Adelaide United FC vs Sydney FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Adelaide United FC

55': Ryan Kitto
65': Ethan Alagich

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2 - 1

Sydney FC

90'+1': Joe Lolley

About

Adelaide United FC are hosting Sydney FC at Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

16': Al Hassan Toure (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 16'
41': Alex Grant (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 41'
55': Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) Goal at 55'
60': Abel Walatee (Sydney FC) Substitution at 60'
65': Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United) Goal at 65'
71': Panashe Madanha (Adelaide United) Substitution at 71'
76': Harry Crawford (Adelaide United) Substitution at 76'
76': Juan Muñiz (Adelaide United) Substitution at 76'
80': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 80'
87': Tiago Quintal (Sydney FC) Substitution at 87'
87': Alexandar Popovic (Sydney FC) Substitution at 87'
88': Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) Substitution at 88'
89': Fabian Talladira (Adelaide United) Substitution at 89'
90'+1': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) Goal at 91'

Statistics

SYD		ADL
9	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	2
50.5	Possession	49.5
16	SHOTS	12
3	ON GOAL	7
0.2	On Target %	0.6
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
2	Blocked Shots	3
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: Hindmarsh Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 11,708

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Wellington Phoenix	4	+6	10
2	Sydney FC	4	+3	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	+2	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	0	7

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Adelaide United FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Joshua Smits (GK)
4	Panagiotis Kikianis
3	Bart Vriends
7	Ryan Kitto
20	Dylan Pierias
11	Craig Goodwin
23	Luke Duzel
55	Ethan Alagich
9	Luka Jovanovic
19	Yaya Dukuly
12	Jonny Yull

Adelaide United FC Substitutes:

Juan Muñiz, Feyzo Kasumovic, Fabian Talladira, Harry Crawford, Panashe Madanha, Bailey O'Neil, Ethan Cox.

Sydney FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
5	Alex Grant
32	Marcel Tisserand
16	Joel King
23	Rhyan Grant
24	Paul Okon-Engstler
36	Rhys Youlley
35	Al Hassan Toure
10	Joe Lolley
7	Piero Quispe
9	Víctor Campuzano

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Wataru Kamijo, Patrick Wood, Abel Walatee, Tiago Quintal, Alexandar Popovic, Gus Hoefsloot, Jordan Courtney-Perkins.

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