Australian A-League Men

Sydney FC vs Western United, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Sydney FC
  • 23': Milos Ninkovic
  • 58': Luciano Narsingh
  • 68': Mustafa Amini
FT
3 - 0
Western United

    About

    Sydney FC are hosting Western United at Netstrata Jubilee 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': Connor Pain (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 1': Foul by Mustafa Amini (Sydney FC).
    • 2': Offside, Western United FC. Joshua Risdon tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Prijovic is caught offside.
    • 6': Foul by Mustafa Amini (Sydney FC).
    • 6': Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Mustafa Amini (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 16': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Léo Lacroix.
    • 23': Goal! Sydney FC 1, Western United FC 0. Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rhyan Grant.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Luciano Narsingh (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic.
    • 26': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
    • 28': Foul by Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC).
    • 28': Léo Lacroix (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Léo Lacroix (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Connor Pain (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Mustafa Amini (Sydney FC).
    • 36': Attempt missed. Luciano Narsingh (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
    • 36': Connor Pain (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
    • 42': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Callum Talbot.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Joshua Risdon (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Garuccio with a cross following a corner.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Narsingh.
    • 44': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sydney FC 1, Western United FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sydney FC 1, Western United FC 0.
    • 47': Foul by Rene Krhin (Western United FC).
    • 47': Mustafa Amini (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Rene Krhin (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Connor Pain (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Prijovic.
    • 50': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Alex Wilkinson.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Pain.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Garuccio with a cross.
    • 52': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
    • 53': Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Steven Lustica (Western United FC).
    • 54': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Léo Lacroix.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Narsingh.
    • 58': Goal! Sydney FC 2, Western United FC 0. Luciano Narsingh (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic with a through ball.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Mustafa Amini (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Dylan Pierias (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Prijovic.
    • 62': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by James Donachie.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Talbot.
    • 63': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
    • 65': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Alex Wilkinson.
    • 67': Substitution, Western United FC. Jerry Skotadis replaces Rene Krhin.
    • 68': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Wenzel-Halls replaces Connor Pain.
    • 68': Substitution, Sydney FC. Trent Buhagiar replaces Luciano Narsingh.
    • 68': Goal! Sydney FC 3, Western United FC 0. Mustafa Amini (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 70': Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Lachlan Wales (Western United FC).
    • 72': Dylan Pierias (Western United FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Foul by Callum Talbot (Sydney FC).
    • 72': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Callum Talbot.
    • 73': Substitution, Western United FC. Nikolai Topor-Stanley replaces Joshua Risdon.
    • 73': Offside, Western United FC. Nikolai Topor-Stanley tries a through ball, but Dylan Wenzel-Halls is caught offside.
    • 74': Substitution, Sydney FC. Max Burgess replaces Milos Ninkovic.
    • 74': Substitution, Sydney FC. Bobô replaces Adam Le Fondre.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Bobô (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Trent Buhagiar with a cross.
    • 77': Foul by Bobô (Sydney FC).
    • 77': Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
    • 79': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Léo Lacroix.
    • 80': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Léo Lacroix.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Bobô (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rhyan Grant.
    • 82': Substitution, Western United FC. Noah Botic replaces Aleksandar Prijovic.
    • 82': Substitution, Western United FC. Adisu Bayew replaces Dylan Pierias.
    • 84': Substitution, Sydney FC. Connor O'Toole replaces Callum Talbot.
    • 84': Substitution, Sydney FC. Ben Warland replaces Alex Wilkinson.
    • 85': Offside, Sydney FC. Max Burgess tries a through ball, but Trent Buhagiar is caught offside.
    • 89': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Adisu Bayew.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Connor O'Toole (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 90': Foul by Max Burgess (Sydney FC).
    • 90': Tomoki Imai (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Foul by Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
    • 90'+2': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Max Burgess.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adisu Bayew with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+4': Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Western United FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sydney FC 3, Western United FC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sydney FC 3, Western United FC 0.

    Statistics

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    3 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    7 Corner Kicks 8
    1 Saves 2
    45.4 Possession 54.6
    6 SHOTS 14
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    385 Accurate Passes 476
    451 Passes 550
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    7 Accurate Crosses 1
    18 Crosses 18
    0.4 Cross % 0.1
    32 Long Balls 39
    16 Accurate Long Balls 10
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    2 Blocked Shots 6
    3 Effective Tackles 12
    9 Tackles 17
    0.3 Tackle % 0.7
    10 Interceptions 7
    14 Effective Clearances 14
    14 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
    Location: Sydney, Australia
    Attendance: 3,269

    A-League Men Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Auckland FC 17 +19 39
    2 Adelaide United 17 +4 31
    3 Western United 18 +7 29
    4 Melbourne Victory 18 +5 29
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SYD Sydney FC (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Andrew Redmayne (GK)
    4 Alex Wilkinson
    2 James Donachie
    25 Callum Talbot
    23 Rhyan Grant
    8 Paulo Retre
    6 Mustafa Amini Yellow Card
    10 Milos Ninkovic
    17 Anthony Cáceres
    14 Adam Le Fondre
    16 Luciano Narsingh
    Sydney FC Substitutes:
    Ben Warland, Harry Van Der Saag, Max Burgess, Trent Buhagiar, Tom Heward-Belle, Bobô, Connor O'Toole.

    WTU Western United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jamie Young (GK)
    4 Léo Lacroix Yellow Card
    6 Tomoki Imai
    17 Ben Garuccio
    19 Joshua Risdon
    8 Lachlan Wales
    10 Steven Lustica
    16 Rene Krhin Yellow Card
    99 Aleksandar Prijovic
    11 Connor Pain
    5 Dylan Pierias
    Western United Substitutes:
    Dylan Wenzel-Halls, Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Rhys Bozinovski, Adisu Bayew, Ryan Scott, Noah Botic, Jerry Skotadis.

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