In a season for the true believers, the A-League delivered a round full of certainties, but there is a fine line between dependable and boring. One more Sydney FC win and the drama of the Premiership race will be snuffed out
Good old dependable A-League, there when we need it most. While a skittish world fixated on events in Washington D.C. Australia’s professional football league delivered a comforting round full of certainties.
Sydney FC won (of course), Adelaide United and Central Coast Mariners lost (as they’ve become accustomed to) and Melbourne Victory continued their miserable run of form against Perth Glory (now eight games without a win). There was an unjust game-changing red card, Liam Reddy saved another penalty, and Kenny Lowe rattled off enough post-match zingers to warrant his own Netflix stand-up special. Sweet reassuring familiarity.
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