Sydney FC dominates Eastern with a resounding 6-0 win in the AFC Cup
Sydney, Australia – Sydney FC completely dominated Eastern in the first round of the AFC Cup 2024 group stage, securing a resounding 6-0 victory at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.
The Sydney team showed their superiority from the start, controlling the ball with 73% possession and creating numerous scoring chances. A. Ouahim opened the scoring in the 33rd minute, assisted by R. Grant, who in turn scored the second goal in the 44th minute after an assist from Douglas Costa.
Sydney continued their relentless attack in the second half, with A. Ouahim scoring his second goal in the 55th minute. P. Klimala missed a penalty in the 62nd minute, but Eastern could not capitalize on the opportunity, while an own goal by D. Almazan in the 64th minute and another by C. Leung in the 72nd minute sealed the victory for Sydney.
The match was marked by yellow cards to H. Lam (Eastern) in the 30th minute and A. Ouahim (Sydney) in the 49th minute. C. Leung (Eastern) also saw a yellow card in the 61st minute.
Match statistics:
* Sydney: 73% possession, 30 shots (10 on target, 10 off target), 14 corners, 13 fouls, 1 yellow, 0 red
* Eastern: 27% possession, 6 shots (2 on target, 2 off target), 1 corner, 8 fouls, 2 yellow, 0 red
Match details:
* Date: September 19, 2024
* Match city: Sydney
* Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
* Referee: Thoriq Munir Alkatiri, Indonesia
* League: AFC Cup
* Season: 2024
* Round: Group Stage – 1
* Country: World
Substitutions eastern: at minute 46 Leung Kwun-Chung came in and M. K. Gondra went out., at minute 63 H. W. Ma came in and J. Yu went out., at minute 70 H. A. Wong came in and N. Baffoe went out., at minute 71 T. Yeung came in and H. Lam went out., at minute 81 P. Gurung came in and C. Hall went out.
Substitutions sydney: at minute 66 A. Popovic came in and H. Matthews went out., at minute 69 M. Burgess came in and Douglas Costa went out., at minute 82 C. Hollman came in and A. Ouahim went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Sydney
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Eastern
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