Born to South Sudanese parents in Kakuma, in northwestern Kenya, Mabil, now 19, only arrived in Australia in 2006 as a refugee, settling in Adelaide. Bad night gets worse: Adelaide's Awer Mabil. Credit:Getty Images Speaking after after the match to assembled reporters, the pacy forward — who has represented Australia's under-20 side eight times — said he was shocked at what the Serbian defender said to him. "He was saying stuff that I didn't like and you don't expect that from any player. We're just playing the game and [it's] it's nothing to do with our families," he said. "We go out there to represent our families but not to abuse other people." But Mabil said he didn't want to report anything to Football Federation Australia.

"He came and said something, but I don't care. We'll just wait for next season," he said. "Good luck to them in the finals, though. Obviously he said it to me, so I'm keeping it to me and next time we play, I'll score against him." Jimmy Jeggo of Adelaide United restrains Nikola Petkovic of Sydney FC as he exchanges heated words with Dylan McGowan. Credit:Mark Kolbe The Reds' forward said that what Petkovic said to him was so vile that he couldn't repeat it publicly. "I can't say, but it was bad," he said. When Fairfax Media asked Petkovic to comment, he denied the accusation, saying "It's not true, I didn't say anything that was like this ... It's no different to what is said every other weekend."