Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Elimination Finals

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne Victory

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Sydney FC

80': Patrick Wood

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Melbourne Victory are hosting Sydney FC at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

61': Ahmet Arslan (Sydney FC) Substitution at 61'
68': Paul Okon (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 68'
71': Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 71'
77': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 77'
78': Wataru Kamijo (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 78'
80': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Goal at 80'
81': Rhys Youlley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 81'
84': Louis D'Arrigo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 84'
84': Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 84'
84': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 84'
85': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 85'
89': Reno Piscopo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 89'
90'+5': Ahmet Arslan (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 95'

Statistics

SYD		MVC
12	Fouls	7
4	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	10
6	Saves	1
48.6	Possession	51.4
6	SHOTS	16
2	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 15,258

Line-Ups

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
40	Jack Warshawsky (GK)
2	Jason Davidson
21	Roderick Miranda
18	Franco Lino
22	Joshua Rawlins
64	Juan Mata
8	Jordi Valadon
10	Denis Genreau
44	Charles Nduka
11	Clarismario Rodrigues
17	Nishan Velupillay

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Nikolaos Vergos, Keegan Jelacic, Reno Piscopo, Louis D'Arrigo, Sebastian Esposito, Matthew Grimaldi, Jack Duncan.

Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
4	Jordan Courtney-Perkins
41	Alexandar Popovic
17	Ben Garuccio
23	Rhyan Grant
20	Tiago Quintal
24	Paul Okon-Engstler
8	Wataru Kamijo
80	Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
7	Piero Quispe
44	Akol Akon

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Joel King, Rhys Youlley, Patrick Wood, Ahmet Arslan, Joe Lolley, Gus Hoefsloot, Víctor Campuzano.

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