A-League
- Adam Le Fondre 29’
- Kosta Barbarouses 84’
- 22’ Connor Metcalfe
1 Half Time 1
29/12/2019
Round 12
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance 17,421
Timeline
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KICK OFF
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0'Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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0'First Half begins.
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0'Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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0'Foul by Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC).
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0'Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Curtis Good.
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1'Foul by Marcelo Cabrera (Melbourne City FC).
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1'Alexander Baumjohann (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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6'Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Luke Brattan.
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9'Foul by Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC).
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9'Alexander Baumjohann (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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10'Attempt blocked. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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10'Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Alex Wilkinson.
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11'Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Rhyan Grant.
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11'Attempt blocked. Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Cabrera with a cross.
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12'Foul by Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC).
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12'Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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14'Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Curtis Good.
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18'Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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18'Foul by Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC).
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18'Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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19'YC Rostyn Griffiths
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19'Attempt missed. Kosta Barbarouses (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Le Fondre with a cross.
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21'Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Joel King.
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21'Goal! Sydney FC 0, Melbourne City FC 1. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross following a corner.
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22'G Connor Metcalfe Assist Craig Noone
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23'Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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23'Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
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23'Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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24'YC Rhyan Grant
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24'VAR Checking: Possible Red Card.
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24'Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) is shown the red card.
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25'RC Rhyan Grant
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28'Foul by Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC).
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28'Alexander Baumjohann (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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28'Attempt blocked. Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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28'Attempt blocked. Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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28'Goal! Sydney FC 1, Melbourne City FC 1. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
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29'G Adam Le Fondre
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30'Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Cabrera with a cross.
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33'Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC).
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33'Alexander Baumjohann (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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34'Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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34'Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC).
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35'Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Milos Ninkovic.
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36'Attempt missed. Marcelo Cabrera (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box following a corner.
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36'Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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36'Foul by Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
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37'Attempt missed. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
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39'Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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39'Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC).
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41'Attempt saved. Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
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41'Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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41'Foul by Joshua Brillante (Melbourne City FC).
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43'Penalty Sydney FC. Milos Ninkovic draws a foul in the penalty area.
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43'Penalty conceded by Harrison Delbridge (Melbourne City FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
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44'Penalty saved! Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved.
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45'Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Harrison Delbridge.
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50'Foul by Ryan McGowan (Sydney FC).
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50'Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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51'First Half ends, Sydney FC 1, Melbourne City FC 1.
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HALF TIME
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45'SI Anthony Caceres SO Alexander Baumjohann
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45'Second Half begins Sydney FC 1, Melbourne City FC 1.
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45'Substitution, Sydney FC. Anthony Caceres replaces Alexander Baumjohann.
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47'Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Scott Galloway.
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48'Attempt blocked. Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Caceres with a cross.
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48'Hand ball by Ryan McGowan (Sydney FC).
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49'Offside, Melbourne City FC. Rostyn Griffiths tries a through ball, but Craig Noone is caught offside.
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50'Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Milos Ninkovic.
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51'Attempt saved. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
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51'Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
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52'Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Milos Ninkovic.
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52'Attempt missed. Joshua Brillante (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
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53'Attempt saved. Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Atkinson.
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54'Attempt missed. Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelo Cabrera.
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55'Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Adrián Luna replaces Connor Metcalfe.
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56'SI Adrián Luna SO Connor Metcalfe
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56'Offside, Melbourne City FC. Scott Galloway tries a through ball, but Craig Noone is caught offside.
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57'Attempt missed. Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelo Cabrera with a cross.
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59'Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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59'Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC).
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62'Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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62'Foul by Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC).
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65'Attempt saved. Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
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65'Hand ball by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
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67'Foul by Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC).
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67'Kosta Barbarouses (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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68'Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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68'Foul by Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC).
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69'Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Curtis Good.
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70'Attempt missed. Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box.
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70'Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Ramy Najjarine replaces Craig Noone.
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71'SI Ramy Najjarine SO Craig Noone
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71'Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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71'Foul by Ramy Najjarine (Melbourne City FC).
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71'Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Cabrera with a cross.
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72'Kosta Barbarouses (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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72'Foul by Ramy Najjarine (Melbourne City FC).
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74'Attempt missed. Marcelo Cabrera (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right.
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75'Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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75'Foul by Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC).
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75'Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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76'YC Nathaniel Atkinson
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77'Substitution, Sydney FC. Harry Van der Saag replaces Milos Ninkovic.
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78'SI Harry Van der Saag SO Milos Ninkovic
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78'Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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78'Foul by Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC).
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80'Foul by Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC).
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80'Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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80'Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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81'YC Adrián Luna
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81'Attempt missed. Marcelo Cabrera (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ramy Najjarine with a cross.
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81'Attempt missed. Marcelo Cabrera (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
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81'Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Lachlan Wales replaces Marcelo Cabrera.
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82'SI Lachlan Wales SO Marcelo Cabrera
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82'Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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82'Foul by Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC).
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83'Goal! Sydney FC 2, Melbourne City FC 1. Kosta Barbarouses (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Caceres.
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84'G Kosta Barbarouses Assist Anthony Caceres
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85'Kosta Barbarouses (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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85'Foul by Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC).
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87'Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Flottmann replaces Adam Le Fondre.
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88'SI Patrick Flottmann SO Adam Le Fondre
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90'Joel King (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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90'Foul by Joshua Brillante (Melbourne City FC).
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90'Match ends, Sydney FC 2, Melbourne City FC 1.
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93'Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Anthony Caceres.
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94'Second Half ends, Sydney FC 2, Melbourne City FC 1.
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FULL TIME
Line Up
4-2-2-2
ACTIVE
4-4-1-1
Goalkeeper

