Melbourne City 1-3 Sydney — A-League, 24 Feb 2017
Sydney beat Melbourne City 3-1 in the A-League on 24 February 2017 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. N. Fitzgerald scored for Melbourne City; Bobô and B. O'Neill for Sydney. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Melbourne City have won 2 and Sydney 0, 3 draws.
Match timeline
- 12'
- 23'
- 0-124'Penalty
- 1-125'
- 39'
- 39'
- 42'
- Half-time1-1
- 46'out: R. Tongyik
- 55'
- 1-256'
- 58'
- 62'out: F. Brandán
- 1-367'assist: M. Ninković
- 71'
- 73'
- 78'
- 78'out: D. Carney
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Melbourne City
- 7.4Luke BrattanM
- 7.3Fernando BrandanM
- 7.0Bruno FornaroliF
- 6.8Thomas SorensenG
- 6.7Tim CahillF
- 6.6Ivan FranjicD
- 6.5Nick FitzgeraldM
- 6.5Ruon TongyikD
- 6.3Osama MalikM
- 6.3Bruce KamauM
- 6.2Neil KilkennyM
- 6.1Anthony CaceresM
- 6.0Joshua RoseD
- 4.8Manny MuscatD
Sydney
- 8.2Brandon O'NeillM
- 7.8BobôF
- 7.6Michael ZulloD
- 7.5Jordy BuijsD
- 7.3Miloš NinkovićM
- 7.1Alex WilkinsonD
- 6.9Rhyan GrantD
- 6.9Filip HološkoM
- 6.8Danny VukovicG
- 6.7Milos DimitrijevicM
- 6.6David CarneyM
- 6.6Alex BrosqueM
- 6.6Bernie Ibini IseiM
- 6.4Joshua BrillanteM
Line-ups
Sydney4-2-3-1
Melbourne City4-2-2-2
Substitutes
Melbourne CityM. Valkanis
Substitutes
- 27F. Brandán62'M7.3
- 18P. RetreM
- 11B. Kamau78'M6.3
- 21R. Tongyik46'D6.5
- 40Y. SozerG
SydneyG. Arnold
Substitutes
- 1Andrew RedmayneG
- 18M. SimonF
- 11B. Ibini-Isei71'M6.6
- 8M. Dimitrijević58'M6.7
- 17D. Carney78'M6.6
Team statistics
41%Possession59%
6Total shots13
4Shots on target9
2Shots off target0
0Blocked shots4
1Corners4
4Offsides4
18Fouls19
4Yellow cards2
1Red cards0
5Goalkeeper saves3
345Total passes503
272Accurate passes419
79%Pass accuracy83%
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Brattan | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.4 |
| Fernando Brandan | 28 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 7.3 |
| Bruno Fornaroli | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 7.0 |
| Thomas Sorensen | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Tim Cahill | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Ivan Franjic | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Nick Fitzgerald | 78 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Ruon Tongyik | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Osama Malik | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Bruce Kamau | 12 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Neil Kilkenny | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Anthony Caceres | 62 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
| Joshua Rose | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.0 |
| Manny Muscat | 39 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 4.8 |
Sydney
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon O'Neill | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 8.2 |
| Bobô | 90 | 2 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.8 |
| Michael Zullo | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Jordy Buijs | 90 | – | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Miloš Ninković | 90 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Alex Wilkinson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Rhyan Grant | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Filip Hološko | 71 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Danny Vukovic | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Milos Dimitrijevic | 32 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| David Carney | 12 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Alex Brosque | 78 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Bernie Ibini Isei | 19 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Joshua Brillante | 58 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
Recent Form
Melbourne CityWDLLW
- W18 Feb 17AWellington Phoenix5-1
- D11 Feb 17HBrisbane Roar2-2
- L04 Feb 17AMelbourne Victory1-2
- L27 Jan 17ANewcastle Jets1-2
- W19 Jan 17HCentral Coast Mariners2-1
SydneyLWDWW
- L18 Feb 17AWestern Sydney Wanderers0-1
- W09 Feb 17HWellington Phoenix3-1
- D03 Feb 17ABrisbane Roar0-0
- W26 Jan 17AMelbourne Victory2-1
- W20 Jan 17HAdelaide United2-0
Head-to-head
- 09 Dec 16Sydney1-1Melbourne City
- 05 Mar 16Melbourne City3-0Sydney
- 02 Jan 16Melbourne City2-2Sydney
- 10 Oct 15Sydney1-1Melbourne City
- 20 Mar 15Sydney0-1Melbourne City
- 22 Nov 14Melbourne City1-2Sydney
Most recent meetings
Final table, A-League 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 27 | +43 | 66 |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | +18 | 49 |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | +6 | 42 |
| 4 | Melbourne City | 27 | +5 | 39 |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 27 | 0 | 39 |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 0 | 36 |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | -5 | 30 |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | -21 | 23 |
| 9 | Adelaide United | 27 | -21 | 23 |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | -25 | 22 |
Before and after
Melbourne City
- Previous: Wellington Phoenix 1-5 Melbourne City, 18 Feb 2017 · A-League
- Next: Central Coast Mariners 2-3 Melbourne City, 5 Mar 2017 · A-League
Sydney
- Previous: Western Sydney Wanderers 1-0 Sydney, 18 Feb 2017 · A-League
- Next: Sydney 1-0 Melbourne Victory, 3 Mar 2017 · A-League
Data updated