Perth Glory v Sydney FC 12:04am: That's it for today folks. Sydney have a long flight home while Perth's slim finals hopes remain. it has just ticked over to Sunday morning in Sydney. Enjoy your Sunday people. And for those of you still out on the town, enjoy the rest of your Saturday night. As Jerry Springer likes to say, "Take care of yourself, and each other." Upvotes:0 Downvotes:0 Copy Link 11:58pm: Full-time. Perth win 2-1. Back-to-back defeats for Sydney FC. Seven away games without a win. In case you didn't get the hint, Sydney are struggling once again. 11:56pm: Sydney have a corner. Stoppage time has elapsed. 11:55pm: Sixty seconds remain. 11:54pm: Three minutes of stoppage time. Perth still lead 2-1. 11:53pm: 89th minute: After Adam Griffiths meekly surrenders possession Perth charge forward. De Silva starts the attack which ends with Smeltz have a shot saved by Vedran Janjetovic. 11:50pm: Sydney have had plenty of chances from set pieces but Perth have continually found a way to clear the ball to safety. 11:49pm: 85th minute: A great run and shot by Terry Antonis. A better save by Danny Vukovic. Perth still lead with five minutes remaining. Sydney are throwing men forward at set pieces. Who can blame them? 11:47pm: 83rd minute: Ex-Sydney player Scott Jamieson goes on a great run but shoots wide. He cruised by Antonis and Emmerton before having a go at goal. 11:45pm: 81st minute: Ryo Nagai fires wide for Perth. He has been one of the Glory's best tonight. His pace has been a constant cause for concern for the Sydney defence. 11:44pm: Ten minutes, plus stoppage time, remain in Perth. Things are getting desperate for the A-League's glamour club. 11:42pm: 77th minute: That's some better defending from Lucas Neill. Decisive and well-timed. To be fair he has played better in the second half. Sydney FC - and the Socceroos - need him at his best. let's hope he gets there. 11:39pm: 74th minute: Brett Emerton gets a yellow card for a tackle on Perth midfielder Ryo Nagai. He doesn't complain, nor should he. 11:36pm: 72nd minute: Rhyan Grant does well to dispossess Smeltz. If his tackle was mis-timed that could have been trouble. 11:35pm: 70th minute: Del Piero shoots from a free-kick from 35m. It goes just wide. With Joel Griffiths being kept quiet, ADP looks to be Sydney's only chance of scoring. 11:33pm: 69th minute: Terry Antonis comes on for Peter Triantis. Chris Harold, who opened the scoring picks up a yellow card for bringing down Joel Griffiths. Perth won't mind that at all. 11:31pm: Perth look to be in control. Sydney were already second best prior to going a man down. They are now staring down the barrel of back-to-back losses. 11:28pm: 62nd minute: The kid is on. Fifteen-year-old Danny De Silva takes the field. Let's see what he can do. Upvotes:1 Downvotes:0 Copy Link 11:23pm: It's 10 v 11 now in Perth. If the job wasn't hard enough for Sydney it just got a whole lot tougher. They still would have been thinking all three points prior to the red card. Now they will probably take a draw. 11:22pm: 58th minute: Fabio's night is over. He barrels into the back of Smeltz and that is his second yellow. He complains but probably shouldn't. He was always going to be walking a tightrope after picking up that card in the first half. 11:19pm: 55th minute: Ten minutes of the second half has gone and Sydney have a free kick. Fabio wasa taken down. What can Del Piero do here? 11:16pm: 51st minute: More poor defending from Sydney. This time it is Brett Emerton who takes forever to close down an attacker. As a result a good cross comes in but Smeltz is unable to control his header. One more goal for Perth and it will be lights out for Sydney. Not just for tonight either, maybe for the season. 11:10pm: The second half has started in Perth. 11:08pm: Who wants some halftime entertainment. Wollongong Wolves fans will love this, as will anyone that doesn't support the Perth Glory. You guessed it, it's the 2000 NSL grand final. What more can you ask for from a grand final. 11:00pm: In other news, don't forget to pick up your copy of The Sun-Herald in the morning. For football fans there is some very interesting news from Lucas Neill. He wants to play in Europe again. Daniel Lane spoke with Neill last week. There is also Craig Foster's weekly column. In other sports news, there is league, union, racing and even bobsleigh. Yes bobsleigh. Jana Pittman talks about her move from athletics to chasing a spot in the Winter Olympics. 