Sydney FC
1
Clint Bolton (gk)
2
Iain Fyfe
4
Mark Rudan
6
Tony Popovic
8
Ruben Zadkovich
10
Steve Corica
14
Alex Brosque
15
Terry McFlynn
18
Adam Casey
22
Juninho
26
Mark Milligan
Substitutes:
30
Matthew Nash (gk)
11
Brendon Santalab
12
Patrick
23
Ufuk Talay
0
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1
Melbourne Victory:
Allsopp 81
Venue:
Aussie Stadium
2nd Half 93:00
- In a physical encounter Allsopp gets the winning goal as the Victory defeat a 10 man Sydney 1-0
2nd Half 89:59
- Thompson is shown a yellow card for wasting time
2nd Half 89:00
- Rudan is shown the 7th yellow of the game for a late tackle
2nd Half 88:00
- A clever delivery by Talay forces a desperate clearance by the Victory defence
2nd Half 85:00
- Sydney brings on some fresh legs as Casey is replaced by Talay
2nd Half 81:00
- The Cacares cross floats to the back post and Allsopp pops it in for the first goal!
2nd Half 80:00
- Brosque grazes the crossbar with a free kick from just outside the box
2nd Half 77:00
- Keenan is given a rest with Patafta coming on
2nd Half 76:00
- The referee again shows low tolerance as Brosque is yellow carded for dissent
2nd Half 75:00
- Keenan goes to the near post with the cross but again it's read well by Bolton
2nd Half 72:00
- Caceres gets the fick on but is left with little room as Bolton mops up the loose ball
2nd Half 70:00
- A tired Juninho heads for the bench being replaced by Patrick
2nd Half 67:00
- Kemp continues to look threatening down the right yet cannot connect with the cross
2nd Half 64:00
- Juninho earns his first yellow for dissent
2nd Half 63:00
- Hernandez is replaced by Caceres as the Victory make their first change
2nd Half 62:00
- Keenan looks to have hurt his shoulder with a mid-air collision with Rudan
2nd Half 59:00
- McFlynn hits one from 30m out forcing it over the bar
2nd Half 55:00
- Sydney push on the counter attack but again efforts are defused by Victory defence
2nd Half 51:00
- Against the odds Casey pushes forward again forcing a save from Theoklitos
2nd Half 47:00
- Casey pushes forward down the right but makes a meal of the cross as it goes over Juninho
2nd Half 46:00
- Play back underway as the Victory look to take advantage of being a man up
1st Half 45:01
- Despite being a man down Sydney play possesion football as the score remains locked at 0-0
1st Half 44:59
- Victory pushing forward as Love puts the ball to bottom right forcing a corner
1st Half 45:00
- Kemp left with space pushes the ball out to the left from 25m out
1st Half 42:00
- Allsopp squares the ball defused by Sydney as the Victory look dangerous
1st Half 40:00
- Keenan into the notebook for another late tackle
1st Half 38:00
- Kemp sends in a delightful cross for Allsopp who narrowly misses the ball
1st Half 36:00
- Brebner receives a caution for a late tackle on Juninho
1st Half 33:00
- Sydney look for inspiration as as they continue to hold Melbourne at bay a man down
1st Half 29:00
- Keenan goes in the air heavily leaving Milligan on the floor
1st Half 25:00
- Ref shows no hesitation in showing Corica a red card for high feet
1st Half 22:00
- Juninho sends in a low cross which is again defused by Theoklitos
1st Half 18:00
- Corica drives the ball to the bottom right forcing a diving stop by Theoklitos
1st Half 16:00
- Game slows down as both teams play for possession
1st Half 13:00
- Referee stamps his authority on the game as Kevin Muscat receives a yellow card for dissent
1st Half 09:00
- Zadkovich earns the first yellow for the night for a late sliding tackle
1st Half 06:00
- Juninho sends in another cross as both teams fail to capitalise on early opportunities
1st Half 05:00
- Love sends in a low shot forcing a save by Bolton
1st Half 02:00
- Sydney attacks early as Casey sends his cross wide
1st Half 01:00
- Welcome to Aussie Stadium as Sydney get things going
Melbourne Victory
1
Michael Theoklitos (gk)
2
Kevin Muscat
6
Steve Pantelidis
7
Matthew Kemp
8
Grant Brebner
9
Daniel Allsopp
10
Archie Thompson
11
Joseph Keenan
12
Rodrigo Vargas
15
Leandro Love
16
Carlos Hernandez
Substitutes:
7
Kaz Patafta
10
Adrian Caceres
21
Sebastian Ryall