Sydney FC have moved seven points clear of Newcastle at the top of the A-League table following a 1-1 draw with the Central Coast on Saturday night.
In what was Sky Blues coach Graham Arnold’s 200th A-League game as a coach, Sydney FC went behind at Allianz Stadium to an early penalty from Sutherland Sharks product Blake Powell.
But Bobo’s 16th league goal of the season in the second half earned Sydney a point and extended their unbeaten run at home to 25 games.
“Obviously it’s about scoring the goals, I thought the Mariners were very well set up tonight,” Arnold said.
“I thought we worked extremely hard, the effort was fantastic and we go another point clear at the top which is the main thing.
“The most important thing for me always is getting those opportunities, getting into those positions, getting players into good areas and it’ll come.
“It was a good game, the Mariners played well but they didn’t have a shot on target in the second half and we had enough chances to win two games. I think that for some reason overall, this being my 200th game, someone up there wanted this to be a draw.”
Sydney travel to Melbourne to face the Victory on Friday night.