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

· Australian A-League Men

Sydney FC

26': Fábio
40': Joe Lolley
47': Jack Rodwell
90'+2': Joe Lolley

FT
4 - 2

Western United

5': Angus Thurgate
83': Matthew Grimaldi

About

Sydney FC are hosting Western United 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.
3': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Foul by Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC).
3': Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
4': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
4': Riku Danzaki (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Rhyan Grant.
5': Goal! Sydney FC 0, Western United 1. Angus Thurgate (Western United) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross following a corner.
6': Offside, Sydney FC. Fábio Gomes is caught offside.
8': Foul by Riku Danzaki (Western United).
8': Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Attempt missed. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
9': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Ben Garuccio.
10': Attempt missed. Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Róbert Mak with a cross following a corner.
11': Attempt blocked. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
13': Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United).
14': Offside, Western United. Lachlan Wales is caught offside.
15': Delay in match because of an injury Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16': Foul by Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC).
16': Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
16': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Joshua Risdon (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
17': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Gabriel Lacerda.
19': Attempt missed. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
20': Foul by Sebastian Pasquali (Western United).
20': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Attempt missed. Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fábio Gomes.
23': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
24': Attempt missed. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Riku Danzaki with a cross.
25': Attempt saved. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
26': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Jacob Tratt.
26': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Lacerda (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross.
26': Goal! Sydney FC 1, Western United 1. Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jake Girdwood-Reich with a headed pass following a corner.
30': Attempt saved. Angus Thurgate (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riku Danzaki.
33': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Angus Thurgate.
33': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Gabriel Lacerda.
35': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Tratt.
35': Foul by Joe Lolley (Sydney FC).
35': Joshua Risdon (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Foul by Gabriel Lacerda (Sydney FC).
39': Foul by Ben Garuccio (Western United).
39': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Goal! Sydney FC 2, Western United 1. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
43': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
44': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
44': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Attempt blocked. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rhyan Grant.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Riku Danzaki (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tomoki Imai.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres with a headed pass.
45'+4': First Half ends, Sydney FC 2, Western United 1.
45': Second Half begins Sydney FC 2, Western United 1.
47': Attempt saved. Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
47': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tom Heward-Belle.
47': Goal! Sydney FC 3, Western United 1. Jack Rodwell (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross following a corner.
49': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
49': Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt saved. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
50': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tom Heward-Belle.
50': Attempt saved. Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres with a cross.
50': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tom Heward-Belle.
51': Attempt missed. Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
53': Foul by Joel King (Sydney FC).
53': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
54': Offside, Sydney FC. Fábio Gomes is caught offside.
55': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Foul by Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC).
55': Foul by Joe Lolley (Sydney FC).
55': Joshua Risdon (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Attempt saved. Ben Garuccio (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Penha.
58': Attempt missed. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joel King.
58': Substitution, Western United. Rhys Bozinovski replaces Sebastian Pasquali.
59': Attempt missed. Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross.
60': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
61': Attempt missed. Noah Botic (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
63': Attempt missed. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Penha following a fast break.
64': Dangerous play by Lachlan Wales (Western United).
64': Joel King (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
65': Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jake Girdwood-Reich.
67': Substitution, Sydney FC. Corey Hollman replaces Jack Rodwell.
68': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fábio Gomes.
69': Substitution, Western United. Michael Ruhs replaces Riku Danzaki.
70': Attempt saved. Noah Botic (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Penha with a through ball.
73': Substitution, Sydney FC. Nathan Amanatidis replaces Róbert Mak.
73': Substitution, Sydney FC. Max Burgess replaces Anthony Cáceres.
74': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Rhyan Grant.
74': Attempt missed. Rhys Bozinovski (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
74': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Foul by Corey Hollman (Sydney FC).
76': Attempt blocked. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Brattan.
78': Corey Hollman (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Foul by Rhys Bozinovski (Western United).
79': Attempt missed. Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
80': Substitution, Western United. Matthew Grimaldi replaces Lachlan Wales.
81': Foul by Jacob Tratt (Western United).
81': Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
83': Goal! Sydney FC 3, Western United 2. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Joshua Risdon.
85': Attempt blocked. Nathan Amanatidis (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
85': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Jacob Tratt.
85': Attempt blocked. Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Amanatidis with a cross.
85': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Joshua Risdon.
86': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tom Heward-Belle.
86': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
87': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
87': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Max Burgess (Sydney FC).
88': Rhys Bozinovski (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Offside, Western United. Noah Botic is caught offside.
90'+2': Goal! Sydney FC 4, Western United 2. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luke Brattan.
90'+3': Substitution, Sydney FC. Mitchell Glasson replaces Fábio Gomes.
90'+3': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Joe Lolley.
90'+4': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
90'+4': Mitchell Glasson (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5': Ben Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Foul by Nathan Amanatidis (Sydney FC).
90'+5': Nathan Amanatidis (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Sydney FC 4, Western United 2.
0': Match ends, Sydney FC 4, Western United 2.

Statistics

WTU		SYD
13	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	8
6	Saves	4
39.2	Possession	60.8
14	SHOTS	29
6	ON GOAL	11
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
204	Accurate Passes	385
316	Passes	501
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	7
20	Crosses	23
0.1	Cross %	0.3
44	Long Balls	82
13	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	7
5	Effective Tackles	11
15	Tackles	19
0.3	Tackle %	0.6
13	Interceptions	10
20	Effective Clearances	19
20	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 11,315

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

Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Andrew Redmayne (GK)
6	Jack Rodwell
15	Gabriel Lacerda
16	Joel King
23	Rhyan Grant
17	Anthony Cáceres
26	Luke Brattan
8	Jake Girdwood-Reich
9	Fábio
10	Joe Lolley
11	Róbert Mak

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Nathan Amanatidis, Jordan Courtney-Perkins, Mitchell Glasson, Adam Pavlesic, Max Burgess, Corey Hollman, Patrick Wood.

Western United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Tom Heward-Belle (GK)
27	Jacob Tratt
6	Tomoki Imai
17	Ben Garuccio
19	Joshua Risdon
11	Daniel Penha
32	Angus Thurgate
21	Sebastian Pasquali
38	Noah Botic
77	Riku Danzaki
8	Lachlan Wales

Western United Substitutes:

Matthew Grimaldi, Matthew Sutton, Steven Lustica, Kane Vidmar, Rhys Bozinovski, Michael Ruhs, Connor O'Toole.

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