Sydney FC vs Melbourne City FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 5': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 5'
- 10': Adrian Segecic (Sydney FC) Substitution at 10'
- 19': Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 19'
- 28': Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) Goal at 28'
- 35': Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 35'
- 39': Douglas Costa (Sydney FC) Goal at 39'
- 45'+5': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 50'
- 55': Zachary De Jesus (Sydney FC) Substitution at 55'
- 59': Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 59'
- 61': Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 61'
- 64': Tiago Quintal (Sydney FC) Substitution at 64'
- 64': Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) Substitution at 64'
- 64': Corey Hollman (Sydney FC) Substitution at 64'
- 68': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 68'
- 77': Harry Politidis (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 77'
- 77': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 77'
- 79': Patrick Beach (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 79'
- 86': Yonatan Cohen (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 86'
- 86': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 86'
- 90'+5': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 95'
Statistics
 MCY |
SYD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 8 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 7 | Saves | 7 |
| 46.8 | Possession | 53.2 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 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 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 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: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 13,268
A-League Men Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Auckland FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK) |
| 5 | Alex Grant |
| 41 | Alexandar Popovic |
| 4 | Jordan Courtney-Perkins  |
| 16 | Joel King |
| 10 | Joe Lolley |
| 15 | Leo Sena |
| 24 | Wataru Kamijo |
| 9 | Patryk Klimala |
| 17 | Anthony Cáceres |
| 11 | Douglas Costa |
Melbourne City FC (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Patrick Beach (GK) |
| 26 | Samuel Souprayen |
| 22 | German Ferreyra |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 13 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 27 | Kai Trewin |
| 21 | Alessandro Lopane |
| 30 | Andreas Kuen |
| 17 | Max Caputo |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
| 35 | Medin Memeti |
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