{"id":291411,"date":"2023-04-30T08:35:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T08:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=291411"},"modified":"2023-04-30T09:58:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T09:58:25","slug":"sky-blues-hoodoo-crushed-in-a-league-grand-final-belting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=291411","title":{"rendered":"Sky Blues hoodoo crushed in A League grand final belting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sydney FC<\/a>'s three-year hoodoo has come to an end after the club finally returned to the winners circle in the A League<\/a> Women competition.<\/p>\n

New recruit Madison Haley was undoubtedly the star\ufeff, finishing player of the match with a two-goal effort in the 4-0 win over Western United<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There was no shortage of records broken from the champions, who last won the grand final in the 2018\/19 season.<\/p>\n

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Winning the premiers plate for a third year in a row, the Sky Blues' ability to make it the double was the second time in the club's history.<\/p>\n

Princess Ibini also made her seventh grand final appearance, while captain Nat Tobin was outstanding in her 100th game. \ufeff<\/p>\n

\"Sydney<\/p>\n

Tobin, who scored a header in the win, struggled to put the victory down to one word after a phenomenal night.<\/p>\n

"Oh my god, it's overwhelming, it's outstanding, it's amazing, so incredible – these girls are such a special group," she told Paramount+ post-game.<\/p>\n

"We did it, we finally did it."<\/p>\n

The Sydney skipper added the heartache of three grand final losses in a row made the victory so much sweeter. \ufeff<\/p>\n

"Those last few grand final losses, especially last year when I think we were the better team, they were so heartbreaking … but today it's just elation," she said.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/aleaguewomen\/status\/1652588781940375553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n

Sydney FC was on the board early at Allianz Stadium, with Haley – daughter of five-time Super Bowl winner Charles Haley – scoring her first with a header in the fourth minute.<\/p>\n

Tobin then had her goal for the match in the 18th minute, with the Sky Blues in full control.<\/p>\n

Controversy struck in the second half when Sydney FC was awarded a penalty with Western United appealing against the decision.<\/p>\n

It all came to nothing as Ibini put away the kick and the game with her side now holding one hand on the trophy.<\/p>\n

\"Madison<\/p>\n

Haley then scored her second goal in injury time, taking her tally to 11 for the season to put her second on the club's list for goals scored in a season with Kyah Simon ahead of her with 12 in 2010\/11. \ufeff<\/p>\n

After scoring a brace, the American star \ufeffjoked she envisaged more.<\/p>\n

"I was hoping for a hat-trick, but a brace, I'll settle for it," she said to Paramount+. \ufeff<\/p>\n

The A League W grand final also made history for the biggest crowd in an Australian domestic women's match \ufeffwith 9519.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/aleaguewomen\/status\/1652576765301391361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n

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