SYDNEY (Reuters) - Five-times Australian champions Sydney FC have endured a disappointing season by their standards but a late winner from Adam Le Fondre in the playoffs on Saturday night put them right back in the hunt for a sixth title.
The English striker's 80th minute header gave the Sky Blues a 2-1 comeback win over city rivals Western Sydney Wanderers and sent them through to a semi-final against Melbourne City with a spot in the championship final on the line.
"We've had four wins in a row and played some good football, it's come at just the right time of the season," he told reporters. Corica expressed his disappointment that the club's main supporters group, the Cove, were boycotting the playoffs because of the league's controversial decision to play the championship final in Sydney for the next three years."We want our supporters there, they are our 12th man, of course we want them there next week."
While the prospect of potentially reaching a first championship final since they won their only title in 2016 has created excitement in South Australia, much of the talk after the match was focused on the future of Nestory Irankunda.
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