Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, December 28, 2019
Melbourne City FC LWLWL 1
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Sydney FC WWWWD 2
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MBC101
SYD112
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Match Report

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10-man Sydney FC nine clear after Barbarouses settles A League thriller against Melbourne City

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Team Stats

20
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
0
9
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
4
50.8
Possession
49.2
18
SHOTS
7
5
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
391
Accurate Passes
376
458
Passes
462
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
2
31
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.2
40
Long Balls
82
20
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
5
17
Tackles
10
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
14
Interceptions
9
16
Effective Clearances
23
16
Clearances
23

Head to Head

SYD leads series 4-1

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. 5Alexander BaumjohannAM-R

MBC · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Thomas GloverG
  2. 22Curtis GoodCD-L
  3. 4Harrison DelbridgeCD-R
  4. 2Scott GallowayLB
  5. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  6. 7Rostyn GriffithsCM-L
  7. 6Josh BrillanteCM-R
  8. 11Craig NooneLM
  9. 8Marcelo CabreraRM
  10. 9Jamie MaclarenF
  11. 34Connor MetcalfeRCF

Timeline

  1. 19' Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 22' Goal! Sydney FC 0, Melbourne City FC 1. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross following a corner.
  3. 25' VAR Decision: Card upgraded Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
  4. 25' Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) is shown the red card.
  5. 29' Goal! Sydney FC 1, Melbourne City FC 1. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  6. 45' Penalty saved! Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  7. 45' Substitution, Sydney FC. Anthony Caceres replaces Alexander Baumjohann.
  8. 56' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Adrián Luna replaces Connor Metcalfe.
  9. 71' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Ramy Najjarine replaces Craig Noone.
  10. 76' Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 78' Substitution, Sydney FC. Harry Van der Saag replaces Milos Ninkovic.
  12. 81' Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 82' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Lachlan Wales replaces Marcelo Cabrera.
  14. 84' Goal! Sydney FC 2, Melbourne City FC 1. Kosta Barbarouses (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Caceres.
  15. 88' Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Flottmann replaces Adam Le Fondre.

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