 21 Nikolai Topor-Stanley
Newcastle United Jets: 40 Ante Covic (gk), 3 Jade North, 5 Milton Rodriguez (9 Vaughan Coveny 61'), 6 Andrew Durante, 8 Matt Thompson, 10 Nick Carle, 12 Paul Okon (c), 15 Stuart Musialik, 18 Joel Griffiths, 19 Mark Bridge (21 Troy Hearfield 88'), 25 Tim Brown
Cautions: Brosque 12', Rudan 43', Brosque 44', Petrovski 46', Carle 61', Fyfe 83', Milligan 90'
Sent off: Brosque 44'¤ 04 February 2007: Former Perth Glory striker Luka Glavas and Central Coast Mariners midfielder Noel Spencer are signed on short-term deals for Sydney FC's AFC Champions League campaign. [TF][SMH]¤ 08 February 2007: Sydney FC confirm the sacking of manager Terry Butcher, announcing that an interim structure will be put in place for the upcoming AFC Champions League. [SFC]¤ 12 February 2007: Sydney FC's highest all-time goalscorer Sasho Petrovski signs with the Central Coast Mariners. [TWG]¤ 13 February 2007: Former Soccer NSW technical director Branko Culina is confirmed as Sydney FC's interim coach for the AFC Champions League. [SFC]¤ 13 February 2007: Sydney FC's squad for the AFC Champions League is announced: Clint Bolton, Jeremy Brockie, Alex Brosque, Dean Bouzanis, Adam Casey, David Carney, Steve Corica, Iain Fyfe, Luka Glavas, Terry McFlynn, Robbie Middleby, Mark Milligan, Justin Pasfield, Noel Spencer, Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Mark Rudan, Ufuk Talay, Jacob Timpano, Nikolas Tsattalios, Ruben Zadkovic, David Zdrillic. [SFC]¤ 15 February 2007: Mark Milligan's nose is broken in an off-the-ball incident whilst captaining the Olyroos against Chinese Taipei, having scored the winning goal. He should however be available for Sydney FC's first AFC Champions League match against Shanghai Shenhua on March 7. [Aus]¤ 16 February 2007: Alvin Ceccoli's release to join Pierre Littbarski and Ian Crook at Avispa Fukuoka in Japan is confirmed, after apparently being delayed by "unresolved issues" despite Ceccoli not being named in Sydney's AFC Champions League squad. [TWG][SMH]¤ 21 February 2007: Sydney FC announce that their AFC Champions League home match against Indonesian champions Persik Kediri on April 25 will be held at Parramatta Stadium, with the remaining two matches to be played at Sydney's regular home ground Aussie Stadium. [SFC]¤ 21 February 2007: Sydney FC vs Sutherland Sharks, Seymour Shaw, 5:45pm (Friendly) Branko Culina's first match in charge of Sydney FC, with Alex Brosque's early goal cancelled out by Jimmy Lawrence for Sutherland. [SFCU]Sydney FC 1 (Brosque ~12') drew Sutherland Sharks 1 (Jimmy Lawrence)Sydney FC: Justin Pasfield (gk; Dean Bouzanis), Iain Fyfe, Nikolas Tsattalios, Mark Rudan, Noel Spencer, Ufuk Talay (Adam Casey), Robbie Middleby, David Zdrilic (Luka Glavas), Steve Corica, David Carney (Jeremy Brockie), Alex Brosque¤ 22 February 2007: Defender Iain Fyfe extends his Sydney FC contract, re-signing with the club for a further two years. [SFC]¤ 28 February 2007: Sydney FC vs Blacktown City Demons, Fairfx Community Stadium, 7:30pm (Friendly) A second warm-up game under Culina before the Asian Champions League. Trigger-happy linesman denies a headed goal from Zdrilic, but a through-ball from Corica to Carney put Sydney ahead midway through the first half. Fyfe's goal following a free kick seals the match, whilst Steve Corica reportedly picks up a hamstring strain. [SFCU]Sydney FC 2 (Carney 28', Fyfe 69') def. Blacktown City Demons 0Sydney FC: Clint Bolton (gk), Iain Fyfe, Nikolas Tsattalios, Mark Rudan, Noel Spencer, Ufuk Talay, Robbie Middleby, David Zdrilic, Steve Corica (Luka Glavas 79'), David Carney, Alex Brosque (Jeremy Brockie 85') |
