Sydney FC vs Western Utd 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Mustafa Amini (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Goal! Sydney FC 1, Western United FC 0. Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rhyan Grant.
- 28': Léo Lacroix (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 47': Rene Krhin (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Goal! Sydney FC 2, Western United FC 0. Luciano Narsingh (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic with a through ball.
- 67': Substitution, Western United FC. Jerry Skotadis replaces Rene Krhin.
- 68': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Wenzel-Halls replaces Connor Pain.
- 68': Substitution, Sydney FC. Trent Buhagiar replaces Luciano Narsingh.
- 68': Goal! Sydney FC 3, Western United FC 0. Mustafa Amini (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 73': Substitution, Western United FC. Nikolai Topor-Stanley replaces Joshua Risdon.
- 74': Substitution, Sydney FC. Max Burgess replaces Milos Ninkovic.
- 74': Substitution, Sydney FC. Bobô replaces Adam Le Fondre.
- 82': Substitution, Western United FC. Noah Botic replaces Aleksandar Prijovic.
- 82': Substitution, Western United FC. Adisu Bayew replaces Dylan Pierias.
- 84': Substitution, Sydney FC. Connor O'Toole replaces Callum Talbot.
- 84': Substitution, Sydney FC. Ben Warland replaces Alex Wilkinson.
Game Information
Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 3,269
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 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.4 | Possession | 54.6 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 385 | Accurate Passes | 476 |
| 451 | Passes | 550 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 18 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 32 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 10 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 9 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 14 | Clearances | 14 |
Sydney FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Redmayne (GK) |
| 4 | Alex Wilkinson |
| 2 | James Donachie |
| 25 | Callum Talbot |
| 23 | Rhyan Grant |
| 8 | Paulo Retre |
| 6 | Mustafa Amini  |
| 10 | Milos Ninkovic |
| 17 | Anthony Cáceres |
| 14 | Adam Le Fondre |
| 16 | Luciano Narsingh |
Western United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Young (GK) |
| 4 | Léo Lacroix |
| 6 | Tomoki Imai |
| 17 | Ben Garuccio |
| 19 | Joshua Risdon |
| 8 | Lachlan Wales |
| 10 | Steven Lustica |
| 16 | Rene Krhin |
| 99 | Aleksandar Prijovic |
| 11 | Connor Pain |
| 5 | Dylan Pierias |
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