Sydney FC vs Western United, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 3': Noah Botic (Western United) Goal at 3'
- 8': Noah Botic (Western United) Yellow Card at 8'
- 19': Tomoki Imai (Western United) Yellow Card at 19'
- 27': Rhys Bozinovski (Western United) Yellow Card at 27'
- 35': Dylan Leonard (Western United) Yellow Card at 35'
- 37': Adrian Segecic (Sydney FC) Goal at 37'
- 39': Anas Ouahim (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 39'
- 45'+2': Adrian Segecic (Sydney FC) Goal at 47'
- 46': Abel Walatee (Western United) Goal at 46'
- 54': Kane Vidmar (Western United) Substitution at 54'
- 59': Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 59'
- 62': Rhys Bozinovski (Western United) Goal at 62'
- 68': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) Goal at 68'
- 77': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) Substitution at 77'
- 77': Michael Ruhs (Western United) Substitution at 77'
- 81': Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) Substitution at 81'
- 81': Tiago Quintal (Sydney FC) Substitution at 81'
- 85': Jordan Lauton (Western United) Substitution at 85'
- 87': Michael Ruhs (Western United) Goal at 87'
- 89': Aaron Gurd (Sydney FC) Substitution at 89'
- 89': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 89'
- 90'+1': Tiago Quintal (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 91'
- 90'+8': Michael Ruhs (Western United) Yellow Card at 98'
Statistics
 WTU |
SYD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 9 | Saves | 4 |
| 36.2 | Possession | 63.7 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 26 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 13 |
| 0.4 | 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 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 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: 11,757
A-League Men Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland FC | 26 | +22 | 53 |
| 2 | Melbourne City FC | 26 | +16 | 48 |
| 3 | Western United | 26 | +18 | 47 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | +18 | 46 |
Line-Ups
Sydney FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Redmayne (GK) |
| 41 | Alexandar Popovic |
| 5 | Hayden Matthews |
| 4 | Jordan Courtney-Perkins  |
| 23 | Rhyan Grant |
| 17 | Anthony Cáceres |
| 8 | Anas Ouahim |
| 7 | Adrian Segecic |
| 9 | Patryk Klimala |
| 10 | Joe Lolley |
| 11 | Douglas Costa |
Western United (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Matthew Sutton (GK) |
| 30 | Dylan Leonard |
| 6 | Tomoki Imai |
| 29 | Charbel Shamoon |
| 13 | Tate Russell |
| 32 | Angus Thurgate |
| 23 | Rhys Bozinovski |
| 20 | Abel Walatee |
| 77 | Riku Danzaki |
| 19 | Noah Botic |
| 9 | Hiroshi Ibusuki |
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