Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Western United
  • 16': Joshua Risdon
FT
1 - 3
Sydney FC
  • 39': Adam Le Fondre (P)
  • 41': Róbert Mak
  • 69': Joe Lolley

About

Western United are hosting Sydney FC at AAMI Park, Melbourne, 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': Benjamin Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 1': Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC).
  • 5': Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 6': Offside, Sydney FC. Diego Caballo tries a through ball, but Adam Le Fondre is caught offside.
  • 7': Foul by Steven Lustica (Western United).
  • 7': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Rhyan Grant with a cross.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 9': Steven Lustica (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Brattan.
  • 15': Attempt saved. James Troisi (Western United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dylan Wenzel-Halls.
  • 15': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
  • 15': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Goal! Western United 1, Sydney FC 0. Joshua Risdon (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neil Kilkenny following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Patrick Yazbek (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 22': Penalty Sydney FC. Adam Le Fondre draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 22': Penalty conceded by Léo Lacroix (Western United) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 23': Léo Lacroix (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Penalty saved! Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 24': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Nikolai Topor-Stanley.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 24': Offside, Sydney FC. Luke Brattan tries a through ball, but Rhyan Grant is caught offside.
  • 25': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
  • 25': Steven Lustica (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Joshua Risdon (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 27': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Patrick Yazbek.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a through ball.
  • 30': Attempt saved. James Troisi (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 30': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Caballo with a cross.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Lachlan Wales (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dylan Wenzel-Halls.
  • 37': Offside, Sydney FC. Joe Lolley tries a through ball, but Patrick Yazbek is caught offside.
  • 38': Penalty Sydney FC. Joe Lolley draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 38': Penalty conceded by Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 39': Goal! Western United 1, Sydney FC 1. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 41': Goal! Western United 1, Sydney FC 2. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Brattan.
  • 43': Foul by James Troisi (Western United).
  • 43': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Neil Kilkenny (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Western United 1, Sydney FC 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western United 1, Sydney FC 2.
  • 46': Offside, Western United. Nikolai Topor-Stanley tries a through ball, but Lachlan Wales is caught offside.
  • 49': Foul by Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Western United).
  • 49': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
  • 50': Steven Lustica (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Aaron Gurd (Sydney FC).
  • 51': Attempt missed. James Troisi (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
  • 54': Hand ball by James Donachie (Sydney FC).
  • 54': James Donachie (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 55': Foul by Diego Caballo (Sydney FC).
  • 55': Joshua Risdon (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Offside, Western United. Nikolai Topor-Stanley tries a through ball, but Dylan Wenzel-Halls is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Benjamin Garuccio (Western United).
  • 57': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Nikolai Topor-Stanley.
  • 62': Substitution, Sydney FC. Max Burgess replaces Róbert Mak.
  • 63': Substitution, Western United. Dylan Pierias replaces Dylan Wenzel-Halls.
  • 63': Substitution, Western United. Tongo Doumbia replaces Steven Lustica.
  • 69': Goal! Western United 1, Sydney FC 3. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Patrick Yazbek.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Léo Lacroix (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tongo Doumbia.
  • 74': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Aaron Gurd.
  • 77': Substitution, Western United. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Lachlan Wales.
  • 78': Substitution, Sydney FC. Alex Parsons replaces Adam Le Fondre.
  • 79': Substitution, Sydney FC. Paulo Retre replaces Patrick Yazbek.
  • 80': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Rhyan Grant.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. James Troisi (Western United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dylan Pierias.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Caballo with a cross.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Brattan.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Paulo Retre.
  • 85': Benjamin Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
  • 86': Substitution, Western United. Noah Botic replaces James Troisi.
  • 89': Alex Parsons (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Nicolas Milanovic (Western United).
  • 89': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Joe Lolley.
  • 90': Benjamin Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
  • 90'+1': Foul by Nicolas Milanovic (Western United).
  • 90'+1': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Nicolas Milanovic (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Nikolai Topor-Stanley.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
  • 90'+2': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Tongo Doumbia (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Noah Botic.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 90'+3': Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Western United 1, Sydney FC 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Western United 1, Sydney FC 3.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 4
49.7 Possession 50.3
13 SHOTS 11
7 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
2 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
415 Accurate Passes 429
514 Passes 523
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 1
22 Crosses 21
0.2 Cross % 0.0
70 Long Balls 31
37 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 1
14 Effective Tackles 10
22 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
18 Interceptions 15
30 Effective Clearances 25
30 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 3,427

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Auckland FC 2 +3 6
2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2 +2 4
3 Melbourne Victory 2 +2 4
4 Macarthur FC 2 +4 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Jamie Young (GK)
44 Nikolai Topor-Stanley
4 Léo Lacroix Yellow Card
17 Ben Garuccio
19 Joshua Risdon
14 James Troisi
88 Neil Kilkenny
10 Steven Lustica Yellow Card
9 Dylan Wenzel-Halls
11 Connor Pain
8 Lachlan Wales
Western United Substitutes:
Tongo Doumbia, Nicolas Milanovic, Sebastian Pasquali, Ryan Scott, Noah Botic, Dylan Pierias, Jacob Tratt.

SYD Sydney FC (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Andrew Redmayne (GK)
29 Aaron Gurd
2 James Donachie Yellow Card
26 Luke Brattan
18 Diego Caballo
23 Rhyan Grant Yellow Card
17 Anthony Cáceres
16 Patrick Yazbek
11 Róbert Mak
10 Joe Lolley
9 Adam Le Fondre
Sydney FC Substitutes:
Paulo Retre, Jake Girdwood-Reich, Jaiden Kucharski, Alex Parsons, Max Burgess, Patrick Wood, Tom Heward-Belle.

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