Melbourne V vs Sydney FC 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
2 - 2
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 17': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Sydney FC 0. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Rojas following a fast break.
- 37': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Sydney FC 1. Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 45': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Jay Barnett.
- 62': Substitution, Sydney FC. Mustafa Amini replaces Harry Van der Saag.
- 63': Substitution, Sydney FC. Callum Talbot replaces Paulo Retre.
- 63': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Marco Rojas.
- 64': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Robbie Kruse replaces Rai Marchán because of an injury.
- 69': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Trent Buhagiar.
- 69': Substitution, Sydney FC. Bobô replaces Milos Ninkovic.
- 70': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nicholas D'Agostino replaces Francesco Margiotta.
- 77': Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Sydney FC 1. Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Folami.
- 80': Substitution, Sydney FC. Max Burgess replaces Connor O'Toole.
- 81': Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Sydney FC 2. Bobô (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Caceres with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Ivan Kelava (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Lleyton Brooks replaces Ben Folami.
- 90'+4': Bobô (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Mustafa Amini (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 10,496
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 |
MVC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 6 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 47.1 | Possession | 52.9 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 369 | Accurate Passes | 437 |
| 457 | Passes | 521 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 20 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 26 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 16 | Clearances | 17 |
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Ivan Kelava (GK)  |
| 6 | Leigh Broxham |
| 2 | Jason Geria |
| 3 | Jason Davidson |
| 14 | Jay Barnett |
| 22 | Jake Brimmer |
| 4 | Rai |
| 8 | Josh Brillante |
| 9 | Francesco Margiotta |
| 11 | Ben Folami |
| 23 | Marco Rojas |
Sydney FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Tom Heward-Belle (GK) |
| 4 | Alex Wilkinson |
| 2 | James Donachie |
| 5 | Connor O'Toole |
| 21 | Harry Van Der Saag |
| 8 | Paulo Retre |
| 32 | Patrick Yazbek |
| 10 | Milos Ninkovic |
| 17 | Anthony Cáceres |
| 27 | Elvis Kamsoba |
| 12 | Trent Buhagiar |
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