Match destroyed by the worst red card decision you’ll ever see. Ibusuki sent off late in the first half, with Adelaide United going into the break with a well-earned lead.

Sydney score two early second half goals. Adelaide have just equalised. Game on. Sydney suck. The referee sucks.

Laughable .. .

A bit rich for Brattan to get frustrated by play stopping for a foul on Juande. Play has had to stop five times due to Brattan’s “injury”. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a team’s playing culture built around gamesmanship more in any sport.

You should watch Angie’s Celtic then. 

Caceres - barely a foul on Goodwin, but gets a yellow. More studs showing than Ibusuki. Should have been a straight red with VAR confirmation. #consistency

Ange’s Celtic can play football. Football first, gamesmanship second.

2-2 seems fair

2-2 full time. Sydney played for the draw at home against ten men and got it.

The referee started shakily, made a horrifically bad decision that significantly impacted the rest of the match, and set himself the standard for the remainder of the game. The longer the match went, the less control the referee had over it.

Good game and decent crowd 

Match wasn't destroyed at all. Reds showed huge character. Sydney have cause to be worried. 

https://keepup.com.au/news/live-isuzu-ute-a-league-on-sunday-october-23-goals-highlights-updates-reaction-analysis

TBF Sydney are ahead of where most of our supporters thought they'd be after last seasons shambles.

Ibusuki launched with studs exposed. He had no control.

Just because he did not make a full on connection does not change the dangerous nature of the action.

There is always a chance that the opponent holds back when he sees the dangerous challenge coming in and making the action seem less dangerous.

I thought the red card was excessive personally, but I totally understand why it was given.

Thanks for confirming you have nfi.

Ha Ha you can't be serious!

So every time a player does an overhead kick they should be sent off regardless of whether contact was made, because there is a chance that they COULD have kicked someone’s head off.
Then we could introduce preventative red cards. If a player has a history of send offs then after a certain number of card free games just send them off in case they make dangerous contact with someone during the game.

It was a very harsh red card, Ibasuki didnt mean to cause harm with that tackle, the refs are going with the rulebook and forgetting to use some common sense! 

Overall it was a decent game, im actually enjoying Sydney FC's style of football, they play good football especially with their front 3 and I thought Wood is much more suited up front and showed good hold up play even though he missed an 1v1 he looks to more effective than LeFondre who looks slow.

Why? Where do you disagree?

Yes, every time a player does an overhead kick near enough to an opponent to make contact it is a dangerous play.

Where does it say you have to make contact, break a leg, knock someone unconscious? Dangerous play does not require death or injury.

If you want to disagree with anything please do...?

Always a pleasure :)

Did you notice the part that said I personally found the card excessive - and I have nfi? So you must think the card was not excessive or you agree with me? Maybe some idea... ;)

That is a moronic decision. 

I am surprised at anyone who thinks Sydney are playing bad football. They may have struggled to break down a resolute and skilful team of 10 (who doesn't) but it was not through a lack of cohesion, or quality attacks.

I think they are showing enough to be top 6 this season and how well they combine over the course of the season is all that will limit them.

Good attendance, good football. I reckon you have a gem in Wood. Should be starting ahead of ALF. 

People like you cheering this garbage on is why it just gets worse every year. Will you be happy when it’s a totally non-contact sport?

Don’t think that’s a Red card- especially when he touched the ball first and only clipped opponent while sliding on ground?! Adelaide did well to score again with only 10 men and get 1 point

Ask another ref what they think?? Muz?

There was still some good football played, despite the ref's shocking decision and the replay of it supporting the send off.

I didn't say I agreed with it - just that I could understand the call. He lunged in a dangerous manner and was uncontrolled.

Did you think last week's slipping over red card was warranted? No intent - but equal disregard for safety and lack of control.

I have never said I want the game to be 'safe' in the sense you are suggesting, and none of my comments even remotely 'cheer it on'. That is a preconceived notion you have about 'people like me'.

The laws of the game address that in principle so it is not fantasy. You really cannot understand how the action today might reasonably be viewed as dangerous?

I always like to hear other considered opinions - makes the forum a good place to contribute.

VAR were the second ref - and regardless of not wanting to expose a bad decision or poor judgement I do not think they could have let the card stand if it was not 'within the boundaries of the laws' to issue it.

The question I think is better worded - how would other refs interpret the situation and would they be more inclined to issue a yellow in that situation (as with Decentric 2's comment above).

Would not be appropriate for a declared ref to comment on another ref - just to know how they personally might have decided differently.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/aleague-2022-hiroshi-ibusuki-red-card-in-sydney-fc-vs-adelaide-united-worst-decision-var-mistake-howler-video/news-story/ad8f0b2eadf5551220e16e090a3096f0