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¤ 13 October 2006: Sydney FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, 8:00pm (A-League - Rd 8) Benito Carbone scores a curling free kick to put Sydney in front, but Central Coast dominate from then on, with Matthew Bingley especially having a horror day at the back. Carbone limps off injured early in the second stanza, by which stage Sydney are already two behind before Damian Mori completes the 1-3 loss with his second goal. [A-L][A-L]Central Coast Mariners 3 (O'Grady 40', Mori 52', 90') def. Sydney FC 1 (Carbone 12')Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 3 Alvin Ceccoli, 4 Mark Rudan (c), 6 Ufuk Talay (9 David Zdrilic 80'), 10 Steve Corica, 11 Sasho Petrovski, 14 Alex Brosque, 15 Terry McFlynn, 22 Matthew Bingley, 23 Benito Carbone (8 Ruben Zadkovich 57')
Central Coast Mariners: 20 Danny Vukovic (gk), 3 Paul O'Grady, 4 Noel Spencer (c), 7 John Hutchinson (19 Adam Kwasnik 90+2'), 8 Jamie McMaster, 10 Tom Pondeljak (2 Wayne O'Sullivan 77'), 12 Stewart Petrie, 13 Tony Vidmar (17 Matthew Osman 67'), 15 Andrew Clark, 18 Alex Wilkinson, 25 Damian Mori
Cautions: Fyfe 28', Brosque 64'¤ 17 October 2006: Benito Carbone's guest stint at Sydney FC comes to an end after three matches, with the Italian unable to agree to terms for an extension with Sydney FC. Fox Sports News reports that Carbone is 'furious' over his pay, as the club apparently quoted figures in gross terms whilst Carbone expected the sums after tax. He returns to Italy three days later, saying that he is "desperately sad to be leaving like this." [TWG][FS]¤ 21 October 2006: Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, Aussie Stadium, 7:00pm (A-League - Rd 9) Over 20,000 spectators on a rainy night see Sydney go 1-0 up early during a dominant first half, before an Archie Thompson double steals the win for Melbourne. Steve Corica and Mark Milligan both succumb to hamstring injuries near half-time. [A-L][A-L]Melbourne Victory 2 (Thompson 50', 73') def. Sydney FC 1 (Corica 8')Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 3 Alvin Ceccoli, 4 Mark Rudan (c), 8 Ruben Zadkovich (9 David Zdrilic 88'), 10 Steve Corica (13 Jeremy Brockie 41'), 11 Sasho Petrovski, 14 Alex Brosque, 15 Terry McFlynn, 16 Mark Milligan (6 Ufuk Talay 46'), 21 Nikolai Topor-Stanley
Melbourne Victory: 1 Michael Theoklitos (gk), 2 Kevin Muscat (c), 3 Daniel Piorkowski (6 Steve Pantelidis 46'), 8 Fred, 9 Danny Allsopp, 10 Archie Thompson (13 Kristian Sarkies 90+3'), 12 Rodrigo Vargas, 14 Adrian Caceres (18 Alessandro 87'), 15 Adrian Leijer, 16 Simon Storey, 17 Grant Brebner
Cautions: Milligan 7', Muscat 10', Corica 30', Petrovski 37', Brosque 61', Ceccoli 62', Thompson 82', Pantelidis 86'¤ 23 October 2006: Reports surface that Sydney FC shareholder Anthony LaPaglia was behind a push to oust manager Terry Butcher during a board meeting the previous Friday, but could not garner sufficient support. Butcher responds the following day by saying "not that I'll ever watch Without a Trace again." [DT][TWG][TWG]¤ 29 October 2006: Sydney FC vs Perth Glory FC, Aussie Stadium, 5:00pm (A-League - Rd 10) With only three men (including reserve goalkeeper Justin Pasfield) on the bench, Sydney score early through a David Zdrilic header. Luka Glavas' 75th minute equaliser though makes it four games for Sydney without a win, leaving them in fourth position. Glory striker Stuart Young, susbtituted early due to injury, gives Fox Sports viewers a special surprise in the change rooms at half-time. [A-L][A-L][TW]Sydney FC 1 (Zdrilic 15') drew Perth Glory 1 (Glavas 75')Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 3 Alvin Ceccoli, 4 Mark Rudan (c), 6 Ufuk Talay, 7 Robbie Middleby (22 Matthew Bingley 83'), 8 Ruben Zadkovich, 9 David Zdrilic (27 Joel Theissen 88'), 11 Sasho Petrovski, 14 Alex Brosque, 21 Nikolai Topor-Stanley
