Sydney FC 0 def. by Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (Duke 82ā)
Sydney FC rued missed chances in a 1-0 defeat in the #SydneyDerby, however the Sky Blues still sit 13 points clear at the top of the Hyundai A-League ladder.
Moments That Mattered:
- Le Fondre Chance ā 20ā ā Brattan plays Le Fondre into the box but the Englishmenās shot on the turn could only rise just over.
- Muller Crossbar ā 30ā ā The Germanās shot from distance rebounds off Redmayneās crossbar as the Sky Blues clear.
- Ninkovic Chance ā 32ā ā Ninkovic tries his luck from 20 yards which forces a low save to Loparās left.
- Barbarouses Chance ā 45+1ā ā Barbarousesā volleyed attempt off Le Fondreās cross bounces inches wide of the post.
- Ninkovic Chance ā 63ā ā Le Fondreās cross towards the back post finds the late run of Ninkovic but the Serbian couldnāt angle his header goal wards.
- Redmayne Saves ā 75ā+77ā ā Redmayne produces a fantastic fingertip stop to deny OāDoherty then stands tall to block Mullerās shot just two minutes later.
- Duke Goal ā 82ā ā Duke leaps the highest to head the ball into the corner and open the scoring.
- Georgievski Red Card ā 90ā- Following VAR review, Georgievski is given his marching orders for retaliation on Tilio.
The #SydneyDerby started in non-stop action with both sides posing promising chances early on as Le Fondreās shot on the turn went close in the 20th minute.
End-to-end action continued as Mullerās long-range effort rebounded off the crossbar and Ninkovic forced a save out of Lopar from distance just minutes later.
Sydney FC kept pushing with Barbarouses volleying wide and Ninkovic heading just beyond the post as Redmayne kept the scores level with vital saves on OāDoherty and Muller.
The Wanderers opened the scoring when Duke placed his header towards Redmayneās left and with tempers flaring, Georgievski saw red for kicking Tilio in the face after a challenge.
The Sky Blues concede late to fall to their second defeat of the season but still sit 13 points clear at the top of the Hyundai A-League ladder.
What They Said: Steve Corica: āIt was similar to the last game, I think we dominated the game. They created some chances as well but I thought majority of the game was down their end. Iām very proud of the boys I thought they were outstanding again tonight.ā
āWe had a lot of intensity as well and showed a lot of intent to win the game.ā
āI think mentally we were fine. I thought we dominated the game and spent most of the time in their half. We may have switched off a couple of times which they created chances from.ā
āWeāre still 13 points clear, but luck wasnāt on our side.ā
Sydney FC: 1. Andrew REDMAYNE (GK), 4. Alexander WILKINSON, 5. Alexander BAUMJOHANN (27. Jordan SWIBEL 88ā), 6. Ryan MCGOWAN, 9. Adam LE FONDRE, 10. Milos NINKOVIC, 11. Kosta BARBAROUSES (12. Trent BUHAGIAR 80ā), 16. Joel KING, 17. Anthony CACERES (24. Marco TILIO 84ā), 23. Rhyan GRANT, 26. Luke BRATTAN.
Subs Not Used: 2. Patrick FLOTTMANN, 3. Benjamin WARLAND, 20. Thomas HEWARD-BELLE (GK), 21. Harry VAN DER SAAG.
Yellow Cards: Alexander Baumjohann 86ā, Marco Tilio 90ā.
Red Cards: None.
Western Sydney Wanderers FC: 1. Daniel LOPAR (GK), 4. Dylan MCGOWAN, 5. Daniel GEORGIEVSKI, 6. Matthew JURMAN, 7. Mitchell DUKE, 9. Nicolai MULLER (13. Tass MOURDOUKOUTAS 90ā), 10. Simon COX, 11. Bruce KAMAU (33. Tate RUSSELL 55ā), 19. Pirmin SCHWEGLER, 22. Nicholas SULLIVAN (8. Jordan OāDOHERTY 68ā), 34. Patrick ZIEGLER.
Subs Not Used: 23. Kostadinos GROZOS, 35. Mohamed ADAM, 40. Nicholas SUMAN (GK), 62. Ali AUGLAH.
Yellow Cards: Pirmin Schwegler 12ā, Bruce Kamau 42ā, Nicholas Sullivan 66ā.
Red Cards: Daniel Georgievski 90ā.
Referee: Alireza Faghani
Ground: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Crowd: 18, 501