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FTS A-League Round 9 Preview: Sydney FC vs. Perth Glory
The First Thursday night game of the season (Yay) sees Sydney Fc host top of the table Perth Glory. The hosts Sydney Fc come into the game hoping to put the recent Sydney derby performance behind them while Perth continue their mini East Coast road trip having drawing with Brisbane at Suncorp on Saturday. Not much went right for the Sky Blues in the derby. They were outplayed for the majority and were lucky to come out of the fixture with a 1-1 draw. Most worryingly is one of their best performers Ali Abbas now faces an extended period on the sidelines having torn his ACL and MCL. However there were bright spots with Bernie Ibini scoring a wonder goal which shifted the balance of the game. From that point on the game became much more of an even contest and weren’t really threatened apart from a one on one opportunity just before half time. Rhyan Grant also played an extended period of 80 minutes and now finds himself as a key member of the sky blues campaign this year. Returning for this fixture will be key midfielder Milos Dimitrijevic which is sure to be a boost. They face very [...]
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