Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC vs Sydney FC, 2020-21 Australian A League, Grand Final

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne City FC
  • 23': Nathaniel Atkinson
  • 45'+1': Scott Jamieson (P)
  • 90'+3': Scott Galloway
FT
3 - 1
Sydney FC
  • 21': Kosta Barbarouses
  • Red Card 35': Luke Brattan

Melbourne City beat Sydney FC to be crowned A-League champions for first time

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Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrián Luna.
  • 1': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Alex Wilkinson.
  • 2': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Anthony Caceres.
  • 4': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Anthony Caceres.
  • 9': Foul by Joel King (Sydney FC).
  • 9': Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 10': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Ben Warland.
  • 12': Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC).
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Atkinson.
  • 16': Foul by Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC).
  • 16': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City FC).
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Kosta Barbarouses (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Brattan with a cross.
  • 18': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Florin Berenguer.
  • 20': Bobô (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City FC).
  • 21': Goal! Melbourne City FC 0, Sydney FC 1. Kosta Barbarouses (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alexander Baumjohann.
  • 23': Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Sydney FC 1. Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Stefan Colakovski.
  • 25': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
  • 25': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Galloway with a cross.
  • 27': Foul by Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
  • 27': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC).
  • 31': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Paulo Retre.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Bobô.
  • 33': Foul by Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC).
  • 33': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC).
  • 34': Kosta Barbarouses (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
  • 35': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Second yellow card to Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) for a bad foul.
  • 38': Substitution, Sydney FC. Harry Van der Saag replaces Bobô.
  • 39': Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC).
  • 43': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Harry Van der Saag (Sydney FC).
  • 45': Penalty Melbourne City FC. Adrián Luna draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45': Penalty conceded by Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Sydney FC 1. Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 45'+2': Alexander Baumjohann (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC).
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Melbourne City FC 2, Sydney FC 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City FC 2, Sydney FC 1.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Atkinson.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Nuno Reis (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rostyn Griffiths.
  • 48': Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC).
  • 50': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Scott Jamieson tries a through ball, but Florin Berenguer is caught offside.
  • 51': Foul by Harry Van der Saag (Sydney FC).
  • 51': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC).
  • 52': Kosta Barbarouses (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Sydney FC).
  • 53': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC).
  • 54': Kosta Barbarouses (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
  • 56': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Joel King.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 58': Foul by Harry Van der Saag (Sydney FC).
  • 58': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Atkinson.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
  • 60': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Paulo Retre.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Stefan Colakovski (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Atkinson with a cross.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 64': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Anthony Caceres.
  • 65': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City FC).
  • 65': Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Galloway.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
  • 70': Foul by Stefan Colakovski (Melbourne City FC).
  • 70': Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC).
  • 72': Substitution, Sydney FC. Milos Ninkovic replaces Alexander Baumjohann.
  • 73': Foul by Stefan Colakovski (Melbourne City FC).
  • 73': Thomas Heward-Belle (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Stefan Colakovski (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Andrew Nabbout replaces Stefan Colakovski.
  • 76': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Marco Tilio tries a through ball, but Scott Jamieson is caught offside.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Galloway.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nathaniel Atkinson.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Jamieson.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Jamieson.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Harry Van der Saag (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Paulo Retre.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Atkinson.
  • 86': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Anthony Caceres.
  • 86': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
  • 88': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Ben Warland.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrián Luna with a cross.
  • 89': Foul by Patrick Wood (Sydney FC).
  • 89': Nuno Reis (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Joel King (Sydney FC).
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Sydney FC 1. Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Melbourne City FC 3, Sydney FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne City FC 3, Sydney FC 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 15
0 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 10
5 Saves 0
30.5 Possession 69.5
3 SHOTS 26
1 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
214 Accurate Passes 619
301 Passes 692
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 5
11 Crosses 20
0.1 Cross % 0.3
56 Long Balls 74
23 Accurate Long Balls 50
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 12
7 Effective Tackles 10
18 Tackles 20
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 11
22 Effective Clearances 9
22 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 14,017

Line-Ups

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thomas Glover (GK)
7 Rostyn Griffiths
4 Nuno Reis
3 Scott Jamieson
2 Scott Galloway
8 Aiden O'Neill
20 Adrián Luna
10 Florin Berenguer
17 Stefan Colakovski
23 Marco Tilio Yellow Card
13 Nathaniel Atkinson
Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
Raphael Borges Rodrigues, Kerrin Stokes, Andrew Nabbout, Ben Garuccio, Taras Gomulka, Matthew Sutton, Craig Noone.

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
26 Luke Brattan Yellow Card
17 Anthony Cáceres
99 Adam Le Fondre
9 Bobô
5 Alexander Baumjohann
11 Kosta Barbarouses
Sydney FC Substitutes:
Adam Pavlesic, Harry Van Der Saag, Milos Ninkovic, Callum Talbot, Patrick Flottman, Luke Ivanovic, Patrick Wood.

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