SYDNEY. Sydney prevailed over Macarthur. Sydney was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
J. Aspropotamitis received a red card (35′). This red card was one of the reason why Macarthur lost the match.
The match was played at the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Alex King who had the assistance of Owen Goldrick and Greg Taylor. The 4th official was Tim Danaskos. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.3 degrees Celsius or 66.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Sydney was in firm control of the ball 71% while Macarthur was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sydney had a more offensive attitude with 71 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sydney won the encounter.
Macarthur shot 7 times, 7 on target, 0 off target. On the opposite side, Sydney shot 23 times, 11 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Macarthur didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Sydney received 3 yellow cards (P. Yazbek, P. Wood and P. Retre).
(Macarthur) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (35′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Macarthur will stay with 5 points to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Sydney will have 7 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Macarthur will host Wellington Phoenix on the 30th of April with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Wellington Phoenix (2 draws).
Sydney will host Newcastle Jets on the 29th of April with a 27-9 head to head record in favor of Sydney (12 draws).
Macarthur – Formation
Macarthur started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Dwight Yorke decided to play with the following team: Filip Kurto , Matthew Millar , Tomislav Uskok , Jonathan Aspropotamitis , Ivan Vujica , Jerry Skotadis , Craig Noone , Daniel De Silva , Kearyn Baccus , Daniel Arzani and Lachlan Rose .
The home team had on the bench: Jake McGing , Nick Suman, Jed Drew , Charles M’Mombwa , Al Hassan Toure , Rhys Youlley and Anthony Carter .
Substitutions
Macarthur made 5 changes: C. Noone for C. M’Mombwa (46′), J. Skotadis for J. Drew (46′), K. Baccus for J. McGing (47′), D. Arzani for A. Toure (63′) and L. Rose for A. Carter (77′).
Best player: Filip Kurto
The player that probably impressed the most for Macarthur was the goalkeeper: Filip Kurto. His rating is 8.14. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 10 saves.
Sydney – Formation
Sydney started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Steve Corica played with: Andrew Redmayne , Rhyan Grant , James Donachie , Aaron Gurd , Diego Caballo , Patrick Yazbek , Luke Brattan , Anthony Caceres , Joe Lolley , Patrick Wood and Róbert Mak .
They had on the bench: Tom Heward-Belle, Adrian Segecic , Jake Girdwood-Reich, Max Burgess, Paulo Retre , Jaiden Kucharski and Alex Parsons.
Substitutions
Sydney made 5 changes: P. Yazbek for P. Retre (47′), P. Wood for A. Segecic (66′), R. Mak for J. Kucharski (77′), A. Caceres for M. Burgess (90′) and D. Caballo for J. Girdwood-Reich (90′).
Best player: Róbert Mak
The most impressive player for Sydney was Róbert Mak.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
- Macarthur – Sydney – 2-3
- Central Coast Mariners – Western United – 4-2
- Brisbane Roar – Melbourne Victory – 0-0