Life after Patrick Kisnorbo has began on a bitter notice for Melbourne City, who’ve tasted defeat for the primary time this season with a 2-1 loss to Sydney FC at Allianz Stadium on Saturday evening.
With interim coach and former Sydney assistant Rado Vidosic in cost following Kisnorbo’s appointment at French membership Troyes, the A-League leaders gave up a 1-0 result in be overwhelmed by the spectacular Sky Blues.
Sydney’s win snapped a two-game A-League dropping run however was a continuation of the shape they confirmed in beating Scottish champions Celtic 2-1 throughout the competitors’s break for the World Cup.
Socceroo Marco Tilio got here inside centimetres of snaring some extent for City in stoppage time with a blistering shot that struck the crossbar.
Tilio had began the match on the bench, whereas City’s different two members of Australia’s World Cup squad – Mathew Leckie and Jamie Maclaren – each performed from the opening whistle.
And it was Maclaren who gave City the lead from the penalty spot within the twenty second minute after a handball offence from Sky Blues skipper and former City midfielder Luke Brattan.
Penalty-saving specialist and one other member of the Socceroos’ World Cup squad, Andrew Redmayne, had the job of attempting to disclaim Maclaren.
And the Sydney gloveman nearly achieved it, getting two palms on the penalty strike.
However, he was unable to maintain out the spot kick, with Maclaren now having scored in seven successive A-League matches.
But Sydney’s response was fast, with English winger Joe Lolley equalising a minute later,
Max Burgess created the preliminary alternative with an outstanding cross that discovered midfielder Paulo Retre, whose header from point-blank vary was nicely saved by City goalkeeper Tom Glover
The rebound the save fell for Retre, who was once more denied by Glover.
But the ball was nonetheless to be correctly cleared and it will definitely fell for Lolley, who guided the ball dwelling previous the unfortunate Glover.
Sydney went forward within the 61st minute by returning striker Adam Le Fondre.
Having simply come on three minutes earlier in his return from harm, English striker Le Fondre wasn’t to be denied after his preliminary header from a Lolley shot was saved with the ft of Glover.
Le Fondre pounced on the rebound to move the Sydneysiders into the lead and finally safe the Sky Blues – who have been with out unwell import Robert Mak – their first A-League win on the revamped Allianz Stadium
“It was important to win at home for the first time in the league this season,” Le Fondre instructed Paramount +.
“We just needed a good performance and the win obviously. I don’t think it really matters where we play.”
City captain Scott Jamieson felt it was an “even contest”.
“Maybe they could have edged it but all in all, maybe we could have got something out of it,” Jamieson stated.
“Two mistakes with concentration let us down but ultimately I thought it was an even game.
“We’ll look at this game and review it, but then we’ll got back to the training track and work hard.”
Originally revealed as A-League leaders Melbourne City style defeat for the primary time this season
