2010 Sydney Festival of Football
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The inaugural 2010 Sydney Festival of Football
was an international football tournament contested by Sydney FC
(host) from the A-League
, English Premier League club Blackburn Rovers
, Rangers
from the Scottish Premier League
and AEK Athens from the Greek Super League. The tournament was held between 25 July and 31 July 2010 during the Sydney
's pre-season. The winners of the tournament were AEK Athens.
Sydney FC
- A-League
(host) Blackburn Rovers
- Premier League Rangers
- Scottish Premier League
AEK Athens - Greek Super League
teams. The ground has seen host to many internationals including Socceroos games, as well as being one of the stadiums used for the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney.
Sydney FC would receive the standard 3 points for the win plus 2 points for scoring 2 goals, meaning Sydney FC would receive 5 points in total. AEK Would receive just the 1 point for the goal.
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AEK Athens
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Blackburn Rovers
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!style="text-align:right;"|AEK Athens
|N/A
|2 – 1
|1 – 0
|5 - 3
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!style="text-align:right;"|Blackburn Rovers
|1 - 2
|N/A
|1 - 2
|2 - 1
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!style="text-align:right;"|Rangers
|0 - 1
|2 – 1
|N/A
|0 – 0
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!style="text-align:right;"|Sydney
|3 – 5
|1 – 2
|0 – 0
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take on Greek Super League giants AEK Athens. The match started out an arm wrestle, with both sides taking their time to adjust to the tempo of the match. However the deadlock would be broken on 30 minutes when Brazilian striker Leonardo
scored to give AEK the lead, however Sydney would strike back minutes later when Pantelis Kafes
hand balled in the box, and Sydney striker Alex Brosque
put the ball calmly down the middle to level the scores at 1-1. AEK would take the lead soon after in the 37th minute when Ismael Blanco
scored a header from a corner to put the Greeks up 2-1. A mistake early on in the second half by AEK goalkeeper Giannis Arabatzis allowed Brosque to grab his second, and level Sydney back up at 2-2. However the game would be blown open with 3 goals by Nacho Scocco, Nikos Liberopoulos, and Pantelis Kafes
, with goals in the 60th, 74th, and 77th minutes respectively. Sydney would strike late in the game via Senegalese triallist Ibrahima Iyane Thiam
in the 88th when he headed from close range to finish the scoring at 5-3.
take on Blackburn Rovers
who boasted 2 Socceroos players in Brett Emerton
and Vince Grella
. The match started off quietly however as Blackburn had landed in Australia only 24 hours previously showed plenty of tiredness and weakness, and conceded in the 11th minute through USA international
Maurice Edu
. Blackburn would go 2-0 down soon before half time when Kenny Miller
took advantage of sloppy defense and fired in from close range in the 44th. Blackburn came out stronger in the second half however, they conceded a penalty in the 61st. A rush of blood from Kenny Miller however saw him fire the ball into the crossbar and out, but 3 minute's later Rangers themselves would concede a penalty down the other end of the park when David Dunn
was brought down inside the box thanks to a late tackle. He made no mistake in converting his own penalty, giving Blackburn some hope half way through the 2nd half 2-1 down. However despite both sides pressing the issue the score remained the same, finishing 2-1 at full time.
set up Argentinian striker Nacho Scocco brilliantly after flying past his man down the wing and sending in a cross, easily put away by Scocco to send AEK up 1-0. As the conditions got worse, the match was nearly interrupted when several flood lights in the Sydney Football Stadium went out, however the game continued, and minutes later Burns set up his second assist allowing Nikos Liberopoulos his second of the tournament. The game would be stuck in a stalemate until the last 10 minutes when Blackburn got their second wind, and ultimately their consolation goal through Phil Jones
. The match finished 2-1, with AEK Athens all but sealing the championship, extending their lead to 13 points, 7 in front of Rangers.
managed to get past his man on the edge of the 18-yard box after 20 minutes, however his shot was fired straight at the keeper. The best chance of the second half also went to Sydney with Senegalese triallist Ibrahima Iyane Thiam
, who had scored in the match against AEK Athens, when he lifted a curling ball which looked to be going in, only to be denied by the fingertips of the goalkeeper. There was a scare in the second half for Sydney FC when Swiss defender Stephan Keller
limped off with what looked to be a hamstring injury, a major worry for manager Vitezslav Lavicka
with 10 days until the kickoff of the A-League
. Despite both teams trying to make the most of the awful pitch, neither team could find the net and it remained 0-0, with both sides getting a point.
scored the only goal as AEK Athens won the first Sydney Festival of Football on the final day of the tournament.
