SYDNEY. Western Sydney Wanderers defeats Sydney 1-0 after Z. Sapsford scored just 1 goal (72′). Sydney lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Netstrata Jubilee Stadium stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Alex King with the collaboration of Kearney Robinson and Henry Day. The 4th official was Tim Danaskos. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 19.55 degrees Celsius or 67.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 19 Total 14
- 6 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 6
- 6 Shots blocked 3
- 128 Attack 88
- 51 Dangerous attack 30
- 92 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 16 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Sydney was in firm control of the ball 59% while Western Sydney Wanderers was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sydney was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Western Sydney Wanderers was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Sydney shot 19 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers shot 14 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Sydney received 1 yellow card (Jordan Courtney-Perkins). Regarding the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sydney will stay with 3 points like Central Coast Mariners and Western United to hold in the 10th place. On the other side, Western Sydney Wanderers will have 11 points like Wellington Phoenix to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
Sydney – Formation
Sydney
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89'
Sydney started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ufuk Talay decided to play with the following team: Andrew Redmayne , Zachary de Jesus , Gabriel Lacerda , Jake Girdwood-Reich , Joel King , Anthony Caceres , Luke Brattan , Joe Lolley , Jaiden Kucharski , Robert Mak and Fábio Gomes .
The home team had on the bench: Jordan Courtney-Perkins , Corey Hollman , Patrick Wood , Matthew Scarcella, Mitchell Glasson , Adam Pavlesic and Rhyan Grant .
Sydney could not rely on the presence of Rhyan Grant (injured) and Jordan Courtney-Perkins (injured).
Substitutions
Sydney made 5 changes: Jaiden Kucharski for Corey Hollman (69′), Zachary de Jesus for Rhyan Grant (46′), Fábio Gomes for Patrick Wood (62′), Joel King for Jordan Courtney-Perkins (69′) and Jake Girdwood-Reich for Mitchell Glasson (80′).
Player of the match: Joe Lolley
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sydney was Joe Lolley.
His rating is with 38 passes (61% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 5 crosses.
Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation
Western Sydney Wanderers
72'Western Sydney Wanderers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Marko Ante Rudan played with: Lawrence Thomas , Tate Russell , Marcelo , Tom Beadling , Jack Clisby , Dylan Pierias , Joshua Brillante , Jorrit Hendrix , Nicolas Milanovic , Brandon Borrello and Marcus Antonsson .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Doni Grdić, Dylan Scicluna , Zachary Sapsford , Oscar Priestman, Alexander Badolato, Marcus Younis and Jack Gibson.
Western Sydney Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Zachary Sapsford (injured) and Dylan Scicluna (injured).
Substitutions
Western Sydney Wanderers made 3 changes: Brandon Borrello for Zachary Sapsford (17′), Dylan Pierias for Marcus Younis (82′) and Marcus Antonsson for Dylan Scicluna (90′).
Player of the match: Lawrence Thomas
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Western Sydney Wanderers was the goalkeeper: Lawrence Thomas. His rating is 8.77. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
- Wellington Phoenix – Melbourne City – 1-0
- Central Coast Mariners – Newcastle Jets – 3-1
- Sydney – Western Sydney Wanderers – 0-1
