More derby joy for Sydney FC in W-League

Sydney FC have extended their recent domiance over Western Sydney to the W-League.

Sydney FC have been dominant against Western Sydney in the A-League, and now they have extended that form to the W-League as the Sky Blues posted a confident 2-0 derby win over the Wanderers yesterday.

Leena Khamis netted twice in the first half as Sydney eased to a deserved win at Allianz Stadium in front of 4178 spectators — the second-highest W-League crowd outside a finals match.

Matildas forward Khamis opened the scoring on 13 minutes with a low finish, then doubled the lead just before the half-hour mark by adroitly turning Kyah Simon’s shot home while sitting on the ground. Khamis could have had a hat-trick but was denied by a magnificent Jada Whyman save, while Alanna Kennedy had a goal disallowed as Sydney had numerous chances to extend the victory margin.

At the other end of the field, the Wanderers found goalkeeper Sham Khamis — younger sister of the Sydney FC forward — in solid form.

Sydney’s win came despite the absence of suspended star forward Caitlin Foord, while Servet Uzunlar was injured during the warm-up.

“I was very happy with the way we played but we need to be more ruthless in front of goal and that’s something that we’ll be working on,” said Sydney FC coach Dan Barrett.

Sydney FC, who lost in last week’s season opener, have now won seven of their nine matches against their city rivals.

AAP