Australian A-League Men

Adelaide United vs Sydney FC, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Adelaide United
  • 67': Zach Clough (P)
FT
1 - 5
Sydney FC
  • 4': Joe Lolley
  • 13': Joe Lolley
  • 31': Jaiden Kucharski
  • 44': Jaiden Kucharski
  • 46': Fábio

About

Adelaide United are hosting Sydney FC at Coopers Stadium, Adelaide, Australia, starting on . 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.
  • 2': Foul by Gabriel Lacerda (Sydney FC).
  • 2': Zach Clough (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Goal! Adelaide United 0, Sydney FC 1. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jaiden Kucharski.
  • 7': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Ryan Kitto.
  • 9': Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Giuseppe Bovalina (Adelaide United).
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zachary de Jesus with a cross.
  • 9': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Nicholas Ansell.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Gabriel Lacerda (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Róbert Mak with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 12': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Ryan Kitto.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Joel King (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 13': Goal! Adelaide United 0, Sydney FC 2. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 16': Foul by Jonny Yull (Adelaide United).
  • 16': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
  • 19': Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Offside, Adelaide United. Ryan Kitto tries a through ball, but Bernardo Oliveira is caught offside.
  • 21': Hand ball by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 23': Foul by Zachary de Jesus (Sydney FC).
  • 23': Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giuseppe Bovalina.
  • 24': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Gabriel Lacerda.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Giuseppe Bovalina (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
  • 25': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Ben Halloran.
  • 27': Offside, Adelaide United. Ryan Kitto tries a through ball, but Bernardo Oliveira is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Róbert Mak (Sydney FC).
  • 28': Giuseppe Bovalina (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jake Girdwood-Reich.
  • 31': Goal! Adelaide United 0, Sydney FC 3. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fábio Gomes.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Zachary de Jesus.
  • 37': Foul by Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC).
  • 37': Zach Clough (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Lacerda.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel King.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
  • 42': Hand ball by Zach Clough (Adelaide United).
  • 43': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Nicholas Ansell.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 44': Goal! Adelaide United 0, Sydney FC 4. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 45'+3': Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Zach Clough (Adelaide United).
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Adelaide United 0, Sydney FC 4.
  • 45': Second Half begins Adelaide United 0, Sydney FC 4.
  • 45': Substitution, Adelaide United. Luka Jovanovic replaces Hiroshi Ibusuki.
  • 45': Substitution, Adelaide United. Luke Duzel replaces Ryan Tunnicliffe.
  • 45': Substitution, Adelaide United. Musa Toure replaces Ben Halloran.
  • 46': Goal! Adelaide United 0, Sydney FC 5. Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United).
  • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Musa Toure (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandar Popovic with a through ball.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 54': Foul by Gabriel Lacerda (Sydney FC).
  • 54': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Jovanovic.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Luke Duzel (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jaiden Kucharski.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 58': Foul by Musa Toure (Adelaide United).
  • 58': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Oliveira with a cross.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fábio Gomes.
  • 64': Penalty Adelaide United. Zach Clough draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 64': Penalty conceded by Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 65': VAR Decision: Penalty Adelaide United.
  • 67': Goal! Adelaide United 1, Sydney FC 5. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 68': Substitution, Adelaide United. Panashe Madanha replaces Bernardo Oliveira.
  • 69': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Jaiden Kucharski.
  • 69': Foul by Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC).
  • 69': Giuseppe Bovalina (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Musa Toure with a through ball.
  • 69': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zach Clough with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Panashe Madanha (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Redmayne (Sydney FC).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Foul by Nicholas Ansell (Adelaide United).
  • 73': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Substitution, Sydney FC. Jordan Courtney-Perkins replaces Joel King.
  • 74': Substitution, Sydney FC. Mitchell Glasson replaces Róbert Mak.
  • 74': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Giuseppe Bovalina.
  • 75': Foul by Patrick Wood (Sydney FC).
  • 75': Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Musa Toure (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Jovanovic.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Luke Duzel (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Zach Clough.
  • 80': Offside, Adelaide United. Luke Duzel tries a through ball, but Luka Jovanovic is caught offside.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Mitchell Glasson (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fábio Gomes.
  • 84': Foul by Joe Lolley (Sydney FC).
  • 84': Musa Toure (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Redmayne (Sydney FC).
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
  • 86': Panashe Madanha (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Zachary de Jesus.
  • 87': Substitution, Sydney FC. Matthew Scarcella replaces Joe Lolley.
  • 90': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
  • 90': Musa Toure (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
  • 90'+1': Musa Toure (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jake Girdwood-Reich.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Gabriel Lacerda.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Duzel.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Musa Toure (Adelaide United).
  • 90'+3': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Matthew Scarcella (Sydney FC).
  • 90'+3': Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Musa Toure (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexandar Popovic.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC).
  • 90'+5': Giuseppe Bovalina (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zach Clough with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Adelaide United 1, Sydney FC 5.
  • 0': Match ends, Adelaide United 1, Sydney FC 5.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 7
5 Saves 5
43.7 Possession 56.3
20 SHOTS 17
10 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
263 Accurate Passes 373
368 Passes 483
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
21 Crosses 18
0.2 Cross % 0.2
61 Long Balls 71
28 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
8 Blocked Shots 5
10 Effective Tackles 13
18 Tackles 22
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
17 Interceptions 7
21 Effective Clearances 22
21 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Coopers Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 12,859

A-League Men Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Auckland FC 4 +6 12
2 Wellington Phoenix FC 5 +4 10
3 Melbourne Victory 5 +4 10
4 Adelaide United 4 +3 10
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ADE Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
46 Joe Gauci (GK)
4 Nicholas Ansell
41 Alexandar Popovic
7 Ryan Kitto
43 Giuseppe Bovalina
10 Zach Clough
37 Jonny Yull Yellow Card
22 Ryan Tunnicliffe
9 Hiroshi Ibusuki
31 Bernardo Oliveira
26 Ben Halloran
Adelaide United Substitutes:
Musa Toure, Panashe Madanha, Luke Duzel, James Delianov, Isaías , Luka Jovanovic, Lachlan Barr.

SYD Sydney FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Andrew Redmayne (GK)
8 Jake Girdwood-Reich
15 Gabriel Lacerda
16 Joel King
21 Zachary De Jesus
17 Anthony Cáceres
26 Luke Brattan
11 Róbert Mak
10 Joe Lolley
25 Jaiden Kucharski
9 Fábio
Sydney FC Substitutes:
Adam Pavlesic, Patrick Wood, Jordan Courtney-Perkins, Mitchell Glasson, Corey Hollman, Matthew Scarcella, Aaron Gurd.

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