A-League action has returned after the international break with plenty of thrills and spills over the weekend.
A-League Round 5 Talking Points includes a Tense Sydney Derby, Are Melbourne City in trouble? And Bill Foley handed a licence for Auckland expansion side.
Sydney FC and Western Sydney always provide a much-needed sugar hit, and the recent match saw var correctly assess that the opening score by Marcus Antonsson was offside. A tense battle followed and Western Sydney returned to haunt his former employers.
City’s 2023-24 campaign has been quite atypical, with a 6-0 loss being the final straw for the club’s recent manager. With so many quality losses in the off-season, it was quite a challenge for City to maintain recent success.
American billionaire Bill Foley has been handed the licence for Auckland expansion side, which can bring a competitive edge to the team.
Exchange’s Foundation NST clubs come from Australia’s two most populous states Victoria and Queensland, which is why the competition seems to favor them.
The Central Coast Mariners finally notched their first points of the campaign in a hard-fought F3 Derby, while Macarthur and Melbourne Victory had a tense arm-wrestle on Friday night.