Melbourne City vs Sydney FC 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Semifinals

Melbourne City FC

37': Curtis Good
59': Jack Rodwell (OG)
67': Marco Tilio
82': Richard van der Venne

FT
4 - 0
2nd Leg - Melbourne City FC advance 5-1 on aggregate

Sydney FC

20': Max Burgess

Introduction

Melbourne City FC are hosting Sydney FC at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
20': Max Burgess (Sydney FC) is shown the red card.
28': Joel King (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Sydney FC 0. Curtis Good (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valon Berisha with a cross following a corner.
43': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Thomas Lam (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Melbourne City 1, Sydney FC 0.
59': Own Goal by Jack Rodwell, Sydney FC. Melbourne City 2, Sydney FC 0.
67': Substitution, Sydney FC. Joe Lolley replaces Adrian Segecic.
67': Substitution, Sydney FC. Jake Girdwood-Reich replaces Paulo Retre.
67': Goal! Melbourne City 3, Sydney FC 0. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill following a fast break.
73': Substitution, Melbourne City. Richard van der Venne replaces Aiden O'Neill.
74': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Jamieson replaces Valon Berisha because of an injury.
74': Substitution, Melbourne City. Callum Talbot replaces Curtis Good.
82': Goal! Melbourne City 4, Sydney FC 0. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
83': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Jordan Bos.
83': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Adam Le Fondre.
83': Substitution, Melbourne City. Florin Berenguer replaces Mathew Leckie.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 9,223

Statistics

SYD		MCY
8	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	6
5	Saves	2
23.8	Possession	76.2
5	SHOTS	17
2	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
150	Accurate Passes	642
214	Passes	709
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	5
10	Crosses	17
0.1	Cross %	0.3
47	Long Balls	41
21	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
0	Blocked Shots	3
13	Effective Tackles	6
19	Tackles	14
0.7	Tackle %	0.4
15	Interceptions	8
22	Effective Clearances	4
22	Clearances	4

Line-Ups

Melbourne City FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Glover (GK)
22	Curtis Good
6	Thomas Lam
13	Aiden O'Neill
38	Jordan Bos
4	Nuno Reis
7	Mathew Leckie
14	Valon Berisha
23	Marco Tilio
15	Andrew Nabbout
9	Jamie Maclaren

Substitutes:

Callum Talbot, Florin Berenguer, Richard van der Venne, Scott Jamieson, Matthew Sutton, Scott Galloway, Max Caputo.

Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Andrew Redmayne (GK)
6	Jack Rodwell
4	Alex Wilkinson
3	Joel King
23	Rhyan Grant
22	Max Burgess
8	Paulo Retre
26	Luke Brattan
9	Adam Le Fondre
19	Adrian Segecic
17	Anthony Cáceres

Substitutes:

Diego Caballo, Jaiden Kucharski, Tom Heward-Belle, Joe Lolley, Patrick Wood, Jake Girdwood-Reich, James Donachie.

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