
Macarthur FC vs Sydney FC, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Walter Scott (Macarthur).
- 2': Max Burgess (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a through ball.
- 4': Foul by Corey Hollman (Sydney FC).
- 4': Kearyn Baccus (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Joel King (Sydney FC).
- 4': Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Delay in match because of an injury Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur).
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 6': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Gabriel Lacerda.
- 7': Hand ball by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
- 8': Attempt saved. Clayton Lewis (Macarthur) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Jed Drew (Macarthur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 8': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Gabriel Lacerda.
- 9': Attempt missed. Ivan Vujica (Macarthur) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 10': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Gabriel Lacerda.
- 11': 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 Fábio Gomes with a through ball.
- 11': Foul by Corey Hollman (Sydney FC).
- 11': Valère Germain (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Offside, Macarthur. Valère Germain is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt missed. Jed Drew (Macarthur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
- 18': Foul by Walter Scott (Macarthur).
- 18': Max Burgess (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 21': Substitution, Macarthur. Charles M'Mombwa replaces Raphael Borges Rodrigues because of an injury.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Rhyan Grant with a cross.
- 24': Foul by Corey Hollman (Sydney FC).
- 24': Valère Germain (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Hand ball by Ivan Vujica (Macarthur).
- 25': Offside, Sydney FC. Rhyan Grant is caught offside.
- 26': Hand ball by Max Burgess (Sydney FC).
- 27': Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Jed Drew (Macarthur).
- 27': Jed Drew (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Offside, Macarthur. Jed Drew is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by Tommy Smith (Macarthur).
- 30': Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt saved. Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jed Drew.
- 34': Foul by Ivan Vujica (Macarthur).
- 34': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Ivan Vujica (Macarthur).
- 37': Ivan Vujica (Macarthur) is shown the red card.
- 38': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Walter Scott.
- 38': Attempt missed. Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Max Burgess following a corner.
- 41': Kearyn Baccus (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Walter Scott.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Jed Drew (Macarthur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valère Germain with a through ball.
- 45'+4': Goal! Macarthur 1, Sydney FC 0. Jed Drew (Macarthur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Macarthur 1, Sydney FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Macarthur 1, Sydney FC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sydney FC. Róbert Mak replaces Corey Hollman.
- 47': Offside, Sydney FC. Róbert Mak is caught offside.
- 48': Offside, Sydney FC. Fábio Gomes is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel King.
- 52': Offside, Sydney FC. Max Burgess is caught offside.
- 53': Attempt saved. Valère Germain (Macarthur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jed Drew with a through ball.
- 54': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
- 54': Valère Germain (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
- 56': Attempt missed. Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fábio Gomes with a headed pass.
- 57': Attempt saved. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Kearyn Baccus (Macarthur).
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tomislav Uskok.
- 62': Attempt missed. Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joel King following a corner.
- 63': Foul by Tommy Smith (Macarthur).
- 63': Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC).
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Tommy Smith (Macarthur).
- 67': Tommy Smith (Macarthur) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 68': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 69': Substitution, Sydney FC. Jaiden Kucharski replaces Max Burgess.
- 70': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tomislav Uskok.
- 70': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Valère Germain.
- 71': Attempt missed. Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joe Lolley following a corner.
- 72': Foul by Valère Germain (Macarthur).
- 72': Joel King (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Clayton Lewis (Macarthur).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Substitution, Macarthur. Daniel De Silva replaces Jed Drew.
- 74': Substitution, Macarthur. Matthew Jurman replaces Kearyn Baccus.
- 75': Offside, Sydney FC. Joe Lolley is caught offside.
- 77': Attempt missed. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joel King.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
- 80': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Clayton Lewis.
- 81': Foul by Joel King (Sydney FC).
- 81': Valère Germain (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Substitution, Macarthur. Kealey Adamson replaces Valère Germain.
- 82': Substitution, Macarthur. Kristian Popovic replaces Lachlan Rose.
- 82': Attempt saved. Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
- 82': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
- 83': Delay in match (Sydney FC).
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
- 84': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Kristian Popovic.
- 85': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Daniel De Silva.
- 87': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 88': Attempt missed. Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luke Brattan.
- 90': Substitution, Sydney FC. Nathan Amanatidis replaces Joel King.
- 90'+2': Delay in match (Sydney FC).
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
- 90'+4': Foul by Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC).
- 90'+4': Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Gabriel Lacerda (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 90'+7': Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
- 90'+7': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Macarthur 1, Sydney FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Macarthur 1, Sydney FC 0.
Statistics
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10 | Fouls | 8 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 2 |
5 | Offsides | 2 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
5 | Saves | 4 |
62.1 | Possession | 37.9 |
19 | SHOTS | 9 |
4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.7 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
430 | Accurate Passes | 209 |
522 | Passes | 320 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
18 | Crosses | 9 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
53 | Long Balls | 81 |
32 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
17 | Tackles | 10 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
12 | Interceptions | 15 |
15 | Effective Clearances | 31 |
15 | Clearances | 31 |
Game Information
Venue: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 7,723
A-League Men Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Auckland FC | 17 | +19 | 39 |
2 | Adelaide United | 16 | +7 | 31 |
3 | Melbourne Victory | 18 | +5 | 29 |
4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 18 | +8 | 28 |
Line-Ups
Macarthur FC (4-2-2-2)
No. | Name |
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12 | Filip Kurto (GK) |
3 | Tommy Smith ![]() |
6 | Tomislav Uskok |
13 | Ivan Vujica ![]() |
18 | Walter Scott |
15 | Kearyn Baccus ![]() |
23 | Clayton Lewis |
31 | Lachlan Rose |
98 | Valère Germain |
37 | Jed Drew ![]() |
17 | Raphael Borges Rodrigues |
Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | Andrew Redmayne (GK) |
15 | Gabriel Lacerda |
27 | Hayden Matthews |
16 | Joel King |
23 | Rhyan Grant |
17 | Anthony Cáceres |
26 | Luke Brattan ![]() |
12 | Corey Hollman |
9 | Fábio |
22 | Max Burgess |
10 | Joe Lolley |
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