MELBOURNE. Western United finds the way to recover against Sydney with a penalty kick on the F. Gomes 36′ and a goal on the J. Girdwood-Reich 43′. Sydney was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Lachlan Keevers with the assistance of Andrew Meimarakis and Daniel Illievski. The 4th official was Adam Bavcar. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 28.76 degrees Celsius or 83.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 16 Total 11
- 4 On Target 6
- 7 Off Target 2
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 113 Attack 135
- 37 Dangerous attack 49
- 82 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 9 Total 18
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sydney was in firm control of the ball 60% while Western United was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sydney had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Sydney to win the match.
Western United shot 16 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sydney shot 11 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Western United received 3 yellow cards (Michael Ruhs, Kane Vidmar and Josh Risdon). Talking about the opposition, Sydney received 2 yellow cards (Fábio Gomes and Gabriel Lacerda).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Western United has 8 points to sit in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Sydney will has 20 points to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
Western United – Formation
Western United
65'
53'
10'
Western United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager John Aloisi decided to play with the following team: Tom Heward-Belle , Josh Risdon , Tomoki Imai , Kane Vidmar , Ben Garuccio , Daniel Penha , Sebastian Pasquali , Angus Thurgate , Lachlan Wales , Michael Ruhs and Noah Botic .
The home team had on the bench: Ramy Najjarine , Nikita Rukavytsya , Connor O’Toole , Matt Sutton, Zach Lisolajski , Matthew Grimaldi and Jordan Lauton .
Western United could not rely on the presence of Connor O’Toole (injured), Ramy Najjarine (injured) and Zach Lisolajski (injured).
Substitutions
Western United made 3 changes: Josh Risdon for Connor O’Toole (49′), Ben Garuccio for Ramy Najjarine (65′) and Noah Botic for Nikita Rukavytsya (70′).
Player of the match: Noah Botic
The player that probably impressed the most for Western United was Noah Botic.
His rating is with 1 goal, 12 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8.
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 , Jake Girdwood-Reich , Gabriel Lacerda , Jordan Courtney-Perkins , Corey Hollman , Luke Brattan , Joe Lolley , Anthony Caceres , Max Burgess and Fábio Gomes .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Robert Mak , Matthew Scarcella , Mitchell Glasson, Adam Pavlesic, Jaiden Kucharski , Hayden Matthews and Nathan Amanatidis .
Sydney could not rely on the presence of Hayden Matthews (injured), Jaiden Kucharski (injured) and Matthew Scarcella (injured).
Substitutions
Sydney made 5 changes: Max Burgess for Robert Mak (46′), Gabriel Lacerda for Hayden Matthews (46′), Anthony Caceres for Nathan Amanatidis (74′), Fábio Gomes for Jaiden Kucharski (74′) and Corey Hollman for Matthew Scarcella (78′).
Player of the match: Luke Brattan
The most impressive player for Sydney was Luke Brattan.
His rating is with 85 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
- Western United – Sydney – 2-2
- Newcastle Jets – Melbourne Victory – 1-1
- Adelaide United – Central Coast Mariners – 0-4
