Western Utd vs Sydney FC 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Western United 0, Sydney FC 0.
- 63': Max Burgess (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Substitution, Sydney FC. Paulo Retre replaces Anthony Cáceres.
- 73': Substitution, Western United. Rhys Bozinovski replaces Tongo Doumbia.
- 76': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Max Burgess.
- 80': Substitution, Western United. Alessandro Diamanti replaces Dylan Pierias.
- 80': Substitution, Western United. James Troisi replaces Lachlan Wales.
- 80': Substitution, Western United. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Noah Botic.
- 85': Substitution, Sydney FC. Adrian Segecic replaces Róbert Mak.
- 85': Substitution, Sydney FC. Aaron Gurd replaces Alex Wilkinson.
- 85': Substitution, Western United. Dylan Wenzel-Halls replaces Connor Pain.
- 86': Goal! Western United 1, Sydney FC 0. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing to the high centre of the goal.
- 87': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Game Information
Venue: North Hobart Oval
Location: North Hobart, Australia
Attendance: 5,127
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 |
Statistics
 SYD |
WTU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 7 |
| 54.8 | Possession | 45.2 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 485 | Accurate Passes | 392 |
| 580 | Passes | 464 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 13 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 10 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 16 | Clearances | 22 |
Western United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Young (GK) |
| 44 | Nikolai Topor-Stanley |
| 4 | Léo Lacroix |
| 19 | Joshua Risdon |
| 6 | Tomoki Imai |
| 8 | Lachlan Wales |
| 88 | Neil Kilkenny |
| 7 | Tongo Doumbia |
| 38 | Noah Botic |
| 11 | Connor Pain |
| 5 | Dylan Pierias |
Sydney FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Redmayne (GK) |
| 4 | Alex Wilkinson |
| 2 | James Donachie |
| 18 | Diego Caballo |
| 23 | Rhyan Grant |
| 26 | Luke Brattan |
| 22 | Max Burgess  |
| 17 | Anthony Cáceres |
| 9 | Adam Le Fondre |
| 11 | Róbert Mak |
| 10 | Joe Lolley |
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