. Melbourne City prevails over Sydney with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Ugarković (45′) and a goal from J. MacLaren (46′). Melbourne City was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium stadium in on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Elder who had the assistance of Andrew Meimarakis and Daniel Illievski. The 4th official was Lachlan Keevers. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.17 degrees Celsius or 59.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 13 Total 10
- 5 On Target 0
- 5 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 5
- 130 Attack 97
- 60 Dangerous attack 45
- 100 Ball safe 95
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Melbourne City had a strong ball possession 61% while Sydney was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne City had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Melbourne City won the match.
Melbourne City shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sydney shot 10 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Melbourne City received 2 yellow cards (Curtis Good and Callum Talbot). On the opposite side, Sydney received 2 yellow cards (Patrick Wood and Joel King).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Melbourne City has 3 points to occupy the 8th place in the table. On the opposite side, Sydney stays with 0 points (12th).
Next matches
Melbourne City – Formation
Melbourne City
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45'
83'
Melbourne City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Aurelio Vidmar decided to play with the following team: Jamie Young , Callum Talbot , Nuno Reis , Curtis Good , Aziz Behich , Steven Ugarković , Alessandro Lopane , Hamza Sakhi , Tolgay Arslan , Marin Jakoliš and Jamie MacLaren .
The home team had on the bench: Scott Galloway, Léo Natel , Terry Antonis , Samuel Souprayen, Patrick Beach, Zane Schreiber and Max Caputo .
Melbourne City could not rely on the presence of Max Caputo (injured).
Substitutions
Melbourne City made 4 changes: Tolgay Arslan for Léo Natel (61′), Marin Jakoliš for Max Caputo (79′), Alessandro Lopane for Zane Schreiber (79′) and Hamza Sakhi for Terry Antonis (83′).
Best player: Steven Ugarković
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne City was Steven Ugarković.
His rating is with 1 goal, 69 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Sydney – Formation
Sydney
Sydney started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Steve Corica played with: Andrew Redmayne , Rhyan Grant , Aaron Gurd , Gabriel Lacerda , Joel King , Joe Lolley , Luke Brattan , Jake Girdwood-Reich , Róbert Mak , Patrick Wood and Anthony Caceres .
These were the players on the bench: Jordan Courtney-Perkins, Fábio Gomes , Corey Hollman , Mitchell Glasson , Adam Pavlesic, Zachary de Jesus and Jaiden Kucharski .
Substitutions
Sydney made 5 changes: Róbert Mak for Fábio Gomes (56′), Jake Girdwood-Reich for Jaiden Kucharski (56′), Joel King for Zachary de Jesus (61′), Joe Lolley for Mitchell Glasson (72′) and Patrick Wood for Corey Hollman (72′).
Best player: Anthony Caceres
The most impressive player for Sydney was Anthony Caceres.
His rating is with 38 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 21. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
- Melbourne City – Sydney – 2-0
