Australian A-League Men

Sydney FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Sydney FC
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    Western Sydney Wanderers
    • 72': Zachary Sapsford

    About

    Sydney FC are hosting Western Sydney Wanderers at Allianz Stadium, Sydney, 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.
    • 1': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
    • 2': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
    • 2': Thomas Beadling (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Foul by Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 3': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Marcelo.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Tate Russell (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brandon Borrello.
    • 6': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Lawrence Thomas tries a through ball, but Tate Russell is caught offside.
    • 7': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Foul by Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC).
    • 7': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Nicolas Milanovic tries a through ball, but Marcus Antonsson is caught offside.
    • 7': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 9': VAR Decision: No Goal Sydney FC 0-0 Western Sydney Wanderers.
    • 10': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Joshua Brillante.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 11': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Joshua Brillante.
    • 11': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
    • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Brattan.
    • 17': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Zachary Sapsford replaces Brandon Borrello because of an injury.
    • 18': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Jorrit Hendrix tries a through ball, but Marcus Antonsson is caught offside.
    • 21': Foul by Róbert Mak (Sydney FC).
    • 21': Tate Russell (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clisby with a cross.
    • 27': Foul by Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC).
    • 27': Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Gabriel Lacerda.
    • 28': Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Joshua Brillante with a cross following a corner.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Zachary Sapsford (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 31': Foul by Zachary de Jesus (Sydney FC).
    • 31': Jorrit Hendrix (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Jake Girdwood-Reich.
    • 32': Foul by Joe Lolley (Sydney FC).
    • 32': Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel King with a cross.
    • 41': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
    • 41': Zachary Sapsford (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
    • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Jorrit Hendrix (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Antonsson following a fast break.
    • 45': Foul by Tate Russell (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 45': Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Brattan.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
    • 45'+1': Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Joshua Brillante.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Zachary Sapsford (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 45'+3': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Sydney FC 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sydney FC 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Sydney FC. Rhyan Grant replaces Zachary de Jesus.
    • 48': Foul by Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 48': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zachary Sapsford.
    • 49': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Jake Girdwood-Reich.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorrit Hendrix with a cross.
    • 50': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Anthony Cáceres.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Brillante with a cross.
    • 51': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tate Russell.
    • 52': Dangerous play by Jorrit Hendrix (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 52': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Nicolas Milanovic.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Lacerda (Sydney FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross.
    • 53': Offside, Sydney FC. Gabriel Lacerda tries a through ball, but Róbert Mak is caught offside.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 55': Foul by Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 55': Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
    • 58': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
    • 58': Zachary Sapsford (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel King.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 62': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Fábio Gomes.
    • 63': Offside, Sydney FC. Rhyan Grant tries a through ball, but Jaiden Kucharski is caught offside.
    • 63': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
    • 63': Joshua Brillante (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Patrick Wood (Sydney FC).
    • 64': Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zachary Sapsford.
    • 67': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joshua Brillante with a cross following a corner.
    • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Joel King (Sydney FC).
    • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 69': Substitution, Sydney FC. Corey Hollman replaces Jaiden Kucharski.
    • 69': Substitution, Sydney FC. Jordan Courtney-Perkins replaces Joel King because of an injury.
    • 72': Goal! Sydney FC 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 1. Zachary Sapsford (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dylan Pierias.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Lawrence Thomas (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Jordan Courtney-Perkins.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joshua Brillante with a cross following a corner.
    • 79': Foul by Jorrit Hendrix (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 79': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Corey Hollman.
    • 80': Substitution, Sydney FC. Mitchell Glasson replaces Jake Girdwood-Reich.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Patrick Wood.
    • 82': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Marcus Younis replaces Dylan Pierias.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Mitchell Glasson (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Corey Hollman (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Corey Hollman.
    • 84': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Marcelo.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Lawrence Thomas (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 89': Foul by Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC).
    • 89': Marcus Younis (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Dylan Scicluna replaces Marcus Antonsson.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Jorrit Hendrix (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from long range on the right is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 90': Foul by Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 90': Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Rhyan Grant.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Anthony Cáceres.
    • 90'+4': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 90'+4': Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Hand ball by Joe Lolley (Sydney FC).
    • 90'+6': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Marcelo.
    • 90'+8': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Gabriel Lacerda.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sydney FC 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Sydney FC 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 15
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    9 Corner Kicks 8
    6 Saves 4
    41 Possession 59
    14 SHOTS 19
    5 ON GOAL 6
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    193 Accurate Passes 327
    305 Passes 441
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
    7 Accurate Crosses 4
    12 Crosses 16
    0.6 Cross % 0.3
    75 Long Balls 83
    31 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 6
    11 Effective Tackles 7
    13 Tackles 15
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    10 Interceptions 8
    29 Effective Clearances 7
    29 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: Allianz Stadium
    Location: Sydney, Australia
    Attendance: 28,152

    A-League Men Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Melbourne Victory 4 +5 10
    2 Melbourne City FC 4 +5 9
    3 Auckland FC 3 +5 9
    4 Wellington Phoenix FC 4 +3 7
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    Line-Ups

    SYD Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)

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

    WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    20 Lawrence Thomas (GK)
    16 Tom Beadling
    6 Marcelo
    19 Jack Clisby
    13 Tate Russell
    21 Jorrit Hendrix
    25 Josh Brillante
    14 Nicolas Milanovic
    7 Dylan Pierias
    9 Marcus Antonsson
    26 Brandon Borrello
    Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
    Doni Grdic, Zachary Sapsford, Jack Gibson, Oscar Priestman, Alexander Badolato, Marcus Younis, Dylan Scicluna.

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