SYDNEY. Sydney overcome Western Sydney Wanderers to win 2-1. A goal from J. Kucharski was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Sydney to strike first with a goal of Fábio Gomes at the 72′. Then J. Kucharski scored again for Sydney in the 90′ minute. Eventually, Z. Sapsford reduced the distance for Western Sydney Wanderers (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Sydney capitalized on its better ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Netstrata Jubilee Stadium stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Alireza Faghani with the assistance of Anton Schetinin and Hugh White. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 21.37 degrees Celsius or 70.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 18 Total 7
- 9 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 83 Attack 43
- 58 Dangerous attack 27
- 60 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
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 putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sydney won the match.
Sydney shot 18 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Sydney received 3 yellow cards (R. Grant, Ufuk Talay and Joel King). On the other side, Western Sydney Wanderers received 1 yellow card (A. Simmons).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sydney has 38 points like Macarthur to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers will stays with 34 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
Sydney – Formation
Sydney
88'
79'
72'
Sydney adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ufuk Talay decided to play with the following team: A. Redmayne , R. Grant , H. Matthews , Gabriel Lacerda , Joel King , Corey Hollman , Luke Brattan , Joe Lolley , A. Cáceres , Max Burgess and Fábio Gomes .
The home team had on the bench: Aaron Gurd, J. Rodwell, M. Glasson, A. Pavlesic, J. Kucharski , N. Amanatidis and M. France.
Substitutions
Sydney made 2 changes: Max Burgess for J. Kucharski (79′) and Fábio Gomes for M. Glasson (90′).
Player of the match: Joe Lolley
The player that probably impressed the most for Sydney was Joe Lolley even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 52 passes (77% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 14 duels out of 23. He performed 9 crosses.
Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation
Western Sydney Wanderers
Also Western Sydney Wanderers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Marko Ante Rudan played with: Lawrence Thomas , A. Simmons , Marcelo , Tom Beadling , Jack Clisby , D. Pierias , Joshua Brillante , O. Priestman , M. Ninković , Brandon Borrello and Marcus Antonsson .
They had on the bench: Daniel Margush, Gabriel Cléùr , Sonny Kittel , T. Russell , Z. Sapsford , M. Younis and N. Barrie.
Western Sydney Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Gabriel Cléùr (injured) and Z. Sapsford (injured).
Substitutions
Western Sydney Wanderers made 5 changes: Jack Clisby for T. Russell (46′), Tom Beadling for Gabriel Cléùr (58′), M. Ninković for Sonny Kittel (68′), Marcus Antonsson for M. Younis (68′) and Brandon Borrello for Z. Sapsford (21′).
Player of the match: Lawrence Thomas
The player that probably impressed the most for Western Sydney Wanderers was the goalkeeper: Lawrence Thomas. His rating is 8.36. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
- Western United – Central Coast Mariners – 0-2
- Brisbane Roar – Newcastle Jets – 0-2
- Sydney – Western Sydney Wanderers – 2-1
