Sydney FC vs Melbourne City 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Introduction
Match Commentary
- 32': Own Goal by Paulo Retre, Sydney FC. Sydney FC 0, Melbourne City FC 1.
- 41': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sydney FC 0, Melbourne City FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sydney FC 0, Melbourne City FC 1.
- 45': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Scott Jamieson replaces Scott Galloway.
- 53': Goal! Sydney FC 1, Melbourne City FC 1. Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
- 59': Substitution, Sydney FC. Connor O'Toole replaces Callum Talbot because of an injury.
- 59': Substitution, Sydney FC. Bobô replaces Adam Le Fondre.
- 60': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Marco Tilio replaces Rostyn Griffiths.
- 66': Connor O'Toole (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Sydney FC. Kosta Barbarouses replaces Elvis Kamsoba.
- 72': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Sydney FC. Max Burgess replaces Milos Ninkovic.
- 82': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Tsubasa Endoh replaces Florin Berenguer.
- 90'+1': Goal! Sydney FC 1, Melbourne City FC 2. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Jamieson.
- 90'+2': Kosta Barbarouses (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Jamie Maclaren.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sydney FC 1, Melbourne City FC 2.
Game Information
Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 3,262
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
 MCY |
SYD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 42.5 | Possession | 57.5 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 343 | Accurate Passes | 502 |
| 434 | Passes | 586 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 9 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 15 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 16 | Clearances | 11 |
Sydney FC (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Redmayne (GK) |
| 4 | Alex Wilkinson |
| 2 | James Donachie |
| 25 | Callum Talbot |
| 23 | Rhyan Grant  |
| 8 | Paulo Retre |
| 6 | Mustafa Amini |
| 14 | Adam Le Fondre |
| 27 | Elvis Kamsoba |
| 10 | Milos Ninkovic |
| 17 | Anthony Cáceres |
Melbourne City FC (3-4-3-d)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
| 22 | Curtis Good |
| 2 | Scott Galloway |
| 4 | Nuno Reis |
| 5 | Rostyn Griffiths |
| 18 | Connor Metcalfe |
| 10 | Florin Berenguer |
| 6 | Carl Jenkinson |
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren |
| 7 | Mathew Leckie |
| 15 | Andrew Nabbout |
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