Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, December 15, 2017
Melbourne City FC DLLWW 1
–
Sydney FC LWWWW 3
1st2ndT
MBC101
SYD213
Allianz Stadium · 10,688 att.

Match Report

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Sydney FC secure feisty comeback win over Melbourne City

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
2
42.5
Possession
57.5
11
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
259
Accurate Passes
388
346
Passes
474
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
5
19
Crosses
17
0.4
Cross %
0.3
59
Long Balls
59
23
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
12
15
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
22
Effective Clearances
19
22
Clearances
19

Head to Head

SYD leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SYD · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Andrew RedmayneG
  2. 4Alex WilkinsonCD-L
  3. 5Jordy BuijsCD-R
  4. 7Michael ZulloLB
  5. 26Luke WilkshireRB
  6. 14Alex BrosqueAM
  7. 13Brandon O'NeillLM
  8. 6Josh BrillanteRM
  9. 9BobôF
  10. 17David CarneyAM-L
  11. 11Adrian MierzejewskiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Matt SimonSUB
  2. 8Paulo RetreSUB
  3. 10Milos NinkovicSUB
  4. 30Tom Heward-BelleSUB
  5. 22Sebastian RyallSUB

MBC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Dean BouzanisG
  2. 25Iacopo La RoccaCD-L
  3. 5Bart SchenkeveldCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 2Manny MuscatRB
  6. 13Stefan MaukAM
  7. 22Michael JakobsenLM
  8. 6Osama MalikRM
  9. 44Ross McCormackF
  10. 7Nick FitzgeraldAM-L
  11. 26Luke BrattanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Eugene GalekovicSUB
  2. 37Nathaniel AtkinsonSUB
  3. 14Daniel ArzaniSUB
  4. 21Ruon TongyikSUB
  5. 27Marcin BudzinskiSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Jordy Buijs (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 30' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Nathaniel Atkinson replaces Ross McCormack because of an injury.
  3. 37' Goal! Sydney FC 0, Melbourne City FC 1. Luke Brattan (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Jakobsen with a cross.
  4. 44' Goal! Sydney FC 1, Melbourne City FC 1. Adrian Mierzejewski (Sydney FC) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  5. 45'+1' Bart Schenkeveld (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45'+3' Goal! Sydney FC 2, Melbourne City FC 1. Bobô (Sydney FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  7. 48' Brandon O'Neill (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 60' Substitution, Sydney FC. Milos Ninkovic replaces David Carney.
  9. 67' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Daniel Arzani replaces Stefan Mauk.
  10. 70' Manny Muscat (Melbourne City FC) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  11. 80' Substitution, Sydney FC. Sebastian Ryall replaces Luke Wilkshire.
  12. 85' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Marcin Budzinski replaces Nick Fitzgerald.
  13. 88' Substitution, Sydney FC. Matt Simon replaces Bobô.
  14. 90'+6' Iacopo La Rocca (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+6' Goal! Sydney FC 3, Melbourne City FC 1. Alex Brosque (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrian Mierzejewski with a headed pass following a set piece situation.

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