The Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust have denied any responsibility for the knee injury suffered by Melbourne Victory's Terry Antonis, claiming the incident occurred on mature turf that had been inspected and approved by multiple parties.
Antonis slipped and suffered the injury on a section of the SCG pitch near the centre cricket wicket in the 78th minute and was forced from the field, as Melbourne Victory went down 2-1 to Sydney FC on Saturday night.
Melbourne Victory and their coach Kevin Muscat have strongly condemned the standard of the field since the match, while Football Federation Australia says the pitch was inspected but was in an unacceptable condition.