SYDNEY. Melbourne Victory topped Sydney.
The match was played at the Allianz Stadium stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 10:45 am local time. The referee was Chris Beath with the collaboration of Anton Schetinin and Ashley Beecham. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.6 degrees Celsius or 60.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 14 Total 12
- 5 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 116 Attack 85
- 51 Dangerous attack 25
- 109 Ball safe 115
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 19
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Sydney was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Melbourne Victory that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sydney was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Melbourne Victory found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Sydney shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Melbourne Victory shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Sydney received 3 yellow cards (L. Brattan, P. Wood and P. Wood). Regarding the opposition, Melbourne Victory received 2 yellow cards (Rai and J. Brillante).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Sydney stays with 0 points to occupy the 10th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Melbourne Victory has 3 points (1st).
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Sydney will host Newcastle Jets on the 29th of April with a 27-9 head to head record in favor of Sydney (12 draws).
Melbourne Victory will host Brisbane Roar on the 29th of April with a 20-18 head to head in favor of Melbourne Victory (10 draws).
Sydney – Formation
Sydney
46'
79'
22'
Sydney started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steve Corica decided to play with the following team: Andrew Redmayne , Rhyan Grant , James Donachie , Alex Wilkinson , Diego Caballo , Patrick Yazbek , Luke Brattan , Anthony Caceres , Joe Lolley , Adam Le Fondre and Róbert Mak .
The home team had on the bench: Patrick Wood , Aaron Gurd, Max Burgess , Adrian Segecic , Alex Parsons, Paulo Retre and Tom Heward-Belle.
Substitutions
Sydney made 5 changes: A. Wilkinson for P. Retre (46′), R. Mak for A. Segecic (72′), P. Yazbek for M. Burgess (77′), A. Le Fondre for P. Wood (77′) and J. Lolley for A. Parsons (84′).
Best player: Joe Lolley
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sydney was Joe Lolley.
His rating is with 33 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 8 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Melbourne Victory – Formation
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Tony Popović played with: Paul Izzo , Stefan Nigro , Leigh Broxham , Roderick Miranda , Cadete , Joshua Brillante , Rai Marchán , Ben Folami , Jake Brimmer , Nani and Nicholas D’Agostino .
They had on the bench: Noah Smith , Nishan Velupillay , Christopher Ikonomidis , Nathan Konstandopoulos, Matt Acton, Lleyton Brooks and George Timotheou.
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: B. Folami for C. Ikonomidis (62′), Cadete for N. Smith (72′), Nani for N. Velupillay (72′), Rai for G. Timotheou (90′) and J. Brimmer for N. Konstandopoulos (90′).
Best player: Christopher Ikonomidis
The most impressive player for Melbourne Victory was Christopher Ikonomidis.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 62′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
- Sydney – Melbourne Victory – 2-3
- Brisbane Roar – Macarthur – 0-0
