Melbourne City vs Sydney

A-League Men - Semi-finals 19 May 2023, 09:45
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
4–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Sydney
Sydney
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 S. Evans Round Semi-finals

Match report

Melbourne City thrashed Sydney 4-0 in the A-League Men - Semi-finals on 19 May 2023. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Melbourne City dominated possession with 76% of the ball and had 17 shots to Sydney's 5.

M. Burgess was sent off in the 20th minute.

The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne), with S. Evans in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 76% - 24% Shots 17 - 5 On target 8 - 2 Corners 6 - 3 Fouls 12 - 8 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Curtis Good
Melbourne City · 1 goal
8 Richard van der Venne 1 goal
8 Nuno Reis 98 passes (94% accurate)
8 Aiden O'Neill 1 assist
8 Andrew Nabbout captained the side
First half vs second half
Sydney came out stronger after half-time, with 5 second-half shots against 0 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–0 10–5
Shots On Goal 2–0 6–2
Ball Possession 78–22 —
Corners 2–1 4–2
Match statistics
17 Shots Total 5
8 Shots On Goal 2
6 Shots Off Goal 3
3 Shots Blocked 0
10 Shots Inside Box 4
7 Shots Outside Box 1
12 Fouls 8
6 Corners 3
2 Offsides 1
76% Ball Possession 24%
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2 Saves 5
704 Passes Total 213
639 Passes Accurate 149
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne City · 4-1-4-1
1 T. Glover
4 N. Reis 6 T. Lam 22 C. Good 38 J. Bos
13 A. O'Neill
15 A. Nabbout 14 V. Berisha 7 M. Leckie 23 M. Tilio
9 J. MacLaren
Sydney · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Redmayne
23 R. Grant 4 A. Wilkinson 6 J. Rodwell 3 J. King
26 L. Brattan 8 P. Retre
17 A. Caceres 22 M. Burgess 19 A. Segecic
9 A. Fondre
Melbourne City
Coach
R. Vidosic
Substitutes
  • 8 Richard van der Venne
  • 3 Scott Jamieson
  • 25 Callum Talbot
  • 2 Scott Galloway
  • 10 Florin Berenguer
  • 33 Matthew Sutton
  • 37 Max Caputo
Sydney
Coach
S. Corica
Substitutes
  • 28 Jake Girdwood-Reich
  • 10 Joe Lolley
  • 12 Patrick Wood
  • 20 Tom Heward-Belle
  • 2 James Donachie
  • 18 Diego Caballo
  • 25 Jaiden Kucharski
Substitutions
  • 67' ↑ J. Girdwood-Reich ↓ P. Retre Sydney
  • 67' ↑ J. Lolley ↓ A. Segecic Sydney
  • 73' ↑ R. van der Venne ↓ A. ONeill Melbourne City
  • 74' ↑ C. Talbot ↓ C. Good Melbourne City
  • 74' ↑ S. Jamieson ↓ V. Berisha Melbourne City
  • 83' ↑ S. Galloway ↓ J. Bos Melbourne City
  • 83' ↑ F. Berenguer-Bohrer ↓ M. Leckie Melbourne City
  • 83' ↑ P. Wood ↓ A. Le Fondre Sydney
Cards
  • 20' M. Burgess Sydney
  • 28' J. King Sydney
  • 43' L. Brattan Sydney
  • 45+2' T. Lam Melbourne City
Head-to-head
Melbourne City 10 4 draws 2 Sydney
2026-03-17 Sydney FC vs Melbourne City 0 - 1
2026-01-03 Melbourne City vs Sydney FC 0 - 0
2025-05-03 Melbourne City vs Sydney 5 - 1
2025-03-29 Sydney vs Melbourne City 2 - 3
2024-02-24 Sydney vs Melbourne City 1 - 1
2023-11-03 Melbourne City vs Sydney 2 - 0
Recent form
Melbourne City D D W W D
Sydney W D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Melbourne City vs Sydney?
Melbourne City won 4-0 against Sydney on 19 May 2023.
Who won Melbourne City vs Sydney?
Melbourne City won the match 4-0.
Where was Melbourne City vs Sydney played?
The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Melbourne City vs Sydney?
Melbourne City had 76% of possession, compared to 24% for the other side.