Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Western United
  • 86': Alessandro Diamanti
FT
1 - 0
Sydney FC

    About

    Western United are hosting Sydney FC at North Hobart Oval, North Hobart, 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.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Dylan Pierias (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
    • 4': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Alex Wilkinson.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Joshua Risdon (Western United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neil Kilkenny with a cross.
    • 7': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Alex Wilkinson.
    • 8': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Adam Le Fondre.
    • 9': Foul by Lachlan Wales (Western United).
    • 9': Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Léo Lacroix.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rhyan Grant with a headed pass.
    • 15': 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 Anthony Cáceres.
    • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Joe Lolley (Sydney FC).
    • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 24': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Rhyan Grant.
    • 26': Foul by Tongo Doumbia (Western United).
    • 26': Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by James Donachie (Sydney FC).
    • 27': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Joe Lolley (Sydney FC).
    • 29': Joshua Risdon (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by James Donachie (Sydney FC).
    • 30': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
    • 32': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Joshua Risdon.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 33': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 33': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Tongo Doumbia (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 38': Dylan Pierias (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
    • 38': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Rhyan Grant.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross following a corner.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adam Le Fondre.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Adam Le Fondre.
    • 41': Corner, Western United. Conceded by James Donachie.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Dylan Pierias (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Léo Lacroix (Western United) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dylan Pierias following a corner.
    • 44': Offside, Western United. Dylan Pierias tries a through ball, but Lachlan Wales is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Western United 0, Sydney FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Western United 0, Sydney FC 0.
    • 46': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
    • 46': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Le Fondre with a through ball.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Dylan Pierias (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tongo Doumbia.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Dylan Pierias (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Neil Kilkenny (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 49': Offside, Western United. Neil Kilkenny tries a through ball, but Dylan Pierias is caught offside.
    • 50': Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC).
    • 50': Tongo Doumbia (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Le Fondre.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Caballo.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Brattan.
    • 54': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Léo Lacroix.
    • 54': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Jamie Young.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Brattan with a cross.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Wilkinson.
    • 63': Foul by Max Burgess (Sydney FC).
    • 63': Neil Kilkenny (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Max Burgess (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Rhyan Grant.
    • 67': Dylan Pierias (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Foul by Diego Caballo (Sydney FC).
    • 69': Substitution, Sydney FC. Paulo Retre replaces Anthony Cáceres.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Tongo Doumbia (Western United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Risdon with a cross.
    • 71': Foul by James Donachie (Sydney FC).
    • 71': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Diego Caballo (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Dylan Pierias (Western United).
    • 72': Foul by Joe Lolley (Sydney FC).
    • 72': Neil Kilkenny (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Substitution, Western United. Rhys Bozinovski replaces Tongo Doumbia.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Dylan Pierias (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
    • 75': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
    • 76': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Max Burgess.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
    • 80': Substitution, Western United. Alessandro Diamanti replaces Dylan Pierias.
    • 80': Substitution, Western United. James Troisi replaces Lachlan Wales.
    • 80': Substitution, Western United. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Noah Botic.
    • 82': Hand ball by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 85': Attempt missed. James Troisi (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti following a fast break.
    • 85': Substitution, Sydney FC. Adrian Segecic replaces Róbert Mak.
    • 85': Substitution, Sydney FC. Aaron Gurd replaces Alex Wilkinson.
    • 85': Substitution, Western United. Dylan Wenzel-Halls replaces Connor Pain.
    • 86': Goal! Western United 1, Sydney FC 0. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing to the high centre of the goal.
    • 87': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Caballo with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
    • 90'+1': Nicolas Milanovic (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Aaron Gurd (Sydney FC).
    • 90'+4': Foul by Rhys Bozinovski (Western United).
    • 90'+4': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Western United 1, Sydney FC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Western United 1, Sydney FC 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 5
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 8
    5 Saves 7
    54.8 Possession 45.2
    16 SHOTS 15
    7 ON GOAL 6
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    485 Accurate Passes 392
    580 Passes 464
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 6
    13 Crosses 21
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    58 Long Balls 49
    23 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    5 Effective Tackles 11
    10 Tackles 18
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 12
    16 Effective Clearances 22
    16 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: North Hobart Oval
    Location: North Hobart, Australia
    Attendance: 5,127

    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
    19 Joshua Risdon
    6 Tomoki Imai
    8 Lachlan Wales
    88 Neil Kilkenny
    7 Tongo Doumbia
    38 Noah Botic
    11 Connor Pain
    5 Dylan Pierias
    Western United Substitutes:
    Nicolas Milanovic, Dylan Wenzel-Halls, James Troisi, Ryan Scott, Rhys Bozinovski, Alessandro Diamanti, Benjamin Collins.

    SYD Sydney FC (4-3-3)

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

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