Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, April 6, 2019
Melbourne Victory LLLWW 1
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Sydney FC WDLLW 2
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MBV101
SYD112
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Match Report

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Sydney FC go clear in second after Ninkovic's late winner against Melbourne Victory

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
16
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
3
50.4
Possession
49.6
12
SHOTS
18
4
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
380
Accurate Passes
369
481
Passes
464
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
5
10
Crosses
23
0.1
Cross %
0.2
59
Long Balls
72
38
Accurate Long Balls
42
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
10
17
Tackles
16
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
13
Interceptions
11
25
Effective Clearances
27
25
Clearances
27

Head to Head

MBV leads series 3-2

Lineups

SYD · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Andrew RedmayneG
  2. 2Aaron CalverCD-L
  3. 4Alex WilkinsonCD-R
  4. 7Michael ZulloLB
  5. 23Rhyan GrantRB
  6. 13Brandon O'NeillCM-L
  7. 6Josh BrillanteCM-R
  8. 14Alex BrosqueCF-L
  9. 9Adam Le FondreCF-R
  10. 10Milos NinkovicAM-L
  11. 17Anthony CáceresAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Danny De SilvaSUB
  2. 16Reza GhoochannejhadSUB
  3. 8Paulo RetreSUB
  4. 20Alex CisakSUB
  5. 22Siem de JongSUB

MBV · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Matt ActonG
  2. 5Georg NiedermeierCD-L
  3. 17James DonachieCD-R
  4. 21Carl ValeriDM
  5. 6Leigh BroxhamLB
  6. 14Thomas DengRB
  7. 10James TroisiAM
  8. 8Terry AntonisLM
  9. 4Keisuke HondaRM
  10. 11Ola ToivonenCF-L
  11. 9Kosta BarbarousesCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Josh HopeSUB
  2. 24Elvis KamsobaSUB
  3. 3Corey BrownSUB
  4. 30Matthew SuttonSUB
  5. 25Anthony LesiotisSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Sydney FC 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Brandon O'Neill (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Anthony Caceres.
  2. 16' Goal! Sydney FC 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Kosta Barbarouses (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 41' Georg Niedermeier (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 64' Substitution, Sydney FC. Reza Ghoochannejhad replaces Alex Brosque.
  5. 65' Substitution, Sydney FC. Siem de Jong replaces Anthony Caceres.
  6. 75' Aaron Calver (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 78' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Elvis Kamsoba replaces Terry Antonis because of an injury.
  8. 88' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Corey Brown replaces Thomas Deng because of an injury.
  9. 90'+1' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Joshua Hope replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
  10. 90'+3' Goal! Sydney FC 2, Melbourne Victory 1. Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  11. 90'+6' Substitution, Sydney FC. Paulo Retre replaces Adam Le Fondre.

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