Melbourne City vs Sydney FC 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
4 - 0
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 26': Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Sydney FC 0. Jordan Bos (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 32': Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Patrick Yazbek (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Marco Tilio replaces Aiden O'Neill because of an injury.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Melbourne City FC 1, Sydney FC 0.
- 55': Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Sydney FC 0. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 57': Substitution, Sydney FC. Milos Ninkovic replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
- 57': Substitution, Sydney FC. Max Burgess replaces Patrick Yazbek.
- 57': Substitution, Sydney FC. Luciano Narsingh replaces Trent Buhagiar.
- 62': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Nuno Reis replaces Rostyn Griffiths.
- 68': Substitution, Sydney FC. Bobô replaces Adam Le Fondre.
- 70': Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Sydney FC 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Tilio following a fast break.
- 72': Goal! Melbourne City FC 4, Sydney FC 0. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe with a headed pass.
- 76': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Scott Jamieson replaces Mathew Leckie.
- 76': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Taras Gomulka replaces Florin Berenguer.
- 76': Substitution, Sydney FC. Ben Warland replaces James Donachie because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Callum Talbot (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 3,222
Australian A-League Men Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +13 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 26 | 50 | 4 |
| +18 | Central Coast Mariners | 25 | 49 | 6 |
| +11 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 42 | 4 |
| 0 | Macarthur FC | 26 | 41 | 7 |
Statistics
 SYD |
MCY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 49.7 | Possession | 50.3 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 372 | Accurate Passes | 414 |
| 491 | Passes | 504 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 14 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 16 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 10 | Clearances | 18 |
Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
| 22 | Curtis Good |
| 5 | Rostyn Griffiths |
| 38 | Jordan Bos |
| 6 | Carl Jenkinson |
| 10 | Florin Berenguer |
| 18 | Connor Metcalfe |
| 8 | Aiden O'Neill |
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren |
| 7 | Mathew Leckie |
| 15 | Andrew Nabbout |
Sydney FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Tom Heward-Belle (GK) |
| 4 | Alex Wilkinson |
| 2 | James Donachie |
| 5 | Connor O'Toole |
| 25 | Callum Talbot  |
| 32 | Patrick Yazbek |
| 6 | Mustafa Amini |
| 17 | Anthony Cáceres |
| 11 | Kosta Barbarouses |
| 12 | Trent Buhagiar |
| 14 | Adam Le Fondre |
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