SYDNEY. Sydney was capable to reverse the scoreline against Western Sydney Wanderers to win 2-1. It was Western Sydney Wanderers to strike first with a penalty of Morgan Schneiderlin at the 39′. Then it was a goal in the 69′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Adam Le Fondre gave the win to Sydney in the 80′ minute.
The match was played at the Commbank Stadium stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Chris Beath with the help of Anton Schetinin and Ashley Beecham. The 4th official was Jack Morgan. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.7 degrees Celsius or 58.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 9 Total 14
- 4 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 10
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 109 Attack 95
- 42 Dangerous attack 82
- 61 Ball safe 59
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 9
Fouls
- 13 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Western Sydney Wanderers was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Sydney that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sydney had a more offensive attitude with 82 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sydney won the match.
Western Sydney Wanderers shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Sydney shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Western Sydney Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (Brandon Borrello and M. Ninković). Regarding the opposition, Sydney received 3 yellow cards (Robert Mak, Rhyan Grant and Luke Brattan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Western Sydney Wanderers will stay with 41 points to remain in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Sydney will have 38 points to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation
Western Sydney Wanderers
61'
69'
39'
Western Sydney Wanderers started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Marko Ante Rudan decided to play with the following team: Lawrence Thomas , Aidan Simmons , Tomislav Mrčela , Marcelo , Adama Traoré , Calem Nieuwenhof , Morgan Schneiderlin , Romain Amalfitano , Miloš Ninković , Amor Layouni and Brandon Borrello .
The home team had on the bench: Daniel Margush, Nicolas Milanovic , Daniel Wilmering, Kusini Yengi, Tom Beadling , Yeni N’Gbakoto and Oliver Božanić.
Substitutions
Western Sydney Wanderers made 4 changes: Tomislav Mrcela for Thomas Beadling (61′), Romain Amalfitano for Nicolas Milanovic (76′), Romain Amalfitano for Yeni N’Gbakoto (82′) and Amor Layouni for Kusini Yengi (82′).
Best player: Calem Nieuwenhof
The most impressive player for Western Sydney Wanderers was Calem Nieuwenhof.
His rating is with 48 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.
Sydney – Formation
Sydney
Sydney started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Steve Corica played with: Andrew Redmayne , Rhyan Grant , Jack Rodwell , Alex Wilkinson , Joel King , Anthony Caceres , Luke Brattan , Paulo Retre , Róbert Mak , Max Burgess and Adam Le Fondre .
These were the players on the bench: James Donachie, Patrick Wood, Tom Heward-Belle, Adrian Segecic, Jake Girdwood-Reich, Diego Caballo and Joe Lolley.
Substitutions
Sydney made 5 changes: Paulo Retre for Joe Lolley (78′), Paulo Retre for Daniel Wilmering (82′), Max Burgess for James Donachie (89′), Robert Mak for Jake Girdwood-Reich (86′) and Joe Lolley for A. Segecic (89′).
Best player: Luke Brattan
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sydney was Luke Brattan even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 74 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
