Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, November 30, 2019
Sydney FC LWWWW 2
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Western United WWLLL 0
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SYD202
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GMHBA Stadium · 4,187 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Adam Le Fondre's brace sends Sydney FC to the top of the A-League table

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
4
38.9
Possession
61.1
8
SHOTS
22
6
ON GOAL
2
0.8
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
313
Accurate Passes
539
394
Passes
609
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
10
12
Crosses
31
0.3
Cross %
0.3
54
Long Balls
33
26
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
9
14
Effective Tackles
13
23
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
3
Interceptions
10
15
Effective Clearances
8
15
Clearances
8

Head to Head

SYD leads series 1-0

Lineups

WTU · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Filip KurtoG
  2. 4Andrew DuranteCD
  3. 2Aaron CalverCD-L
  4. 6Connor ChapmanCD-R
  5. 12Dario JertecCM-L
  6. 8Panagiotis KoneCM-R
  7. 23Alessandro DiamantiAM
  8. 11Connor PainLM
  9. 19Joshua RisdonRM
  10. 10Scott McDonaldCF-L
  11. 26Kwabena Appiah-KubiCF-R

SYD · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Andrew RedmayneG
  2. 4Alex WilkinsonCD-L
  3. 6Ryan McGowanCD-R
  4. 7Michael ZulloLB
  5. 23Rhyan GrantRB
  6. 13Brandon O'NeillCM-L
  7. 26Luke BrattanCM-R
  8. 9Adam Le FondreCF-L
  9. 11Kosta BarbarousesCF-R
  10. 17Anthony CáceresAM-L
  11. 5Alexander BaumjohannAM-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Scott McDonald (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 27' Goal! Western United FC 0, Sydney FC 1. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Baumjohann with a cross following a corner.
  3. 45'+4' Goal! Western United FC 0, Sydney FC 2. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexander Baumjohann.
  4. 45' Substitution, Western United FC. Besart Berisha replaces Kwabena Appiah-Kubi.
  5. 49' Panagiotis Kone (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 56' Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 62' Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Pierias replaces Scott McDonald.
  8. 64' Substitution, Western United FC. Max Burgess replaces Dario Jertec.
  9. 70' Substitution, Sydney FC. Joel King replaces Michael Zullo.
  10. 78' Substitution, Sydney FC. Luke Ivanovic replaces Alexander Baumjohann.
  11. 85' Substitution, Sydney FC. Paulo Retre replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
  12. 90' Josh Risdon (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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