Sydney FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 7': Patryk Klimala (Sydney FC) Goal at 7'
- 9': Zachary Sapsford (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 9'
- 39': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) Own Goal at 39'
- 45'+3': Leo Sena (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 48'
- 47': Zachary Sapsford (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 47'
- 52': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 52'
- 57': Douglas Costa (Sydney FC) Substitution at 57'
- 65': Adrian Segecic (Sydney FC) Substitution at 65'
- 65': Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 65'
- 66': Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 66'
- 76': Mohamed Al-Taay (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 76'
- 77': James Temelkovski (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 77'
- 80': Joel King (Sydney FC) Substitution at 80'
- 80': Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) Substitution at 80'
- 85': Lawrence Thomas (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 85'
- 88': Adrian Segecic (Sydney FC) Goal at 88'
- 90'+3': Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 93'
- 90'+7': Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) Goal at 97'
Statistics
 WSW |
SYD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 5 | Saves | 6 |
| 36.2 | Possession | 63.8 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 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 |
| 3 | 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: 32,741
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland FC | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 2 | Melbourne City FC | 4 | +6 | 8 |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 3 | +4 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK) |
| 42 | Kyle Reilly Shaw |
| 23 | Rhyan Grant |
| 4 | Jordan Courtney-Perkins |
| 21 | Zachary De Jesus |
| 17 | Anthony Cáceres |
| 15 | Leo Sena  |
| 6 | Corey Hollman |
| 9 | Patryk Klimala |
| 8 | Anas Ouahim |
| 10 | Joe Lolley |
Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Lawrence Thomas (GK) |
| 4 | Alex Bonetig |
| 22 | Anthony Pantazopoulos |
| 19 | Jack Clisby |
| 2 | Gabriel Cleur |
| 18 | Oscar Priestman |
| 25 | Josh Brillante |
| 23 | Bozhidar Kraev |
| 14 | Nicolas Milanovic |
| 7 | Zachary Sapsford |
| 26 | Brandon Borrello |
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