Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Western United
  • 45'+3': Noah Botic
  • 53': Ben Garuccio
FT
2 - 2
Sydney FC
  • 36': Fábio (P)
  • 43': Jake Girdwood-Reich

About

Western United are hosting Sydney FC at North Hobart Oval, North Hobart, 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 Michael Ruhs (Western United).
  • 2': Gabriel Lacerda (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Gabriel Lacerda (Sydney FC).
  • 3': Michael Ruhs (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Gabriel Lacerda (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 6': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
  • 6': Kane Vidmar (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Foul by Kane Vidmar (Western United).
  • 7': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Burgess.
  • 8': Hand ball by Daniel Penha (Western United).
  • 10': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 10': Max Burgess (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Joshua Risdon (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC).
  • 15': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
  • 15': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
  • 16': Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Noah Botic (Western United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Pasquali.
  • 18': Hand ball by Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC).
  • 20': Attempt missed. Michael Ruhs (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Ruhs.
  • 26': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Gabriel Lacerda.
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Lacerda (Sydney FC).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Rhyan Grant.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a through ball.
  • 32': Penalty conceded by Kane Vidmar (Western United) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 34': VAR Decision: Penalty Sydney FC.
  • 35': Kane Vidmar (Western United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 36': Goal! Western United 0, Sydney FC 1. Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
  • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Foul by Michael Ruhs (Western United).
  • 39': Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Rhyan Grant.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Tomoki Imai (Western United) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Tomoki Imai (Western United) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 41': Angus Thurgate (Western United) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Tomoki Imai following a corner.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Courtney-Perkins.
  • 42': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tom Heward-Belle.
  • 43': Goal! Western United 0, Sydney FC 2. Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fábio Gomes with a headed pass following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 45'+2': VAR Decision: Goal Western United 0-2 Sydney FC (Jake Girdwood-Reich).
  • 45'+3': Goal! Western United 1, Sydney FC 2. Noah Botic (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC).
  • 45'+5': Michael Ruhs (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+6': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Gabriel Lacerda.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Western United 1, Sydney FC 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western United 1, Sydney FC 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Sydney FC. Hayden Matthews replaces Gabriel Lacerda because of an injury.
  • 45': Substitution, Sydney FC. Róbert Mak replaces Max Burgess.
  • 49': Substitution, Western United. Connor O'Toole replaces Joshua Risdon because of an injury.
  • 51': Corey Hollman (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United).
  • 52': Ben Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Joe Lolley (Sydney FC).
  • 53': Goal! Western United 2, Sydney FC 2. Ben Garuccio (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Noah Botic.
  • 55': Foul by Michael Ruhs (Western United).
  • 55': Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Michael Ruhs (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
  • 56': Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Hayden Matthews (Sydney FC).
  • 60': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Garuccio (Western United).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Substitution, Western United. Ramy Najjarine replaces Ben Garuccio because of an injury.
  • 65': Substitution, Western United. Jordan Lauton replaces Sebastian Pasquali.
  • 66': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
  • 67': Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Connor O'Toole (Western United).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Substitution, Western United. Nikita Rukavytsya replaces Noah Botic.
  • 70': Substitution, Western United. Zach Lisolajski replaces Connor O'Toole because of an injury.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Nikita Rukavytsya (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Penha with a through ball.
  • 74': Substitution, Sydney FC. Nathan Amanatidis replaces Anthony Cáceres.
  • 74': Substitution, Sydney FC. Jaiden Kucharski replaces Fábio Gomes.
  • 75': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 77': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Jordan Courtney-Perkins.
  • 78': Substitution, Sydney FC. Matthew Scarcella replaces Corey Hollman.
  • 81': Hand ball by Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC).
  • 82': Foul by Nathan Amanatidis (Sydney FC).
  • 82': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
  • 83': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tom Heward-Belle.
  • 85': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Kane Vidmar.
  • 87': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC).
  • 88': Foul by Róbert Mak (Sydney FC).
  • 88': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Michael Ruhs (Western United) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 89': Foul by Joe Lolley (Sydney FC).
  • 89': Kane Vidmar (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
  • 90': Michael Ruhs (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Nikita Rukavytsya (Western United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Ruhs with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Jordan Lauton (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Nathan Amanatidis (Sydney FC).
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Nikita Rukavytsya (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zach Lisolajski with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Nikita Rukavytsya (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Matthew Scarcella.
  • 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Scarcella.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Western United 2, Sydney FC 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Western United 2, Sydney FC 2.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 4
59.5 Possession 40.5
11 SHOTS 16
6 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
397 Accurate Passes 215
503 Passes 332
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
4 Accurate Crosses 4
17 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.2
75 Long Balls 57
23 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.3 Long Balls % 0.2
3 Blocked Shots 5
17 Effective Tackles 8
26 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 10
29 Effective Clearances 25
29 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: North Hobart Oval
Location: North Hobart, Australia
Attendance: 5,076

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

WTU Western United (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Tom Heward-Belle (GK)
22 Kane Vidmar Yellow Card
6 Tomoki Imai
17 Ben Garuccio
19 Joshua Risdon Yellow Card
32 Angus Thurgate
21 Sebastian Pasquali
8 Lachlan Wales
11 Daniel Penha
38 Noah Botic
9 Michael Ruhs Yellow Card
Western United Substitutes:
Matthew Grimaldi, Connor O'Toole, Ramy Najjarine, Nikita Rukavytsya, Zach Lisolajski, Jordan Lauton, Matthew Sutton.

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

No. Name
1 Andrew Redmayne (GK)
15 Gabriel Lacerda Yellow Card
8 Jake Girdwood-Reich
4 Jordan Courtney-Perkins
23 Rhyan Grant
17 Anthony Cáceres
26 Luke Brattan
12 Corey Hollman
9 Fábio
22 Max Burgess
10 Joe Lolley
Sydney FC Substitutes:
Mitchell Glasson, Hayden Matthews, Jaiden Kucharski, Róbert Mak, Nathan Amanatidis, Matthew Scarcella, Adam Pavlesic.

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