10:55pm: Half-time: Perth lead 2-1 and to be honest they deserve it. Chris Harold and Shane Smeltz have scored the goals for the home side. Frank Farina has one job at half time - sort the defence out. If he can't Sydney are in all sorts of trouble. If he can, this game is still winnable. In Del Piero and Joel Griffiths, Sydney have the players to win this game. 10:50pm: Two minutes of first half stoppage time. 10:44pm: Sydney headed into the match with the worst defence in the league. It hasn't got any better so far tonight. You simply can't succeed at this year if you keep on conceding soft goals. Sydney have now conceded 46 goals, the Western Sydney Wanderers have allowed just 18. Guess who is top of the league and who will be down in eighth unless they can sort this out. 10:41pm: 34th minute: Enough about ADP, Shane Smeltz has scored and Perth lead 2-1. More poor defending from Sydney. Smeltz was able to volley home from the edge of the six-yard box with little in the way of pressure. Sydney look very shaky at the back. 10:38pm: 29th minute: Wonder goal from ADP. What a strike. What a player. No keeper in the world would have stopped that. World class. What a champion. What a goal. That had to be from a good 25m. 10:31pm: Lucas Neill is a revered man in Australian first 115 minutes back in Australian football the results haven't been great. He can still read a game but can his aging legs still get him to where he needs to be? Maybe he just needs to get some more game time into his body. After all, he hasn't been all that busy in recent times. 10:28pm: Now we will see what Sydney FC are made of. They had two great chances and didn't score. The Glory had a chance and did. 10:26pm: 20th minute: Harold scores and Perth lead 1-0. The speedy winger was able to get Lucas Neill on his heels and the Socceroos captain gave him far too much room. Harold saw that and fired the ball past Sydney keeper Vedran Janjetovic. 10:23pm: 18th minute: Vukovic saves the day for Perth for a second time after Joel Griffiths was played through. Griffiths will be thinking he should have done better. 10:21pm: 14th minute: Fabio is shown a yellow card for a poor tackle. With Chris Harold marauding down his wing, the Brazilian had better be careful. Perth should be taking him on at every opportunity. 10:19pm: 13th minute: Sydney come within a whisker of scoring. A Lucas Neill header is saved by a diving Danny Vukovic. Perth have had the better of possession but Sydney have enjoyed the first chance. 10:15pm: 9th minute: Perth have had 85 per cent of possession so far. If they maintain this and put their speed to use, Sydney could be in for a long night. Pacy Chris Harold will be hoping to take on Lucas Neill and Adam Griffiths. 10:12pm: 7th minute: Terry McFlynn is back and Matias Cordoba knows all about it. Perth have a free-kick in a dangerous position. Liam Miller takes the free-kick but misses the target by a fair distance. 10:10pm: The tempo has been high so far. Perth want to take the game to a Sydney side containing a handful of players who aren't as fleet of foot as they used to be. Let's see how this evolves during the match. 10:08pm: 2nd minute: Del Piero fires in Sydney's first corner of the night. Perth clear the ball with little concern. 10:06pm: The upgrade at nib Stadium means an empty far side of the field. A far cry from the scenes in Gosford earlier in the night. 10:04pm: Perth will start the match. Here we go 10:03pm: Referee Strebre Delovski has taken the ball off the podium (why do they do that?) and the players are on the field. If Del Piero has learned about the Glory since he arrived in the Australia he will be glad Jacob Burns will watch the game from the stands. His shins will be thanking him in the morning. 10:00pm: In news for the Glory, Perth have handed 15-year-old Danny De Silva a spot on the bench. This brings back memories of John Markovski. Now there's a blast from the past. Markovski was a teen prodigy in the old NSL. Sunshine George Cross gave Markovski his first start as national league level. He went on to play for just about every club Victoria has ever had. 9:54pm: The trusty iPhone says it is 26 degrees and clear skies in Perth right now, a far cry from the weather dished up at Bluetongue over the past two hours. 9:53pm: With McFlynn returning and Peter Triantis retaining his spot in the starting XI, it looks as though Sydney will be using two holding midfielders. That will give Ali Abbas, Brett Emerton and Alessandro Del Piero plenty of opportunity to push forward and support Joel Griffiths. 9:49pm: After Brisbane Roar scored a 1-0 win over Adelaide United earlier in the day, Sydney really need the three points. The win moved the Roar above Sydney on the ladder. Brisbane also have a superior goal difference to Sydney, s a draw tonight won't move Sydney above the two-time defending champions on the ladder. 9:49pm: OK. Now onto the night cap from nib Stadium. As expected, Terry McFlynn is back for Sydney FC and Adam Griffiths will partner Lucas Neill in the centre of defence. Tiago Calvano has been dropped after his poor outing last weekend. Also, some bloke called Del Piero is getting another game. 9:42pm: Hello and welcome to tonight's match between Perth and Sydney. Before some team news for today's game, comes the bog news of the day. The Wanderers have moved to the top of the league. A gutsy 1-0 win over Central Coast at Bluetongue Stadium has lifted Western Sydney into first place. What an amazing ride this team has gone on. As for Mariners keeper Matt Ryan and that penalty attempt, what can you say?