In flashbacks to the treatment the Socceroos received in Uruguay and Honduras before World Cup qualifiers, Adelaide's team was forced to endure a loud fireworks display at the hands of Sydney fans.

 

 

Twitter commentators branded the action ‘cringeworthy’ while fans on reddit postulated that a Sydney fan had posed as an Adelaide fan to source the team’s hotel address. It may have even been a case of mistaken address, with Adelaide defender Jordan Elsey posting that he hadn’t heard a thing.

 

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