Australian A-League Men

Sydney FC vs Adelaide United, 2020-21 Australian A League, Semifinals

· Australian A-League Men
Sydney FC
  • 24': Adam Le Fondre (P)
  • 43': Bobô
FT
2 - 1
Adelaide United
  • 64': Juande

Sydney FC beat Adelaide United to make another A-League grand final

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Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Adelaide United. James Delianov tries a through ball, but Stefan Mauk is caught offside.
  • 2': Alexander Baumjohann (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Foul by Juande (Adelaide United).
  • 4': Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Foul by Jordan Elsey (Adelaide United).
  • 5': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Michael Jakobsen.
  • 7': Ben Warland (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Tomi Juric (Adelaide United).
  • 13': Ryan Strain (Adelaide United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
  • 14': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
  • 14': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Foul by Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
  • 15': Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Foul by Joel King (Sydney FC).
  • 17': Ryan Strain (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United).
  • 21': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Penalty Sydney FC. Kosta Barbarouses draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 22': Penalty conceded by James Delianov (Adelaide United) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 23': VAR Decision: Penalty Sydney FC.
  • 24': Goal! Sydney FC 1, Adelaide United 0. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 26': Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC).
  • 26': Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Joel King (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
  • 28': Foul by Bobô (Sydney FC).
  • 28': Juande (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Sydney FC).
  • 30': Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC).
  • 32': Michael Jakobsen (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Joel King.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Halloran with a cross.
  • 34': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Anthony Caceres.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Javi López (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Strain.
  • 39': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Paulo Retre.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Juande with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Alexander Baumjohann (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
  • 43': Goal! Sydney FC 2, Adelaide United 0. Bobô (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joel King.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Javi López with a cross.
  • 45': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Ben Warland.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) header from very close range is too high following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sydney FC 2, Adelaide United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sydney FC 2, Adelaide United 0.
  • 49': Foul by Juande (Adelaide United).
  • 49': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Juande (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Penalty Sydney FC. Kosta Barbarouses draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 50': Penalty conceded by Javi López (Adelaide United) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 52': VAR Decision: Penalty Sydney FC.
  • 52': Javi López (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Penalty saved! Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 54': Foul by Bobô (Sydney FC).
  • 54': Juande (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Paulo Retre.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Jordan Elsey (Adelaide United) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Kitto with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Offside, Sydney FC. Alexander Baumjohann tries a through ball, but Adam Le Fondre is caught offside.
  • 59': Foul by Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United).
  • 59': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Bobô (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Brattan following a set piece situation.
  • 62': Substitution, Adelaide United. Mohamed Toure replaces Ryan Kitto.
  • 63': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
  • 63': Mohamed Toure (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 64': Goal! Sydney FC 2, Adelaide United 1. Juande (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 65': VAR Decision: Goal Adelaide United - Sydney FC 2-1 Adelaide United (Juande).
  • 69': Attempt saved. Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Javi López with a cross.
  • 69': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Thomas Heward-Belle.
  • 74': Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Michael Jakobsen.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Kosta Barbarouses (Sydney FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexander Baumjohann with a through ball.
  • 76': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by James Delianov.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 78': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Bobô.
  • 78': Foul by Patrick Wood (Sydney FC).
  • 78': Michael Jakobsen (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Adelaide United. Pacifique Niyongabire replaces Stefan Mauk.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 82': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Alex Wilkinson.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Jordan Elsey (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Louis D'Arrigo with a cross.
  • 83': Substitution, Sydney FC. Harry Van der Saag replaces Alexander Baumjohann.
  • 85': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Sydney FC).
  • 85': Attempt saved. Juande (Adelaide United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 86': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
  • 86': Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Javi López.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Brattan with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Sydney FC).
  • 90'+3': Michael Jakobsen (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Ryan Strain (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pacifique Niyongabire.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Mohamed Toure (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Elsey.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sydney FC 2, Adelaide United 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sydney FC 2, Adelaide United 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 4
55.3 Possession 44.7
16 SHOTS 8
5 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
386 Accurate Passes 308
481 Passes 404
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
9 Accurate Crosses 1
31 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.1
58 Long Balls 64
28 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 0
16 Effective Tackles 7
21 Tackles 13
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 10
10 Effective Clearances 26
10 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 7,500

Line-Ups

SYD Sydney FC (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
20 Tom Heward-Belle (GK)
3 Ben Warland
4 Alex Wilkinson
16 Joel King
8 Paulo Retre
17 Anthony Cáceres
26 Luke Brattan
99 Adam Le Fondre
9 Bobô
5 Alexander Baumjohann
11 Kosta Barbarouses
Sydney FC Substitutes:
Luke Ivanovic, Harry Van Der Saag, Patrick Flottman, Adam Pavlesic, Callum Talbot, Adrian Segecic, Patrick Wood.

ADE Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 James Delianov (GK)
22 Michael Jakobsen
23 Jordan Elsey
21 Javi López Yellow Card
4 Ryan Strain
8 Stefan Mauk Yellow Card
6 Louis D'Arrigo
28 Juande Yellow Card
9 Tomi Juric
7 Ryan Kitto
26 Ben Halloran
Adelaide United Substitutes:
Michael Marrone, Joe Caletti, Pacifique Niyongabire, Mohamed Toure, Michael Olakigbe, Joshua Cavallo, George Timotheou.

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