Brisbane Roar will look to make the most of home ground advantage in an Elimination Final clash with Adelaide United at Moreton Daily Stadium on Sunday, June 13.
In the two meetings between these sides throughout the 2020/21 season, the home side prevailed on both occasions.
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But second-placed Sydney FC were pushed hard before ending the Roar s eight-match unbeaten run at home in Redcliffe on Saturday afternoon.
A lone first-half strike from Kosta Barbarouses was the difference between the teams for much of the contest.
Harry van der Saag doubled the winning margin with the final kick of the contest as his fierce close-range drive went in off the post.
Former Roar forward Barbarouses fired home from an acute angle on 16 minutes after a driving run into the penalty area.
Bobo headed against the crossbar as Sydney FC threatened to double their lead on a couple of occasions.
Sydney FC scored once on either side of half-time to end the regular season on a high with a 2-0 win over Brisbane Roar at Moreton Daily Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Roar needed a three-point effort to seal third spot on the table heading into the Finals Series but will instead wait to see if Central Coast Mariners can defeat Western United in the second game of Matchday Saturday to jump above Brisbane on the table.
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The 21-year-old scored his ninth goal of an impressive campaign with the Roar in Wednesday s 2-1 win over Perth Glory at Moreton Daily Stadium.
The victory sealed Brisbane s finals berth, meaning Danzaki s loan spell from J.League club Consadole Sapporo will extend beyond Saturday s last home-and-away fixture against Sydney FC in Redcliffe.
While most are expecting Danzaki to return home at the conclusion of the Roar s season to continue his career with Sapporo, Moon says he ll be doing all he can to bring the youngster back next season. We have big plans to keep him, Moon said.
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Adelaide United were the big movers in Matchweek 16, benefiting from Macarthur FC and Melbourne City dropping points as the Reds moved to within one point of Central Coast Mariners at the top of the table.
The Reds beat Macarthur and drew to fellow Finals Series aspirants Western Sydney Wanderers to jump into second by the end of the Matchweek.
City drew 1-1 with Sydney FC and Macarthur added to their loss to the Reds by falling to a 2-1 defeat at home to Brisbane Roar, who ended their eight-game winless run with the shock result on the road.