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Melbourne City Crushes Sydney FC in Thrilling Encounter
Melbourne, Australia – Melbourne City delivered a resounding 5-1 victory over Sydney FC in a captivating match at AAMI Park. The game, part of Round 29 of the A-League, was dominated by the home side, who showcased a clear attacking superiority.
Melbourne City took an early lead with a goal from A. Behich in the 5th minute. M. Caputo (26′) and M. Tilio (34′) extended the advantage before halftime, leaving Sydney FC with a mountain to climb. Sydney accumulated four yellow cards throughout the match (Popovic, Ouahim, Klimala, and Grant), while Melbourne remained card-free.
Despite a goal from P. Klimala (66′) that briefly reduced the deficit, A. Kuen (57′) and M. Memeti (90′) sealed the win for Melbourne City, resulting in a final score of 5-1. Although possession was relatively even (52% for Melbourne City and 48% for Sydney), City’s clinical finishing proved decisive. Melbourne City registered 20 shots, 9 on target, while Sydney managed only 9 shots, 4 on target.
Substitutions sydney: at minute 46 P. Klimala came in and W. Kamijo went out., at minute 52 A. Redmayne came in and H. Devenish-Meares went out., at minute 72 W. Kennedy came in and J. Courtney-Perkins went out., at minute 85 J. Kucharski came in and A. Segecic went out., at minute 85 T. Quintal came in and A. Ouahim went out.
Substitutions melbourne city: at minute 68 M. Memeti came in and Y. Cohen went out., at minute 68 M. Leckie came in and Z. Schreiber went out., at minute 68 K. Rahmani came in and M. Tilio went out., at minute 76 C. Talbot came in and N. Atkinson went out., at minute 87 E. Durakovic came in and A. Kuen went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Melbourne City
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