Andrew Redmayne
1
Defender

Patrick Flottmann
2
88'Substituted
Defender

Alex Wilkinson
4
Captain
Defender

Ryan McGowan
6
Defender

Joel King
16
Defender

Harry Van der Saag
21
78'Substituted
Defender

Rhyan Grant
23
Midfielder

Paulo Retre
8
Midfielder

Anthony Caceres
17
45'Substituted
Midfielder

Luke Brattan
26
Attacker

Kosta Barbarouses
11
Goalkeeper

Tom Glover
1
Defender

Scott Galloway
2
Defender

Curtis Good
22
Midfielder

Rostyn Griffiths
7
Midfielder

Nathaniel Atkinson
13
Midfielder

Adrián Luna
20
56'Substituted
Attacker

Jamie Maclaren
9
SUBSTITUTES
Goalkeeper

Thomas Heward-Belle
20
Midfielder

Alexander Baumjohann
5
45'Substituted
Midfielder

Milos Ninkovic
10
78'Substituted
Attacker

Trent Buhagiar
12
Attacker

Luke Ivanovic
18
Midfielder

Florin Berenguer
10
Midfielder

Connor Metcalfe
18
56'Substituted
Attacker

Craig Noone
11
71'Substituted
MANAGERS

Steve Corica

Víctor Laguardia
Statistics
OVERVIEW
Possession
49%
51%
Effective Chances
3
15
Shots on Target
4
5
Turnovers
11
15
POSSESSION
Passes
462
458
Passing Accuracy
81%
85%
Passing Accuracy in opponent’s half
70%
82%
Crosses
12
31
Crossing accuracy
8%
23%
ATTACK
Shots
8
23
Shots outside the box
0
8
Shots inside the box
7
10
Shooting accuracy
57%
28%
DEFENCE
Tackles
10
17
Effective Tackles
50%
71%
Blocked Shots
2
4
Clearances
23
16
Saves
2
4
DISCIPLINE
Fouls Conceded
8
20
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
0
2
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