Sydney FC claims a historic fifth A-League championship after beating Melbourne City 1-0 in extra time in a dramatic season decider.
Sydney FC has claimed a historic fifth A-League championship after beating Melbourne City 1-0 in extra time in a dramatic grand final.The Sky Blues are the first club to win five A-League championshipsAfter neither side was able to score in regular time at the Western Sydney Stadium, Rhyan Grant broke the deadlock in the 10th minute of the opening period of extra time.
The Sky Blues are the first club to win five A-League championships and the second to win back-to-back grand finals.The first half was marked by two controversial decisions, with City's Harrison Delbridge's 18th-minute goal ruled out following a VAR review and Sydney's Adam Le Fondre denied a penalty in the 28th.Craig Noone's skidding ball through the 18-yard box spilled out to Delbridge, whose powerful strike took a deflection and beat Andrew Redmayne.
In the aftermath, the Sky Blues found a foothold in the match and almost had their own golden opportunity to open the scoring. Glover's excellent reflex save denied Milos Ninkovic in the 62nd minute, while in the 77th minute, Redmayne blocked City substitute Scott Galloway's dipping shot.
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