Match Report
Arsenal (191st, 6 pts) visited Sydney (1618th, 0 pts) with 6 points between them. Arsenal had been under-performing their position — 2290th on five-round form against 191st in the table. Per game in the league, Sydney were scoring 0 and conceding 2.5, Arsenal 1.67 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.64 goals per team per game.
Arsenal came in having won six on the spin, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Sydney had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Arsenal, 15.
The match was played at Stadium Australia in Sydney (capacity 83,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Arsenal led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.