Australian A-League Men

FT Sunday, October 15, 2017
Wellington Phoenix WWDLD 2
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Sydney FC WWLLW 3
1st2ndT
WEL112
SYD213
Allianz Stadium · 11,284 att.

Match Report

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
4
47.5
Possession
52.5
9
SHOTS
11
6
ON GOAL
5
0.7
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
346
Accurate Passes
379
442
Passes
494
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
6
21
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.4
77
Long Balls
57
37
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
1
7
Effective Tackles
8
16
Tackles
17
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
25
Effective Clearances
19
25
Clearances
19

Head to Head

SYD leads series 2-1-2

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. 10Milos NinkovicAM-L
  11. 11Adrian MierzejewskiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Paulo RetreSUB
  2. 18Matt SimonSUB
  3. 17David CarneySUB
  4. 30Tom Heward-BelleSUB
  5. 22Sebastian RyallSUB

WEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Keegan SmithG
  2. 19Tom DoyleCD-L
  3. 22Andrew DuranteCD-R
  4. 3Scott GallowayLB
  5. 2Daniel MullenRB
  6. 10Michael McGlincheyAM
  7. 23Matthew RidentonLM
  8. 4Goran ParackiRM
  9. 9Andrija KaludjerovicF
  10. 8Dario VidosicAM-L
  11. 21Roy KrishnaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Hamish WatsonSUB
  2. 14Alex RuferSUB
  3. 1Lewis ItalianoSUB
  4. 12Adam ParkhouseSUB
  5. 17Ali AbbasSUB

Timeline

  1. 29' Goal! Sydney FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. Bobô (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alex Brosque.
  2. 34' Goal! Sydney FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 0. Michael Zullo (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Adrian Mierzejewski with a cross.
  3. 44' Goal! Sydney FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 1. Andrija Kaluderovic (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dario Vidosic.
  4. 49' Goal! Sydney FC 3, Wellington Phoenix 1. Bobô (Sydney FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Wilkshire with a cross following a corner.
  5. 54' Substitution, Sydney FC. David Carney replaces Adrian Mierzejewski because of an injury.
  6. 55' Andrew Durante (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 59' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ali Abbas replaces Daniel Mullen.
  8. 60' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Adam Parkhouse replaces Matthew Ridenton.
  9. 60' Goal! Sydney FC 3, Wellington Phoenix 2. Dario Vidosic (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Michael McGlinchey with a cross.
  10. 69' Substitution, Sydney FC. Matt Simon replaces Alex Brosque.
  11. 77' Roy Krishna (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 82' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Hamish Watson replaces Andrew Durante because of an injury.
  13. 90'+1' Substitution, Sydney FC. Paulo Retre replaces Bobô.

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