Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, January 4, 2020
Adelaide United FC WLWLL 1
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Sydney FC WWWDW 2
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ADL101
SYD202
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Match Report

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Paulo Retre nets quickfire brace as Sydney FC beat Adelaide United

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
9
Corner Kicks
5
7
Saves
4
56.6
Possession
43.4
20
SHOTS
20
5
ON GOAL
10
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
406
Accurate Passes
315
479
Passes
384
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
1
38
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.1
39
Long Balls
64
19
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
6
8
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
8
9
Effective Clearances
29
9
Clearances
29

Head to Head

SYD leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

SYD · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Andrew RedmayneG
  2. 4Alex WilkinsonCD-L
  3. 6Ryan McGowanCD-R
  4. 16Joel KingLB
  5. 21Harry Van Der SaagRB
  6. 8Paulo RetreCM-L
  7. 26Luke BrattanCM-R
  8. 9Adam Le FondreCF-L
  9. 11Kosta BarbarousesCF-R
  10. 17Anthony CáceresAM-L
  11. 5Alexander BaumjohannAM-R

ADL · 4-3-3

  1. 20Paul IzzoG
  2. 22Michael JakobsenCD-L
  3. 23Jordan ElseyCD-R
  4. 5Michaël MariaLB
  5. 4Ryan StrainRB
  6. 27Louis D'ArrigoCM
  7. 10James TroisiLM
  8. 8Riley McGreeRM
  9. 14George BlackwoodF
  10. 17Nikola MileusnicLF
  11. 26Ben HalloranRF

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Sydney FC 1, Adelaide United 0. Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  2. 26' Goal! Sydney FC 2, Adelaide United 0. Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
  3. 38' Goal! Sydney FC 2, Adelaide United 1. Riley McGree (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by James Troisi with a cross following a set piece situation.
  4. 54' Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 59' Ryan Strain (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 65' Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 68' Substitution, Adelaide United. Kristian Fardal Opseth replaces Riley McGree.
  8. 73' Substitution, Adelaide United. Ryan Kitto replaces Nikola Mileusnic.
  9. 76' Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 76' Substitution, Sydney FC. Michael Zullo replaces Harry Van der Saag.
  11. 81' Substitution, Adelaide United. Michael Marrone replaces Ryan Strain.
  12. 87' Substitution, Sydney FC. Jordi Swibel replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
  13. 90' Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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