Melbourne V vs Sydney FC 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

Melbourne Victory

26': Jake Brimmer

FT
1 - 2

Sydney FC

32': Max Burgess
52': Adam Le Fondre

Introduction

Melbourne Victory 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.
21': Diego Caballo (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Sydney FC 0. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
32': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Sydney FC 1. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
48': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Sydney FC 2. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a through ball.
67': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card.
70': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Cadete.
70': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. William Wilson replaces Leigh Broxham.
71': Substitution, Sydney FC. Paulo Retre replaces Róbert Mak.
72': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Tomi Juric replaces Bruno Fornaroli.
77': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Lleyton Brooks replaces Nishan Velupillay.
83': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Yazbek replaces Max Burgess.
86': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Eli Adams replaces Jake Brimmer.
90'+1': Substitution, Sydney FC. Aaron Gurd replaces Joe Lolley.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Sydney FC 2.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 8,181

Australian A-League Men Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+22	Auckland FC	26	53	3
+16	Melbourne City FC	26	48	6
+18	Western United	26	47	7
+18	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	46	6

Full Table

Statistics

SYD		MVC
15	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	9
3	Saves	3
53.2	Possession	46.8
16	SHOTS	14
6	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
473	Accurate Passes	390
553	Passes	474
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	6
7	Crosses	19
0.4	Cross %	0.3
66	Long Balls	31
37	Accurate Long Balls	9
0.6	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	4
7	Effective Tackles	10
17	Tackles	20
0.4	Tackle %	0.5
10	Interceptions	7
23	Effective Clearances	10
23	Clearances	10

Line-Ups

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Matt Acton (GK)
21	Roderick Miranda
31	Matthew Bozinovski
3	Cadete
2	Jason Geria
22	Jake Brimmer
6	Leigh Broxham
8	Josh Brillante
10	Bruno Fornaroli
11	Ben Folami
24	Nishan Velupillay

Substitutes:

Jay Barnett, Lleyton Brooks, William Wilson, Taleb Ahmad, Eli Adams, Tomi Juric, Stefan Nigro.

Sydney FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Andrew Redmayne (GK)
4	Alex Wilkinson
2	James Donachie
26	Luke Brattan
18	Diego Caballo
23	Rhyan Grant
17	Anthony Cáceres
22	Max Burgess
11	Róbert Mak
10	Joe Lolley
9	Adam Le Fondre

Substitutes:

Patrick Wood, Tom Heward-Belle, Patrick Yazbek, Jake Girdwood-Reich, Aaron Gurd, Alex Parsons, Paulo Retre.

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