on the ladder with a spirited 1-0 defeat of Sydney FC at Skilled Park on Saturday night. Restructured after back-to-back losses, United’s defence was on-song and its right side attack provided plenty of opportunities including Shane Smeltz's 36th-minute match-winner. Kristian Rees returned from injury to pull together Gold Coast's defence, Joel Porter was reinstated to the run-on side and Steve Fitzsimmons started in the midfield as the early season hot-shots returned to form. Sydney's ...