SYDNEY. Sydney prevails over Western United 4-2. Sydney was definitely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Sydney Football Stadium stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Jonathon Barreiro with the help of Ryan Gallagher and Lance Greenshields. The 4th official was Tim Danaskos. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.89 degrees Celsius or 69.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Sydney

4 - 2

Western United

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 29 Total 14
  • 11 On Target 6
  • 11 Off Target 7
  • 7 Shots blocked 1
  • 117 Attack 95
  • 48 Dangerous attack 47
  • 86 Ball safe 71
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Sydney was in firm control of the ball 61% while Western United was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sydney was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sydney won the match​.

Sydney shot 29 times, 11 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Western United shot 14 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Sydney received 2 yellow cards (Nathan Amanatidis and Jake Girdwood-Reich). Regarding the opposition, Western United received 1 yellow card (Josh Risdon).

Match Timeline

J. Girdwood-Reich- Yellow
3'
5'
Angus Thurgate(goal)Lachlan Wales
16'
Josh Risdon - Yellow
Fábio Gomes(goal)Jake Girdwood-Reich
26'
Joe Lolley(goal)
40'
J. Rodwell(goal)Joe Lolley
47'
58'
Rhys Bozinovski - sub ->Sebastian Pasquali
Corey Hollman- sub ->Jack Rodwell
67'
69'
Michael Ruhs- sub ->Riku Danzaki
Max Burgess- sub ->Anthony Caceres
73'
N. Amanatidis- sub ->Robert Mak
73'
80'
Matthew Grimaldi- sub ->Lachlan Wales
83'
Matthew Grimaldi(goal)Josh Risdon
Joe Lolley(goal)Luke Brattan
90'
M. Glasson- sub ->Fábio Gomes
90'
P. Wood- sub ->Joe Lolley
90'
N. Amanatidis- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Central Coast Mariners
55
27
Wellington Phoenix
53
27
Melbourne Victory
42
27
Sydney
41
27
Macarthur
41
27
Melbourne City
39
27
Western Sydney Wanderers
37
27
Adelaide United
32
27
Brisbane Roar
30
27
Newcastle Jets
28
27
Western United
26
27
Perth Glory
22
27

After playing this match, Sydney has 9 points like Newcastle Jets to sit in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Western United will stays with 6 points to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

Sydney – Formation

Sydney
G
A. Redmayne 1.Australia
7.0
D
J. Rodwell 6.England
7.3
67' 47'
D
Gabriel Lacerda 15.Brazil
7.3
D
Joel King 16.Australia
6.8
D
R. Grant 23.Australia
7.0
M
J. Girdwood-Reich 8.Australia
7.5
3'
M
Joe Lolley 10.England
10.2
90' 40', 90'
M
Róbert Mak 11.Slovakia
6.3
73'
M
A. Cáceres 17.Australia
7.3
73'
M
Luke Brattan 26.Australia
7.5
F
Fábio Gomes 9.Brazil
8.1
90' 26'
Substitutes
G
A. Pavlesic 20.Australia
D
J. Courtney-Perkins 4.Australia
M
Corey Hollman 12.Australia
6.8
67'
M
Max Burgess 22.Australia
6.6
73'
F
P. Wood 13.Australia
90'
F
M. Glasson 19.Australia
90'
F
N. Amanatidis 28.Australia
7.3
73' 90'

Sydney adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ufuk Talay decided to play with the following team: Andrew Redmayne (7.0), Rhyan Grant (7.0), Gabriel Lacerda (7.3), Jack Rodwell (7.3), Joel King (6.8), Jake Girdwood-Reich (7.5), Luke Brattan (7.5), Robert Mak (6.3), Anthony Caceres (7.3), Joe Lolley (10.2) and Fábio Gomes (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Jordan Courtney-Perkins, Corey Hollman (6.8), Patrick Wood, Mitchell Glasson, Adam Pavlesic, Max Burgess (6.6) and Nathan Amanatidis (7.3).

Substitutions

Sydney made 5 changes: Fábio Gomes for Mitchell Glasson (90′), Joe Lolley for Patrick Wood (90′), Jack Rodwell for Corey Hollman (67′), Anthony Caceres for Max Burgess (73′) and Robert Mak for Nathan Amanatidis (73′).

Player of the match: Fábio Gomes​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sydney was Fábio Gomes.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 22 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 21.

Western United – Formation

Western United
G
Tom Heward-Belle 1.Australia
6.7
D
Tomoki Imai 6.Japan
6.6
D
Ben Garuccio 17.Australia
6.4
D
Josh Risdon 19.Australia
6.4
16'
D
Jacob Tratt 27.Australia
7.3
M
Lachlan Wales 8.Australia
7.0
80'
M
Daniel Penha 11.Brazil
7.3
M
Sebastian Pasquali 21.Australia
6.4
58'
M
Angus Thurgate 32.Australia
7.5
5'
M
Riku Danzaki 77.Japan
7.0
69'
F
Noah Botic 38.Australia
6.6
Substitutes
G
Matt Sutton 33.Australia
D
Kane Vidmar 22.Australia
D
Connor O'Toole 24.Australia
M
Steven Lustica 10.Australia
M
Matthew Grimaldi 39.Australia
7.5
80' 83'
M
Rhys Bozinovski 42.Australia
6.7
58'
F
Michael Ruhs 9.Australia
6.4
69'

Also Western United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

John Aloisi played with: Tom Heward-Belle (6.7), Josh Risdon (6.4), Tomoki Imai (6.6), Jacob Tratt (7.3), Ben Garuccio (6.4), Sebastian Pasquali (6.4), Angus Thurgate (7.5), Lachlan Wales (7.0), Daniel Penha  (7.3), Riku Danzaki (7.0) and Noah Botic (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Michael Ruhs (6.4), Steven Lustica, Kane Vidmar, Connor O’Toole, Matt Sutton, Matthew Grimaldi (7.5) and Rhys Bozinovski (6.7).

Substitutions

Western United made 3 changes: Riku Danzaki for Michael Ruhs (69′), Sebastian Pasquali for Rhys Bozinovski (58′) and Lachlan Wales for Matthew Grimaldi (80′).

Player of the match: Angus Thurgate​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Western United was Angus Thurgate.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 26 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.​