A-League Men: Western United manages to draw 2-2 with Sydney after recovering a 0-2 deficit
MELBOURNE. Western United manages to recover against Sydney with a penalty kick on the F. Gomes 36' and a goal on the J. Girdwood-Reich 43'.
MELBOURNE. Western United manages to recover against Sydney with a penalty kick on the F. Gomes 36′ and a goal on the J. Girdwood-Reich 43′. Sydney couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Lachlan Keevers with the help of Andrew Meimarakis and Daniel Illievski. The 4th official was Adam Bavcar. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 12.2 degrees Celsius or 53.87 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 85%.
Match Statistics
Sydney was in firm control of the ball 60% while Western United was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Sydney was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Sydney to win the match.
Western United shot 16 times, 2 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Sydney shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Western United received 3 yellow cards (Josh Risdon, Michael Ruhs and Kane Vidmar). On the opposite side, Sydney received 2 yellow cards (Fábio Gomes and Gabriel Lacerda).
After this encounter, Western United will have 8 points to stay in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Sydney will have 20 points to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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3'3'
Gabriel Lacerda
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10'10'
Josh Risdon
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34'34'
Luke Brattan (Penalty confirmed)
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35'35'
Kane Vidmar
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36'36'
Fábio Gomes (Penalty)
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43'43'
Jake Girdwood-Reich
Fábio Gomes
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45'45'
Jake Girdwood-Reich (Goal confirmed)
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45'45'
Noah Botic
Lachlan Wales
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46'46'
Robert Mak
Max Burgess
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46'46'
Hayden Matthews
Gabriel Lacerda
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49'49'
Connor O\'Toole
Josh Risdon
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53'53'
Ben Garuccio
Noah Botic
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55'55'
Michael Ruhs
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65'65'
Jordan Lauton
Sebastian Pasquali
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65'65'
Ramy Najjarine
Ben Garuccio
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67'67'
Fábio Gomes
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70'70'
Zach Lisolajski
Connor O\'Toole
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70'70'
Nikita Rukavytsya
Noah Botic
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74'74'
Nathan Amanatidis
Anthony Caceres
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74'74'
Jaiden Kucharski
Fábio Gomes
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78'78'
Matthew Scarcella
Corey Hollman
Next match
In the upcoming A-League Men match, Western United will play away with Melbourne Victory on the 12th of January with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Western United (2 draws).
Sydney will play away against Perth Glory on the 12th of January with a 31-9 head to head record in favor of Sydney (12 draws).
Western United: Formation and Lineups
Western United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager John Aloisi chose to play with the following team: Tom Heward-Belle , Joshua Risdon , Tomoki Imai , Kane Vidmar , Ben Garuccio , Daniel Penha , Sebastian Pasquali , Angus Thurgate , Lachlan Wales , Michael Ruhs and Noah Botic .
Western United could not rely on the presence of Connor O’Toole (injured), Ramy Najjarine (injured) and Zach Lisolajski (injured).
Substitutes
Western United made 5 changes: Josh Risdon for Connor O’Toole (49′), Sebastian Pasquali for Jordan Lauton (65′), Ben Garuccio for Ramy Najjarine (65′), Noah Botic for Nikita Rukavytsya (70′) and Connor O’Toole for Zach Lisolajski (70′).
Top player: Noah Botic
Probably the most impressive player in Western United was Noah Botic.
His rating is with 1 goal, 12 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Sydney: Formation and Lineups
Sydney started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Ufuk Talay played with: Andrew Redmayne , Rhyan Grant , Jake Girdwood-Reich , Gabriel Lacerda , Jordan Courtney-Perkins , Corey Hollman , Luke Brattan , Joe Lolley , Anthony Caceres , Max Burgess and Fábio Gomes .
Sydney could not rely on the presence of Hayden Matthews (injured), Jaiden Kucharski (injured) and Matthew Scarcella (injured).
Substitutes
Sydney made 5 changes: Max Burgess for Robert Mak (46′), Gabriel Lacerda for Hayden Matthews (46′), Fábio Gomes for Jaiden Kucharski (74′), Anthony Caceres for Nathan Amanatidis (74′) and Corey Hollman for Matthew Scarcella (78′).
Top player: Luke Brattan
Probably the most impressive player in Sydney was Luke Brattan.
His rating is with 82 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Vicky Singh
Vicky Singh is based in Mumbai with over two decades as a sports journalist. He writes mainly on football predictions and head to head.
