Australian A-League Men

FT Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Sydney FC DLWWD 2
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Melbourne City FC LWLLL 3
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SYD022
MBC213
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Match Report

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Jamie Maclaren stars as Melbourne City hold on against Sydney FC

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
14
5
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
3
0
Saves
0
48
Possession
51
10
SHOTS
21
3
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

SYD leads series 3-2

Lineups

MBC

  1. 1Thomas GloverG
  2. 22Curtis GoodCD-L
  3. 7Rostyn GriffithsCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  6. 20Adrián LunaAM
  7. 10Florin BerenguerLM
  8. 18Connor MetcalfeRM
  9. 9Jamie MaclarenF
  10. 11Craig NooneAM-L
  11. 15Andrew NabboutAM-R

SYD

  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. 11Kosta BarbarousesCF-L
  9. 9BobôCF-R
  10. 17Anthony CáceresAM-L
  11. 5Alexander BaumjohannAM-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Sydney FC 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  2. 11' Alex Wilkinson (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 22' Substitution, Sydney FC. Calem Nieuwenhof replaces Luke Brattan because of an injury.
  4. 28' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Sydney FC 0. Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
  5. 29' Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 30' Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 35' Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 53' Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Sydney FC 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
  9. 58' Substitution, Sydney FC. Jordan Swibel replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
  10. 58' Substitution, Sydney FC. Milos Ninkovic replaces Alexander Baumjohann.
  11. 58' Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Bobô.
  12. 59' Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 64' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Nuno Reis replaces Adrián Luna because of an injury.
  14. 72' Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Sydney FC 1. Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  15. 77' Ryan McGowan (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 87' Substitution, Sydney FC. Ben Warland replaces Paulo Retre.
  17. 90' Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Sydney FC 2. Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic.
  18. 90'+1' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Taras Gomulka replaces Connor Metcalfe.
  19. 90'+3' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Marco Tilio replaces Andrew Nabbout.

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