Despite turning in a good performance in a very physical game, Rangers
succumbed to a 72nd minute goal from AEK's Australia
n substitute Burns
.
played out an entertaining 2-1 loss to English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers
in the final game of the Sydney Festival of Football in which the Sydney based team took to the pitch wearing black arm-bands, remembering the grandfather of defender Byun Sung-Hwan
and grandmother of striker Mark Bridge
, who both died during the week beginning 26 July 2010.
Sydney
local Brett Emerton
opened the scoring for Rovers
in the 37th minute after gathering a Steven Nzonzi flick-on from a Gael Givet
long ball. The Qantas Socceroos international experience showed as he chested the ball down calmly to turn and finish past goalkeeper Reddy
.
In the 67th minute Blackburn
substitutes Junior Hoilett and Keith Andrews
combined well to find Pedersen
who finished from close range to make it 2-0 to Blackburn.
The Sky Blues were to grab a consolation goal though as another fine attacking move saw Gan
play a delicate ball through to Brosque
who took a touch and finessed his shot past Bunn
into the bottom right hand corner of the goal in the 81st minute.
Blackburn
manager Sam Allardyce
commented after the match that he would like to come back and compete in the 2011 Sydney Festival of Football.
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! Goals
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| Alex Brosque
| Sydney FC
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Nacho Scocco
| AEK Athens
|2
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| Nikos Liberopoulos
| AEK Athens
|2
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| Ismael Blanco
| AEK Athens
|1
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Leonardo
| AEK Athens
|1
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| Nathan Burns
| AEK Athens
| 1
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| Pantelis Kafes
| AEK Athens
|1
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| Brett Emerton
| Blackburn Rovers
|1
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David Dunn
| Blackburn Rovers
|1
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| Phil Jones
| Blackburn Rovers
|1
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Morten Gamst Pedersen
| Blackburn Rovers
|1
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Kenny Miller
| Rangers
|1
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Maurice Edu
| Rangers
|1
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Ibrahima Iyane Thiam
| Sydney FC
| 1
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2010 Winners
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|AEK Athens
First Title
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Sydney Festival of Football
The Sydney Festival of Football is an annual association football competition held by A-League club Sydney FC which invited clubs from all around the world for a tournament in Sydney. The current working name is 'Sydney Festival of Football'. The current titleholders - and thus, most successful...
was an international football tournament contested by Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
(host) from the A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
, English Premier League club Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
, Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
from the Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
and AEK Athens from the Greek Super League. The tournament was held between 25 July and 31 July 2010 during the Sydney
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
's pre-season. The winners of the tournament were AEK Athens.
Teams
The teams who accepted the invitations are:Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
- A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
(host) Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
- Premier League Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
- Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
AEK Athens - Greek Super League
Venue
All the games were played at the Sydney Football Stadium a 45,000 seat multi-use venue, home ground of hosts Sydney FC, as well as several National Rugby LeagueNational Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
teams. The ground has seen host to many internationals including Socceroos games, as well as being one of the stadiums used for the 2000 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 20th official Olympic football tournament. A women's tournament was held for the second time.-Medal winners:-Venues:*Olympic Stadium, Sydney*Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney*Bruce Stadium, Canberra...
in Sydney.
Point system
In order to create exciting attacking football, there is a new way of gaining points for the tournament. The standard rules which applied for the tournament being (3 points = Win, 1 Point = Draw, 0 points = Loss), however 1 point would be awarded for each goal during the tournament. So even if a team loses, they would still gain points. For example:- Sydney FC (2) – AEK Athens (1)
Sydney FC would receive the standard 3 points for the win plus 2 points for scoring 2 goals, meaning Sydney FC would receive 5 points in total. AEK Would receive just the 1 point for the goal.