Perth Glory: 20 Aleks Vrteski (gk), 3 David Tarka, 5 Jamie Harnwell (c), 10 Bobby Despotovski, 11 Stan Lazaridis (6 Jeremy Christie 66'), 12 Leo Bertos, 13 Ante Kovacevic, 14 Jamie Coyne, 16 Adrian Webster (24 Paul Pezos 89'), 17 Stuart Young (9 Luka Glavas 18'), 19 Naum Sekulovski
Cautions: Bertos 3', Kovacevic 53', Rudan 80'¤ 31 October 2006: Sydney FC extend Matthew Bingley's short-term contract for a further two weeks, with Sydney struggling to fill their substitutes bench for the upcoming match against Newcastle United. Mark Rudan's fourth yellow card forces a one-match suspension, joining Steve Corica (hamstring), Mark Milligan, David Carney (shoulder), Terry McFlynn (hamstring) and Jacob Timpano (groin) on the sidelines. [SFC]¤ 04 November 2006: Sydney FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, EnergyAustralia Stadium, 7:00pm (A-League - Rd 11) Playing with just two substitutes and the real possibility that reserve goalkeeper Justin Pasfield could enter the game as an outfield player, Sydney make it four consecutive games in which they have scored first but failed to take the three points thanks to Tim Brown's late equaliser. Matthew Bingley ends his Sydney FC stint with a red card for time wasting, which will see him suspended next week. [A-L][A-L][SFC]Sydney FC 1 (Zdrilic 14') drew Newcastle United Jets 1 (Brown 86')Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk; c), 2 Iain Fyfe, 3 Alvin Ceccoli, 6 Ufuk Talay, 7 Robbie Middleby, 8 Ruben Zadkovich, 9 David Zdrilic (13 Jeremy Brockie 87'), 11 Sasho Petrovski, 14 Alex Brosque, 21 Nikolai Topor-Stanley, 22 Matthew Bingley
Newcastle United Jets: 20 Ben Kennedy (gk), 2 Steve Eagleton, 5 Milton Rodriguez (19 Mark Bridge 71'), 6 Andrew Durante, 8 Matt Thompson, 9 Vaughan Coveny, 10 Nick Carle, 12 Paul Okon (c), 15 Stuart Musialik, 18 Joel Griffiths, 24 Paul Kohler (25 Tim Brown 71')
Cautions: Durante 17', Zadkovich 27', Ceccoli 29', Bingley 45+3', Carle 68', Bingley 90+1'
Sent off: Bingley 90+1'¤ 07 November 2006: Sydney FC finally close the door on the possibility of Benito Carbone returning to the club as marquee player, with CEO George Perry saying that whilst the club is "still interested" in marquee players, it must be more "financially responsible". Carbone had previously expressed his desire to return to Sydney FC, but Perry says the gap between Carbone's asking price and what the club was prepared to pay is too high. [SMH][FS][FS]¤ 10 November 2006: Sydney FC vs New Zealand Knights FC, Aussie Stadium, 8:00pm (A-League - Rd 12) David Carney makes a timely return from injury, scoring a goal as Sydney take their first win in six matches and score more than two goals at Aussie Stadium for the first time since game #1 there, against New Zealand in the 2005 Pre-Season Cup. The match is Knights' manager Paul Nevin's last game in charge before being replaced by Barry Simmonds. [A-L][A-L][A-L]Sydney FC 4 (Petrovski 37', 53', Zdrilic 65', Carney 89') def. New Zealand Knights 0Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 3 Alvin Ceccoli, 4 Mark Rudan (c), 6 Ufuk Talay, 7 Robbie Middleby, 8 Ruben Zadkovich, 9 David Zdrilic (13 Jeremy Brockie 80'), 11 Sasho Petrovski (12 David Carney 74'), 14 Alex Brosque, 21 Nikolai Topor-Stanley
