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Sydney FC winner Siem de Jong could have paid a steep price for shooting down Wellington Phoenix in the A-League. De Jong secured a 1-0 win with a arriving at close range in the 25th minute at the Westpac stadium, where striker Roy Krishna was awarded a penalty late in the game, saved by Andrew Redmayne. But the 29 year old was captured from behind by Phoenix captain Andrew Durante as he converted, lying on the grbad rather than celebrating before being replaced.
"Siem was obviously hit from behind and he heard a crack, " Steve Corica, the boss of Sydney, said at a post-match press conference, where he had also confirmed the loan of a Manchester City midfielder Anthony Caceres had a calf injury. "We are not too sure of the damage – I think it's knee. I think his ankle was caught too, so definitely he will not play the Saturday."
Sydney closed inside two points of Perth Glory at the top of the A-League after the leaders took place 0-0 at home against Adelaide United – a second goalless draw as a result for Tony Popovic's men after the weekend stalemate against Melbourne City. Adelaide. who finished fifth in the goals difference, were in the ancestry for long periods, although Joel Chianese nearly won for Perth in the final seconds.
The loss of Wellington meant that the Newcastle Jets, seventh in the standings, were able to fill the gap on the top six to eight points with a 1-0 win over Central Coast Mariners. Jets captain Nikolai Topor-Stanley had a A start of the match eliminated and Kaine Sheppard converted to the 54th minute following Roy O 's Donovan's clever work. Connor Pain, substitute, could have equalized for the Mariners but for a remarkable last challenge from Lachlan Jackson.
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