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The Queensland Roar, led by star striker Sergio van Dijk, last night ended Sydney FC's hopes of appearing in a fourth straight A-League finals.
Queensland handed its cross-border rival a 3-1 defeat in a frantic and heated round 20 clash at Lang Park.
Van Dijk's late season flood of goals continued, netting the club's first hat-trick to take his season tally to 10 as the Roar finally buried Sydney's play-off aspirations.
The victory guarantees Queensland a top three spot and an outside shot at the minor premiership going into the final round of the season, while Sydney's campaign could possibly end as low as seventh.
- RADIO AUSTRALIA
