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The result means Western United missed the opportunity for a clean sweep of wins over the other teams in the top six.It was a fitting capstone to Sydney's dynasty-sealing win as Rhyan Grant scored the only goal of the game against Melbourne City.The grand final victory brought an end to an 11-month campaign and gave Sydney back-to-back titles for the first time.A Rhyan Grant extra-time winner ensures Sydney FC are crowned A-League champions for the second year in a row.Sydney FC will enter as favourites against Melbourne City when the two sides face off in the A-League Grand Final on Sunday evening.After some stuttering form since the resumption, Sydney FC rediscovered their mojo at Bankwest Stadium on Wednesday night.The semifinal on Wednesday evening between two well-matched sides remained on a close throughout until Jamie Maclaren converted from a penalty. Western United missed the opportunity to finish third in their maiden A-League campaign as second-placed Melbourne City picked up a deserved 3-1 victory in the final match of the regular season.
Melbourne Victory v Western United FC: match preview a-league.com.au 1595576205,1595576204 United – in their debut season in the Hyundai A-League – sit in seventh spot heading into this contest, three points behind sixth-placed Adelaide United but with two games in hand. Our … It would be a hell of an achievement for the 35-year-old Kosovan if he can outscore Maclaren by one or even two tonight. They might have grabbed all three points last time out against Adelaide if it wasn’t for Craig Noone’s brain snap that resulted in the lighter side of Melbourne going down to ten men.As a result of that horror challenge, Noone is out tonight but will surely feature for City in the finals series. They are undefeated, picking up one win and one draw. Maclaren's strikes ensured the Socceroos striker would claim the A-League Golden Boot award with 22 goals, clear of Sydney FC's Adam Le Fondre (20) and Western United's Besart Berisha (19).The result means Western United will tackle Brisbane Roar on Sunday, with Wellington Phoenix facing Perth Glory in the other elimination semifinal on Saturday.Western United went into the contest as the A-League's form team with four wins from five matches since the competition's restart. However, Western coach Mark Rudan chose to field a hugely inexperienced lineup after a heavy schedule with barely a regular in the starting side and star personnel such as Alessandro Diamanti and Berisha both on the bench.Melbourne City lined up with youngsters Connor Metcalfe, Najjar and Stefan Colakovski in place of Florin Berenguer, Lachie Wales and the suspended Craig Noone.Western's youngsters made a poor start, turning over possession and allowing Najjar to fire home from inside the penalty area on 12 minutes for his maiden A-League goal.
Tomislav Uskok was deemed guilty of handball after a Harrison Delbridge header struck him at point-blank range, allowing Maclaren to thump home from the penalty spot.Diamanti and Berisha entered the fray soon after and Western finally started to enjoy some strong moments in attack. 2019-20 Australian A League, Regular Season A draw will still see them finish in the top four and with the form they’re in, I doubt any side would be looking forward to a finals meeting with them.A championship in their debut season would be a great story. The match starts at 11:35 on 25 July 2020. Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work