Western Sydney Wanderers vs Sydney FC, 2020-21 Australian A League, Regular Season
· Australian A-League Men3 - 2
Western Sydney Wanderers revive A-League hopes in five-goal derby thriller
A-League
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Offside, Sydney FC. Alexander Baumjohann tries a through ball, but Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
- 5': Foul by Ziggy Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 5': Joel King (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Patrick Ziegler.
- 12': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Sydney FC 0. Bruce Kamau (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ziggy Gordon.
- 13': Foul by Thomas Aquilina (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 13': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Foul by James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 14': Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Alexander Baumjohann (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Foul by Mitchell Duke (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 16': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2, Sydney FC 0. Mitchell Duke (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernie Ibini.
- 18': Bruce Kamau (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Ryan McGowan (Sydney FC).
- 22': Attempt blocked. Bruce Kamau (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mitchell Duke with a headed pass.
- 22': Attempt saved. Bernie Ibini (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mitchell Duke.
- 24': Attempt missed. Bobô (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic with a through ball.
- 26': Bruce Kamau (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Ryan McGowan (Sydney FC).
- 26': Ryan McGowan (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Foul by Bernie Ibini (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 29': Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Mitchell Duke (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 29': Ryan McGowan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Mitchell Duke (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 31': Foul by Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
- 31': James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Thomas Aquilina tries a through ball, but James Troisi is caught offside.
- 33': Attempt saved. Bobô (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic.
- 33': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Ziggy Gordon.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Bernie Ibini (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Aquilina.
- 36': Foul by Jordon Mutch (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 36': Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Alex Wilkinson (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan McGowan.
- 38': Foul by Bernie Ibini (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 38': Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Offside, Sydney FC. Luke Brattan tries a through ball, but Bobô is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt saved. James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mitchell Duke with a headed pass.
- 41': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Mitchell Duke.
- 43': Dangerous play by Bruce Kamau (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 43': Ryan McGowan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2, Sydney FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2, Sydney FC 0.
- 47': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Bruce Kamau.
- 47': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2, Sydney FC 1. Alex Wilkinson (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Baumjohann with a cross following a corner.
- 49': Attempt saved. Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
- 49': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Daniel Margush.
- 49': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
- 49': Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 51': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Bobô (Sydney FC).
- 52': Jordon Mutch (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Ziggy Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Troisi.
- 54': Foul by Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
- 54': James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt missed. Bobô (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
- 56': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
- 56': Mitchell Duke (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Bruce Kamau.
- 59': Attempt missed. Alexander Baumjohann (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 59': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Keanu Baccus replaces Jordon Mutch.
- 60': Foul by James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 60': Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Joel King (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 66': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Scott McDonald replaces James Troisi.
- 67': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Tate Russell replaces Bernie Ibini.
- 67': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Kwame Yeboah replaces Mitchell Duke.
- 74': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Joel King.
- 74': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3, Sydney FC 1. Scott McDonald (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Graham Dorrans with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Substitution, Sydney FC. Trent Buhagiar replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
- 75': Substitution, Sydney FC. Anthony Caceres replaces Alexander Baumjohann.
- 78': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Tass Mourdoukoutas replaces Bruce Kamau because of an injury.
- 78': Foul by Tass Mourdoukoutas (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 78': Ryan McGowan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Attempt saved. Kwame Yeboah (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tate Russell.
- 80': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
- 83': Penalty Sydney FC. Trent Buhagiar draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 83': Penalty conceded by Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 84': VAR Decision: Penalty Sydney FC.
- 86': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Bobô (Sydney FC) right footed shot is too high. Bobô should be disappointed.
- 87': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Luke Brattan.
- 88': Attempt saved. Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 89': Attempt missed. Bobô (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joel King with a cross.
- 90'+3': Foul by Scott McDonald (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 90'+3': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3, Sydney FC 2. Bobô (Sydney FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Caceres.
- 90'+6': Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Joel King.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+6': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tate Russell.
- 90'+7': Foul by Ryan McGowan (Sydney FC).
- 90'+7': Patrick Ziegler (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3, Sydney FC 2.
- 0': Match ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3, Sydney FC 2.
Statistics
SYD |
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 73.6 | Possession | 26.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 534 | Accurate Passes | 153 |
| 624 | Passes | 226 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 27 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 14 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 44 |
| 8 | Clearances | 44 |
Game Information
Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 20,336
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 22 | +13 | 43 |
| 2 | Auckland FC | 22 | +14 | 39 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 22 | +10 | 35 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 22 | +7 | 35 |
Line-Ups
Western Sydney Wanderers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Daniel Margush (GK) |
| 33 | Mark Natta |
| 34 | Patrick Ziegler |
| 39 | Thomas Aquilina |
| 2 | Ziggy Gordon |
| 14 | James Troisi |
| 18 | Graham Dorrans |
| 19 | Jordon Mutch |
| 12 | Mitchell Duke |
| 9 | Bernie Ibini-Isei |
| 7 | Bruce Kamau |
Sydney FC (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Redmayne (GK) |
| 4 | Alex Wilkinson |
| 6 | Ryan McGowan |
| 16 | Joel King |
| 23 | Rhyan Grant |
| 8 | Paulo Retre |
| 26 | Luke Brattan |
| 9 | Bobô |
| 11 | Kosta Barbarouses |
| 10 | Milos Ninkovic |
| 5 | Alexander Baumjohann |
A-League Men News
Patrick Kisnorbo has been charged with rescuing Sydney FC's faltering A-League Men season after manager Ufuk Talay agreed to a mutual termination of his contract.
Straight-shooting Socceroos coach Tony Popovic feels Adrian Segecic is "probably better off" in Croatia after opting to switch allegiances from Australia less than three months out from the World Cup.
Bozhidar Kraev hammers a quality one-touch effort to give the Wanderers the advantage just before half time.
One of Australia's brightest young talents appears to have been lost to the Socceroos without even playing a game, with Portsmouth dynamo Adrian Segecic switching associations to Croatia.
A masterclass from Juan Mata highlighted the A-League weekend, while a keeper howler spelt the end of Giancarlo Italiano's time at the Nix.
SYD