Match 5 vs Sydney FC | Mon 8th Feb | 9:10pm | SS7

How many fowls has Hemed made?

Nearly a second goal but Barbarouses offside

Three minutes extra time

Quite a few but to be fair a few were quite soft

I wish he picked anyone else but Ridenton to replace Devlin. I just don't think Ridenton is suited back there for us, he works better up front.

Interesting stats from Bozza - out of the last 14 games between us Sydney lost only one.

Well they say we play very similar, just a bit more shark than them though

Lewis is injured? Cos he's not been high intensity with his defence. Our squad is looking thin with Cammy out. Ridenton won't cover the ground he did.

Okay saw replay of the goal. I agree there was a free kick on Devlin, but... you got to again question our backline in transition. Like the Jets game, centre backs aren’t in sync, no communication and within 25 seconds they get to other end and score. Our lack of pace in the back, is starting to be really concerning, poor reffing aside

Apparently the free kick before goal was for Rufer swearing etc as indirect free kick was signalled.

When we went up other end we should've had free kick edge of box, went right through Devlin. Probably was due to Devlin being injured and being on ground a lot that ref ignored it.

I think that's just how he is...

So swearing is now an indirect free kick for the Nix? That's appalling inconsistency. There's swearing all over this league and that's gotta be the first time I've seen that.

Fox may as well pull the plugs out their cameras again, can't tell what's going on out there anyway.

this

We really need to score next.

Hemed off for Reno?!?!?

Reno!

Commentator says Hemed not at full fitness, but don't think that's why. Need more from him.

also need more ball to him

oh just go in!!!!

Haha, whoa, so they admit they just accidentally gave a free kick to Sydney.

So Bozza just told us on national television that Beath admitted to making a mistake in Warding that free kick to Sydney. Question: what the fudgeing fudge was VAR doing????? 

Lmao who picked up Ball? Would've been nice for Uli to score in front of some support

Not just a free kick! A free kick that led to a goal. Isn't the var supposed to help when goals, red cards, penalties and mistake identities accidents happen????? 

Every week they find a way to dick us somehow. Honestly I'm sick of it

Bit worried that Refs have got it in for Rufer as ‘ he’s not that type of player’. He seems to cop a lot of flack for innocuous stuff whilst Cammy gets away with blue murder on a few 50/50 balls.

VAR are only allow to award in Sydney's favour - ask all the other A League teams, I think most would back that comment up.

It's not in remit of VAR.

But when we have the ball at the back not under pressure no sane ref should award free kick against us!

better from Lewis. Need more from him.

We're owed so much good karma atm; we're due a 9-0 result like Man U vs Southampton!

Of course, we nearly scored off that mysterious free kick before Sydney did, so we do have ourselves to blame, but still, the alternate universe where refs only give free kicks for a reason, they don't score there.

Sydney hits the wood and it goes in. 

We hit the wood and it misses. 

Doesn't that just feel like this season in a nutshell? 

Great counter...but what a waste!  We will not score.

Not even Bozza hits bars as much as Phoenix this season.

Davila must have the highest hit post to goal ratio I've seen. 

Unlucky, excellent play from McGarry

missing Hooper! 

Look on the bright side, we used to get embarrased playing against Sydney, now we are matching them.

Surprised Riverton hasn't been blamed for Davila missing. No point at all trying to lay the blame at officials when we don't take our chances and concede after a quick transition.

Does making changes at HT not count as a substitution slot? Because if it does we have 30 to go and can't make any more changes?