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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'.
Western United
  • HT
  • 10'
    Josh Risdon
  • 35'
    Kane Vidmar
  • 45'
    Noah Botic
  • 53'
    Ben Garuccio
  • 55'
    Michael Ruhs
Sydney
  • HT
  • 3'
    Gabriel Lacerda
  • 36'
    Fábio Gomes
  • 43'
    Jake Girdwood-Reich
  • 67'
    Fábio Gomes

Western United vs Sydney Live score

Events

  • 3'
    3'

    Gabriel Lacerda

    Gabriel Lacerda - Sydney FC - receive yellow card for a foul. Michael Ruhs - Western United - won a free kick on the right wing. Fouled by Gabriel Lacerda - Sydney FC
  • 10'
    10'

    Josh Risdon

    Joshua Risdon - Western United - receive yellow card for a foul. Max Burgess - Sydney FC - won a free kick in defence. Fouled by Joshua Risdon - Western United
  • 34'
    34'

    Luke Brattan (Penalty confirmed)

    VAR Decision: Penalty Sydney FC.
  • 35'
    35'

    Kane Vidmar

    Kane Vidmar - Western United - receive yellow card for hand ball.
  • 36'
    36'

    Fábio Gomes (Penalty)

    Goal! Western United 0, Sydney FC 1. Fábio Gomes - Sydney FC - converts the penalty with a shot with right foot to the left corner.
  • 43'
    43'

    Jake Girdwood-Reich

    Fábio Gomes

    Goal! Western United 0, Sydney FC 2. Jake Girdwood-Reich - Sydney FC - shot with the head from few metres to the right corner. Assist - Fábio Gomes with a head after corner.
  • 45'
    45'

    Jake Girdwood-Reich (Goal confirmed)

    Goal! Western United 1, Sydney FC 2. Noah Botic - Western United - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the left corner. Assist - Lachlan Wales. VAR Decision: Goal Western United 0-2 Sydney FC - Jake Girdwood-Reich Corner - Western United. Conceded by Gabriel Lacerda. Michael Ruhs - Western United - won a free kick on the right wing. Fouled by Jordan Courtney-Perkins - Sydney FC First Half ended - Western United 1, Sydney FC 2. Substitution - Sydney FC. Róbert Mak for Max Burgess. Substitution - Sydney FC. Hayden Matthews for Gabriel Lacerda - injury. Second Half starts Western United 1, Sydney FC 2.
  • 45'+3'
    45'+3'

    Noah Botic

    Lachlan Wales

    Goal! Western United 1, Sydney FC 2. Noah Botic - Western United - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the left corner. Assist - Lachlan Wales. VAR Decision: Goal Western United 0-2 Sydney FC - Jake Girdwood-Reich Corner - Western United. Conceded by Gabriel Lacerda. Michael Ruhs - Western United - won a free kick on the right wing. Fouled by Jordan Courtney-Perkins - Sydney FC First Half ended - Western United 1, Sydney FC 2. Substitution - Sydney FC. Róbert Mak for Max Burgess. Substitution - Sydney FC. Hayden Matthews for Gabriel Lacerda - injury. Second Half starts Western United 1, Sydney FC 2.
  • 46'
    46'

    Robert Mak

    Max Burgess

  • 46'
    46'

    Hayden Matthews

    Gabriel Lacerda

  • 49'
    49'

    Connor O'Toole

    Josh Risdon

  • 53'
    53'

    Ben Garuccio

    Noah Botic

    Goal! Western United 2, Sydney FC 2. Ben Garuccio - Western United - shot with left foot inside of six yard box - left side to the high centre of the goal. Assist - Noah Botic.
  • 55'
    55'

    Michael Ruhs

    Fouled by Michael Ruhs - Western United Michael Ruhs - Western United - receive yellow card for a foul. Jake Girdwood-Reich - Sydney FC - won a free kick in attack.
  • 65'
    65'

    Jordan Lauton

    Sebastian Pasquali

  • 65'
    65'

    Ramy Najjarine

    Ben Garuccio

  • 67'
    67'

    Fábio Gomes

    Fábio Gomes - Sydney FC - receive yellow card.
  • 70'
    70'

    Zach Lisolajski

    Connor O'Toole

  • 70'
    70'

    Nikita Rukavytsya

    Noah Botic

  • 74'
    74'

    Nathan Amanatidis

    Anthony Caceres

  • 74'
    74'

    Jaiden Kucharski

    Fábio Gomes

  • 78'
    78'

    Matthew Scarcella

    Corey Hollman

Western United 4-4-2 4-2-3-1 Sydney
socer-field
1
Heward-Belle
19
Risdon
6
Imai
22
Vidmar
17
Garuccio
11
Penha
21
Pasquali
32
Thurgate
8
Wales
9
Ruhs
38
Botic
1
Redmayne
23
Grant
8
Girdwood-Reich
15
Lacerda
4
Courtney-Perkins
12
Hollman
26
Brattan
10
Lolley
17
Caceres
22
Burgess
9
Gomes

