Overview
- Sydney FC reached the A-League Men Grand Final on Saturday after a 4-2 penalty shootout win over Newcastle that followed a 2-2 aggregate tie.
- Piero Quispe put Sydney ahead in the 64th minute before Eli Adams leveled in the sixth minute of stoppage time to force extra time.
- Harrison Devenish-Meares saved efforts from Kosta Grozos and Xavier Bertoncello in the shootout, and Ben Garuccio buried the winner.
- The Sky Blues travel to Go Media Stadium to face Auckland FC next Saturday, chasing a record sixth championship.
- Newcastle's season, which delivered the Australia Cup and the Premiers' Plate, ended short of a treble as coach Mark Milligan urged his squad to remember the pain.