Guillermo Amor’s Adelaide United side following a similar path to Josep Gombau’s

IT’S uncanny but Adelaide United coach Guillermo Amor is on the same path as his Spanish predecessor Josep Gombau.

SOCCER - A-LEAGUE - Adelaide United v Sydney FC at Coopers Stadium. United celebrate with the fans after Carrusca gets the goal Photo Sarah Reed

IT’S uncanny but Adelaide United coach Guillermo Amor is on the same path as his Spanish predecessor Josep Gombau.

Adelaide now has nine points after nine matches — exactly the same amount as when Gombau was in the Reds hot seat staring down United’s worst start to the season in 2013.

Amor’s Adelaide is ironically on the same trail as Gombau after a galvanising 2-1 win over Sydney FC at Coopers Stadium on Friday night — almost two years to the day that Gombau’s side smacked Central Coast 4-0.

Amor was a relieved man after the clash but talks of making the top six after still far too premature.

Amor said he was unsighted when Dylan McGowan won a penalty at the death but believes Pablo Sanchez’s first half goal which was disallowed was legitimate.

“It’s an important win for us,’ Amor said.

“I didn’t the penalty on TV but I do respect the calls against Pablo Sanchez and Sergio Cirio.

“It’s a part of the game and it did balance out.”

Amor nonetheless saw teenage Alex Gersbach’s send off as one decision referee Strebre Delovski got absolutely right in the 28th minute of the clash which saw Sydney play with 10-men for 62 minutes.

“For us it was good (the red card),’’ Amor said.

“From what we saw from the bench the tackle didn’t look the best.

“But it did change the game they played with 10 men for most of the match.”

Originally published as Guillermo Amor’s Adelaide United side following a similar path to Josep Gombau’s