Sydney fell victim to a Uruguayan master, as Fornaroli bagged a hat-trick.
Sydney, having stunned the most expensively assembled team in Asia in the Champions League mid-week, were a little dazed, returning to the relative mundanity of domestic action. Their league form, in startling contrast to their latest continental efforts, has been poor, and now, with momentum gathered elsewhere, they were to be tested. Melbourne City, two points above Sydney on the table, were to administer that test. Bruno Fornaroli and Aaron Mooy have scored between them as many goals as the entire Sydney FC team; in light of stats like this, Arnie’s responses when his side are accused of being retrogressive sound a little tinny.
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Sydney, with a hefty handful of players suspended, weren’t cowed by personnel deficit, and edged the majority of the first half. But then, from a long, hopeful punt, Bruno Fornaroli tied the Sydney defence in knots, fed the ball out wide to Mooy, who crossed back to the Uruguayan to volley home. 1-0 to City, only minutes after Patrick Kisnorbo committed just about the reddest yellow card foul you can possibly inflict. And the injustice wouldn’t end there; Sydney began the second half well, but Fornaroli punished them on the counter for a second time, swiveling and scoring after Novillo’s astute through-ball. His third goal was simply inevitable.
Here are the best tweets.
Do or die for @MelbourneCity tonight. A loss here and I'd say this season's a write off. #MCYvSYD
— Stephen Tyas (@stevieboyau) March 5, 2016
Harper & Speed. The modern day Salas & Zamorano, instead of scoring goals they make ear drums bleed. #MCYvSYD
— Serge (@srod009) March 5, 2016
Mooy has a sweet haircut #MCYvSYD
— Rob (@RobskiNew) March 5, 2016
Making more noise than Melburnians #MCYvSYD pic.twitter.com/wY6yRpfWws
— Caltex Loz (@HawkPunk16) March 5, 2016
first @AaronMooy corner live from the #mooycorner #nocigar #dangerman @vlietman #MCYvSYD pic.twitter.com/F6ZofvCgBl
— Peter van Vliet (@pjvanvliet) March 5, 2016
Looks like the Melbourne sky has let off a flare #MCYvSYD pic.twitter.com/1nFPYsOyVG
— Christi (@bulldogsqueen) March 5, 2016
This game is so bad I've ended up watching the ballboys on the sideline. More entertaining than you'd think #MCYvSYD pic.twitter.com/WzX4sig0CA
— Matt Hume (@MattHume_) March 5, 2016
41' | GOAALL CITY!@BFornaroli is back on the scoresheet with a wonderful volley to give us the lead! 1-0 #MCYvSYD pic.twitter.com/3wyK25jOYt
— Melbourne City FC (@MelbourneCity) March 5, 2016
Fornaroli just toys with opponents – it's too easy for him. #MCYvSYD
— Ned Zelic (@NedZelic) March 5, 2016
Fornaroli just toys with opponents – it's too easy for him. #MCYvSYD
— Ned Zelic (@NedZelic) March 5, 2016
This happened just before Fornaroli's goal. Too cynical for just a yellow? #MCIvSYD pic.twitter.com/nKUIKL6EQJ
— Evan Morgan Grahame (@WWofSport) 5 March 2016
Great volley by @BFornaroli! @MelbourneCity 1:0 @SydneyFC HT #MCYvSYD #BeautifulGame pic.twitter.com/VQ76W8Vlai
— Tin Žaja (@tinzaja) March 5, 2016
If its Faty for sure its red card #MCYvSYD
— FATY doudou jacques (@JacquesFaty) 5 March 2016
Sydney body on body technique getting ignored by ref, tactics used in AFL some call it ground level tunnelling #MCYvSYD
— Disgruntled (@Disgruntledude) March 5, 2016
#Aleague #MCYvSYD Arnold every time @SydneyFC give away the ball… pic.twitter.com/E3oqFdG3EV
— RowZFootball (@RowZOnline) March 5, 2016
#ALeague #MCYvSYD : Arnold is literally an own goal away from a brain aneurysm #bloodpressure #calmDown
— RowZFootball (@RowZOnline) March 5, 2016
Fornaroli again, with a sweet stop-and-swivel. #MCIvSYD pic.twitter.com/MIbnqrMKXg
— Evan Morgan Grahame (@WWofSport) 5 March 2016
Magnificent. What else can we say about Fornaroli that we haven't already said? #MCYvSYD
— Lucy Zelic (@LucyZelic) March 5, 2016
Now Hoole is acting like a petulant child. What on earth are these idiots learning from Graham Arnold? Such poor attitudes. #MCYvSYD
— CaptainBasterd (@CaptainBasterd) March 5, 2016
Utterly laughable defending. So bad, whoever that was wouldn't look out of place in the Arsenal back 4 #MCYvSYD
— Ben Prentice (@benprentice01) March 5, 2016
How's the defending from Sydney here? Absolutely. Shocking. #MCYvSYD pic.twitter.com/c95lgFh7Bk
— Evan Morgan Grahame (@WWofSport) 5 March 2016
Can he score again so fournaroli headlines are a thing?
— Marissa Lordanic (@maridanic_) 5 March 2016
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