Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Western Sydney Wanderers
  • Red Card 64': Yeni N'Gbakoto
FT
0 - 1
Sydney FC
  • 16': Max Burgess

About

Western Sydney Wanderers are hosting Sydney FC at CommBank 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.
  • 1': Foul by Romain Amalfitano (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 1': Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Foul by Oliver Bozanic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 3': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 4': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
  • 5': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Marcelo.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 11': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Jarrod Carluccio tries a through ball, but Romain Amalfitano is caught offside.
  • 12': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Alex Wilkinson.
  • 12': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
  • 13': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by Alex Wilkinson (Sydney FC).
  • 14': Attempt missed. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 15': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tomislav Mrcela.
  • 16': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tomislav Mrcela.
  • 16': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Sydney FC 1. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Romain Amalfitano with a through ball.
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 21': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Tom Beadling replaces Marcelo because of an injury.
  • 22': Foul by Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
  • 22': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Max Burgess.
  • 23': Andrew Redmayne (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 24': Offside, Sydney FC. Anthony Cáceres tries a through ball, but Adam Le Fondre is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
  • 27': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
  • 27': Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Foul by Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
  • 28': Attempt saved. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oliver Bozanic with a cross.
  • 30': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
  • 30': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 31': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Brandon Borrello.
  • 34': Foul by Max Burgess (Sydney FC).
  • 34': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by James Donachie.
  • 35': Foul by Max Burgess (Sydney FC).
  • 35': Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Redmayne (Sydney FC).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Oliver Bozanic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 42': Attempt saved. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
  • 42': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Oliver Bozanic (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomislav Mrcela with a headed pass.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Romain Amalfitano (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Brandon Borrello.
  • 45': Foul by Joe Lolley (Sydney FC).
  • 45': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Joe Lolley (Sydney FC).
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by James Donachie.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto with a cross.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Bozanic.
  • 45'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC).
  • 45'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+6': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Adam Le Fondre because of an injury.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Sydney FC 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Sydney FC 1.
  • 47': Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
  • 48': Attempt missed. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Paulo Retre with a cross.
  • 53': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Tomislav Mrcela tries a through ball, but Brandon Borrello is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Burgess.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Amalfitano.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
  • 59': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Jarrod Carluccio.
  • 59': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Milos Ninkovic replaces Oliver Bozanic.
  • 60': Foul by Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 60': Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 64': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 69': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Morgan Schneiderlin replaces Romain Amalfitano.
  • 71': Foul by Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
  • 71': Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Yazbek replaces Joe Lolley.
  • 72': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Calem Nieuwenhof tries a through ball, but Tomislav Mrcela is caught offside.
  • 72': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Tom Beadling (Western Sydney Wanderers) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 73': VAR Decision: No Goal Western Sydney Wanderers 0-1 Sydney FC.
  • 74': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Róbert Mak.
  • 75': Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Foul by Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 77': Foul by James Donachie (Sydney FC).
  • 77': Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 82': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Róbert Mak.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres following a fast break.
  • 84': Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Patrick Wood (Sydney FC).
  • 85': Substitution, Sydney FC. Joel King replaces Róbert Mak.
  • 85': Substitution, Sydney FC. Jake Girdwood-Reich replaces Max Burgess.
  • 86': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by James Donachie.
  • 86': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Luke Brattan.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Redmayne (Sydney FC).
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Lawrence Thomas (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Hand ball by Tom Beadling (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 89': Foul by Patrick Wood (Sydney FC).
  • 89': Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Jake Girdwood-Reich.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Morgan Schneiderlin (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 90'+4': Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 90'+4': Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC).
  • 90'+5': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Diego Caballo (Sydney FC).
  • 90'+5': Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Diego Caballo (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Sydney FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Sydney FC 1.
  • 90'+5': Diego Caballo (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Sydney FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Sydney FC 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 11
3 Saves 2
42.5 Possession 57.5
11 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
324 Accurate Passes 452
392 Passes 518
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 7
9 Crosses 30
0.2 Cross % 0.2
48 Long Balls 55
19 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 3
17 Effective Tackles 11
21 Tackles 24
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 4
32 Effective Clearances 10
32 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 26,462

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

WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
20 Lawrence Thomas (GK)
6 Marcelo
5 Tomislav Mrcela
3 Adama Traoré
2 Gabriel Cleur
8 Oliver Bozanic
17 Romain Amalfitano
28 Calem Nieuwenhof
26 Brandon Borrello
23 Yeni N'Gbakoto Red Card
21 Jarrod Carluccio
Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
Nicolas Milanovic, Morgan Schneiderlin, Daniel Margush, Tom Beadling, Kusini Yengi, Milos Ninkovic, Aidan Simmons.

SYD Sydney FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Andrew Redmayne (GK)
4 Alex Wilkinson
2 James Donachie
18 Diego Caballo Yellow Card
8 Paulo Retre
17 Anthony Cáceres
26 Luke Brattan
11 Róbert Mak
10 Joe Lolley
9 Adam Le Fondre
22 Max Burgess
Sydney FC Substitutes:
Jake Girdwood-Reich, Aaron Gurd, Patrick Wood, Adrian Segecic, Tom Heward-Belle, Patrick Yazbek, Joel King.

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