Western United 1-0 Sydney: tops 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Lustica
MELBOURNE. Western United overcomes Sydney 1-0 after S. Lustica scored just 1 goal (67').
MELBOURNE. Western United conquers Sydney 1-0 after S. Lustica scored just 1 goal (67′).
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Wednesday and it started at 5:25 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 20.9 degrees Celsius or 69.62 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 92%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Western United was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Sydney that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Sydney was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Western United found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Western United shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Sydney shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Western United received 1 yellow card (). On the other side, Sydney received 2 yellow cards (M. Burgess and B. Warland).
After this match, Western United will have 23 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Sydney will stay with 18 points like Adelaide United, Macarthur, Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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10'10'
M. Burgess
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46'46'
R. Krhin
D. Pierias
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60'60'
M. Amini
A. Caceres
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60'60'
K. Barbarouses
Bobo
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67'67'
S. Lustica
A. Prijovic
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69'69'
Trent Buhagiar
Adam Le Fondre
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69'69'
M. Ninković
Paulo Retre
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74'74'
B. Warland
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75'75'
D. Wenzel-Halls
A. Bayew
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86'86'
A. Wilkinson
M. Burgess
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87'87'
C. Theoharous
S. Lustica
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90'90'
J. Skotadis
A. Prijovic
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90'90'
N. Milanovic
D. Wenzel-Halls
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90'90'
C. Theoharous
Next match
In the upcoming A-League match, Western United will play away with Perth Glory on the 27th of February with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Western United (1 draw).
Sydney will host Melbourne City on the 26th of February with a 12-10 head to head stats in favor of Sydney (10 draws).
Western United: Formation and Lineups
Western United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager John Aloisi chose to play with the following team: Jamie Young , Joshua Risdon , Léo Lacroix , Nikolai Topor-Stanley , Ben Garuccio , Steven Lustica , Neil Kilkenny , Dylan Pierias , Lachlan Wales , Adisu Bayew and Aleksandar Prijović .
Substitutes
Western United made 5 changes: D. Pierias for R. Krhin (46′), A. Bayew for D. Wenzel-Halls (75′), S. Lustica for C. Theoharous (87′), A. Prijovic for J. Skotadis (90′) and D. Wenzel-Halls for N. Milanovic (90′).
Best player: Jamie Young
The player that probably impressed the most for Western United was the goalkeeper: Jamie Young. His rating is 7.32. He performed 4 saves.
Sydney: Formation and Lineups
Sydney started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Steve Corica played with: Andrew Redmayne , Rhyan Grant , James Donachie , Ben Warland , Connor O’Toole , Elvis Kamsoba , Paulo Retre , Max Burgess , Anthony Caceres , Bobô and Adam Le Fondre .
Substitutes
Sydney made 5 changes: A. Caceres for M. Amini (60′), Bobo for K. Barbarouses (60′), A. Le Fondre for T. Buhagiar (69′), P. Retre for M. Ninkovic (69′) and M. Burgess for A. Wilkinson (86′).
Top player: Rhyan Grant
Probably the most impressive player in Sydney was Rhyan Grant.
His rating is with 48 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League
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.
