Sydney vs Melbourne City

A-League Men - Semi-finals 12 May 2023, 09:45
Sydney
Sydney
1–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
🏟 Allianz Stadium (Sydney) 👤 A. Kersey Round Semi-finals

Match report

Sydney were held to a 1-1 draw by Melbourne City in the A-League Men - Semi-finals on 12 May 2023.

Melbourne City dominated possession with 61% of the ball, while Sydney had 13 shots to Melbourne City's 8.

The match was played at Allianz Stadium (Sydney), with A. Kersey in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 39% - 61% Shots 13 - 8 On target 7 - 5 Corners 0 - 2 Fouls 14 - 18 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Luke Brattan
Sydney · 62 passes (85% accurate)
8 Tom Glover 6 saves
8 Jordan Bos 68 passes (93% accurate)
7 Adam Le Fondre 1 goal
7 Mathew Leckie 1 goal
First half vs second half
Sydney stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–4 8–4
Shots On Goal 3–2 4–3
Ball Possession 48–52 —
Corners 0–1 0–1
Match statistics
13 Shots Total 8
7 Shots On Goal 5
3 Shots Off Goal 1
3 Shots Blocked 2
11 Shots Inside Box 6
2 Shots Outside Box 2
14 Fouls 18
0 Corners 2
2 Offsides 2
39% Ball Possession 61%
2 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 6
383 Passes Total 608
302 Passes Accurate 538
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sydney · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Redmayne
23 R. Grant 6 J. Rodwell 4 A. Wilkinson 3 J. King
26 L. Brattan 8 P. Retre
17 A. Caceres 22 M. Burgess 11 R. Mak
9 A. Fondre
Melbourne City · 4-2-3-1
1 T. Glover
25 C. Talbot 4 N. Reis 22 C. Good 38 J. Bos
14 V. Berisha 10 F. Berenguer
23 M. Tilio 8 R. Venne 7 M. Leckie
9 J. MacLaren
Sydney
Coach
S. Corica
Substitutes
  • 10 Joe Lolley
  • 28 Jake Girdwood-Reich
  • 12 Patrick Wood
  • 18 Diego Caballo
  • 20 Tom Heward-Belle
  • 2 James Donachie
  • 19 Adrian Segecic
Melbourne City
Coach
R. Vidosic
Substitutes
  • 15 Andrew Nabbout
  • 3 Scott Jamieson
  • 6 Thomas Lam
  • 33 Matthew Sutton
  • 2 Scott Galloway
  • 35 Raphael Borges Rodrigues
  • 37 Max Caputo
Substitutions
  • 54' ↑ J. Lolley ↓ R. Mak Sydney
  • 76' ↑ A. Nabbout ↓ R. van der Venne Melbourne City
  • 84' ↑ J. Girdwood-Reich ↓ P. Retre Sydney
  • 84' ↑ P. Wood ↓ A. Le Fondre Sydney
  • 84' ↑ T. Lam ↓ C. Talbot Melbourne City
  • 84' ↑ S. Jamieson ↓ F. Berenguer-Bohrer Melbourne City
  • 90+2' ↑ Diego Caballo ↓ M. Burgess Sydney
Cards
  • 70' J. King Sydney
  • 77' R. Grant Sydney
  • 88' C. Good Melbourne City
Head-to-head
Sydney 2 4 draws 10 Melbourne City
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
Sydney L D D L L
Melbourne City D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sydney vs Melbourne City?
Sydney drew 1-1 against Melbourne City on 12 May 2023.
Who won Sydney vs Melbourne City?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Sydney vs Melbourne City played?
The match was played at Allianz Stadium (Sydney).
Who had more possession in Sydney vs Melbourne City?
Melbourne City had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.