SYDNEY. Sydney bounces back against Adelaide United with a goal on the R. Kitto 13′ and a goal on the H. Van 58′. Sydney was decisively better in terms of ball possession (67%)
The match was played at the Netstrata Jubilee Stadium stadium in Sydney on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Elder assisted by Andrej Giev and Hugh White. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.1 degrees Celsius or 66.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 30 Total 15
- 6 On Target 2
- 24 Off Target 13
- 9 Shots blocked 2
- 137 Attack 60
- 90 Dangerous attack 18
- 91 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
Fouls
- 14 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Sydney had a superior ball possession 67% while Adelaide United was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sydney was putting more pressure with 90 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Sydney to win the match.
Sydney shot 30 times, 6 on target, 24 off target. On the other side, Adelaide United shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Sydney received 3 yellow cards (M. Burgess, P. Wood and A. Caceres). Regarding the opposition, Adelaide United received 2 yellow cards (A. Popovic and B. Halloran).
Also, Adelaide United didn’t finish the match with 11 players after H. Ibusuki (Adelaide United) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (40′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sydney has 4 points to occupy the 5th place in the standings. On the other side, Adelaide United has 2 points (9th).
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).
Adelaide United will host Central Coast Mariners on the 29th of April with a 23-21 head to head stats in favor of Adelaide United (5 draws).
Sydney – Formation
Sydney
62'
87'
48'
Sydney adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Steve Corica decided to play with the following team: Andrew Redmayne , Rhyan Grant , James Donachie , Aaron Gurd , Diego Caballo , Patrick Yazbek , Luke Brattan , Joe Lolley , Anthony Caceres , Róbert Mak and Adam Le Fondre .
The home team had on the bench: Tom Heward-Belle, Jake Girdwood-Reich, Patrick Wood , Paulo Retre, Max Burgess , Alex Parsons and Adrian Segecic .
Substitutions
Sydney made 4 changes: A. Le Fondre for P. Wood (19′), R. Mak for A. Segecic (62′), P. Yazbek for M. Burgess (62′) and A. Caceres for A. Parsons (90′).
Best player: Joe Lolley
The player that probably impressed the most for Sydney was Joe Lolley.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (69% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 11 crosses.
Adelaide United – Formation
Adelaide United
40'
Also Adelaide United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Thomas Veart played with: Joe Gauci , Javi López , Alexandar Popovic , Ben Warland , Ryan Kitto , Isaías , Louis D’Arrigo , Harry Van der Saag , Ben Halloran , Craig Goodwin and Hiroshi Ibusuki .
They had on the bench: Luka Jovanovic, Ethan Alagich, James Delianov, Asad Kasumovic, Nestory Irankunda , George Blackwood and Juande Prados .
Substitutions
Adelaide United made 3 changes: H. Van Der Saag for N. Irankunda (62′), L. D’Arrigo for J. Juande (73′) and B. Halloran for G. Blackwood (90′).
Best player: Craig Goodwin
The most impressive player for Adelaide United was Craig Goodwin.
His rating is with 20 passes (80% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
