SYDNEY. Western Sydney Wanderers defeats Sydney 1-0 after K. Yengi scored just 1 goal (70′).
The match was played at the Allianz Stadium stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 9:45 am local time. The referee was Alex King who had the assistance of Andrew Lindsay and Kearney Robinson. The 4th official was Stephen Lucas. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.8 degrees Celsius or 67.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 11 Total 15
- 2 On Target 4
- 9 Off Target 11
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 113 Attack 128
- 51 Dangerous attack 52
- 110 Ball safe 116
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 18
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Sydney was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Western Sydney Wanderers that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Western Sydney Wanderers had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Western Sydney Wanderers won the contest.
Sydney shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Sydney received 2 yellow cards (L. Brattan and J. Donachie). Regarding the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (C. Nieuwenhof and A. Lopane).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sydney will stay with 7 points like Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne Victory to go up in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers will have 13 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Sydney will host Newcastle Jets on the 29th of April with a 27-9 head to head record in favor of Sydney (12 draws).
Western Sydney Wanderers will play away agasint Melbourne City on the 28th of April with a 11-10 head to head in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers (6 draws).
Sydney – Formation
Sydney
90'
74'
Sydney started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Steve Corica decided to play with the following team: Andrew Redmayne , Rhyan Grant , James Donachie , Aaron Gurd , Diego Caballo , Luke Brattan , Róbert Mak , Patrick Yazbek , Anthony Caceres , Joe Lolley and Patrick Wood .
The home team had on the bench: Adrian Vlastelica, Jaiden Kucharski, Tom Heward-Belle, Alex Parsons, Adrian Segecic , Jake Girdwood-Reich and Max Burgess .
Substitutions
Sydney made 3 changes: P. Wood for A. Segecic (65′), A. Caceres for M. Burgess (74′) and P. Yazbek for J. Kucharski (86′).
Best player: Anthony Caceres
The player that probably impressed the most for Sydney was Anthony Caceres.
His rating is with 22 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.
Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation
Western Sydney Wanderers
70'
Western Sydney Wanderers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Marko Ante Rudan played with: Lawrence Thomas , Gabriel Cleur , Tomislav Mrčela , Marcelo , Adama Traoré , Brandon Borrello , Calem Nieuwenhof , Romain Amalfitano , Kusini Yengi , Sulejman Krpić and Miloš Ninković .
They had on the bench: Ruon Tongyik, Daniel Margush, Ramy Najjarine, Alessandro Lopane, Yeni N’Gbakoto, Daniel Wilmering and Zachary Sapsford.
Substitutions
Western Sydney Wanderers made 2 changes: K. Yengi for Y. A. N’Gbakoto (84′) and M. Ninkovic for A. Lopane (90′).
Best player: Marcelo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Western Sydney Wanderers was Marcelo even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 82 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
