Australian A-League Men

FT Sunday, May 12, 2019
Melbourne Victory LDWWL 1
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Sydney FC DWDLL 6
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MBV011
SYD336
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Match Report

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Sydney FC humiliate Melbourne 6-1 to reach A-League grand final

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
17
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
3
55.7
Possession
44.3
10
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
397
Accurate Passes
295
526
Passes
411
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
4
18
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.2
79
Long Balls
64
32
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
12
23
Tackles
22
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
16
Interceptions
15
16
Effective Clearances
27
16
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. 9Adam Le FondreCF-L
  9. 14Alex BrosqueCF-R
  10. 10Milos NinkovicAM-L
  11. 22Siem de JongAM-R

MBV · 4-3-3

  1. 20Lawrence ThomasG
  2. 5Georg NiedermeierCD-L
  3. 17James DonachieCD-R
  4. 6Leigh BroxhamLB
  5. 14Thomas DengRB
  6. 15Raul BaenaCM
  7. 8Terry AntonisLM
  8. 4Keisuke HondaRM
  9. 11Ola ToivonenF
  10. 24Elvis KamsobaLF
  11. 9Kosta BarbarousesRF

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Sydney FC 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Aaron Calver (Sydney FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  2. 32' Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Goal! Sydney FC 2, Melbourne Victory 0. Alex Brosque (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  4. 45'+2' Own Goal by Leigh Broxham, Melbourne Victory. Sydney FC 3, Melbourne Victory 0.
  5. 55' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Kenny Athiu replaces Thomas Deng.
  6. 56' Kosta Barbarouses (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 63' Goal! Sydney FC 4, Melbourne Victory 0. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  8. 66' Substitution, Sydney FC. Anthony Caceres replaces Siem de Jong.
  9. 68' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Carl Valeri replaces Raúl Baena.
  10. 68' Goal! Sydney FC 5, Melbourne Victory 0. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic following a fast break.
  11. 71' Substitution, Sydney FC. Paulo Retre replaces Rhyan Grant.
  12. 73' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Storm Roux replaces Elvis Kamsoba.
  13. 77' Substitution, Sydney FC. Daniel De Silva replaces Michael Zullo.
  14. 88' Goal! Sydney FC 6, Melbourne Victory 0. Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Brillante with a cross.
  15. 90'+1' Goal! Sydney FC 6, Melbourne Victory 1. Ola Toivonen (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keisuke Honda with a cross.

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