NYL: Gold Coast claim Sydney scalp

Jefferson and Andrew Barisic got the goals for the hosts, who move up to second place and remain the only unbeaten side in the competition.

Gold Coast took just eight minutes to go ahead with Jefferson getting on the end of a Barisic knock down to volley past Sydney keeper Ivan Neceski.

The lead was doubled just before half time when Barisic fired home from 20 metres.

Sydney lead the competition on 16 points from eight games while Gold Coast are on 15 points, having one game in hand.

Gold Coast United: 1.Jerrad TYSON (gk), 2.Steven TOPALOVIC, 6.Mitchell BEVAN (11.Ben HALLORAN 55), 7.Zachary ANDERSON (c), 9.JEFFERSON (OA) (15.Ramone CLOSE 60), 10.Koh SATAKE, 12.Golgol MEBRAHTU, 14.Joshua BRILLANTE, 19.Andrew BARISIC (OA), 17.Tahj MINNIECON (13.Callum HARE 46), 18.James BROWN.

Sydney FC: 1.Ivan NECESKI [gk] (20.Mark PULLMAN [gk] 71) , 2.Steve TIBBETTS, 3.Antony GOLEC (c), 4.Matthew JURMAN (10.Mitchell SPEER 57), 5.Adam CASEY (17.Luke AUSTIN 57), 6.Chris PAYNE, 7.Sam MUNRO, 8.Hussein AKIL (15.Ray MILLER 53), 11.Iain RAMSAY, 13.Joel CHIANESE, 14.Tim MCGOWAN.