Melbourne City FC vs Sydney FC, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

Feb 25, 2023, 6:00 AM · Australian A-League Men

5': Jamie Maclaren
13': Marco Tilio
30': Jamie Maclaren

FT
3 - 2

28': Róbert Mak
90'+6': Diego Caballo

About

Melbourne City FC are hosting Sydney FC at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on Saturday 25 Feb 2023 6:00 AM UTC+00:00 . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Alex Wilkinson (Sydney FC).
1': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Attempt blocked. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Richard van der Venne.
4': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Valon Berisha.
5': Attempt blocked. Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florin Berenguer.
5': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Sydney FC 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florin Berenguer with a cross.
7': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Aaron Gurd.
8': Hand ball by Jordan Bos (Melbourne City).
8': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Max Burgess.
13': Goal! Melbourne City 2, Sydney FC 0. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a fast break.
16': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Jordan Bos.
16': Attempt missed. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diego Caballo with a cross.
18': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
21': Attempt missed. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Caballo with a cross.
24': Attempt blocked. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valon Berisha.
24': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Aaron Gurd.
24': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nuno Reis.
26': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Jordan Bos.
28': Attempt missed. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Bos with a cross.
28': Goal! Melbourne City 2, Sydney FC 1. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
30': Goal! Melbourne City 3, Sydney FC 1. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
32': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Jordan Bos.
37': Foul by Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City).
37': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Foul by Max Burgess (Sydney FC).
38': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt missed. Diego Caballo (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
41': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tom Glover.
42': Foul by Marco Tilio (Melbourne City).
42': Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Offside, Sydney FC. Joe Lolley tries a through ball, but Rhyan Grant is caught offside.
45'+3': Foul by Diego Caballo (Sydney FC).
45'+3': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+5': First Half ends, Melbourne City 3, Sydney FC 1.
45': Second Half begins Melbourne City 3, Sydney FC 1.
46': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Alex Wilkinson.
49': Foul by Valon Berisha (Melbourne City).
49': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
50': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Nuno Reis.
53': Foul by Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City).
53': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City).
55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
55': Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Foul by Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City).
56': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Foul by Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
56': Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Attempt blocked. Valon Berisha (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
58': Attempt missed. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
61': Attempt blocked. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Florin Berenguer.
61': Attempt blocked. Thomas Lam (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
63': Diego Caballo (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Marco Tilio (Melbourne City).
64': Substitution, Sydney FC. Alex Parsons replaces Joe Lolley.
64': Substitution, Sydney FC. Joel King replaces Paulo Retre.
64': Attempt blocked. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Caballo.
65': Offside, Sydney FC. Max Burgess tries a through ball, but Róbert Mak is caught offside.
65': Attempt missed. Alex Parsons (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joel King.
66': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Alex Parsons (Sydney FC).
68': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valon Berisha.
70': Attempt saved. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rhyan Grant.
72': Foul by Max Burgess (Sydney FC).
72': Valon Berisha (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Attempt blocked. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Lam.
74': Attempt saved. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel King.
76': Substitution, Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout replaces Jamie Maclaren.
76': Substitution, Sydney FC. Jaiden Kucharski replaces Róbert Mak.
76': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Max Burgess.
78': Attempt saved. Diego Caballo (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jaiden Kucharski.
79': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Aaron Gurd.
80': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Parsons (Sydney FC).
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Alex Parsons (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Foul by Jordan Bos (Melbourne City).
82': Offside, Sydney FC. Anthony Cáceres tries a through ball, but Patrick Wood is caught offside.
85': Attempt saved. Valon Berisha (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
87': Offside, Melbourne City. Thomas Lam tries a through ball, but Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.
88': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Nuno Reis.
88': Attempt missed. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joel King.
89': Attempt saved. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
89': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
90': Attempt blocked. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Lam.
90': Attempt saved. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
90': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
90'+1': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Marco Tilio.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
90'+3': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Dangerous play by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
90'+3': Offside, Melbourne City. Nuno Reis tries a through ball, but Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout following a fast break.
90'+5': Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
90'+5': Nuno Reis (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Goal! Melbourne City 3, Sydney FC 2. Diego Caballo (Sydney FC) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Melbourne City 3, Sydney FC 2.
0': Match ends, Melbourne City 3, Sydney FC 2.

Statistics

SYD		MCY
8	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	3
52.7	Possession	47.3
12	SHOTS	20
5	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
458	Accurate Passes	402
533	Passes	493
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	3
25	Crosses	6
0.2	Cross %	0.5
47	Long Balls	43
27	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	9
8	Effective Tackles	14
13	Tackles	18
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
14	Interceptions	11
11	Effective Clearances	25
11	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men
6:00 AM, Sat, Feb 25, 2023
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,189

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	19	+19	41
2	Western United	20	+12	35
3	Melbourne City FC	19	+10	34
4	Melbourne Victory	20	+8	33

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Melbourne City FC (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Glover (GK)
4	Nuno Reis
6	Thomas Lam
13	Aiden O'Neill
38	Jordan Bos
25	Callum Talbot
8	Richard van der Venne
10	Florin Berenguer
14	Valon Berisha
9	Jamie Maclaren
23	Marco Tilio

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Andrew Nabbout, Scott Galloway, Emin Durakovic, Max Caputo, Jordon Hall, Kerrin Stokes, Matthew Sutton.

Sydney FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Andrew Redmayne (GK)
4	Alex Wilkinson
29	Aaron Gurd
26	Luke Brattan
18	Diego Caballo
23	Rhyan Grant
17	Anthony Cáceres
8	Paulo Retre
10	Joe Lolley
22	Max Burgess
11	Róbert Mak

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Joel King, Tom Heward-Belle, Jaiden Kucharski, Alex Parsons, Patrick Wood, Jack Rodwell, Matthew Scarcella.

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