An historic seven-year first & a record crowd: Liberty A-League Grand Final through a camera lens

The Liberty A-League season came down to the last Sunday in April, and it did not disappoint.

There were goals – four to be exact as three-time reigning premiers Sydney FC proved too strong for Western United 4-0 in their blockbuster decider at CommBank Stadium, where Madison Haley stole the show with a brace.

A record crowd of 9,519 fans watched the Sky Blues clinch the first Premiership-Championship double since Melbourne City achieved the feat in 2016.

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Sydney also won a record-equalling fourth Championship, level with City, on a memorable evening in Western Sydney.

We had photographer Rachel Bach and our team on the ground on deck to capture all the colour, goals and celebration from the big day in Sydney.