Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, April 1, 2017
Melbourne City FC WLWWL 0
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Sydney FC LWWWW 3
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SYD033
Allianz Stadium · 15,266 att. · ESPN3

Match Report

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Sydney FC claim more A-League records with win over Melbourne City

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
15
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
2
47.7
Possession
52.3
5
SHOTS
14
2
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
297
Accurate Passes
336
396
Passes
445
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
19
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.3
67
Long Balls
69
30
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
3
6
Effective Tackles
24
11
Tackles
30
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
38
Effective Clearances
20
38
Clearances
20

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

SYD · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Danny VukovicG
  2. 4Alex WilkinsonCD-L
  3. 12Aaron CalverCD-R
  4. 7Michael ZulloLB
  5. 23Rhyan GrantRB
  6. 14Alex BrosqueAM
  7. 13Brandon O'NeillLM
  8. 6Josh BrillanteRM
  9. 9BobôF
  10. 10Milos NinkovicAM-L
  11. 21Filip HoloskoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Andrew RedmayneSUB
  2. 17David CarneySUB
  3. 8Milos DimitrijevicSUB
  4. 19George BlackwoodSUB
  5. 18Matt SimonSUB

MBC · 4-4-2

  1. 20Dean BouzanisG
  2. 21Ruon TongyikCD-L
  3. 2Manny MuscatCD-R
  4. 3Joshua RoseLB
  5. 5Ivan FranjicRB
  6. 34Denis GenreauCM-L
  7. 26Luke BrattanCM-R
  8. 9Nicolás ColazoLM
  9. 12Nick FitzgeraldRM
  10. 23Bruno FornaroliCF-L
  11. 17Tim CahillCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Thomas SorensenSUB
  2. 10Anthony CáceresSUB
  3. 18Paulo RetreSUB
  4. 14Daniel ArzaniSUB
  5. 11Bruce KamauSUB

Timeline

  1. 43' Alex Brosque (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 57' Goal! Sydney FC 1, Melbourne City FC 0. Alex Brosque (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Zullo.
  3. 61' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Bruce Kamau replaces Nick Fitzgerald.
  4. 63' Goal! Sydney FC 2, Melbourne City FC 0. Bobô (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Zullo.
  5. 71' Substitution, Sydney FC. David Carney replaces Filip Holosko.
  6. 72' Brandon O'Neill (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 77' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Daniel Arzani replaces Tim Cahill.
  8. 78' Joshua Brillante (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 79' Substitution, Sydney FC. Milos Dimitrijevic replaces Joshua Brillante.
  10. 82' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Anthony Caceres replaces Nicolás Colazo.
  11. 85' Substitution, Sydney FC. Matt Simon replaces Alex Brosque.
  12. 90'+1' Goal! Sydney FC 3, Melbourne City FC 0. Bobô (Sydney FC) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by David Carney with a cross.

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