Sydney FC inaugural E-League Premiers

Sydney FC took the E-league honours on Thursday night after they drew with Melbourne Victory 5-5 on aggregate in Round 9 of the competition.

The valuable point meant that although Sydney FC finished  equal with Melbourne City FC on 22 points, they claimed the title based on their superior goal difference.

Sydney FC were led to victory by Samer Elbadar who had to play matches on both consoles this week due to the fact that his team mate, Mark Brijeski, is currently competing at the FUT Champions Cup in Manchester, England.

The scenes as @SydneyFC became @ELeagueAus Premiers. pic.twitter.com/q2lFSEv89V

— E-League (@ELeagueAus) April 12, 2018

In the first leg, Samer scored twice in the opening 8 minutes to get off to the perfect start. His Melbourne Victory opponent, Mouad Zwed, pegged a goal back midway through the half, but was unable to add to the score line before the break. Mo did eventually equalise in the 53rd minute, but Samer struck again just after the hour mark and was able to hold on for an important win.

Going into the second leg on his less preferred console (PS4) again against Mouad Zwed, Samer knew that a win or a draw would secure the Premiership. The fact that Melbourne City FC won their match against Wellington Phoenix 4-3 on aggregate earlier in the evening added extra pressure to the match.

Congratulations @SydneyFC! Our inaugural #ELeague Premiers 💪🏆@Samer96_ pic.twitter.com/TEMYAb4AdK

— E-League (@ELeagueAus) April 12, 2018

With all the other E-League competitors watching on from inside the studio, Samer opened the scoring in the 40th minute to give himself a healthy buffer on aggregate going into the second half. Samer doubled his lead early in the second half which meant Mouad Zwed needed to score 4 goals to deny Sydney FC their title. Mo pegged a goal back in the 62nd minute and then added another two minutes later. Zwed scored again in the 90th minute to level the tie, but in the end the draw was enough to hand Sydney FC the inaugural E-League Premiership.

PREMIERS!! A big congratulations to @xMarkoHD & @Samer96_ who've claimed the inaugural @ELeagueAus Premiership for the Sky Blues!!! 💪💪 A great effort lads, now bring on the Finals Series! 🏆 #WeAreSydney #SydneyIsSkyBlue #ELeague #BigBlue pic.twitter.com/j9rnJ22WOT

— Sydney FC (@SydneyFC) April 12, 2018

With the completion of the regular season, the action will now move to the E-League 2018 Finals Series which will be held on Thursday April 26 in Sydney.

After nine rounds playing as a team, the competitors will now be looking for individual glory with the winner of the E-League 2018 Grand Final to receive a place at the FIFA 18 Global Series Play-Off Event, which is a qualification event for the FIFA eWorld Cup.

The format of the E-League 2018 Finals Series will see the bottom four clubs (Brisbane Roar FC, Newcastle Jets, Melbourne Victory & Wellington Phoenix) play-off (7v10 and 8v9) with the winners to join the top six clubs in the Quarter Final Round.  This format will be mirrored for both consoles with a PS4 and Xbox champion eventually declared. The PS4 and Xbox champions will then play-off against each other, over two legs, on each console to determine the inaugural E-League Champion.

@ELeagueAus PREMIERS !!!!!! LETS GOOOO https://t.co/VjnAFzqEzp

— Sydney FC Marko (@xMarkoHD) April 12, 2018

What a way to end the @ELeagueAus regular season with these cracker @PlayStationAU matches 👏👏 Multiple 4 goal games and an #ElTornado summed up #Round9 👊👊 pic.twitter.com/tRiGOPD0QT

— E-League (@ELeagueAus) April 12, 2018

FULL TIME: A late goal from @MouadZwed got the win for @mvfcesports but it was @SydneyFC who took home the Premiership title!! Congrats to both teams for the final match of our @PlayStationAU round #Round9 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/oXPY4dnvGu

— E-League (@ELeagueAus) April 12, 2018

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