Australian A-League Men

Sydney FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Sydney FC
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    Western Sydney Wanderers
    • 70': Kusini Yengi

    About

    Sydney FC are hosting Western Sydney Wanderers at Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 2': Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Foul by Kusini Yengi (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 5': Foul by Romain Amalfitano (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 5': Patrick Yazbek (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Kusini Yengi (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 6': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 7': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Foul by Patrick Wood (Sydney FC).
    • 9': Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Foul by Joe Lolley (Sydney FC).
    • 10': Kusini Yengi (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 11': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Joe Lolley (Sydney FC).
    • 14': Foul by Patrick Wood (Sydney FC).
    • 14': Romain Amalfitano (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 18': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by James Donachie.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sulejman Krpic.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 21': Foul by Sulejman Krpic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 21': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Marcelo tries a through ball, but Brandon Borrello is caught offside.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Caballo.
    • 24': Foul by Kusini Yengi (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 24': James Donachie (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
    • 27': Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Brandon Borrello tries a through ball, but Marcelo is caught offside.
    • 31': Foul by Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 31': Patrick Yazbek (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Milos Ninkovic.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Calem Nieuwenhof.
    • 34': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
    • 35': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by James Donachie.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Sulejman Krpic (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Borrello with a cross.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcelo following a corner.
    • 39': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
    • 39': Romain Amalfitano (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo.
    • 40': Hand ball by Kusini Yengi (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 41': Attempt saved. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
    • 42': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Gabriel Cléùr.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Donachie.
    • 42': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Gabriel Cléùr.
    • 44': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
    • 44': Kusini Yengi (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
    • 45'+1': Foul by Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 45'+1': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sydney FC 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sydney FC 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Brattan.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Kusini Yengi (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic.
    • 49': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Rhyan Grant.
    • 49': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Adama Traoré tries a through ball, but Marcelo is caught offside.
    • 51': Offside, Sydney FC. Andrew Redmayne tries a through ball, but Patrick Wood is caught offside.
    • 51': Foul by Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 51': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Kusini Yengi (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 53': Foul by Sulejman Krpic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 53': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Aaron Gurd (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 59': Foul by Sulejman Krpic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 59': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by James Donachie (Sydney FC).
    • 63': Attempt saved. Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sulejman Krpic.
    • 66': Substitution, Sydney FC. Adrian Segecic replaces Patrick Wood.
    • 66': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Marcelo.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
    • 70': Goal! Sydney FC 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 1. Kusini Yengi (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic following a fast break.
    • 72': Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
    • 74': Substitution, Sydney FC. Max Burgess replaces Anthony Cáceres.
    • 75': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
    • 75': Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Sulejman Krpic (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brandon Borrello following a set piece situation.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romain Amalfitano.
    • 77': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Rhyan Grant.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Brandon Borrello with a cross following a corner.
    • 79': Foul by Romain Amalfitano (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 79': Max Burgess (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Patrick Yazbek (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrian Segecic.
    • 80': Foul by Sulejman Krpic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 80': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Max Burgess.
    • 84': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Yeni N'Gbakoto replaces Kusini Yengi.
    • 86': Substitution, Sydney FC. Jaiden Kucharski replaces Patrick Yazbek.
    • 87': Foul by Max Burgess (Sydney FC).
    • 87': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Adrian Segecic (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 90'+1': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Yeni N'Gbakoto.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Alessandro Lopane replaces Milos Ninkovic.
    • 90'+5': Aaron Gurd (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Alessandro Lopane (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 90'+5': Alessandro Lopane (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
    • 90'+7': Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+7': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+7': James Donachie (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sydney FC 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Sydney FC 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.

    Statistics

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    18 Fouls 13
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 2
    49.6 Possession 50.4
    15 SHOTS 11
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    366 Accurate Passes 350
    470 Passes 465
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 1
    10 Crosses 21
    0.2 Cross % 0.0
    69 Long Balls 72
    32 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    6 Blocked Shots 2
    11 Effective Tackles 8
    24 Tackles 21
    0.5 Tackle % 0.4
    11 Interceptions 10
    20 Effective Clearances 11
    20 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: Allianz Stadium
    Location: Sydney, Australia
    Attendance: 34,232

    A-League Men Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Newcastle Jets 21 +12 40
    2 Auckland FC 21 +15 39
    3 Adelaide United 22 +7 35
    4 Sydney FC 21 +7 33
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SYD Sydney FC (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Andrew Redmayne (GK)
    29 Aaron Gurd
    2 James Donachie Yellow Card
    26 Luke Brattan Yellow Card
    18 Diego Caballo
    23 Rhyan Grant
    17 Anthony Cáceres
    16 Patrick Yazbek
    10 Joe Lolley
    11 Róbert Mak
    12 Patrick Wood
    Sydney FC Substitutes:
    Jaiden Kucharski, Alex Parsons, Jake Girdwood-Reich, Adrian Segecic, Adrian Vlastelica, Tom Heward-Belle, Max Burgess.

    WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    20 Lawrence Thomas (GK)
    6 Marcelo Yellow Card
    5 Tomislav Mrcela
    3 Adama Traoré
    2 Gabriel Cleur
    17 Romain Amalfitano
    28 Calem Nieuwenhof Yellow Card
    9 Kusini Yengi
    26 Brandon Borrello
    10 Milos Ninkovic
    11 Sulejman Krpic
    Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
    Alessandro Lopane, Ramy Najjarine, Daniel Margush, Daniel Wilmering, Ruon Tongyik, Zachary Sapsford, Yeni N'Gbakoto.

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