New Zealand Knights: 12 Mark Paston (gk), 2 Darren Bazeley (c; 18 Michael White 73'), 3 Gregory Duruz, 4 Che Bunce, 6 Neil Emblen (26 Fernando 46'), 8 Scot Gemmill, 11 Jonti Richter, 14 Malik Buari, 16 Noah Hickey, 19 Sime Kovacevic, 27 Dustin Wells
Cautions: Talay 28', Kovacevic 57', Duruz 69', Buari 78', Brockie 85'¤ 19 November 2006: Sydney FC vs Adelaide United FC, Aussie Stadium, 5:00pm (A-League - Rd 13) Almost back to full-strength (Jacob Timpano is the only player on the injury list), Sydney make it two wins in a row by fighting back after going down early. Talay converts a penalty after a Michael Valkanis handball, with Mark Rudan scoring the winner from a Robert Bajic parry seven minutes later. Adelaide pick up a league record seven yellow cards. [A-L][A-L][SFC]Sydney FC 2 (Talay 15' pen, Rudan 22') def. Adelaide United 1 (Aloisi 9')Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 3 Alvin Ceccoli, 4 Mark Rudan (c), 6 Ufuk Talay, 7 Robbie Middleby (14 Alex Brosque 85'), 9 David Zdrilic (11 Sasho Petrovski 70'), 10 Steve Corica, 12 David Carney (21 Nikolai Topor-Stanley 90+3'), 15 Terry McFlynn, 16 Mark Milligan
Adelaide United: 20 Robert Bajic (gk), 2 Richie Alagich, 3 Kristian Rees, 4 Angelo Costanzo, 5 Michael Valkanis, 6 Ross Aloisi (c), 8 Carl Veart (12 Greg Owens 64'), 10 Fernando (9 Mathew Kemp 78'), 13 Travis Dodd, 14 Aaron Goulding, 21 Jason Spagnuolo (16 Bobby Petta 72')
Cautions: Rees 21', Aloisi 53', Veart 61', Bolton 61', McFlynn 78', Goulding 78', Owens 81', Dodd 85', Petta 90+1'¤ 21 November 2006: The AFC rejects the FFA's appeal to be able to nominate Australia's two AFC Champions League teams after the conclusion of the A-League season. The decision forces the FFA to nominate Adelaide United and Sydney FC, as Premiers and Champions from the 2005-06 season, for the 2007 competition. [AFC][A-L]¤ 24 November 2006: Sydney FC vs Queensland Roar FC, Aussie Stadium, 8:00pm (A-League - Rd 14) Sydney FC take their third straight win on the back of an early Chad Gibson send-off for the visitors. Ufuk Talay nets his second penalty in consecutive weeks, with Steve Corica and Robbie Middleby sealing the match. [A-L][A-L]Sydney FC 3 (Talay 23' pen, Corica 64', Middleby 89') def. Queensland Roar 0Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 3 Alvin Ceccoli, 4 Mark Rudan (c), 6 Ufuk Talay, 7 Robbie Middleby, 9 David Zdrilic (14 Alex Brosque 62'), 10 Steve Corica (11 Sasho Petrovski 83'), 12 David Carney, 15 Terry McFlynn, 16 Mark Milligan
Queensland Roar: 20 Liam Reddy, 2 Andrew Packer, 4 Chad Gibson, 5 Josh McCloughan (c), 10 Ante Milicic (18 Dario Vidosic 67'), 11 Reinaldo (3 Remo Buess 23'), 13 Spase Dilevski, 15 Matt McKay, 16 Seo Hyuk-Su (6 Stuart McLaren 67'), 17 Damian Mori, 19 Sasa Ognenovski
Cautions: Talay 12', Gibson 18', Reddy 21'
Sent off: Gibson 20'¤ 30 November 2006: Sydney FC vs Manly United FC, Pittwater Park, 7:00pm (Friendly) Jacob Timpano returns from injury in what was not much more than a kick-around, played in 25-minute thirds. Sydney played the last portion of the match with 10 men, whilst a player from Manly who was sent off was allowed to return later on. [SFCU]Sydney FC 2 (Petrovski, Brosque) def. Manly United 1 (pen)Sydney FC (incomplete): Justin Pasfield (gk), Nikolas Tsattalios, Ruben Zadkovich, Sasho Petrovski, Jeremy Brockie, Alex Brosque, Jacob Timpano, Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Jason Naidovski, Brodie Mooy, Nathan Sherlock, Laurence Braude [+ Ring-Ins]¤ 03 December 2006: On the day of Sydney FC's match against Central Coast Mariners, striker Sasho Petrovski causes a stir by telling the media that Terry Butcher's tactics