Perth Glory vs Sydney FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 5': Abel Walatee (Sydney FC) Goal at 5'
- 41': Arion Sulemani (Perth Glory) Substitution at 41'
- 51': Khoa Ngo (Perth Glory) Substitution at 51'
- 51': Sam Sutton (Perth Glory) Substitution at 51'
- 61': Tom Lawrence (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 61'
- 65': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 65'
- 71': Wataru Kamijo (Sydney FC) Substitution at 71'
- 82': Joel King (Sydney FC) Substitution at 82'
- 83': Alexandar Popovic (Sydney FC) Substitution at 83'
- 84': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 84'
- 89': Harrison Devenish-Meares (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 89'
- 90'+6': Riley Foxe (Perth Glory) Substitution at 96'
Statistics
 SYD |
PER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 45.6 | Possession | 54.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 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 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: HBF Park
Location: Perth, Australia
Attendance: 6,689
A-League Men Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | +16 | 48 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 26 | +10 | 43 |
| 3 | Auckland FC | 26 | +13 | 42 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | +11 | 40 |
Line-Ups
Perth Glory (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Matthew Sutton (GK) |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 45 | Brian Kaltack |
| 2 | Charbel Shamoon |
| 19 | Joshua Risdon |
| 27 | William Freney |
| 18 | Rhys Bozinovski |
| 7 | Nicholas Pennington |
| 9 | Jaiden Kucharski |
| 34 | Tom Lawrence  |
| 22 | Adam Taggart |
Sydney FC (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK) |
| 5 | Alex Grant |
| 32 | Marcel Tisserand |
| 36 | Rhys Youlley |
| 17 | Ben Garuccio |
| 23 | Rhyan Grant |
| 7 | Piero Quispe |
| 20 | Tiago Quintal |
| 35 | Al Hassan Toure |
| 11 | Abel Walatee |
| 9 | Víctor Campuzano |
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