Brandon O'Neill - 6

Couldn’t impress himself on proceedings. He’s been quiet in quite a few recent matches, allowing himself to lose possession too easily.

Milos Ninkovic - 7

A few decent chances as he hustled and bustled his way into attacking situations. He was dropping very deep – never a good sign – so he managed to cover a lot of kilometres rather than expend that energy on defence-splitting passes. In the second half he emerged a far more convincing marquee and deserved his goal, excellently taken.

Adam Le Fondre - 6

Blasted one off the crossbar from an offside position and recycled possession well on occasion, but couldn’t offer enough going forward.

Daniel De Silva - 6

Arguably Sydney’s most disappointing in the first half due to his imperceptible impact.

Subs

Luke Ivanovic – 8

Sydney’s brightest spark in the second half, making a huge impact.

Charles Lokoli-Ngoy – 6

Couldn’t change things for the better.