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Gomes struck with 10 minutes remaining and Thy netted in stoppage time to secure the points for a Lion City Sailors side that had dominated for much of the match but had struggled to turn their superiority into goals.
The result takes the Singaporean side onto seven points from their first three matches in Group F, one point ahead of Adelaide United as the group phase reaches the halfway point.
Lion City Sailors dictated proceedings throughout the opening exchanges with Kyoga Nakamura forcing Joshua Smits into a save to his right with seven minutes on the clock. That was a pattern that was to continue for much of the game.
Antonio Mance found the side-netting soon after while Matthias Phaeton’s run through midfield set up the Guadalupe international to unleash a right-foot shot from distance that was only marginally wide.
It was Phaeton who went closest to the opener in the 15th minute after Diogo Costa skipped past his marker on the left and cut the ball inside but the shot was kept out by Smits throwing himself at full stretch to his right to block.
Phaeton drove another strike over the bar from 20 yards out as the opportunities started to mount for the visiting side.
Lion City Sailors went closer still in the 25th minute when Giovanni Haag’s in-swinging cross from the right looped over the outstretched arm of Smits and Gomes’ header came back off the woodwork.
Smits saved from Phaeton again to further frustrate the Singapore Premier League side while Ilhan Fandi, on as an early replacement for the injured Mance, clipped the top of the crossbar with a glancing header from Haag’s corner
However, with a little over three minutes remaining in the half Adelaide United almost took the lead, Craig Goodwin releasing Brody Burkitt and his low right-foot shot was kept out by Victor Aznar with Amlani Tatu blasting the rebound high over the bar.
The home side should have gone in front two minutes later, Tatu somehow steering his attempt wide after another penetrating run down the right flank from Burkitt.
Group F: Adelaide United FC (AUS) v Lion City Sailors FC (SGP)
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Ilhan steered his attempt wide nine minutes after the interval as Lion City continued to dominate without finding a way through and Costa flashed his 70th minute shot across the target.
Adelaide United threatened in the 76th minute when substitute Jonny Yull swung his cross into the area from the right but Burkitt could only direct his header wide of the target.
But Lion City finally claimed the goal their display warranted when Haag’s corner cleared Smits and Gomes pounced, scoring at the second attempt after seeing his initial effort blocked by Ajak Riak, who was denied a last-minute equaliser by Aznar’s sharp save.
Anzar made another save as Adelaide pressed for the leveller with Bailey Wright clearing off the line before Thy sprinted clear to score the decisive second in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
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