Western United vs Sydney Lineups

Western United Western United
Sydney Sydney
Goalkeeper
1
Tom Heward-Belle 7.4
Tom Heward-Belle Australia
Defender
19
Joshua Risdon 6.2
Joshua Risdon Australia
49' 10'
17
Ben Garuccio 7.4
Ben Garuccio Australia
65' 53'
6
Tomoki Imai 7.1
Tomoki Imai Japan
22
Kane Vidmar 5.8
Kane Vidmar Australia
35'
Midfielder
21
Sebastian Pasquali 6.4
Sebastian Pasquali Australia
65'
11
Daniel Penha 6.6
Daniel Penha Brazil
32
Angus Thurgate 7.0
Angus Thurgate Australia
8
Lachlan Wales 7.4
Lachlan Wales Australia
Attacker
9
Michael Ruhs 6.8
Michael Ruhs Australia
55'
38
Noah Botic 8.2
Noah Botic Australia
70' 45'
Substitutes
24
Connor O'Toole 6.2
Connor O'Toole Australia
49'
7
Ramy Najjarine 6.4
Ramy Najjarine Australia
65'
13
Nikita Rukavytsya 6.5
Nikita Rukavytsya Australia
70'
Bench
33
Matthew Sutton
Matthew Sutton Australia
39
Matthew Grimaldi
Matthew Grimaldi Australia
Goalkeeper
1
Andrew Redmayne 6.0
Andrew Redmayne Australia
Defender
23
Rhyan Grant 6.4
Rhyan Grant Australia
4
Jordan Courtney-Perkins 6.8
Jordan Courtney-Perkins Australia
15
G. Santos Cordeiro Lacerda 6.8
G. Santos Cordeiro Lacerda Brazil
46' 3'
8
Jake Girdwood-Reich 7.6
Jake Girdwood-Reich Australia
43'
Midfielder
26
Luke Brattan 8.1
Luke Brattan Australia
17
Anthony Caceres 6.2
Anthony Caceres Australia
74'
22
Max Burgess 7.2
Max Burgess Australia
46'
12
Corey Hollman 6.4
Corey Hollman Australia
78'
10
Joe Lolley 7.8
Joe Lolley England
Attacker
9
Fábio 7.9
Fábio Brazil
74' 67' 36'
Substitutes
18
Matthew Scarcella 6.2
Matthew Scarcella Australia
78'
27
Hayden Matthews 6.4
Hayden Matthews Australia
46'
11
Róbert Mak 7.1
Róbert Mak Slovakia
46'
28
Nathan Amanatidis 6.4
Nathan Amanatidis Australia
74'
25
Jaiden Kucharski 6.6
Jaiden Kucharski Australia
74'
Bench
20
Adam Pavlesic
Adam Pavlesic Australia
19
Mitchell Glasson
Mitchell Glasson Australia

Top Players

See how Western United and Sydney measure up against each other by comparing their top rated lineups! Get all the information you need in this helpful chart.

8.2Noah Botic
7.4Tom Heward-Belle
7.4Ben Garuccio
8.1Luke Brattan
7.9Fábio
7.8Joe Lolley
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Western United vs Sydney Goal Scorer

Western United Ben Garuccio (53')Noah Botic (45')
Sydney Jake Girdwood-Reich (43')Fábio (36')

Player Statistics

Player Team Goals Assists Tackles Acc. passes Duals Won Minutes played Position Rating
Noah Botic 1 1 2 10/12 (83%) 5/8 70 A 8.22
Luke Brattan 0 0 5 63/82 (76%) 6/14 90 M 8.05
Fábio Gomes 1 1 0 11/12 (91%) 5/13 74 A 7.91
Joe Lolley 0 0 1 38/44 (86%) 6/13 90 M 7.84
Jake Girdwood-Reich 1 0 1 49/55 (89%) 4/8 90 D 7.63
Ben Garuccio 1 0 1 11/18 (61%) 5/8 65 D 7.40
Lachlan Wales 0 1 0 13/19 (68%) 3/6 90 M 7.40
Max Burgess 0 0 3 24/26 (92%) 7/11 46 M 7.15
Róbert Mak 0 0 1 18/19 (94%) 2/4 44 A 7.10
Tomoki Imai 0 0 0 32/42 (76%) 6/9 90 D 7.05
Angus Thurgate 0 0 3 23/31 (74%) 8/15 90 M 7.04
Michael Ruhs 0 0 2 10/22 (45%) 12/26 90 A 6.83
Jordan Courtney-Perkins 0 0 7 25/29 (86%) 9/17 90 D 6.83
Gabriel Lacerda 0 0 2 25/29 (86%) 6/9 46 D 6.81
Zach Lisolajski 0 0 0 2/6 (33%) 2/3 20 M 6.70
Jordan Lauton 0 0 3 8/13 (61%) 4/6 25 M 6.64
Daniel Penha 0 0 2 19/31 (61%) 11/21 90 M 6.62
Jaiden Kucharski 0 0 0 4/7 (57%) 1/2 16 A 6.62
Nikita Rukavytsya 0 0 0 2/4 (50%) 0/1 20 A 6.52
Sebastian Pasquali 0 0 0 19/29 (65%) 2/6 65 M 6.44
Nathan Amanatidis 0 0 0 1/2 (50%) 0/2 16 A 6.44
Hayden Matthews 0 0 1 20/28 (71%) 3/5 44 M 6.42
Rhyan Grant 0 0 1 48/57 (84%) 5/7 90 D 6.41
Ramy Najjarine 0 0 0 2/4 (50%) 1/3 25 A 6.41
Corey Hollman 0 0 0 30/36 (83%) 6/15 78 M 6.35
Matthew Scarcella 0 0 0 4/5 (80%) 0/0 12 M 6.24
Joshua Risdon 0 0 3 15/21 (71%) 6/12 49 D 6.23
Anthony Caceres 0 0 1 22/25 (88%) 3/12 74 M 6.23
Connor O\'Toole 0 0 0 4/6 (66%) 1/2 21 D 6.22
Kane Vidmar 0 0 0 14/24 (58%) 3/6 90 D 5.82

