Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, May 14, 2021
Sydney FC DDWLD 1
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Western United WDLLL 0
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Match Report

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
15
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
11
55.8
Possession
44.2
26
SHOTS
7
12
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
386
Accurate Passes
273
453
Passes
361
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
4
25
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.3
43
Long Balls
57
24
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
7
Blocked Shots
1
16
Effective Tackles
11
23
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
13
Interceptions
9
17
Effective Clearances
19
17
Clearances
19

Head to Head

SYD leads series 3-1

Lineups

WTU · 3-4-2-1

  1. 30Ryan ScottG
  2. 4Andrew DuranteCD
  3. 3Brendan HamillCD-L
  4. 6Tomoki ImaiCD-R
  5. 22Tomislav UskokCM-L
  6. 20Victor SánchezCM-R
  7. 11Connor PainLM
  8. 5Dylan PieriasRM
  9. 8Lachlan WalesF
  10. 34Iker GuarrotxenaCF-L
  11. 23Alessandro DiamantiCF-R

SYD · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Andrew RedmayneG
  2. 4Alex WilkinsonCD-L
  3. 6Ryan McGowanCD-R
  4. 16Joel KingLB
  5. 23Rhyan GrantRB
  6. 17Anthony CáceresCM-L
  7. 26Luke BrattanCM-R
  8. 12Trent BuhagiarCF-L
  9. 9BobôCF-R
  10. 10Milos NinkovicAM-L
  11. 11Kosta BarbarousesAM-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Tomislav Uskok (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 63' Substitution, Sydney FC. Alexander Baumjohann replaces Trent Buhagiar.
  3. 63' Substitution, Sydney FC. Adam Le Fondre replaces Bobô.
  4. 71' Substitution, Sydney FC. Paulo Retre replaces Anthony Caceres.
  5. 71' Substitution, Western United FC. Besart Berisha replaces Iker Guarrotxena.
  6. 71' Substitution, Western United FC. Ivan Vujica replaces Connor Pain.
  7. 76' Goal! Western United FC 0, Sydney FC 1. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  8. 84' Substitution, Western United FC. Bradden Inman replaces Andrew Durante.
  9. 86' Víctor Sánchez (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 88' Substitution, Sydney FC. Ben Warland replaces Milos Ninkovic.
  11. 90'+6' Ryan McGowan (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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