Australian A-League Men

FT Thursday, February 9, 2017
Wellington Phoenix WWLDL 1
–
Sydney FC WDWWD 3
1st2ndT
WEL101
SYD213
Allianz Stadium · 8,380 att.

Match Report

Team Stats

19
Fouls
21
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
1
46.3
Possession
53.7
9
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
257
Accurate Passes
316
363
Passes
424
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
7
Accurate Crosses
5
18
Crosses
17
0.4
Cross %
0.3
71
Long Balls
83
28
Accurate Long Balls
42
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
1
13
Effective Tackles
16
19
Tackles
22
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
35
Effective Clearances
15
35
Clearances
15

Head to Head

SYD leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SYD · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Danny VukovicG
  2. 4Alex WilkinsonCD-L
  3. 5Jordy BuijsCD-R
  4. 7Michael ZulloLB
  5. 23Rhyan GrantRB
  6. 14Alex BrosqueAM
  7. 8Milos DimitrijevicLM
  8. 6Josh BrillanteRM
  9. 9BobôF
  10. 10Milos NinkovicAM-L
  11. 21Filip HoloskoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Andrew RedmayneSUB
  2. 11Bernie Ibini-IseiSUB
  3. 17David CarneySUB
  4. 16George TimotheouSUB
  5. 18Matt SimonSUB

WEL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Glen MossG
  2. 5Ryan LowCD-L
  3. 22Andrew DuranteCD-R
  4. 19Tom DoyleLB
  5. 2Jacob TrattRB
  6. 8Alex RodriguezCM
  7. 10Michael McGlincheyLM
  8. 17Vince LiaRM
  9. 7Guilherme FinklerF
  10. 21Roy KrishnaLF
  11. 9Kosta BarbarousesRF

Substitutes

  1. 11Hamish WatsonSUB
  2. 6Dylan FoxSUB
  3. 20Lewis ItalianoSUB
  4. 23Matthew RidentonSUB
  5. 4Roly BonevaciaSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Sydney FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alex Brosque with a cross.
  2. 16' Roy Krishna (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 22' Goal! Sydney FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 0. Bobô (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rhyan Grant with a cross.
  4. 32' Goal! Sydney FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 1. Alex Rodriguez (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Guilherme Finkler with a cross following a corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Hamish Watson replaces Michael McGlinchey.
  6. 54' Goal! Sydney FC 3, Wellington Phoenix 1. Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
  7. 60' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Matthew Ridenton replaces Jacob Tratt.
  8. 65' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Roly Bonevacia replaces Alex Rodriguez.
  9. 68' Jordy Buijs (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 72' Guilherme Finkler (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 72' Substitution, Sydney FC. Bernie Ibini-Isei replaces Filip Holosko.
  12. 76' Matthew Ridenton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 77' Alex Wilkinson (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 86' Substitution, Sydney FC. David Carney replaces Alex Brosque.
  15. 88' Andrew Durante (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90' Substitution, Sydney FC. Matt Simon replaces Milos Ninkovic.

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