Sydney 2–1 Adelaide United

Sydney needed a second half to turn this one around, and R. Youlley and O. Sunday delivered. Adelaide United struck first through B. Burkitt in the 16th minute and looked set to leave with something from the A-League opener, but Sydney hit back twice in nine minutes, Youlley leveling in the 64th and Sunday completing the comeback in the 73rd to seal a 2-1 win. It's revenge too: Adelaide United had won the only previous meeting between these two, so Sydney's first points of the season come with a bit of payback attached. The win lifts Sydney to eighth with one point from their opener, while Adelaide United, still searching for their first result, sit 11th. Neither B. Burkitt nor Sydney's double act cracked the league's top ten scorers, headed by S. Cosgrove on 12, but that's a conversation for later in the season. Right now, the story is Sydney's second-half turnaround, two goals in nine minutes to flip a losing scoreline into three points. Watch how Sunday's 73rd-minute winner unfolds in the highlights below.