Sydney FC vs Melbourne City 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Semifinals
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 18': Goal! Sydney FC 0, Melbourne City 1. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Valon Berisha with a cross following a set piece situation.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 45': Second Half begins Sydney FC 0, Melbourne City 1.
- 54': Substitution, Sydney FC. Joe Lolley replaces Róbert Mak.
- 64': Goal! Sydney FC 1, Melbourne City 1. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 70': Joel King (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout replaces Richard van der Venne.
- 77': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 84': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Adam Le Fondre.
- 84': Substitution, Sydney FC. Jake Girdwood-Reich replaces Paulo Retre.
- 84': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Jamieson replaces Florin Berenguer.
- 84': Substitution, Melbourne City. Thomas Lam replaces Callum Talbot.
- 88': Curtis Good (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Sydney FC. Diego Caballo replaces Max Burgess.
Game Information
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 15,322
Statistics
 MCY |
SYD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 6 | Saves | 4 |
| 61.3 | Possession | 38.7 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 540 | Accurate Passes | 303 |
| 611 | Passes | 384 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 9 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 19 | Tackles | 27 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 15 | Clearances | 8 |
Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Redmayne (GK) |
| 4 | Alex Wilkinson |
| 6 | Jack Rodwell |
| 3 | Joel King  |
| 23 | Rhyan Grant |
| 22 | Max Burgess |
| 8 | Paulo Retre |
| 26 | Luke Brattan |
| 9 | Adam Le Fondre |
| 11 | Róbert Mak |
| 17 | Anthony Cáceres |
Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
| 22 | Curtis Good |
| 4 | Nuno Reis |
| 38 | Jordan Bos |
| 25 | Callum Talbot |
| 8 | Richard van der Venne |
| 10 | Florin Berenguer |
| 14 | Valon Berisha |
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren |
| 7 | Mathew Leckie |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
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