Ladder
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Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
|3||1||0||2||4||5||−1||7
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RangersRangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
|3||1||1||1||2||2||0||6
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SydneySydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
|3||0||1||2||4||7||−3||5
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Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
!!width="50"|RAN
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
!!width="50"|SFC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
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!style="text-align:right;"|AEK Athens
|N/A
|2 – 1
|1 – 0
|5 - 3
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!style="text-align:right;"|Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
|1 - 2
|N/A
|1 - 2
|2 - 1
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!style="text-align:right;"|Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
|0 - 1
|2 – 1
|N/A
|0 – 0
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!style="text-align:right;"|Sydney
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
|3 – 5
|1 – 2
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Sydney FC V AEK Athens
On an overcast day over 14,153 showed up to the Football Stadium to watch local team Sydney FCSydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
take on Greek Super League giants AEK Athens. The match started out an arm wrestle, with both sides taking their time to adjust to the tempo of the match. However the deadlock would be broken on 30 minutes when Brazilian striker Leonardo
Leonardo Rodriguez Pereira
Leonardo Rodrigues Pereira , commonly known as Leonardo, is a Brazilian football player currently playing as an attacking midfielder for AEK Athens in the Greek Super League.-AEK Athens:...
scored to give AEK the lead, however Sydney would strike back minutes later when Pantelis Kafes
Pantelis Kafes
Pantelis Kafes is a Greek footballer currently playing as a deep-lying playmaker for AEK Athens in the Greek Super League...
hand balled in the box, and Sydney striker Alex Brosque
Alex Brosque
Alex Brosque is an Australian professional football player who currently plays for J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse...
put the ball calmly down the middle to level the scores at 1-1. AEK would take the lead soon after in the 37th minute when Ismael Blanco
Ismael Blanco
Ismael Blanco is an Argentine professional football player who plays for the Mexican Primera División team, San Luis F.C.-Argentina:Blanco started his career with Colón in 2002...
scored a header from a corner to put the Greeks up 2-1. A mistake early on in the second half by AEK goalkeeper Giannis Arabatzis allowed Brosque to grab his second, and level Sydney back up at 2-2. However the game would be blown open with 3 goals by Nacho Scocco, Nikos Liberopoulos, and Pantelis Kafes
Pantelis Kafes
Pantelis Kafes is a Greek footballer currently playing as a deep-lying playmaker for AEK Athens in the Greek Super League...
, with goals in the 60th, 74th, and 77th minutes respectively. Sydney would strike late in the game via Senegalese triallist Ibrahima Iyane Thiam
Ibrahima Iyane Thiam
Ibrahima Thiam-Iyane is a Senegalese-Belgian footballer, who currently plays football for KV Roeselare. He previously played for RC Lens and Paris Saint Germain....
in the 88th when he headed from close range to finish the scoring at 5-3.
Rangers V Blackburn Rovers
The second match of Match Day One would see Scottish Champions RangersRangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
take on Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
who boasted 2 Socceroos players in Brett Emerton
Brett Emerton
Brett Michael Emerton is an Australian football player who plays for Sydney FC and the Australia national team...
and Vince Grella
Vince Grella
Vincenzo "Vince" Grella is an Australian football player, who plays as a midfielder for Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League...
. The match started off quietly however as Blackburn had landed in Australia only 24 hours previously showed plenty of tiredness and weakness, and conceded in the 11th minute through USA international
United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
Maurice Edu
Maurice Edu
Maurice Edu is an American soccer player who plays for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League and the United States national team.- Early life :...
. Blackburn would go 2-0 down soon before half time when Kenny Miller
Kenny Miller
Kenneth "Kenny" Miller is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Cardiff City and the Scotland national football team...
took advantage of sloppy defense and fired in from close range in the 44th. Blackburn came out stronger in the second half however, they conceded a penalty in the 61st. A rush of blood from Kenny Miller however saw him fire the ball into the crossbar and out, but 3 minute's later Rangers themselves would concede a penalty down the other end of the park when David Dunn
David Dunn
David John Ian Dunn is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Blackburn Rovers.-Blackburn Rovers:...
was brought down inside the box thanks to a late tackle. He made no mistake in converting his own penalty, giving Blackburn some hope half way through the 2nd half 2-1 down. However despite both sides pressing the issue the score remained the same, finishing 2-1 at full time.
