Ange Postecoglou suffered defeat in his Australia homecoming as Sydney FC ran out winners over Celtic at the Allianz Stadium.
The Hoops boss has returned to his homeland to compete in the Sydney Super Cup as part of vital preparations ahead of the second half of the season with the champions nine clear of Rangers at the top of the Premiership and in the hunt for domestic trophy success in the Viaplay and Scottish Cups.
The Aussie boss made a raft of changes handing a number of fringe men vital minutes with the key quartet of Cameron Carter-Vickers, Daizen Maeda, Josip Juranovic, and Aaron Mooy all on World Cup duty. The visitors got survived two early woodwork scares to take the lead through Kyogo Furuhashi but Sydney pegged them back instantly with Robert Mak showing Stephen Welsh a clean pair of heels to superbly level. Max Burgess then completed the turnaround for the home side on the hour with a stunning stirke into the top corner, despite the Hoops being well on top of their opponents for the majority of the second period. Here's three things we learned from Down Under.