are 'killing' the team. Petrovski, who has started the last two matches from the substitute's bench, complains that Butcher never explained the reason for his demotion, suggesting that "maybe I'm scoring too many goals. The club might be paying me too many bonuses," and calls for Butcher to play both himself and David Zdrilic up front. [FS]¤ 03 December 2006: Sydney FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, 5:00pm (A-League - Rd 15) The first time in 21 league matches that Sydney is kept scoreless, with both teams spoiling many chances for a 0-0 draw. Terry Butcher describes the result as a "great battling point" for the team. [A-L][A-L][SFC]Sydney FC 0 drew Central Coast Mariners 0Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 3 Alvin Ceccoli, 4 Mark Rudan (c), 6 Ufuk Talay, 7 Robbie Middleby (8 Ruben Zadkovich 88'), 9 David Zdrilic (11 Sasho Petrovski 79'), 10 Steve Corica, 12 David Carney, 15 Terry McFlynn (14 Alex Brosque 72'), 16 Mark Milligan
Central Coast Mariners: 20 Danny Vukovic (gk), 2 Wayne O'Sullivan, 6 Andre Gumprecht, 9 Nik Mrdja (7 John Hutchinson 79'), 10 Tom Pondeljak, 11 Damien Brown, 12 Stewart Petrie, 13 Tony Vidmar (15 Andrew Clark 27'), 18 Alex Wilkinson (c), 19 Adam Kwasnik, 23 Mile Jedinak
Cautions: McFlynn 39', Jedinak 62', Wilkinson 84'¤ 09 December 2006: Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, Telstra Dome, 8:00pm (A-League - Rd 16) A second consecutive scoreless draw for Sydney FC, witnessed by 50,333 spectators - a new record for an Australian domestic football match. The result leaves Sydney second on the ladder, although it only delays Melbourne's Premiership by one week. [A-L][A-L]Sydney FC 0 drew Melbourne Victory 0Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 3 Alvin Ceccoli, 4 Mark Rudan (c; 8 Ruben Zadkovich 79'), 6 Ufuk Talay, 7 Robbie Middleby, 10 Steve Corica, 11 Sasho Petrovski, 12 David Carney (14 Alex Brosque 71'), 15 Terry McFlynn, 16 Mark Milligan
Melbourne Victory: 1 Michael Theoklitos (gk), 2 Kevin Muscat (c), 4 Mark Byrnes, 6 Steve Pantelidis, 8 Fred, 9 Danny Allsopp, 10 Archie Thompson, 12 Rodrigo Vargas, 15 Adrian Leijer, 16 Simon Storey, 18 Alessandro (14 Adrian Caceres 50')
Cautions: Carney 3', Middleby 72'¤ 14 December 2006: Sydney FC vs Perth Glory FC, Aussie Stadium, 8:00pm (A-League - Rd 17) Sydney wins and holds on to second position despite an early red card to captain Mark Rudan for pulling down Leo Bertos just outside the area. Alex Brosque scores his first league goal for Sydney with a header to steal the match. [A-L][A-L]Sydney FC 1 (Brosque 80') def. Perth Glory 0Sydney FC: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 3 Alvin Ceccoli, 4 Mark Rudan (c), 6 Ufuk Talay, 7 Robbie Middleby, 10 Steve Corica, 12 David Carney (8 Ruben Zadkovich 46'), 14 Alex Brosque (11 Sasho Petrovski 90'), 15 Terry McFlynn, 16 Mark Milligan
Perth Glory: 50 Tommi Tomich (gk), 3 David Tarka (16 Adrian Webster 76'), 4 Simon Colosimo, 5 Jamie Harnwell (c), 6 Jeremy Christie, 11 Stan Lazaridis (19 Naum Sekulovski 58'), 12 Leo Bertos (9 Luka Glavas 63'), 13 Ante Kovacevic, 14 Jamie Coyne, 17 Stuart Young, 25 Mark Lee
Cautions: Colosimo 30', Bertos 52', Glavas 65', Kovacevic 85', Webster 88'
Sent off: Rudan 28'¤ 22 December 2006: The draw for the 2007 AFC Champions League is held in Kuala Lumpur. Sydney FC is drawn in Group E alongside Japanese champions Urawa Red Diamonds, Chinese runners-up Shanghai Shenhua and Indonesian champions Persik Kediri. Sydney's first match will be away to Shanghai on March 7. [AFC][SFC] |
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