Australian A-League Men

Sydney FC vs Macarthur FC, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Elimination Finals

· Australian A-League Men
Sydney FC
  • 8': Róbert Mak
  • 50': Joe Lolley
  • 67': Jaiden Kucharski
  • 78': Róbert Mak
FT
4 - 0
Macarthur FC
  • Red Card 27': Kealey Adamson

About

Sydney FC are hosting Macarthur FC 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.
  • 6': 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 Anthony Cáceres.
  • 6': Foul by Joel King (Sydney FC).
  • 6': Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Offside, Sydney FC. Róbert Mak is caught offside.
  • 8': Goal! Sydney FC 1, Macarthur 0. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres following a fast break.
  • 10': Clayton Lewis (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Corey Hollman (Sydney FC).
  • 11': Offside, Sydney FC. Róbert Mak is caught offside.
  • 12': Offside, Sydney FC. Anthony Cáceres is caught offside.
  • 13': Offside, Macarthur. Jed Drew is caught offside.
  • 14': Offside, Sydney FC. Róbert Mak is caught offside.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hayden Matthews.
  • 15': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Filip Kurto.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Rodwell with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Clayton Lewis (Macarthur).
  • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Offside, Sydney FC. Róbert Mak is caught offside.
  • 25': Foul by Kealey Adamson (Macarthur).
  • 25': Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': VAR Decision: No Penalty Sydney FC.
  • 27': Delay in match (Macarthur). VAR checking.
  • 27': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Kealey Adamson (Macarthur).
  • 27': Kealey Adamson (Macarthur) is shown the red card.
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 28': Foul by Joe Lolley (Sydney FC).
  • 28': Valère Germain (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Valère Germain (Macarthur).
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Foul by Valère Germain (Macarthur).
  • 31': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Hand ball by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
  • 33': Attempt missed. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tomislav Uskok with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Brattan.
  • 41': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
  • 41': Kearyn Baccus (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Jed Drew (Macarthur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Smith with a headed pass.
  • 44': Foul by Valère Germain (Macarthur).
  • 44': Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
  • 45'+3': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC).
  • 45'+4': Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Valère Germain (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Clayton Lewis with a cross.
  • 45'+5': 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 Róbert Mak.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Sydney FC 1, Macarthur 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sydney FC 1, Macarthur 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Macarthur. Walter Scott replaces Jed Drew.
  • 45': Substitution, Sydney FC. Max Burgess replaces Corey Hollman.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 48': Clayton Lewis (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
  • 49': 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.
  • 50': Goal! Sydney FC 2, Macarthur 0. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jordan Courtney-Perkins.
  • 52': Substitution, Sydney FC. Jaiden Kucharski replaces Joe Lolley because of an injury.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 54': Foul by Walter Scott (Macarthur).
  • 54': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
  • 56': Foul by Joel King (Sydney FC).
  • 56': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Clayton Lewis (Macarthur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 57': Substitution, Macarthur. Daniel De Silva replaces Raphael Borges Rodrigues.
  • 57': Substitution, Macarthur. Jake Hollman replaces Clayton Lewis.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Courtney-Perkins.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Brattan.
  • 61': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Ivan Vujica.
  • 62': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Valère Germain.
  • 64': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
  • 66': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Walter Scott.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Róbert Mak following a corner.
  • 66': Foul by Jack Rodwell (Sydney FC).
  • 66': Tommy Smith (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Goal! Sydney FC 3, Macarthur 0. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
  • 68': Substitution, Macarthur. Lachlan Rose replaces Kearyn Baccus.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Burgess.
  • 70': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tomislav Uskok.
  • 71': Daniel De Silva (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Foul by Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC).
  • 71': Attempt saved. Valère Germain (Macarthur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Vujica with a cross.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Walter Scott (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Daniel De Silva (Macarthur) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Daniel De Silva (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Ivan Vujica (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 73': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
  • 73': Jake Hollman (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Daniel De Silva (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
  • 75': Substitution, Sydney FC. Jake Girdwood-Reich replaces Jack Rodwell.
  • 75': Substitution, Macarthur. Matthew Millar replaces Valère Germain.
  • 76': Offside, Sydney FC. Róbert Mak is caught offside.
  • 77': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
  • 77': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Goal! Sydney FC 4, Macarthur 0. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Burgess.
  • 79': Foul by Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC).
  • 79': Lachlan Rose (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Jake Hollman (Macarthur).
  • 80': Max Burgess (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Offside, Sydney FC. Róbert Mak is caught offside.
  • 83': Foul by Jake Hollman (Macarthur).
  • 83': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Jake Hollman (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Luke Brattan because of an injury.
  • 85': Substitution, Sydney FC. Fábio Gomes replaces Róbert Mak.
  • 86': Daniel De Silva (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
  • 88': Foul by Matthew Millar (Macarthur).
  • 88': Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
  • 89': Ivan Vujica (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Patrick Wood with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Daniel De Silva.
  • 90'+3': Daniel De Silva (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
  • 90'+3': Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jake Hollman (Macarthur).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sydney FC 4, Macarthur 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Sydney FC 4, Macarthur 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 18
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 7
0 Corner Kicks 7
9 Saves 1
35.1 Possession 64.9
9 SHOTS 21
2 ON GOAL 13
0.2 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
217 Accurate Passes 535
328 Passes 615
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 3
8 Crosses 14
0.4 Cross % 0.2
66 Long Balls 39
31 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 4
5 Effective Tackles 15
17 Tackles 19
0.3 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 10
15 Effective Clearances 10
15 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 11,792

Line-Ups

SYD Sydney FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Andrew Redmayne (GK)
6 Jack Rodwell
27 Hayden Matthews
16 Joel King
23 Rhyan Grant
26 Luke Brattan
12 Corey Hollman
4 Jordan Courtney-Perkins
10 Joe Lolley Yellow Card
17 Anthony Cáceres
11 Róbert Mak
Sydney FC Substitutes:
Fábio, Jaiden Kucharski, Adam Pavlesic, Jake Girdwood-Reich, Gabriel Lacerda, Max Burgess, Patrick Wood.

MAC Macarthur FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Filip Kurto (GK)
3 Tommy Smith
6 Tomislav Uskok
13 Ivan Vujica
20 Kealey Adamson Red Card
10 Ulises Dávila
15 Kearyn Baccus
23 Clayton Lewis
98 Valère Germain
37 Jed Drew
17 Raphael Borges Rodrigues
Macarthur FC Substitutes:
Matthew Millar, Danny De Silva, Walter Scott, Jake Hollman, Lachlan Rose, Charles M'Mombwa, Danijel Nizic.

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