Australian A-League Men

Adelaide United vs Sydney FC, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Adelaide United
  • 24': Hiroshi Ibusuki
  • 34': Hiroshi Ibusuki
  • 45'+5': Nestory Irankunda
  • 73': Hiroshi Ibusuki
FT
4 - 3
Sydney FC
  • 7': Anthony Cáceres
  • 76': Joe Lolley
  • 90'+5': Joe Lolley

About

Adelaide United are hosting Sydney FC 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': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jaiden Kucharski.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Corey Hollman (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 3': Offside, Sydney FC. Fábio Gomes is caught offside.
  • 5': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Alexandar Popovic.
  • 7': Goal! Adelaide United 0, Sydney FC 1. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rhyan Grant.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Corey Hollman (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
  • 9': Offside, Sydney FC. Anthony Cáceres is caught offside.
  • 10': Offside, Adelaide United. Ben Halloran is caught offside.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 14': Offside, Adelaide United. Ben Halloran is caught offside.
  • 15': Foul by Zachary de Jesus (Sydney FC).
  • 15': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Offside, Adelaide United. Ben Halloran is caught offside.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaiden Kucharski.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Brattan.
  • 24': Goal! Adelaide United 1, Sydney FC 1. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC).
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Corey Hollman (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 32': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by James Delianov.
  • 34': Foul by Zachary de Jesus (Sydney FC).
  • 34': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Goal! Adelaide United 2, Sydney FC 1. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Halloran with a headed pass.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rhyan Grant.
  • 42': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
  • 42': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
  • 45': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+5': Goal! Adelaide United 3, Sydney FC 1. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hiroshi Ibusuki with a cross following a fast break.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Adelaide United 3, Sydney FC 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Adelaide United 3, Sydney FC 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Sydney FC. Jordan Courtney-Perkins replaces Zachary de Jesus.
  • 48': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
  • 48': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hiroshi Ibusuki.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fábio Gomes.
  • 60': Offside, Adelaide United. Ben Halloran is caught offside.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Corey Hollman (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 62': Substitution, Sydney FC. Max Burgess replaces Fábio Gomes.
  • 62': Offside, Sydney FC. Max Burgess is caught offside.
  • 64': Foul by Joe Lolley (Sydney FC).
  • 64': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Javi López.
  • 66': Substitution, Adelaide United. Luka Jovanovic replaces Nestory Irankunda.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Jovanovic with a cross.
  • 69': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jordan Courtney-Perkins.
  • 70': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Jaiden Kucharski.
  • 71': Offside, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood is caught offside.
  • 73': Goal! Adelaide United 4, Sydney FC 1. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zach Clough with a cross.
  • 74': Substitution, Adelaide United. Joshua Cavallo replaces Hiroshi Ibusuki.
  • 75': Substitution, Adelaide United. Luke Duzel replaces Jonny Yull.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 76': Goal! Adelaide United 4, Sydney FC 2. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Wood.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 78': VAR Decision: Goal Sydney FC - Adelaide United 4-2 Sydney FC (Joe Lolley).
  • 81': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
  • 84': Foul by Joshua Cavallo (Adelaide United).
  • 84': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ryan Kitto replaces Javi López.
  • 85': Substitution, Adelaide United. Austin Ayoubi replaces Zach Clough.
  • 86': Substitution, Sydney FC. Mitchell Glasson replaces Corey Hollman.
  • 88': Offside, Adelaide United. Joshua Cavallo is caught offside.
  • 89': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jordan Courtney-Perkins.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3': Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Luke Duzel (Adelaide United).
  • 90'+4': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Mitchell Glasson (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Adelaide United 4, Sydney FC 3. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Wood.
  • 90'+7': Joshua Cavallo (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Adelaide United 4, Sydney FC 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Adelaide United 4, Sydney FC 3.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 5
3 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 5
63.7 Possession 36.3
21 SHOTS 7
8 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.9
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
463 Accurate Passes 209
569 Passes 323
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
2 Accurate Crosses 4
18 Crosses 7
0.1 Cross % 0.6
64 Long Balls 78
35 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
6 Blocked Shots 0
12 Effective Tackles 6
19 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
6 Interceptions 10
11 Effective Clearances 23
11 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 11,918

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Melbourne Victory 4 +5 10
2 Melbourne City FC 4 +5 9
3 Auckland FC 3 +5 9
4 Wellington Phoenix FC 4 +3 7
Full Table

Line-Ups

ADE Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 James Delianov (GK)
8 Isaías
41 Alexandar Popovic
21 Javi López
43 Giuseppe Bovalina
26 Ben Halloran
37 Jonny Yull
22 Ryan Tunnicliffe
9 Hiroshi Ibusuki
66 Nestory Irankunda
10 Zach Clough
Adelaide United Substitutes:
Steven Hall, Austin Ayoubi, Luke Duzel, Luka Jovanovic, Joshua Cavallo, Ryan Kitto, Ben Warland.

SYD Sydney FC (4-1-3-2)

No. Name
1 Andrew Redmayne (GK)
15 Gabriel Lacerda
8 Jake Girdwood-Reich
26 Luke Brattan Yellow Card
23 Rhyan Grant
21 Zachary De Jesus
12 Corey Hollman
10 Joe Lolley
25 Jaiden Kucharski
17 Anthony Cáceres
9 Fábio
Sydney FC Substitutes:
Adam Pavlesic, Max Burgess, Nathan Amanatidis, Patrick Wood, Mitchell Glasson, Jordan Courtney-Perkins, Matthew Scarcella.

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