Sydney FC duo Mark ‘xMarkoHD’ Brijevski and Samer ‘Samer96_’ Elbadar put on a dominant show in Round 3 of the E-League, claiming a 9-3 aggregate win over Newcastle Jets on Thursday night.
Sydney FC duo Mark ‘xMarkoHD’ Brijevski and Samer ‘Samer96_’ Elbadar put on a dominant show in Round 3 of the E-League, claiming a 9-3 aggregate win over Newcastle Jets on Thursday night.
Both legs of each fixture were played simultaneously to account for a delayed start time, adding a new layer of intrigue to proceedings.
But there was no trepidation for Sydney FC’s in-form pair, mimicking their Hyundai A-League counterparts by surging to the top of the ladder.
Newcastle Jets 3-9 Sydney FC
- Sydney FC lead the E-League on goal difference following two back-to-back wins over an outclassed Newcastle Jets.
Xbox: Dane ‘bossierhickory8’ Crow 2-4 Samer ‘Samer96_’ Elbadar
Samer Elbadar continued his impressive season with an accomplished 4-2 win over Dane Crow of Newcastle.
Two from Elbadar sandwiched Crow’s lone first-half strike before the Sky Blues’ competitor broke it open after the break, notching another two fine efforts in the space of seven second-half minutes.
Crow closed the margin with a lightning move from the back but was unable to build on that glimmer of hope in the closing stages.
FULL TIME: @SydneyFC's @Samer96_ secures an impressive 4-2 win against @NewcastleJetsFC's @Bossierhickory8 in our @XboxAustralia match up. #ELeague #NEWvSYD pic.twitter.com/JppwSQwIum
— E-League (@ELeagueAus) March 1, 2018
PS4: Bohdan ‘BLfifa’ Ling 1-5 Mark ‘xMarkoHD’ Brijeski
Mark Brijeski made the most of a numerical advantage to sweep aside Bohdan Ling in a comprehensive 5-1 victory.
Jets received their second red card of the tournament for coughing up a penalty midway through the opening stanza, although Ling did go some way to retrieving the situation by saving the resultant spot-kick.
The odds remained heavily stacked in Brijeski’s favour and he made the extra man count with two quickfire goals in the shadows of half-time.
From there the floodgates opened, Milos Ninkovic among the scorers as arguably the E-League’s standout performer so far made it three on the trot.
56' GOALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! NINKO!!!! Our Serbian star gets his name on the scoresheet as he fires in across goal into the far bottom corner from the left! 0-4 #SydneyIsSkyBlue #ELeague #NEWvSYD
— Sydney FC (@SydneyFC) March 1, 2018
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