Melbourne City vs Sydney 2-1

Melbourne City came from a goal down to beat Sydney 2-1 at AAMI Park, with E. Marcondes levelling straight after the interval and A. Mabil putting the home side in front on 62 minutes.

Sydney led from the 37th minute, when A. Toure scored from O. Sunday’s pass to make it 1-0. Melbourne City turned the match on 46 minutes as B. Kutleshi made way for Marcondes and the substitute scored from J. Cascante’s assist to equalise at 1-1.

Marcondes then set up Mabil on 62 minutes for the winner, making it 2-1. Melbourne City made three changes in the second half, including the introduction of M. Leckie and T. Kanamori on 64 minutes, while Sydney made two changes on 73 minutes after A. Toure had already gone off. That left the visitors chasing the game without finding another reply.

The numbers were balanced in possession, with both sides on 50%, but Melbourne City had more of the shooting, taking 14 shots to Sydney’s 7 and 4 on target to 2. Sydney edged corners 3-2 and had slightly better pass accuracy, 74% to 71%, with passes almost level at 340 to 337. Melbourne City committed 8 fouls to Sydney’s 12 and had 0 saves to Sydney’s 2.

Sydney’s J. Courtney-Perkins and A. Popovic were booked in the 65th and 69th minutes respectively.