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

Sydney FC

23': Joe Lolley
61': Adam Le Fondre

FT
2 - 1

Melbourne City FC

22': Jamie Maclaren (P)

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

9': Valon Berisha (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Goal! Sydney FC 0, Melbourne City 1. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
23': Goal! Sydney FC 1, Melbourne City 1. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paulo Retre.
32': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Sydney FC 1, Melbourne City 1.
45': Second Half begins Sydney FC 1, Melbourne City 1.
45': Substitution, Sydney FC. Aaron Gurd replaces Jack Rodwell.
57': Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Substitution, Sydney FC. Adam Le Fondre replaces Patrick Wood.
60': Thomas Lam (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Goal! Sydney FC 2, Melbourne City 1. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
67': Substitution, Melbourne City. Curtis Good replaces Mathew Leckie.
67': Substitution, Melbourne City. Marco Tilio replaces Andrew Nabbout.
81': Substitution, Sydney FC. Adrian Segecic replaces Joe Lolley.
82': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Callum Talbot.
88': Substitution, Melbourne City. Taras Gomulka replaces Thomas Lam.
90': Substitution, Sydney FC. Jaiden Kucharski replaces Anthony Cáceres.
90'+3': Tom Glover (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
90'+4': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Sydney FC 2, Melbourne City 1.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 14,946

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

MCY		SYD
17	Fouls	8
5	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	2
55.1	Possession	44.9
13	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	8
0.2	On Target %	0.5
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
452	Accurate Passes	358
525	Passes	424
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	2
13	Crosses	19
0.4	Cross %	0.1
49	Long Balls	50
32	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.7	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	14
15	Tackles	21
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	9
27	Effective Clearances	16
27	Clearances	16

Line-Ups

Sydney FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Andrew Redmayne (GK)
6	Jack Rodwell
2	James Donachie
18	Diego Caballo
23	Rhyan Grant
26	Luke Brattan
17	Anthony Cáceres
8	Paulo Retre
12	Patrick Wood
22	Max Burgess
10	Joe Lolley

Substitutes:

Adrian Segecic, Tom Heward-Belle, Jake Girdwood-Reich, Aaron Gurd, Adrian Vlastelica, Adam Le Fondre, Jaiden Kucharski.

Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Glover (GK)
3	Scott Jamieson
4	Nuno Reis
38	Jordan Bos
25	Callum Talbot
14	Valon Berisha
8	Richard van der Venne
6	Thomas Lam
9	Jamie Maclaren
7	Mathew Leckie
15	Andrew Nabbout