Milos Ninkovic scored in the 88th minute to give Sydney FC a 1-0 win over Western Sydney Wanderers in a feisty derby Saturday, sending his team to the top of Australian football's A-League after the third round.
Serbian Ninkovic controlled Brandon O'Neill's lofted pass, beat Nikolai Topor-Stanley and sent his sharply-angled shot across goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne and into the bottom corner, clinching the win in front of 40,000 fans.
Sydney's fourth win over in its last five derby clashes with the Wanderers set it atop the table, one point clear of Brisbane which lost 3-2 at Wellington to end its winning start to the season.
Wellington moved into joint second place beside Brisbane and Newcastle which stunned defending champion the Melbourne Victory 1-0 at Newcastle on Friday.
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