Sydney FC vs Western United, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 3': Noah Botic (Western United) Goal at 3'
- 8': Noah Botic (Western United) Yellow Card at 8'
- 19': Tomoki Imai (Western United) Yellow Card at 19'
- 27': Rhys Bozinovski (Western United) Yellow Card at 27'
- 35': Dylan Leonard (Western United) Yellow Card at 35'
- 37': Adrian Segecic (Sydney FC) Goal at 37'
- 39': Anas Ouahim (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 39'
- 45'+2': Adrian Segecic (Sydney FC) Goal at 47'
- 46': Abel Walatee (Western United) Goal at 46'
- 54': Kane Vidmar (Western United) Substitution at 54'
- 59': Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 59'
- 62': Rhys Bozinovski (Western United) Goal at 62'
- 68': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) Goal at 68'
- 77': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) Substitution at 77'
- 77': Michael Ruhs (Western United) Substitution at 77'
- 81': Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) Substitution at 81'
- 81': Tiago Quintal (Sydney FC) Substitution at 81'
- 85': Jordan Lauton (Western United) Substitution at 85'
- 87': Michael Ruhs (Western United) Goal at 87'
- 89': Aaron Gurd (Sydney FC) Substitution at 89'
- 89': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 89'
- 90'+1': Tiago Quintal (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 91'
- 90'+8': Michael Ruhs (Western United) Yellow Card at 98'
Statistics
 WTU |
SYD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 9 | Saves | 4 |
| 36.2 | Possession | 63.7 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 26 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 13 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 11,757
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 22 | +13 | 43 |
| 2 | Auckland FC | 22 | +14 | 39 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 22 | +10 | 35 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 22 | +7 | 35 |
Line-Ups
Sydney FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Redmayne (GK) |
| 41 | Alexandar Popovic |
| 5 | Hayden Matthews |
| 4 | Jordan Courtney-Perkins  |
| 23 | Rhyan Grant |
| 17 | Anthony Cáceres |
| 8 | Anas Ouahim |
| 7 | Adrian Segecic |
| 9 | Patryk Klimala |
| 10 | Joe Lolley |
| 11 | Douglas Costa |
Western United (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Matthew Sutton (GK) |
| 30 | Dylan Leonard |
| 6 | Tomoki Imai |
| 29 | Charbel Shamoon |
| 13 | Tate Russell |
| 32 | Angus Thurgate |
| 23 | Rhys Bozinovski |
| 20 | Abel Walatee |
| 77 | Riku Danzaki |
| 19 | Noah Botic |
| 9 | Hiroshi Ibusuki |
A-League Men News
Patrick Kisnorbo has been charged with rescuing Sydney FC's faltering A-League Men season after manager Ufuk Talay agreed to a mutual termination of his contract.
Straight-shooting Socceroos coach Tony Popovic feels Adrian Segecic is "probably better off" in Croatia after opting to switch allegiances from Australia less than three months out from the World Cup.
Bozhidar Kraev hammers a quality one-touch effort to give the Wanderers the advantage just before half time.
One of Australia's brightest young talents appears to have been lost to the Socceroos without even playing a game, with Portsmouth dynamo Adrian Segecic switching associations to Croatia.
A masterclass from Juan Mata highlighted the A-League weekend, while a keeper howler spelt the end of Giancarlo Italiano's time at the Nix.