The hosts looked set to suffer their first defeat of the A-League season when Josh Brillante’s second yellow compounded a first-half deficit, but Bobo’s 81st minute penalty salvaged a 1-1 draw at ANZ Stadium.

“I thought to be fair we were pretty unlucky to go in 1-0 down at half-time,” Wilkson told Fox Sports.

“Great character from the boys to keep going after going down to 10 men and I thought we definitely deserved something out of the game for sure.

“In the end it’s a great point for us because it keeps us at arm’s length from them and keeps us away from the chasing pack.”

Ten-man Sydney rescue a point against City

Arnold rapt with 'fantastic' Sydney

Ref 'compensated' Sydney for send-off: JVS

While Sydney succeeded in getting on the front foot after Brillante’s dismissal, Wilkinson revealed it was a conservative tactical tweak which enabled the comeback.

“Before the send-off we were really pushing high,” the defender said.

“(Michael) Zullo and Rhyan Grant were pushing onto their wide fullbacks and myself and Seb (Ryall) were getting dragged a bit.

“Once we scored that goal and we went down to 10 men we changed it a bit and sat into a 4-4-1.

“That prevented us from getting as stretched as we were before and prevented them from getting in behind. I thought it worked pretty well.”