A-League: Melbourne Victory overcomes Sydney 3-2
SYDNEY. Melbourne Victory prevailed over Sydney.
SYDNEY. Melbourne Victory topped Sydney.
The match was played at the Allianz Stadium stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 10:45 am local time. The referee was Chris Beath who had the assistance of Anton Schetinin and Ashley Beecham. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant around 15.6 degrees Celsius or 60.04 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 93%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Sydney was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Melbourne Victory that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Sydney was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Melbourne Victory managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Sydney shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Melbourne Victory shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Sydney received 3 yellow cards (L. Brattan, P. Wood and P. Wood). On the other side, Melbourne Victory received 2 yellow cards (Rai and J. Brillante).
After this match, Sydney stays with 0 points to occupy the 9th place in the standings. while Melbourne Victory has 0 points (6th).
Match Events
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15'15'
R. Mak
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22'22'
L. Brattan
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31'31'
N. D\'Agostino
B. Folami
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46'46'
P. Retre
A. Wilkinson
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56'56'
Rai
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58'58'
J. Brillante
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62'62'
C. Ikonomidis
B. Folami
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68'68'
C. Ikonomidis
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72'72'
N. Smith
Cadete
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72'72'
N. Velupillay
Nani
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72'72'
A. Segecic
R. Mak
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77'77'
M. Burgess
P. Yazbek
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77'77'
P. Wood
A. Le Fondre
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79'79'
J. Donachie
D. Caballo
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83'83'
J. Brillante
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84'84'
A. Parsons
J. Lolley
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90'90'
G. Timotheou
Rai
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90'90'
N. Konstandopoulos
J. Brimmer
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90'90'
P. Wood
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90'90'
P. Wood
Next match
In the upcoming A-League match, Sydney will play away against Western United on the 16th of October with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Sydney (1 draw).
Melbourne Victory will host Western Sydney Wanderers on the 15th of October with a 14-8 head to head stats in favor of Melbourne Victory (5 draws).
Sydney: Formation and Lineups
Sydney started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steve Corica chose to play with the following team: Andrew Redmayne , Rhyan Grant , James Donachie , Alex Wilkinson , Diego Caballo , Patrick Yazbek , Luke Brattan , Anthony Caceres , Joe Lolley , Adam Le Fondre and Róbert Mak .
Substitutes
Sydney made 5 changes: A. Wilkinson for P. Retre (46′), R. Mak for A. Segecic (72′), P. Yazbek for M. Burgess (77′), A. Le Fondre for P. Wood (77′) and J. Lolley for A. Parsons (84′).
Top player: Joe Lolley
The player who no doubt impressed Sydney the most was Joe Lolley.
His rating is with 33 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 8 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Melbourne Victory: Formation and Lineups
Melbourne Victory started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Tony Popović played with: Paul Izzo , Stefan Nigro , Leigh Broxham , Roderick Miranda , Cadete , Joshua Brillante , Rai Marchán , Ben Folami , Jake Brimmer , Nani and Nicholas D’Agostino .
Substitutes
Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: B. Folami for C. Ikonomidis (62′), Cadete for N. Smith (72′), Nani for N. Velupillay (72′), Rai for G. Timotheou (90′) and J. Brimmer for N. Konstandopoulos (90′).
Top player: Christopher Ikonomidis
Probably the most impressive player in Melbourne Victory was Christopher Ikonomidis.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 62′.
Results of the day
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
