Australian A-League Men

FT Sunday, May 7, 2017
Melbourne Victory LLDWW 1
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Sydney FC WWDWW 1
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MBV10-1021
SYD01-1041
Sydney FC win 4-2 on penalties · Allianz Stadium · 41,546 att.

Match Report

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Sydney FC beat Melbourne Victory on penalties for grand final glory

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Team Stats

32
Fouls
28
6
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
2
44.3
Possession
55.7
10
SHOTS
10
3
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
234
Accurate Passes
348
432
Passes
536
0.5
Pass Completion %
0.6
3
Accurate Crosses
6
16
Crosses
29
0.2
Cross %
0.2
121
Long Balls
117
40
Accurate Long Balls
48
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
2
17
Effective Tackles
17
30
Tackles
28
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
53
Effective Clearances
53
53
Clearances
53

Head to Head

SYD leads series 4-0-1

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. 13Brandon O'NeillLM
  8. 6Josh BrillanteRM
  9. 9BobôF
  10. 10Milos NinkovicAM-L
  11. 21Filip HoloskoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 17David CarneySUB
  2. 1Andrew RedmayneSUB
  3. 8Milos DimitrijevicSUB
  4. 22Sebastian RyallSUB
  5. 18Matt SimonSUB

MBV · 4-3-3

  1. 20Lawrence ThomasG
  2. 15Alan BaróCD-L
  3. 17James DonachieCD-R
  4. 5Daniel GeorgievskiLB
  5. 2Jason GeriaRB
  6. 10James TroisiCM
  7. 6Leigh BroxhamLM
  8. 21Carl ValeriRM
  9. 8Besart BerishaF
  10. 14Fahid Ben KhalfallahLF
  11. 7Marco RojasRF

Substitutes

  1. 16Rashid MahaziSUB
  2. 4Nicholas AnsellSUB
  3. 40Matt ActonSUB
  4. 11Mitch AustinSUB
  5. 23Jai InghamSUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Sydney FC 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Besart Berisha (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carl Valeri.
  2. 22' Fahid Ben Khalfallah (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 35' Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 35' James Troisi (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 36' Filip Holosko (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 44' Joshua Brillante (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 54' Carl Valeri (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 59' Substitution, Sydney FC. David Carney replaces Filip Holosko.
  9. 62' Alan Baró (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 69' Goal! Sydney FC 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  11. 77' Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 81' Substitution, Sydney FC. Matt Simon replaces Bobô.
  13. 82' David Carney (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'
  15. 101' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jai Ingham replaces Fahid Ben Khalfallah.
  16. 105'+3' Michael Zullo (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 105'+5' First Half Extra Time ends, Sydney FC 1, Melbourne Victory 1.
  18. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins Sydney FC 1, Melbourne Victory 1.
  19. 108' Jai Ingham (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 116' Substitution, Sydney FC. Sebastian Ryall replaces Jordy Buijs.
  21. 120'+2' Second Half Extra Time ends, Sydney FC 1, Melbourne Victory 1.
  22. 120'
  23. 120'

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