Soccer
Adelaide coach Marco Kurz and Western Sydney opposite Josep Gombau have played down the contribution the VAR played in the Reds’ 2-0 win at Coopers Stadium.
Soccer
There will be no Sydney derby in the FFA Cup final, with Adelaide United winning through to the 2017 decider, defeating Western Sydney 2-1 in their semi-final.
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A woeful Brisbane Roar have been torn to shreds in a 6-0 AFC Champions League drubbing at the hands of South Korean side Ulsan Hyundai overnight, while Western Sydney’s Asian campaign has gone from bad to worse with a 5-1 pounding by Chinese Super League heavyweights Shanghai SIPG.
Western Sydney have opened their Asian Champions League campaign in dismal fashion with a 4-0 group-stage shellacking by Japanese giants Urawa Red Diamonds.
Western Sydney’s supporters group Red and Black Bloc has slammed Football Federation Australia as being “dictatorial” for condemning a crude banner unfurled during Saturday’s A-League derby.
He reckons Western Sydney are playing better football than this time last season, but coach Tony Popovic says the revamped team remain well short of their A-League potential.
