Australian A-League Men

Sydney FC vs Melbourne City FC, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Sydney FC
  • 23': Joe Lolley
  • 61': Adam Le Fondre
FT
2 - 1
Melbourne City FC
  • 22': Jamie Maclaren (P)

About

Sydney FC are hosting Melbourne City FC 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': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Max Burgess.
  • 3': Foul by James Donachie (Sydney FC).
  • 3': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Rhyan Grant.
  • 8': Foul by Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City).
  • 8': Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Max Burgess with a cross.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Valon Berisha (Melbourne City).
  • 9': Valon Berisha (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 10': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Callum Talbot.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 12': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Scott Jamieson.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Richard van der Venne.
  • 17': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
  • 17': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by James Donachie.
  • 21': Penalty conceded by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 22': Goal! Sydney FC 0, Melbourne City 1. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Burgess with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 23': Goal! Sydney FC 1, Melbourne City 1. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paulo Retre.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout with a cross.
  • 28': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Rhyan Grant.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Thomas Lam (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
  • 31': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
  • 31': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Offside, Melbourne City. Jamie Maclaren tries a through ball, but Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.
  • 34': Offside, Sydney FC. James Donachie tries a through ball, but Patrick Wood is caught offside.
  • 35': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Max Burgess (Sydney FC).
  • 37': Offside, Melbourne City. Jamie Maclaren tries a through ball, but Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.
  • 39': Foul by Jack Rodwell (Sydney FC).
  • 39': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
  • 41': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Jordan Bos (Melbourne City).
  • 41': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Foul by Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City).
  • 43': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Bos.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sydney FC 1, Melbourne City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sydney FC 1, Melbourne City 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Sydney FC. Aaron Gurd replaces Jack Rodwell.
  • 47': Foul by Thomas Lam (Melbourne City).
  • 47': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Aaron Gurd (Sydney FC).
  • 48': Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Max Burgess.
  • 53': Foul by Jordan Bos (Melbourne City).
  • 53': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 55': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Luke Brattan.
  • 57': Foul by Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City).
  • 57': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Foul by Max Burgess (Sydney FC).
  • 58': Nuno Reis (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Substitution, Sydney FC. Adam Le Fondre replaces Patrick Wood.
  • 60': Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Thomas Lam (Melbourne City).
  • 60': Thomas Lam (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 61': Goal! Sydney FC 2, Melbourne City 1. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  • 64': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
  • 64': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathew Leckie.
  • 65': Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
  • 66': Foul by Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City).
  • 66': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Substitution, Melbourne City. Curtis Good replaces Mathew Leckie.
  • 67': Substitution, Melbourne City. Marco Tilio replaces Andrew Nabbout.
  • 69': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Curtis Good.
  • 71': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
  • 71': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Luke Brattan.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rhyan Grant.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Retre.
  • 76': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Curtis Good.
  • 79': Foul by Thomas Lam (Melbourne City).
  • 79': Max Burgess (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 81': Substitution, Sydney FC. Adrian Segecic replaces Joe Lolley.
  • 82': Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
  • 82': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Callum Talbot.
  • 85': Offside, Sydney FC. Diego Caballo tries a through ball, but Adrian Segecic is caught offside.
  • 88': Substitution, Melbourne City. Taras Gomulka replaces Thomas Lam.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Galloway.
  • 88': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Aaron Gurd.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Valon Berisha with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Scott Jamieson.
  • 90': Substitution, Sydney FC. Jaiden Kucharski replaces Anthony Cáceres.
  • 90'+1': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Taras Gomulka.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Scott Jamieson.
  • 90'+3': Hand ball by Tom Glover (Melbourne City).
  • 90'+3': Tom Glover (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 90'+4': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Taras Gomulka (Melbourne City).
  • 90'+5': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sydney FC 2, Melbourne City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sydney FC 2, Melbourne City 1.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 8
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 4
5 Saves 2
55.1 Possession 44.9
13 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 8
0.2 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
452 Accurate Passes 358
525 Passes 424
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 2
13 Crosses 19
0.4 Cross % 0.1
49 Long Balls 50
32 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 14
15 Tackles 21
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 9
27 Effective Clearances 16
27 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 14,946

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Adelaide United 0 0 0
2 Auckland FC 0 0 0
3 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0
4 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

SYD Sydney FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Andrew Redmayne (GK)
6 Jack Rodwell
2 James Donachie
18 Diego Caballo
23 Rhyan Grant
26 Luke Brattan Yellow Card
17 Anthony Cáceres
8 Paulo Retre
12 Patrick Wood
22 Max Burgess
10 Joe Lolley
Sydney FC Substitutes:
Adrian Segecic, Tom Heward-Belle, Jake Girdwood-Reich, Aaron Gurd, Adrian Vlastelica, Adam Le Fondre, Jaiden Kucharski.

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Thomas Glover (GK) Yellow Card
3 Scott Jamieson Yellow Card
4 Nuno Reis
38 Jordan Bos
25 Callum Talbot
14 Valon Berisha Yellow Card
8 Richard van der Venne
6 Thomas Lam Yellow Card
9 Jamie Maclaren
7 Mathew Leckie
15 Andrew Nabbout
Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
Arion Sulemani, Curtis Good, Scott Galloway, Raphael Borges Rodrigues, Matthew Sutton, Taras Gomulka, Marco Tilio.

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