Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, May 29, 2021
Sydney FC LDWWW 4
–
Adelaide United FC DLWLW 1
1st2ndT
SYD134
ADL011
Coopers Stadium · 8,198 att.

Match Report

Mark Brake/Getty Images

Adam Le Fondre shines as Sydney FC thrash Adelaide United

A-League

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

9
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
5
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
3
46.3
Possession
53.7
15
SHOTS
9
8
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
362
Accurate Passes
428
447
Passes
515
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
4
16
Crosses
21
0.4
Cross %
0.2
50
Long Balls
55
27
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
16
Effective Tackles
10
27
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
14
Interceptions
13
19
Effective Clearances
13
19
Clearances
13

Head to Head

SYD leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

ADL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1James DelianovG
  2. 22Michael JakobsenCD-L
  3. 23Jordan ElseyCD-R
  4. 7Ryan KittoLB
  5. 4Ryan StrainRB
  6. 8Stefan MaukAM
  7. 27Joshua CavalloLM
  8. 21Javi LópezRM
  9. 35Al Hassan ToureF
  10. 11Craig GoodwinAM-L
  11. 26Ben HalloranAM-R

SYD · 4-4-2

  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. 10Milos NinkovicLM
  9. 11Kosta BarbarousesRM
  10. 9BobôCF-L
  11. 99Adam Le FondreCF-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Adelaide United 0, Sydney FC 1. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rhyan Grant with a cross.
  2. 41' Jordan Elsey (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 54' Goal! Adelaide United 0, Sydney FC 2. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  4. 58' Goal! Adelaide United 0, Sydney FC 3. Bobô (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Le Fondre.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  5. 59' VAR Decision: Goal Adelaide United 0-3 Sydney FC (Bobô).
  6. 63' Second yellow card to Jordan Elsey (Adelaide United) for a bad foul.
  7. 69' Substitution, Adelaide United. Michael Marrone replaces Ben Halloran.
  8. 69' Substitution, Adelaide United. Pacifique Niyongabire replaces Ryan Strain.
  9. 70' Substitution, Sydney FC. Paulo Retre replaces Luke Brattan.
  10. 70' Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Adam Le Fondre.
  11. 71' Goal! Adelaide United 0, Sydney FC 4. Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic.
  12. 75' Substitution, Sydney FC. Ben Warland replaces Joel King.
  13. 75' Substitution, Sydney FC. Harry Van der Saag replaces Milos Ninkovic.
  14. 77' Substitution, Adelaide United. Louis D'Arrigo replaces Stefan Mauk.
  15. 77' Substitution, Adelaide United. Joe Caletti replaces Joshua Cavallo.
  16. 79' Substitution, Sydney FC. Luke Ivanovic replaces Bobô.
  17. 83' Substitution, Adelaide United. Yaya Dukuly replaces Al Hassan Toure.
  18. 88' Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 89' Goal! Adelaide United 1, Sydney FC 4. Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Marrone following a set piece situation.
  20. 90'+4' Harry Van der Saag (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

A-League Men News

All news
Video Youlley sparks Sydney's comeback with a beauty from range Rhys Youlley fires home from outside the box as Sydney FC fight back to claim a 2-1 win. Video Nam Tae-Hee doubles Roar's lead with a screamer The South Korean star scores a stunning volley in his A-League debut for Brisbane against the Perth Glory. ESPN Joey Lynch A-League Men Stocks Round 1: I've got chulls Each week, ESPN's experts will take you through the weekend's action across the A-League Men and the A-League Women to give you the lowdown on whose stocks are up, whose stocks are down, and what has the people talking coming out of the weekend. News Associated Press 777 exec Wander, who led Everton bid, guilty of fraud; to repay $500M An American businessman whose firm invested in several European soccer clubs that struggled under its ownership pleaded guilty to fraud Thursday in New York.