Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, July 17, 2020
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Sydney FC LDWDD 3
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Match Report

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Buhagiar the late hero as Sydney FC beat Wellington Phoenix in restart opener

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
8
Corner Kicks
9
4
Saves
1
49
Possession
51
13
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
378
Accurate Passes
402
445
Passes
467
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
5
21
Crosses
21
0.2
Cross %
0.2
43
Long Balls
37
22
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
7
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
13
7
Tackles
14
1.0
Tackle %
0.9
10
Interceptions
17
23
Effective Clearances
27
23
Clearances
27

Head to Head

SYD leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SYD · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Andrew RedmayneG
  2. 4Alex WilkinsonCD-L
  3. 6Ryan McGowanCD-R
  4. 16Joel KingLB
  5. 23Rhyan GrantRB
  6. 8Paulo RetreCM-L
  7. 26Luke BrattanCM-R
  8. 9Adam Le FondreCF-L
  9. 11Kosta BarbarousesCF-R
  10. 10Milos NinkovicAM-L
  11. 17Anthony CáceresAM-R

WEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Stefan MarinovicG
  2. 3Luke DeVereCD-L
  3. 27Steven TaylorCD-R
  4. 13Liberato CacaceLB
  5. 16Louis FentonRB
  6. 9David BallAM
  7. 5Ville Matti SteinmannLM
  8. 14Alex RuferRM
  9. 31Ben WaineF
  10. 7Reno PiscopoAM-L
  11. 11Jaushua SotirioAM-R

Timeline

  1. 38' Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Callum McCowatt replaces Ben Waine.
  3. 62' Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 66' Goal! Sydney FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 1. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 66' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Gary Hooper replaces Reno Piscopo.
  6. 66' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ulises Dávila replaces Jaushua Sotirio.
  7. 69' Substitution, Sydney FC. Michael Zullo replaces Joel King.
  8. 69' Substitution, Sydney FC. Alexander Baumjohann replaces Anthony Caceres.
  9. 69' Substitution, Sydney FC. Trent Buhagiar replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
  10. 76' Goal! Sydney FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 1. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  11. 85' Alexander Baumjohann (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 87' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Brandon Wilson replaces Matti Steinmann.
  13. 88' Goal! Sydney FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 1. Trent Buhagiar (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic with a through ball following a fast break.
  14. 90' Goal! Sydney FC 3, Wellington Phoenix 1. Trent Buhagiar (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a fast break.
  15. 90' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Callan Elliot replaces Alex Rufer.
  16. 90'+1' Substitution, Sydney FC. Chris Zuvela replaces Luke Brattan.
  17. 90'+1' Substitution, Sydney FC. Luke Ivanovic replaces Adam Le Fondre.

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