- Roy O'Donovan - 66'
- Scott Galloway - 76'
- Bobô - 43', 48'
- David Carney - 77'
David Carney earns Sydney FC win at Central Coast Mariners
Brazilian Bobo has scored twice and substitute David Carney has notched a contentious late winner for unbeaten A-League leaders Sydney FC, who scraped past Central Coast 3-2 in Gosford.
The Mariners became the first team this season to score twice against Sydney and came from two down on Sunday to level at 2-2, despite a missed penalty from Fabio Ferreira.
Carney's 77th-minute stooping header at Central Coast Stadium had Mariners players and coaching staff screaming for an offside call that wasn't heeded.
Sydney, who lost centre-back Matt Jurman during the week to South Korean side Suwon Bluewings, saw his replacement and stand-in skipper Sebastian Ryall limp off with a hamstring injury in the first five minutes.
Bobo's first brace for Sydney came five minutes either side of half-time after the visitors created most of the clear-cut chances.
He pounced on a flick header from Filip Holosko, controlling the ball with his first touch and drilling the ball home with his second.
Bobo doubled the visitors' advantage from a close-range tap in after a pass from impressive playmaker Milos Ninkovic.
Roy O'Donovan pulled one back with a 65th-minute header and Ferreira blazed a spot kick over the bar seven minutes later after Rhyan Grant fouled substitute Connor Pain.
Scott Galloway levelled after 76 minutes, but their joy lasted only a minute.
Josh Brillante replaced Ryall, with Brandon O'Neill shifted from midfield to centre-back. Brillante picked up a yellow card in the second half and will miss next week's Sydney derby after collecting his fifth booking of the season.
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