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Match Analysis: Adelaide United 0-0 Sydney FC

It beggars belief how this thrilling, absorbing match between the top two sides so far this season finished 0-0.

Marcelo Carrusca’s penalty sealed Adelaide United’s come-from-behind win.

Nikolai Petkovic’s red card at the end of regular time meant Sydney FC went down to 10 for extra time, where Bruce Djite’s double proved decisive.

All the action unfolded at the very end of an otherwise tight, tepid match, where for once, the cliche ‘a tactical battle’ isn’t misleading

If Josep Gombau’s first season at Adelaide United was about revolution, this year is firmly about evolution.

Adelaide United’s new technical director could prove to be one of the club’s most important ever signings

The Mariners emerged victorious in a tight match low on chances.

The defending champions host Josep Gombau’s Adelaide in an exciting preliminary final.

Marcelo Carrusca laid on two assists in a straightforward Adelaide win.

Brisbane triumphed in a battle between the A-League’s two possession-based sides.

Adelaide kept a third consecutive clean sheet in a tight win.

Josep Gombau’s side put four past the defending champions in one of the season’s shock results.