Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC
DDWWL
3-2
Finished
Sydney FC
LWWWD
Saturday, February 25 at 06:00 AMAAMI Park
Summary
First half
- ⚽Goal by Marco Tilio13'
- 28'⚽Goal by Róbert Mak
- ⚽Goal by Jamie Maclaren30'
Second half
- Yellow card for Richard van der Venne55'
- 56'Yellow card for Paulo Retre
- 64'⇅Alex Parsons on, Joe Lolley off
- 64'⇅Joel King on, Paulo Retre off
- ⇅Andrew Nabbout on, Jamie Maclaren off76'
- 76'⇅Jaiden Kucharski on, Róbert Mak off
- 76'⇅Patrick Wood on, Max Burgess off
- ⇅Scott Galloway on, Marco Tilio off90'+1'
- Yellow card for Nuno Reis90'+5'
Statistics
47%Possession53%
20Shots12
7Shots on target5
7Corners7
9Fouls8
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
2Offsides3
3Saves4
402Accurate passes458
493Total passes533
Commentary
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- Match ends, Melbourne City 3, Sydney FC 2.
- 90'+7'Second Half ends, Melbourne City 3, Sydney FC 2.
- 90'+6'Goal! Melbourne City 3, Sydney FC 2. Diego Caballo (Sydney FC) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 90'+5'Nuno Reis (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5'Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
- 90'+5'Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5'Attempt missed. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout following a fast break.
- 90'+3'Offside, Melbourne City. Nuno Reis tries a through ball, but Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.
- 90'+3'Dangerous play by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
- 90'+3'Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2'Attempt missed. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
- 90'+1'Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Marco Tilio.
- 90'Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
- 90'Attempt saved. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'Attempt blocked. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Lam.
- 89'Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
- 89'Attempt saved. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
- 88'Attempt missed. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joel King.
- 88'Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Nuno Reis.
- 87'Offside, Melbourne City. Thomas Lam tries a through ball, but Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.
- 85'Attempt saved. Valon Berisha (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
- 82'Offside, Sydney FC. Anthony Cáceres tries a through ball, but Patrick Wood is caught offside.
- 82'Foul by Jordan Bos (Melbourne City).
- 82'Alex Parsons (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80'Delay in match because of an injury Alex Parsons (Sydney FC).
- 79'Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Aaron Gurd.
- 78'Attempt saved. Diego Caballo (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jaiden Kucharski.
- 76'Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Max Burgess.
- 76'Substitution, Sydney FC. Jaiden Kucharski replaces Róbert Mak.
- 76'Substitution, Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout replaces Jamie Maclaren.
- 74'Attempt saved. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel King.
- 72'Attempt blocked. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Lam.
- 72'Valon Berisha (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72'Foul by Max Burgess (Sydney FC).
- 70'Attempt saved. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rhyan Grant.
- 68'Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valon Berisha.
- 66'Foul by Alex Parsons (Sydney FC).
- 66'Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65'Attempt missed. Alex Parsons (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joel King.
- 65'Offside, Sydney FC. Max Burgess tries a through ball, but Róbert Mak is caught offside.
- 64'Attempt blocked. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Caballo.
- 64'Substitution, Sydney FC. Joel King replaces Paulo Retre.
- 64'Substitution, Sydney FC. Alex Parsons replaces Joe Lolley.
- 63'Foul by Marco Tilio (Melbourne City).
- 63'Diego Caballo (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61'Attempt blocked. Thomas Lam (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
- 61'Attempt blocked. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Florin Berenguer.
- 58'Attempt missed. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 58'Attempt blocked. Valon Berisha (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 56'Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56'Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56'Foul by Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
- 56'Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56'Foul by Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City).
- 55'Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54'VAR Decision: Card upgraded Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City).
- 53'Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53'Foul by Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City).
- 52'Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Nuno Reis.
- 50'Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50'Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
- 49'Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49'Foul by Valon Berisha (Melbourne City).
- 46'Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Alex Wilkinson.
- 45'Second Half begins Melbourne City 3, Sydney FC 1.
- 45'+5'First Half ends, Melbourne City 3, Sydney FC 1.
- 45'+3'Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3'Foul by Diego Caballo (Sydney FC).
- 43'Offside, Sydney FC. Joe Lolley tries a through ball, but Rhyan Grant is caught offside.
- 42'Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42'Foul by Marco Tilio (Melbourne City).
- 41'Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tom Glover.
- 40'Attempt missed. Diego Caballo (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
- 38'Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38'Foul by Max Burgess (Sydney FC).
- 37'Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37'Foul by Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City).
- 32'Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Jordan Bos.
- 30'Goal! Melbourne City 3, Sydney FC 1. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
- 28'Goal! Melbourne City 2, Sydney FC 1. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
- 28'Attempt missed. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Bos with a cross.
- 26'Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Jordan Bos.
- 24'Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nuno Reis.
- 24'Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Aaron Gurd.
- 24'Attempt blocked. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valon Berisha.
- 21'Attempt missed. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Caballo with a cross.
- 18'Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 16'Attempt missed. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diego Caballo with a cross.
- 16'Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Jordan Bos.
- 13'Goal! Melbourne City 2, Sydney FC 0. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a fast break.
- 8'Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Max Burgess.
- 8'Hand ball by Jordan Bos (Melbourne City).
- 7'Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Aaron Gurd.
- 5'Goal! Melbourne City 1, Sydney FC 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florin Berenguer with a cross.
- 5'Attempt blocked. Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florin Berenguer.
- 4'Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Valon Berisha.
- 3'Attempt blocked. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Richard van der Venne.
- 1'Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1'Foul by Alex Wilkinson (Sydney FC).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Momentum
Melbourne CitySydney FC
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1530456075
Top performers
Melbourne City
- Richard van der VenneShots5
- Thomas GloverSaves3
Sydney FC
- Max BurgessShots4
- Aaron GurdSaves5
Line-ups
Melbourne City4-1-2-1-24-1-4-1Sydney FC
1Redmayne
⚽18Caballo
4Wilkinson
29Gurd
⚽
11Mak
⚽⚽9Maclaren
⚽23Tilio
8Venne
25Talbot
6Lam
1Glover
Melbourne City
- 1Thomas GloverG
- 4Nuno ReisCD-L
- 6Thomas LamCD-R
- 13Aiden O'NeillDM
- 38Jordan BosLB
- 25Callum TalbotRB
- 8Richard van der VenneAM
- 10Florin BerenguerLM
- 14Valon BerishaRM
- 9Jamie MaclarenCF-L
- 23Marco TilioCF-R
Sydney FC
- 1Andrew RedmayneG
- 4Alex WilkinsonCD-L
- 29Aaron GurdCD-R
- 26Luke BrattanDM
- 18Diego CaballoLB
- 23Rhyan GrantRB
- 17Anthony CáceresCM-L
- 8Paulo RetreCM-R
- 10Joe LolleyLM
- 22Max BurgessRM
- 11Róbert MakF
Head to head
- Feb 25, 23Melbourne City FC3-2Sydney FC
- Dec 10, 22Sydney FC2-1Melbourne City FC
- Apr 06, 22Melbourne City FC4-0Sydney FC
- Feb 26, 22Sydney FC0-3Melbourne City FC
- Jun 27, 21Melbourne City FC3-1Sydney FC