Shots

Player Team Shots on target Shots off target Shots blocked Dribble attempts (succ.) Position Rating
Noah Botic 1/1 0 0 1/1 A 8.22
Luke Brattan 0/0 0 2 0/0 M 8.05
Fábio Gomes 1/1 0 0 1/1 A 7.91
Joe Lolley 1/1 0 0 2/3 M 7.84
Jake Girdwood-Reich 1/1 0 1 0/0 D 7.63
Ben Garuccio 1/1 0 0 2/2 D 7.40
Lachlan Wales 0/0 0 0 0/0 M 7.40
Max Burgess 1/1 0 0 3/3 M 7.15
Róbert Mak 1/1 0 0 1/1 A 7.10
Tomoki Imai 1/1 0 0 1/1 D 7.05
Angus Thurgate 0/0 0 0 2/3 M 7.04
Michael Ruhs 0/0 0 0 2/5 A 6.83
Jordan Courtney-Perkins 0/0 0 1 0/2 D 6.83
Gabriel Lacerda 0/0 0 1 1/1 D 6.81
Zach Lisolajski 0/0 0 0 0/0 M 6.70
Jordan Lauton 0/0 0 0 1/2 M 6.64
Daniel Penha 0/0 0 0 4/12 M 6.62
Jaiden Kucharski 0/0 0 0 1/1 A 6.62
Nikita Rukavytsya 0/0 0 0 0/0 A 6.52
Sebastian Pasquali 0/0 0 0 0/0 M 6.44
Nathan Amanatidis 0/0 0 0 0/0 A 6.44
Hayden Matthews 0/0 0 0 0/0 M 6.42
Rhyan Grant 0/0 0 0 1/1 D 6.41
Ramy Najjarine 0/0 0 0 0/0 A 6.41
Corey Hollman 0/0 0 0 3/4 M 6.35
Matthew Scarcella 0/0 0 0 0/0 M 6.24
Joshua Risdon 0/0 0 0 2/3 D 6.23
Anthony Caceres 1/1 0 0 2/2 M 6.23
Connor O\'Toole 0/0 0 0 0/1 D 6.22
Kane Vidmar 0/0 0 0 0/1 D 5.82

Goalkeeper Statistics

Player Team Saves punches Inside box saves Rating
Tom Heward-Belle 4 0 2 7.44
Andrew Redmayne 0 0 0 6.02

Stats

40%
Possession
60%
0
Penalties
1
82
Ball safe
89
9
Fouls
18
5
Substitutes
5
4
Saves
1
0
Offsides
1
Shots
16
Total shots
11
4
Shots on goal
6
7
Off target​
2
5
Blocked shots
3
13
Shots inside box
7
3
Shots outside box
4
113
Attacks
135
37
Dangerous attacks
49
Passes
332
Total passes
504
215
Accurate passes
404
32
Throws
30
16
Tackles
26
6
Corners
4
Discipline
3
Yellow cards
2

A-League Men Standings

# Team PTS MP GD
1 Wellington PhoenixWellington Phoenix 50 26 13
2 Central Coast MarinersCentral Coast Mariners 49 25 18
3 Melbourne VictoryMelbourne Victory 42 26 11
4 MacarthurMacarthur 41 26 0
5 SydneySydney 38 26 5
6 Melbourne CityMelbourne City 36 26 11
7 Western Sydney WanderersWestern Sydney Wanderers 34 26 -5
8 Adelaide UnitedAdelaide United 32 26 1
9 Brisbane RoarBrisbane Roar 30 27 -13
10 Newcastle JetsNewcastle Jets 28 26 -6
11 Western UnitedWestern United 26 26 -18
12 Perth GloryPerth Glory 22 26 -17
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Match info

Referee L. Keevers
City Melbourne
Stadium AAMI Park
Address Edwin Flack Field, Olympic Boulevard
Capacity 56347