Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, March 1, 2019
Adelaide United FC WWDLD 0
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Sydney FC LWLDW 2
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Match Report

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Reza Ghoochanejhad, Cameron Devlin on target as Sydney beat Adelaide to close on Perth

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
1
47.9
Possession
52.1
14
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
401
Accurate Passes
450
507
Passes
559
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
1
19
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.1
55
Long Balls
62
25
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
1
12
Effective Tackles
9
16
Tackles
21
0.8
Tackle %
0.4
9
Interceptions
13
13
Effective Clearances
20
13
Clearances
20

Head to Head

SYD leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

SYD · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Andrew RedmayneG
  2. 3Ben WarlandCD-L
  3. 4Alex WilkinsonCD-R
  4. 7Michael ZulloLB
  5. 23Rhyan GrantRB
  6. 13Brandon O'NeillCM-L
  7. 6Josh BrillanteCM-R
  8. 9Adam Le FondreCF-L
  9. 16Reza GhoochannejhadCF-R
  10. 10Milos NinkovicAM-L
  11. 17Anthony CáceresAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Aaron CalverSUB
  2. 21Mitch AustinSUB
  3. 24Cameron DevlinSUB
  4. 31Luke IvanovicSUB
  5. 20Alex CisakSUB

ADL · 3-4-1-2

  1. 20Paul IzzoG
  2. 8Isaías CD
  3. 3Scott GallowayCD-L
  4. 2Michael MarroneCD-R
  5. 16Nathan KonstandopoulosCM-L
  6. 6Vince LiaCM-R
  7. 31Mirko BolandAM
  8. 11Craig GoodwinLM
  9. 4Ryan StrainRM
  10. 19Jordy ThomassenCF-L
  11. 14George BlackwoodCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Ken IlsöSUB
  2. 1Daniel MargushSUB
  3. 32Carlo ArmientoSUB
  4. 7Ryan KittoSUB
  5. 27Louis D'ArrigoSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Sydney FC 1, Adelaide United 0. Reza Ghoochannejhad (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Le Fondre with a through ball.
  2. 67' Michael Marrone (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 72' Substitution, Adelaide United. Ryan Kitto replaces Nathan Konstandopoulos.
  4. 78' Substitution, Sydney FC. Luke Ivanovic replaces Anthony Caceres.
  5. 82' Substitution, Sydney FC. Cameron Devlin replaces Reza Ghoochannejhad.
  6. 84' Substitution, Adelaide United. Ken Ilsö replaces Jordy Thomassen.
  7. 86' Substitution, Adelaide United. Louis D'Arrigo replaces Ryan Strain.
  8. 90'+1' Substitution, Sydney FC. Aaron Calver replaces Adam Le Fondre.
  9. 90'+4' Goal! Sydney FC 2, Adelaide United 0. Cameron Devlin (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brandon O'Neill following a fast break.

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