Australian A-League Men

Sydney FC vs Adelaide United, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Sydney FC
  • 27': Róbert Mak
  • 84': Fábio (P)
FT
2 - 1
Adelaide United
  • 90'+4': Javi López

About

Sydney FC are hosting Adelaide United at Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Adelaide United. Zach Clough is caught offside.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Mauk.
  • 4': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
  • 6': Offside, Adelaide United. Zach Clough is caught offside.
  • 7': Corey Hollman (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United).
  • 8': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Isaías Sánchez.
  • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Joshua Cavallo (Adelaide United).
  • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 10': Substitution, Adelaide United. Harry Van der Saag replaces Joshua Cavallo because of an injury.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 17': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
  • 17': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC).
  • 23': Zach Clough (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
  • 24': Harry Van der Saag (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Corey Hollman (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fábio Gomes.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Harry Van der Saag (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaías Sánchez.
  • 26': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Hayden Matthews.
  • 27': Goal! Sydney FC 1, Adelaide United 0. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 30': Foul by Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC).
  • 30': Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United).
  • 32': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Offside, Adelaide United. Hiroshi Ibusuki is caught offside.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zach Clough.
  • 37': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Rhyan Grant.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Zach Clough with a cross.
  • 41': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Ryan Kitto.
  • 42': Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 43': Foul by Harry Van der Saag (Adelaide United).
  • 43': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ethan Alagich with a through ball.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sydney FC 1, Adelaide United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sydney FC 1, Adelaide United 0.
  • 46': Offside, Adelaide United. Harry Van der Saag is caught offside.
  • 46': Corey Hollman (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Foul by Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United).
  • 47': Attempt missed. Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Róbert Mak with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the left.
  • 49': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
  • 49': Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Javi López.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zach Clough with a cross.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Corey Hollman (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fábio Gomes.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Brattan with a headed pass.
  • 56': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by James Delianov.
  • 57': Substitution, Sydney FC. Max Burgess replaces Corey Hollman.
  • 57': Substitution, Sydney FC. Jaiden Kucharski replaces Róbert Mak.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Ryan Kitto.
  • 60': Substitution, Adelaide United. Luka Jovanovic replaces Harry Van der Saag.
  • 60': Substitution, Adelaide United. Giuseppe Bovalina replaces Hiroshi Ibusuki.
  • 60': Ben Warland (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC).
  • 65': Foul by Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United).
  • 65': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Ben Warland.
  • 67': Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres following a corner.
  • 69': Foul by Panagiotis Kikianis (Adelaide United).
  • 69': Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Warland (Adelaide United).
  • 78': Substitution, Adelaide United. Austin Ayoubi replaces Ben Warland because of an injury.
  • 78': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ryan Tunnicliffe replaces Stefan Mauk.
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Foul by Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United).
  • 79': Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 81': Hand ball by Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United).
  • 82': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
  • 82': Max Burgess (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Penalty Sydney FC. Joe Lolley draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 83': Penalty conceded by Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 84': Goal! Sydney FC 2, Adelaide United 0. Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 85': Offside, Adelaide United. Giuseppe Bovalina is caught offside.
  • 86': Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Zach Clough (Adelaide United).
  • 87': Foul by Hayden Matthews (Sydney FC).
  • 87': Zach Clough (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 89': Substitution, Sydney FC. Nathan Amanatidis replaces Fábio Gomes.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Austin Ayoubi (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Sydney FC. Mitchell Glasson replaces Joe Lolley.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Alagich.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Hayden Matthews.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Giuseppe Bovalina (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zach Clough with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Javi López (Adelaide United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giuseppe Bovalina following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jordan Courtney-Perkins.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Sydney FC 2, Adelaide United 1. Javi López (Adelaide United) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Austin Ayoubi with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Javi López.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sydney FC 2, Adelaide United 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sydney FC 2, Adelaide United 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 2
54 Possession 46
14 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
342 Accurate Passes 277
436 Passes 370
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 4
16 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.3
63 Long Balls 55
24 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 2
20 Effective Tackles 13
29 Tackles 23
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 11
24 Effective Clearances 18
24 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 14,084

A-League Men Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Wellington Phoenix FC 27 +16 53
2 Central Coast Mariners 26 +20 52
3 Melbourne Victory 27 +10 42
4 Sydney FC 27 +11 41
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SYD Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Andrew Redmayne (GK)
8 Jake Girdwood-Reich
27 Hayden Matthews
4 Jordan Courtney-Perkins
23 Rhyan Grant
11 Róbert Mak
12 Corey Hollman Yellow Card
26 Luke Brattan
9 Fábio
17 Anthony Cáceres
10 Joe Lolley
Sydney FC Substitutes:
Nathan Amanatidis, Mitchell Glasson, Matthew Scarcella, Gabriel Lacerda, Adam Pavlesic, Jaiden Kucharski, Max Burgess.

ADE Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 James Delianov (GK)
3 Ben Warland
51 Panagiotis Kikianis
7 Ryan Kitto
21 Javi López
6 Stefan Mauk
55 Ethan Alagich
8 Isaías
9 Hiroshi Ibusuki
27 Joshua Cavallo
10 Zach Clough
Adelaide United Substitutes:
Harry Van Der Saag, Luka Jovanovic, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Austin Ayoubi, Ethan Cox, Giuseppe Bovalina, Luke Duzel.

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