But then the referee, Kris Griffiths-Jones, called the game off after initially suspending play for 30 minutes.
And so, with Sydney? fickle weather to blame, this very important game in the TeleChoice Premier League will have to be re-scheduled.
Spectators had hardly got into their seats before both teams squandered two great opportunities. After only thirty seconds the ball sat up beautifully for Jamie McMaster but he shot over the crossbar with only Michael Herbert to beat.
Sydney Olympic?s reply was almost instant when a cross from the right found Anthony Hartshorn, but somehow Michael Galluzzo managed to get the ball away off the line.
The game really didn?t live up to any great heights after those opening exchanges as Sydney Olympic squandered a series of half chances.
There were two yellow cards ? one to each team ? before referee Kris Griffith-Jones suspended play for 30 minutes due to lightning in the area.
Then, a few minutes later, a Football NSW official emerged from the dressing rooms waving to the ground announcer to give the spectators the announcement they possibly had been expecting: there was to be no further play today.
Match Stats

A.P.I.A. Leichhardt       0

Sydney Olympic                       0

*After 39 minutes of play
Venue: Lambert Park
Referee: Kris Griffith-Jones
A.P.I.A.-Leichhardt Tigers: Matthew Nash; John Kelso, Daniel Clifford, Michael Galluzzo, Paul Kohler, Stephen Kayes, Jamie McMaster, Simon Ryan, Christian Care, Robert Younis, Franco Parisi.
Substitutes Not Used: William Thom, Wandi Jajaw, David Dascal, Joe Bruni, Matt Kasbarian
Sydney Olympic: Michael Herbert; Matthew Jurman, Mirko Jurilj, Emmanuel Zunino, Nathan Sherlock, Roger Galayini, Milorad Simonovic, Matthew Mayora, Anthony Hartshorn, Shannon Cole, Siraj Al-Tall.
Substitutes Not Used: Anthony Doumanis, Peter Zorbas, Sam Emmanouil, Paul Wither, James Kovas
Red Cards: Nil
Yellow Cards: Galluzzo 26?, Jurman 28?
-By Joe Russo