Western Utd vs Sydney FC 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 10': Max Burgess (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Western United FC. Rene Krhin replaces Dylan Pierias.
- 60': Substitution, Sydney FC. Mustafa Amini replaces Anthony Caceres because of an injury.
- 61': Substitution, Sydney FC. Kosta Barbarouses replaces Bobô.
- 67': Goal! Western United FC 1, Sydney FC 0. Steven Lustica (Western United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Prijovic.
- 69': Substitution, Sydney FC. Trent Buhagiar replaces Adam Le Fondre.
- 69': Substitution, Sydney FC. Milos Ninkovic replaces Paulo Retre.
- 74': Ben Warland (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Wenzel-Halls replaces Adisu Bayew.
- 86': Substitution, Sydney FC. Alex Wilkinson replaces Max Burgess.
- 87': Substitution, Western United FC. Christian Theoharous replaces Steven Lustica.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Western United FC. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Lachlan Wales.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Western United FC. Jerry Skotadis replaces Aleksandar Prijovic.
- 90'+4': Christian Theoharous (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Western United FC 1, Sydney FC 0.
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 1,850
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
SYD | WTU | |
---|---|---|
9 | Fouls | 10 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
11 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
4 | Saves | 4 |
54.7 | Possession | 45.3 |
17 | SHOTS | 11 |
4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
447 | Accurate Passes | 376 |
540 | Passes | 461 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
12 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
36 | Crosses | 13 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
59 | Long Balls | 53 |
26 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
17 | Tackles | 7 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
5 | Interceptions | 10 |
17 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
17 | Clearances | 26 |
Western United (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Jamie Young (GK) |
44 | Nikolai Topor-Stanley |
4 | Léo Lacroix |
17 | Ben Garuccio |
19 | Joshua Risdon |
8 | Lachlan Wales |
88 | Neil Kilkenny |
10 | Steven Lustica |
99 | Aleksandar Prijovic |
31 | Adisu Bayew |
5 | Dylan Pierias |
Sydney FC (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Andrew Redmayne (GK) |
3 | Ben Warland |
2 | James Donachie |
5 | Connor O'Toole |
23 | Rhyan Grant |
22 | Max Burgess |
8 | Paulo Retre |
17 | Anthony Cáceres |
27 | Elvis Kamsoba |
14 | Adam Le Fondre |
9 | Bobô |
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