Sydney rallies past Adelaide United with second-half goals
SYDNEY (Interstat) — Sydney erased an early deficit and beat Adelaide United 2-1 in global football play. Brody Burkitt put Adelaide ahead in the 16th minute and was booked one minute later. Sydney’s Sekine T. was cautioned in the 39th, Garuccio B. in first-half stoppage time and Kamijo W. in the 51st. Sydney answered after the break when Rhys Youlley scored in the 64th minute, and Oriola Sunday netted the winner in the 73rd. Al Hassan Toure and Tiago Quintal each supplied an assist. Burkitt played 76 minutes; Toure also played 76 and Quintal 65. Kamijo was withdrawn in the 62nd, Kitto R. entered for Adelaide in the 63rd, and Quintal was replaced in the 65th. A busy 76th-minute sequence included Toure and Burkitt being replaced. The match included eight substitutions and four yellow cards. Adelaide is 0-1 in the competition and 2-1 overall; Sydney is 1-0-1 in the competition and 1-0-1 overall.