Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, October 22, 2016
Sydney FC DDDWW 1
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Wellington Phoenix LLLLL 0
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Match Report

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Milos Ninkovic strikes late to seal win for Sydney FC over Phoenix

Sydney FC edged Wellington Phoenix 1-0 with a 92nd minute winner from Milos Ninkovic at Westpac Stadium on Sunday.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
17
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
5
11
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
4
41.1
Possession
58.9
15
SHOTS
13
5
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
200
Accurate Passes
349
305
Passes
449
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
7
28
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.3
74
Long Balls
47
32
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
18
Effective Tackles
10
23
Tackles
12
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
12
Effective Clearances
27
15
Clearances
36

Head to Head

SYD leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

WEL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Glen MossG
  2. 13Marco RossiCD-L
  3. 22Andrew DuranteCD-R
  4. 19Tom DoyleLB
  5. 2Jacob TrattRB
  6. 17Vince LiaCM
  7. 10Michael McGlincheyLM
  8. 4Roly BonevaciaRM
  9. 7Guilherme FinklerF
  10. 21Roy KrishnaLF
  11. 9Kosta BarbarousesRF

SYD · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Danny VukovicG
  2. 5Matthew JurmanCD-L
  3. 4Alex WilkinsonCD-R
  4. 7Michael ZulloLB
  5. 23Rhyan GrantRB
  6. 10Milos NinkovicAM
  7. 6Josh BrillanteLM
  8. 13Brandon O'NeillRM
  9. 9BobôF
  10. 17David CarneyAM-L
  11. 21Filip HoloskoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 38' Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 44' Matthew Jurman (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 45' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Adam Parkhouse replaces Tom Doyle.
  4. 59' Filip Holosko (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 61' Substitution, Sydney FC. Alex Brosque replaces Filip Holosko.
  6. 62' Brandon O'Neill (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 71' Substitution, Sydney FC. Matt Simon replaces Bobô.
  8. 80' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Hamish Watson replaces Guilherme Finkler.
  9. 88' Michael McGlinchey (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 90'+1' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Matthew Ridenton replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
  11. 90'+2' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Sydney FC 1. Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Simon with a headed pass.

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