With central defenders Popovic and Fyfe both unavailable for the Telstra Dome clash, Kosmina has called on Youth League player, Anthony Golec and injury replacement, Beau Busch, to fill the void.

Kosmina said: "Obviously we lose a lot of experience with Poppa and Fyfey missing but Anthony and Beau are both good players.

“They’ve both been impressive at training this week and I’m sure they’ll do a job for us on Saturday.”

Golec has been a regular in the heart of defence during Sydney’s undefeated start to the National Youth League season and last week scored his first goal for the club in FC’s 5-3 win over Perth.

Busch, a central defender from Manly United in the State Premier League, has been signed on a six week contract as an short-term replacement for Simon Colosimo, after spending time with the Newcastle Jets on a similar deal last season.

Kosmina said: “He’s been training with us for a couple of weeks now and I like what I’ve seen from him.

"He’s not afraid of hard work and he’s solid so I’m sure he’ll go well.”