Melbourne City FC vs Sydney FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 5': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 5'
- 26': Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 26'
- 34': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 34'
- 36': Alexandar Popovic (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 36'
- 45': Patryk Klimala (Sydney FC) Substitution at 45'
- 52': Andrew Redmayne (Sydney FC) Substitution at 52'
- 54': Anas Ouahim (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 54'
- 55': Patryk Klimala (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 55'
- 57': Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 57'
- 66': Patryk Klimala (Sydney FC) Goal at 66'
- 68': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 68'
- 68': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 68'
- 68': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 68'
- 70': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 70'
- 72': Will Kennedy (Sydney FC) Substitution at 72'
- 76': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 76'
- 85': Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) Substitution at 85'
- 85': Tiago Quintal (Sydney FC) Substitution at 85'
- 87': Emin Durakovic (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 87'
- 90'+5': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 95'
Statistics
SYD |
MBC![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 48.5 | Possession | 51.5 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 6,098
A-League Men Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 4 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar FC | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 4 | Melbourne City FC | 4 | 0 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Melbourne City FC (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Patrick Beach (GK) |
| 27 | Kai Trewin |
| 22 | German Ferreyra |
| 19 | Zane Schreiber |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 13 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 30 | Andreas Kuen |
| 21 | Alessandro Lopane |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
| 10 | Yonatan Cohen |
| 17 | Max Caputo |
Sydney FC (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK) |
| 16 | Joel King |
| 4 | Jordan Courtney-Perkins |
| 41 | Alexandar Popovic |
| 10 | Joe Lolley |
| 23 | Rhyan Grant |
| 17 | Anthony Cáceres |
| 24 | Wataru Kamijo |
| 8 | Anas Ouahim |
| 7 | Adrian Segecic |
| 11 | Douglas Costa |
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