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

· Australian A-League Men

Sydney FC

48': Joe Lolley
52': Patrick Wood

FT
2 - 2

Adelaide United

13': Ryan Kitto
40': Hiroshi Ibusuki
58': Harry Van Der Saag

About

Sydney FC are hosting Adelaide United at Allianz 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 Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United).
1': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Attempt blocked. Javi López (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaías Sánchez Cortés.
2': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Diego Caballo.
3': Attempt missed. Ben Warland (Adelaide United) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross following a corner.
7': Attempt missed. Diego Caballo (Sydney FC) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross.
8': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
8': Attempt blocked. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Javi López.
9': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Louis D'Arrigo.
10': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Joe Gauci.
10': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
10': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13': Attempt blocked. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Caballo.
13': Goal! Sydney FC 0, Adelaide United 1. Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a headed pass.
15': Foul by Diego Caballo (Sydney FC).
15': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Attempt missed. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
18': Attempt saved. Harry Van der Saag (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
18': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
19': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Luke Brattan.
20': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Adam Le Fondre.
20': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
21': Attempt missed. Harry Van der Saag (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross following a corner.
21': Foul by Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United).
21': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Attempt blocked. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
22': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
24': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Brattan.
25': Foul by Patrick Yazbek (Sydney FC).
25': Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Attempt blocked. Patrick Yazbek (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
27': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rhyan Grant.
29': Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United).
29': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Yazbek.
32': Attempt blocked. Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
33': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
33': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt missed. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
36': Offside, Sydney FC. Anthony Cáceres tries a through ball, but Patrick Wood is caught offside.
37': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Diego Caballo.
38': Attempt missed. Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
39': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
39': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United).
40': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) is shown the red card.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
45'+3': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
45'+3': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Sydney FC 0, Adelaide United 1.
45': Second Half begins Sydney FC 0, Adelaide United 1.
46': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
46': Foul by James Donachie (Sydney FC).
47': Attempt missed. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross following a set piece situation.
48': Goal! Sydney FC 1, Adelaide United 1. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
50': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
50': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Alexandar Popovic.
51': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Ben Warland.
52': Attempt missed. Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Gurd with a headed pass following a corner.
52': Goal! Sydney FC 2, Adelaide United 1. Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rhyan Grant with a headed pass.
54': Offside, Sydney FC. Luke Brattan tries a through ball, but Róbert Mak is caught offside.
56': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
56': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Attempt blocked. Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross.
57': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Caballo with a cross.
58': Goal! Sydney FC 2, Adelaide United 2. Harry Van der Saag (Adelaide United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner.
60': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
60': Attempt blocked. Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
60': Attempt blocked. Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
62': Substitution, Sydney FC. Adrian Segecic replaces Róbert Mak.
62': Substitution, Sydney FC. Max Burgess replaces Patrick Yazbek.
62': Substitution, Adelaide United. Nestory Irankunda replaces Harry Van der Saag.
64': Attempt blocked. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
64': Attempt blocked. Diego Caballo (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
64': Adrian Segecic (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
65': Max Burgess (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
66': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Attempt missed. Ben Warland (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross following a set piece situation.
67': Foul by Joe Lolley (Sydney FC).
67': Joe Gauci (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Attempt blocked. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Brattan.
70': Attempt saved. Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrian Segecic with a through ball.
71': Attempt blocked. Adrian Segecic (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Burgess.
73': Substitution, Adelaide United. Juande replaces Louis D'Arrigo.
74': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
74': Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Halloran with a headed pass.
75': Foul by Patrick Wood (Sydney FC).
75': Juande (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Foul by Adrian Segecic (Sydney FC).
78': Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United).
80': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United).
83': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Attempt missed. Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
86': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Javi López.
86': Attempt missed. James Donachie (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
87': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
87': Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Attempt saved. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
90': Attempt missed. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
90'+1': Substitution, Sydney FC. Alex Parsons replaces Anthony Cáceres.
90'+2': Foul by Adrian Segecic (Sydney FC).
90'+2': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Foul by Diego Caballo (Sydney FC).
90'+4': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
90'+4': James Donachie (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
90'+6': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Substitution, Adelaide United. George Blackwood replaces Ben Halloran.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Sydney FC 2, Adelaide United 2.
0': Match ends, Sydney FC 2, Adelaide United 2.

Statistics

ADE		SYD
11	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	3
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	2
32.6	Possession	67.4
14	SHOTS	28
4	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
199	Accurate Passes	485
266	Passes	550
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	10
12	Crosses	36
0.3	Cross %	0.3
45	Long Balls	46
22	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	14
12	Effective Tackles	10
22	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
11	Interceptions	6
33	Effective Clearances	9
33	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 16,623

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

Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Andrew Redmayne (GK)
29	Aaron Gurd
2	James Donachie
18	Diego Caballo
23	Rhyan Grant
17	Anthony Cáceres
26	Luke Brattan
16	Patrick Yazbek
9	Adam Le Fondre
11	Róbert Mak
10	Joe Lolley

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Adrian Segecic, Patrick Wood, Paulo Retre, Jake Girdwood-Reich, Alex Parsons, Tom Heward-Belle, Max Burgess.

Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
46	Joe Gauci (GK)
3	Ben Warland
41	Alexandar Popovic
7	Ryan Kitto
21	Javi López
26	Ben Halloran
6	Louis D'Arrigo
8	Isaías
9	Hiroshi Ibusuki
11	Craig Goodwin
2	Harry Van Der Saag

Adelaide United Substitutes:

Nestory Irankunda, Juande, Ethan Alagich, Luka Jovanovic, George Blackwood, James Delianov, Asad Kasumovic.

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