Sydney vs Adelaide United 2-1

Sydney came from behind to beat Adelaide United 2-1 at Allianz Stadium after falling behind in the 16th minute. R. Youlley levelled in the 64th minute and O. Sunday put Sydney ahead nine minutes later.

Adelaide United struck first when B. Burkitt scored in the 16th minute for 1-0. Burkitt was booked a minute later, while Sydney were shown yellow cards for T. Sekine on 39 minutes and B. Garuccio in first-half stoppage time. Sydney trailed 1-0 at the break.

Sydney changed the game after the interval. W. Kamijo was booked on 51 minutes and then replaced by J. Lacey on 62 minutes. A minute after Adelaide United had brought on J. Yull for R. Kitto, Youlley finished off T. Quintal’s assist to make it 1-1. Sydney then lost Quintal to a substitution on 65 minutes, before O. Sunday scored on 73 minutes from A. Toure’s assist to make it 2-1. Adelaide United made three changes on 76 minutes, with S. Phillis, J. Muniz and B. Burkitt all coming off, but they did not find a second equaliser. A. Tatu was introduced on 84 minutes for C. Goodwin.

The numbers were fairly even, with Adelaide United having 52% of the possession and 475 passes to Sydney’s 435, but Sydney had more shots, 16 to 11, and more on target, 5 to 3. Sydney also led corners 6-4, while Adelaide United had more saves, 3 to 2. Sydney committed 12 fouls to Adelaide United’s 9 and finished with the greater pass accuracy, 84% to 82%.

Discipline was heaviest against Sydney, who had three bookings: T. Sekine on 39 minutes, B. Garuccio in first-half stoppage time and W. Kamijo on 51 minutes. Adelaide United’s only yellow card went to B. Burkitt on 17 minutes.