SYDNEY. Sydney and Melbourne City draw 1-1. J. Courtney-Perkins scored the first goal (29′) for Sydney. M. Tilio made it even (61′). Sydney was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Netstrata Jubilee Stadium stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 4:10 pm local time. The referee was Adam Kersey with the assistance of Kearney Robinson and Brad Wright. The 4th official was Tim Danaskos. The weather was foggy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.48 degrees Celsius or 43.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 18 Total 10
- 6 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 3
- 7 Shots blocked 4
- 133 Attack 85
- 58 Dangerous attack 25
- 51 Ball safe 55
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 2
- 5 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 12 Total 7
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Sydney had a superior ball possession 59% while Melbourne City was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sydney had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Sydney to win the match.
Sydney shot 18 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Melbourne City shot 10 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Sydney received 3 yellow cards (Max Burgess, Andrew Redmayne and Luke Brattan). On the other side, Melbourne City received 1 yellow card (Alessandro Lopane).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sydney has 27 points to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Melbourne City will has 23 points to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
Sydney – Formation
Sydney
87'
29'
75'
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 , Rhyan Grant , Hayden Matthews , Jake Girdwood-Reich , Jordan Courtney-Perkins , Luke Brattan , Corey Hollman , Joe Lolley , Robert Mak , Anthony Caceres and Fábio Gomes .
The home team had on the bench: Gabriel Lacerda, Matthew Scarcella, Mitchell Glasson, Adam Pavlesic, Max Burgess , Jaiden Kucharski and Nathan Amanatidis .
Sydney could not rely on the presence of Max Burgess (injured).
Substitutions
Sydney made 3 changes: Robert Mak for Nathan Amanatidis (75′), Corey Hollman for Jaiden Kucharski (88′) and Fábio Gomes for Max Burgess (69′).
Player of the match: Joe Lolley
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sydney was Joe Lolley.
His rating is with 44 passes (64% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 17. He performed 9 crosses.
Melbourne City – Formation
Melbourne City
Melbourne City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Aurelio Vidmar played with: Jamie Young , Callum Talbot , Samuel Souprayen , Curtis Good , Vicente Fernández , Andrew Nabbout , Steven Ugarković , James Jeggo , Marco Tilio , Jamie Maclaren and Mathew Leckie .
They had on the bench: Nuno Reis, Terry Antonis , Alessandro Lopane , Patrick Beach, Max Caputo, Harry Politidis and Marin Jakoliš .
Substitutions
Melbourne City made 4 changes: Steven Ugarković for Terry Antonis (59′), Mathew Leckie for Alessandro Lopane (69′), Andrew Nabbout for Marin Jakoliš (69′) and Callum Talbot for Nuno Reis (90′).
Player of the match: Jamie Young
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne City was the goalkeeper: Jamie Young. His rating is 8.36. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
- Sydney – Melbourne City – 1-1
- Adelaide United – Western Sydney Wanderers – 1-2
- Perth Glory – Wellington Phoenix – 0-0
