Sydney FC vs Western Utd 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 37': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Goal! Sydney FC 0, Western United FC 1. Steven Lustica (Western United FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Prijovic.
- 58': Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Sydney FC. Bobô replaces Adam Le Fondre.
- 64': Goal! Sydney FC 1, Western United FC 1. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic.
- 70': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Pierias replaces Lachlan Wales.
- 83': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Wenzel-Halls replaces Aleksandar Prijovic.
- 83': Substitution, Sydney FC. Callum Talbot replaces Trent Buhagiar.
- 89': Substitution, Western United FC. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Alessandro Diamanti.
- 90': Substitution, Western United FC. Rene Krhin replaces Steven Lustica.
- 90'+6': Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 4,228
Australian A-League Men Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +18 | Central Coast Mariners | 25 | 49 | 6 |
| +13 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 25 | 49 | 4 |
| +11 | Melbourne Victory | 25 | 41 | 4 |
| +6 | Sydney FC | 25 | 38 | 9 |
Statistics
 WTU |
SYD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 48.1 | Possession | 51.9 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 427 | Accurate Passes | 479 |
| 512 | Passes | 552 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 25 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 2 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 8 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 27 | Clearances | 25 |
Sydney FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Tom Heward-Belle (GK) |
| 4 | Alex Wilkinson |
| 2 | James Donachie |
| 5 | Connor O'Toole |
| 23 | Rhyan Grant |
| 22 | Max Burgess |
| 8 | Paulo Retre  |
| 10 | Milos Ninkovic |
| 27 | Elvis Kamsoba |
| 14 | Adam Le Fondre |
| 12 | Trent Buhagiar |
Western United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Young (GK) |
| 4 | Léo Lacroix |
| 6 | Tomoki Imai |
| 17 | Ben Garuccio |
| 19 | Joshua Risdon |
| 23 | Alessandro Diamanti |
| 10 | Steven Lustica |
| 88 | Neil Kilkenny |
| 99 | Aleksandar Prijovic |
| 11 | Connor Pain |
| 8 | Lachlan Wales |
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