First-half strikes from Aaron Calver and Alex Brosque, along with a Leigh Broxham own goal, set them on their way, with Le Fondre ramming home the advantage with a penalty and a well-taken chance in the second period before Milos Ninkovic hit a sixth.

It put three-time champions Sydney into the decider next Sunday against Perth, the year's dominant team.

Perth made the grade by beating Adelaide United 5-4 in a dramatic penalty shoot-out on Friday after a white-knuckle game ended 3-3 in extra-time.

With the competition's top scorer adding to his tally and its meanest defence registering another shutout, there were plenty of talking points, so join the-AFC.com as we look back at the week in numbers.

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The three points earned from Ulsan’s third win of the group phase mean Kim Do-hoon’s side cannot finish outside the top two places and they will advance to the Round of 16, while Sydney FC crash out.

Diskerud’s goal came 14 minutes into an even second half when the United States international’s quick thinking allowed him to score after the ball had been deflected into his path in the penalty area, and his improvised finish gave Andrew Redmayne no chance in the Sydney goal.

The result leaves the group finely balanced, with just two points separating the teams between second and fourth place.

SIPG’s Zhang Wei had a good early effort saved by Andrew Redmayne as the home side started brightly.

But Sydney worked their way into the match and in the 20th minute, Rhyan Grant’s cross found Adam Le Fondre but the Englishman’s volley went wide.

Siem De Jong’s excellent through ball then found Reza Ghoochannejhad but the angle was tight and Yan Junling came out to smother the shot.

The draw ensured the China PR side stay two points above the Australians in the Group H standings.

There was a stunning start as Sydney scored after just three minutes. Siem De Jong brought the ball down on the edge of the SIPG penalty area and his low shot was deflected into the net.