Western Sydney Wanderers vs Sydney FC, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers

FT
0 - 0

Sydney FC

Sydney derby ends in stalemate for A-League Men's opener

A-League

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Tomer Hemed (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
1': Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
4': Ramy Najjarine (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Tomer Hemed (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
4': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Hand ball by Dimitrios Petratos (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
6': Attempt missed. Trent Buhagiar (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joel King.
8': Foul by Trent Buhagiar (Sydney FC).
8': Rhys Williams (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Ben Warland (Sydney FC).
9': Tomer Hemed (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Attempt saved. Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Buhagiar.
12': Foul by Trent Buhagiar (Sydney FC).
12': Terry Antonis (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Attempt saved. Dimitrios Petratos (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rhys Williams with a headed pass.
13': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
14': Attempt blocked. Dimitrios Petratos (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernie Ibini-Isei with a headed pass.
14': Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
15': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Thomas Aquilina.
22': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Thomas Aquilina.
23': Attempt missed. Ben Warland (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Anthony Caceres with a cross following a corner.
24': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
24': Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Foul by Joel King (Sydney FC).
27': Ramy Najjarine (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
30': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Milos Ninkovic.
31': Attempt missed. Steven Ugarkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ramy Najjarine following a corner.
32': Attempt saved. Trent Buhagiar (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Elvis Kamsoba with a cross.
33': Attempt missed. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Trent Buhagiar.
36': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Steven Ugarkovic.
38': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by John Koutroumbis.
41': Attempt missed. Dimitrios Petratos (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic.
41': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
41': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
42': Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC).
42': John Koutroumbis (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Attempt blocked. Trent Buhagiar (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic.
44': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
44': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Bernie Ibini-Isei (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
45': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Sydney FC 0.
45': Second Half begins Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Sydney FC 0.
46': Foul by Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC).
46': Ramy Najjarine (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
47': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Terry Antonis tries a through ball, but Bernie Ibini-Isei is caught offside.
49': Attempt missed. Rhys Williams (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic.
49': Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Rhys Williams (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
50': Rhys Williams (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Foul by Elvis Kamsoba (Sydney FC).
52': Terry Antonis (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Attempt blocked. Elvis Kamsoba (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
54': Attempt saved. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Anthony Caceres.
55': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tomás Mejías.
55': Attempt missed. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Caceres with a cross following a corner.
57': Attempt saved. Dimitrios Petratos (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
59': Foul by Joel King (Sydney FC).
59': Ramy Najjarine (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Trent Buhagiar.
65': Attempt missed. Bernie Ibini-Isei (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Thomas Aquilina with a cross.
66': Foul by Patrick Wood (Sydney FC).
66': John Koutroumbis (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Dimitrios Petratos (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
67': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Elvis Kamsoba (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': Foul by Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
68': Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Steven Ugarkovic.
70': Attempt missed. Alex Wilkinson (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Caceres with a cross following a corner.
72': Foul by Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC).
72': Tomer Hemed (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
75': Ramy Najjarine (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Rhys Williams.
76': Substitution, Sydney FC. Max Burgess replaces Milos Ninkovic.
77': Attempt missed. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
77': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Keijiro Ogawa replaces Dimitrios Petratos.
77': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Jack Rodwell replaces Terry Antonis.
78': Elvis Kamsoba (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
81': Foul by Ramy Najjarine (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
81': Max Burgess (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Attempt saved. Jack Rodwell (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic.
83': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
85': Substitution, Sydney FC. Harry Van der Saag replaces Elvis Kamsoba.
86': Hand ball by Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
88': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Alexander Badolato replaces Bernie Ibini-Isei.
88': Foul by Ben Warland (Sydney FC).
88': Tomer Hemed (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Max Burgess (Sydney FC).
89': Thomas Aquilina (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Sydney FC 0.
0': Match ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Sydney FC 0.

Statistics

SYD		WSW
14	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	3
47.7	Possession	52.3
11	SHOTS	9
3	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
404	Accurate Passes	466
493	Passes	544
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
6	Accurate Crosses	5
22	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.3
39	Long Balls	62
17	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	1
10	Effective Tackles	11
14	Tackles	18
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
17	Interceptions	13
16	Effective Clearances	18
16	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 23,118

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	26	+16	48
2	Adelaide United	26	+10	43
3	Auckland FC	26	+13	42
4	Melbourne Victory	26	+11	40

Full Table

Line-Ups

Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
20	Tomás Mejías (GK)
4	Rhys Williams
22	Johnny Koutroumbis
3	Adama Traoré
39	Thomas Aquilina
29	Terry Antonis
8	Steven Ugarkovic
9	Bernie Ibini-Isei
7	Ramy Najjarine
10	Tomer Hemed
23	Dimitrios Petratos

Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:

Jordi Swibel, Keijiro Ogawa, Daniel Margush, Alexander Badolato, Mark Natta, Jack Rodwell, Tate Russell.

Sydney FC (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
1	Andrew Redmayne (GK)
3	Ben Warland
4	Alex Wilkinson
16	Joel King
23	Rhyan Grant
8	Paulo Retre
17	Anthony Cáceres
14	Adam Le Fondre
12	Trent Buhagiar
10	Milos Ninkovic
27	Elvis Kamsoba

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Tom Heward-Belle, Calem Nieuwenhof, Harry Van Der Saag, Patrick Wood, Patrick Yazbek, Liam McGing, Max Burgess.

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