Thursday, October 06, 2005

Sydney FC storm back to clinch points in Perth

tribalfootball.com - October 2, 2005

Sydney FC stormed back from being a goal down at halftime to win at Perth Glory 2-1 in front of the biggest crowd of the season for Members Equity stadium.

Almost 14,000 fans saw Bobby Despotovski nod Glory ahead just before halftime after a fizzing cross from the impressive Jamie Coyne.

The Glory could have gone 2-0 up before the break, but former Middlesbrough centre-forward Brian Deane hooked his effort over Sydney's crossbar.

Sydney were level only minutes into the second-half as Sasho Petrovski took advantage of a mad scramble in Glory's area following a free-kick. It was Petrovski's first goal since his call-up for Australia's World Cup qualifying squad last month.

Strike-partner Dwight Yorke joined Despotovski at the top the A-League's scoring charts with his fourth of the season as he FINISHED SUPERBLY with 25 minutes remaining to make it two wins on the bounce for Sydney away from Aussie stadium.

"I think we played as a unit and we saw a real team today," Sydney coach Pierre Littbarski told AAP. "I told people we needed four or five games to get a rhythm - now we have found our formation."

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