
Sydney FC's AFC Champions League Two campaign has suffered a set-back with a luckless 1-0 home defeat against J.League heavyweights Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Sanfrecce's Mutsuki Kato scored the only goal of an open contest at a rain-sodden Jubilee Stadium on Thursday night and while Sydney FC saw two penalty claims waved away, the visitors had goalkeeper Keisuke Osako to thank for all three points.