BRISBANE. Sydney beat Brisbane Roar to win 2-1. F. Gomes was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Sydney to strike first with an early goal of Fábio Gomes at the 1′. Then Fábio Gomes scored again for Sydney in the 41′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, Nikola Mileusnic reduced the distance for Brisbane Roar (45′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Suncorp Stadium stadium in Brisbane on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Elder assisted by Andrew Lindsay and Joey Lee. The 4th official was Adam Kersey. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.74 degrees Celsius or 74.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 8 Total 12
- 3 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 115 Attack 153
- 26 Dangerous attack 45
- 74 Ball safe 95
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Brisbane Roar was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Sydney that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sydney had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sydney won the encounter.
Brisbane Roar shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Sydney shot 12 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Brisbane Roar received 2 yellow cards (James Nikolovski and Jay O’Shea). On the other side, Sydney received 2 yellow cards (Max Burgess and Joel King).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Brisbane Roar stays with 14 points like Adelaide United to remain in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Sydney will has 15 points like Melbourne City to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
Brisbane Roar – Formation
Brisbane Roar
67'
45'
32'
Brisbane Roar started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ben Cahn decided to play with the following team: Macklin Freke , Jack Hingert , Kai Trewin , Tom Aldred , Louis Zabala , Nikola Mileusnic , Taras Gomulka , Jay O’Shea , Florin Bérenguer , Alex Parsons and Jez Lofthouse .
The home team had on the bench: Joe Caletti , Jonas Markovski , Carlo Armiento , Shae Cahill, Matt Acton, James Nikolovski and Ayom Majok.
Substitutions
Brisbane Roar made 4 changes: Florin Bérenguer for Jonas Markovski (62′), Alex Parsons for Carlo Armiento (67′), Jack Hingert for James Nikolovski (67′) and Jez Lofthouse for Joe Caletti (81′).
Player of the match: Florin Bérenguer
The most impressive player for Brisbane Roar was Florin Bérenguer.
His rating is with 30 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9.
Sydney – Formation
Sydney
Sydney started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ufuk Talay played with: Andrew Redmayne , Rhyan Grant , Gabriel Lacerda , Jack Rodwell , Joel King , Luke Brattan , Jake Girdwood-Reich , Joe Lolley , Jaiden Kucharski , Robert Mak and Fábio Gomes .
These were the players on the bench: Jordan Courtney-Perkins, Corey Hollman , Patrick Wood , Mitchell Glasson, Adam Pavlesic, Max Burgess and Nathan Amanatidis .
Sydney could not rely on the presence of Nathan Amanatidis (injured).
Substitutions
Sydney made 5 changes: Robert Mak for Nathan Amanatidis (48′), Jaiden Kucharski for Patrick Wood (55′), Jack Rodwell for Corey Hollman (46′), Fábio Gomes for Max Burgess (55′) and Nathan Amanatidis for Jordan Courtney-Perkins (90′).
Player of the match: Fábio Gomes
The player that probably impressed the most for Sydney was Fábio Gomes.
His rating is with 2 goals, 17 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
- Western Sydney Wanderers – Central Coast Mariners – 0-1
- Brisbane Roar – Sydney – 1-2
- Perth Glory – Melbourne Victory – 2-3