AEK Athens V Blackburn Rovers
On a wet, damp cold Wednesday evening and a crown of 9,483, AEK faced off against Blackburn, AEK hoping to secure the points which would most likely see them take out the first ever Sydney Festival of Football. The match started out evenly, both sides struggling to adjust to the muddy and slipper conditions, however it would be AEK Athens who adjusted the quickest, killing off Blackburn with a stunning double blow in 5 minutes, as Australian midfielder Nathan BurnsNathan Burns
Nathan Burns is an Australian international football player currently playing as a right winger for AEK Athens F.C. in the Greek Super League.-Adelaide United:He formerly played for Parramatta Eagles and trained at the AIS....
set up Argentinian striker Nacho Scocco brilliantly after flying past his man down the wing and sending in a cross, easily put away by Scocco to send AEK up 1-0. As the conditions got worse, the match was nearly interrupted when several flood lights in the Sydney Football Stadium went out, however the game continued, and minutes later Burns set up his second assist allowing Nikos Liberopoulos his second of the tournament. The game would be stuck in a stalemate until the last 10 minutes when Blackburn got their second wind, and ultimately their consolation goal through Phil Jones
Phil Jones (footballer)
Philip Anthony "Phil" Jones is an English footballer who plays for Manchester United and the England national team. Before joining Manchester United, Jones played for Blackburn Rovers at both youth and senior levels...
. The match finished 2-1, with AEK Athens all but sealing the championship, extending their lead to 13 points, 7 in front of Rangers.
Sydney FC V Rangers
If the earlier match was played in miserable wet conditions, the Sydney FC - Rangers match was played in atrocious conditions. The heavy rain had held off until now, despite it raining all day, and the entire 90 minutes was played out in near monsoonal conditions. Both teams struggled on a pitch which had had 3 games played on it without repair, and the rain made it worse. Both sides had minimal chances, however Sydney FC had the first real chance when Mark BridgeMark Bridge
Mark Bridge is an Australian football player. He currently plays as a striker for Australian A-League club Sydney FC.-Newcastle United Jets FC:...
managed to get past his man on the edge of the 18-yard box after 20 minutes, however his shot was fired straight at the keeper. The best chance of the second half also went to Sydney with Senegalese triallist Ibrahima Iyane Thiam
Ibrahima Iyane Thiam
Ibrahima Thiam-Iyane is a Senegalese-Belgian footballer, who currently plays football for KV Roeselare. He previously played for RC Lens and Paris Saint Germain....
, who had scored in the match against AEK Athens, when he lifted a curling ball which looked to be going in, only to be denied by the fingertips of the goalkeeper. There was a scare in the second half for Sydney FC when Swiss defender Stephan Keller
Stephan Keller
Stephan Keller is a Swiss footballer who plays for Willem II.-Europe:Keller is a defender, born in Zürich, who played 13 years youth career for Grasshopper Club Zürich...
limped off with what looked to be a hamstring injury, a major worry for manager Vitezslav Lavicka
Vítezslav Lavicka
Vítězslav Lavička is a Czech football manager and former player currently in charge of Australian A-League club Sydney FC.-Playing career:...
with 10 days until the kickoff of the A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
. Despite both teams trying to make the most of the awful pitch, neither team could find the net and it remained 0-0, with both sides getting a point.
AEK Athens V Rangers
Nathan BurnsNathan Burns
Nathan Burns is an Australian international football player currently playing as a right winger for AEK Athens F.C. in the Greek Super League.-Adelaide United:He formerly played for Parramatta Eagles and trained at the AIS....
scored the only goal as AEK Athens won the first Sydney Festival of Football on the final day of the tournament.
Despite turning in a good performance in a very physical game, Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
succumbed to a 72nd minute goal from AEK's Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n substitute Burns
Nathan Burns
Nathan Burns is an Australian international football player currently playing as a right winger for AEK Athens F.C. in the Greek Super League.-Adelaide United:He formerly played for Parramatta Eagles and trained at the AIS....
.
Sydney FC V Blackburn Rovers
Hyundai A-League Champions SydneySydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
played out an entertaining 2-1 loss to English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
in the final game of the Sydney Festival of Football in which the Sydney based team took to the pitch wearing black arm-bands, remembering the grandfather of defender Byun Sung-Hwan
Byun Sung-Hwan
Byun Sung-Hwan is a South Korean footballer player who plays for the A-League club Newcastle Jets.-Sydney FC:...
and grandmother of striker Mark Bridge
Mark Bridge
Mark Bridge is an Australian football player. He currently plays as a striker for Australian A-League club Sydney FC.-Newcastle United Jets FC:...
, who both died during the week beginning 26 July 2010.
Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
local Brett Emerton
Brett Emerton
Brett Michael Emerton is an Australian football player who plays for Sydney FC and the Australia national team...
opened the scoring for Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
in the 37th minute after gathering a Steven Nzonzi flick-on from a Gael Givet
Gaël Givet
Gaël Givet-Viaros is a French footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers. Givet is a left-footed centre back who can also play left-back.-Monaco:...
long ball. The Qantas Socceroos international experience showed as he chested the ball down calmly to turn and finish past goalkeeper Reddy
Liam Reddy
Liam Reddy is an Australian football player who is currently on a three year contract with the Hyundai A-League team, Sydney FC-Club career:...
.
In the 67th minute Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
substitutes Junior Hoilett and Keith Andrews
Keith Andrews (footballer)
Keith Joseph Andrews is an Irish association footballer who plays for Ipswich Town and the Republic of Ireland national football team. Voted best player EU by Vp rel...
combined well to find Pedersen
Morten Gamst Pedersen
Morten Gamst Pedersen is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers and the Norway national football team.-Tromsø IL:...
who finished from close range to make it 2-0 to Blackburn.
The Sky Blues were to grab a consolation goal though as another fine attacking move saw Gan
Brendan Gan
Brendan Gan is an Australian footballer who currently plays for Sabah FA in the Malaysian Super League.-Club career:Gan began playing football for his local club, the Marton Hammers before he signed for the Sutherland Sharks in 2000 when he was twelve years old and came up through their youth...
play a delicate ball through to Brosque
Alex Brosque
Alex Brosque is an Australian professional football player who currently plays for J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse...
who took a touch and finessed his shot past Bunn
Mark Bunn
Mark Bunn is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Football career:Bunn was recruited from East Doncaster, Victoria and captained the Fitzroy U/19's before playing for Seniors for the Fitzroy Football Club between 1990 and 1992...
into the bottom right hand corner of the goal in the 81st minute.
Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
manager Sam Allardyce
Sam Allardyce
Samuel "Sam" Allardyce , nicknamed "Big Sam", is an English football manager and former professional player. In June 2011 he was appointed as manager of West Ham United....
commented after the match that he would like to come back and compete in the 2011 Sydney Festival of Football.
Games
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Scorers
{| class="wikitable"! Name
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Alex BrosqueAlex Brosque
Alex Brosque is an Australian professional football player who currently plays for J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse...
| Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
| 3
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Nacho Scocco| AEK Athens
|2
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Nikos Liberopoulos| AEK Athens
|2
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Ismael BlancoIsmael Blanco
Ismael Blanco is an Argentine professional football player who plays for the Mexican Primera División team, San Luis F.C.-Argentina:Blanco started his career with Colón in 2002...
| AEK Athens
|1
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LeonardoLeonardo Rodriguez Pereira
Leonardo Rodrigues Pereira , commonly known as Leonardo, is a Brazilian football player currently playing as an attacking midfielder for AEK Athens in the Greek Super League.-AEK Athens:...
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Nathan BurnsNathan Burns
Nathan Burns is an Australian international football player currently playing as a right winger for AEK Athens F.C. in the Greek Super League.-Adelaide United:He formerly played for Parramatta Eagles and trained at the AIS....
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Pantelis KafesPantelis Kafes
Pantelis Kafes is a Greek footballer currently playing as a deep-lying playmaker for AEK Athens in the Greek Super League...
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Brett EmertonBrett Emerton
Brett Michael Emerton is an Australian football player who plays for Sydney FC and the Australia national team...
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Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
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David DunnDavid Dunn
David John Ian Dunn is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Blackburn Rovers.-Blackburn Rovers:...
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Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
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Phil JonesPhil Jones (footballer)
Philip Anthony "Phil" Jones is an English footballer who plays for Manchester United and the England national team. Before joining Manchester United, Jones played for Blackburn Rovers at both youth and senior levels...
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Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
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Morten Gamst PedersenMorten Gamst Pedersen
Morten Gamst Pedersen is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers and the Norway national football team.-Tromsø IL:...
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Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
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Kenny MillerKenny Miller
Kenneth "Kenny" Miller is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Cardiff City and the Scotland national football team...
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Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
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Maurice EduMaurice Edu
Maurice Edu is an American soccer player who plays for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League and the United States national team.- Early life :...
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Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
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Ibrahima Iyane ThiamIbrahima Iyane Thiam
Ibrahima Thiam-Iyane is a Senegalese-Belgian footballer, who currently plays football for KV Roeselare. He previously played for RC Lens and Paris Saint Germain....
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Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
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