Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, October 11, 2019
Sydney FC LWWLL 3
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Adelaide United FC DWWWL 2
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SYD213
ADL112
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Match Report

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Ryan McGowan hands Sydney victory over Adelaide in A-League thriller

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
15
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
3
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
4
46.8
Possession
53.2
14
SHOTS
14
8
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
241
Accurate Passes
279
366
Passes
400
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
5
8
Crosses
20
0.1
Cross %
0.3
55
Long Balls
56
15
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
10
16
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
14
Interceptions
15
20
Effective Clearances
10
20
Clearances
10

Head to Head

SYD leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

ADL · 4-3-3

  1. 20Paul IzzoG
  2. 22Michael JakobsenCD-L
  3. 23Jordan ElseyCD-R
  4. 7Ryan KittoLB
  5. 4Ryan StrainRB
  6. 27Louis D'ArrigoCM
  7. 8Riley McGreeLM
  8. 14George BlackwoodRM
  9. 35Al Hassan ToureF
  10. 17Nikola MileusnicLF
  11. 26Ben HalloranRF

Substitutes

  1. 5Michaël MariaSUB
  2. 6Vince LiaSUB
  3. 30Isaac RichardsSUB
  4. 2Michael MarroneSUB
  5. 11Kristian OpsethSUB

SYD · 4-2-2-2

  1. 20Tom Heward-BelleG
  2. 4Alex WilkinsonCD-L
  3. 6Ryan McGowanCD-R
  4. 16Joel KingLB
  5. 8Paulo RetreRB
  6. 13Brandon O'NeillCM-L
  7. 26Luke BrattanCM-R
  8. 9Adam Le FondreCF-L
  9. 11Kosta BarbarousesCF-R
  10. 10Milos NinkovicAM-L
  11. 5Alexander BaumjohannAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 40Tristan PrendergastSUB
  2. 27Jordi SwibelSUB
  3. 18Luke IvanovicSUB
  4. 17Anthony CáceresSUB
  5. 21Harry Van Der SaagSUB

Timeline

  1. 20' VAR Decision: Penalty Sydney FC.
  2. 22' Goal! Adelaide United 0, Sydney FC 1. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  3. 28' Goal! Adelaide United 0, Sydney FC 2. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Baumjohann.
  4. 44' Goal! Adelaide United 1, Sydney FC 2. Nikola Mileusnic (Adelaide United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  5. 51' Goal! Adelaide United 2, Sydney FC 2. Al Hassan Toure (Adelaide United) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Halloran with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  6. 52' VAR Decision: Goal Adelaide United 2-2 Sydney FC (Al Hassan Toure).
  7. 57' Ryan Strain (Adelaide United) is shown the red card.
  8. 60' Substitution, Adelaide United. Michael Marrone replaces Nikola Mileusnic.
  9. 61' VAR Decision: No Goal Adelaide United 2-2 Sydney FC.
  10. 67' Substitution, Adelaide United. Michaël Maria replaces Louis D'Arrigo.
  11. 75' Substitution, Sydney FC. Anthony Caceres replaces Alexander Baumjohann.
  12. 76' Michaël Maria (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 77' Substitution, Adelaide United. Kristian Fardal Opseth replaces Al Hassan Toure.
  14. 87' Goal! Adelaide United 2, Sydney FC 3. Ryan McGowan (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Brandon O'Neill with a cross following a corner.
  15. 90'+3' Substitution, Sydney FC. Luke Ivanovic replaces Kosta Barbarouses.

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