Sydney FC Win Again At CommBank Stadium

Sydney FC has won it’s fourth consecutive Sydney Derby at CommBank Stadium which is becoming a happy hunting ground for the Sky Blues.

Goals from Joe Lolley and Patryk Klimala either side of the break secured the three points for a dominant Sydney FC in a 2-1 win, in front of 27,496 spectators.

Douglas Costa proved the difference providing a perfect cross for Klimala’s headed winner.

Sydney FC 2 (Lolley 17’, Klimala 63’) def. Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (Hammond 56’)

Moments That Mattered

6’ | LOLLEY HITS SIDE NETTING – Courtney-Perkins feeds Lolley inside the six yard box and he swivels and hits a shot into the side netting.

15’ | POPOVIC OFF THE LINE – Hammond side foots a ball across goal and Popovic clears off the line.

17’ | LOLLEY GOAL – Courtney-Perkins heads forward to Klimala who flicks onto Lolley who allows the ball to drop and drive home right footed.

20’ | KLIMALA CHANCE – Klimala heads just wide from a left wing centre.

Joe Lolley celebrates opening the scoring against Western Sydney Wanderers in the first half.

44’ | OUAHIM CHANCE – Ouahim fashions a chance to shoot in the box but whips it just past the post.

45’+2’ | LOLLEY HEADER SAVED – Costa whips in a left wing cross but Lolley’s header is straight at the keeper.

45’+3’ | HAMMOND FIRES OVER – Borello slides the ball back to Hammond who smashes the ball over the bar.

56’ | HAMMOND GOAL – The ball comes across the box to Hammond who drills it home.

59’ | COSTA SHOT SAVED – great interplay between Lolley and Caceres feeds Costa who drills a shot low but it’s saved.

Klimala celebrates his match-winner

63’ | KLIMALA GOAL – Costa crosses the ball left footed, it’s flicked on by Matthews to Klimala who nudges it home.

68’ | KLIMALA HITS THE POST – Lolley breaks clear and crosses, it’s dummied by Costa to Klimala who places it towards the corner but it’s tipped onto the post by Vidackovic.

87’ BURGESS SENT OFF – Burgess has been sent off for trodding on his opponents foot four minutes after coming on.

90’+ 4’ MILANOVIC HEADER – Milanovic puts his header straight at Andrew Redmayne when he could have equalised.

Match Report: Sydney FC has put in a dominant first performance of the season to secure a 2-1 win over fierce rivals Western Sydney Wanderers at CommBank Stadium.

Joe Lolley gave the Sky Blues an early first half lead after being given time and space in the box to slot the ball home right footed.

Hammond equalised eleven minutes into the second half with a well taken strike from just inside the box.

Douglas Costa was instrumental in providing the cross for the winner

However it didn’t remain level for long when Douglas Costa’s cross from the right was flicked on by Hayden Matthews to Klimala to flick a header home.

The Sky Blues could have had a third were it not for a fine save by Vidackovic from Klimala in the Wanderers goal.

Max Burgess was sent off in the closing minutes which led to a ferocious final few minutes but the Sky Blues held on for the deserved win.

What They Said: Ufuk Talay: “The Derby is always chaotic at the start and it was never going to be a free flowing game where one team dominates, especially being at their ground.

“I thought we settled into the game and had some good combinations at times and the boys dug deep and I always say to them I think what makes us special is our attitude and mentality and that was on show tonight.

“They will build confidence from this game, obviously the first one is always the toughest game and it’s the derby as well and I’m really pleased with what the boys produced.”

Over 27,000 fans packed into CommBank Stadium

Douglas Costa: “What a special moment to win the first game, the derby. 

“Of course we have a lot of things to improve but it’s the first game away and a big opponent as well.

“We did really well, I tried to push the boys forward to score more goals, I promise we will score more because we missed a lot today.

“For the first game it was a fantastic impact.”

Sydney FC: 1. Andrew REDMAYNE, 4. Jordan COURTNEY-PERKINS, 5. Hayden MATTHEWS, 8. Anas OUAHIM (6. Corey HOLLMAN 57’), 9. Patryk KLIMALA, 10. Joe LOLLEY, 11. Douglas COSTA (16. Joel KING 89’), 15. Leo SENA (22. Max BURGESS 83’), 17. Anthony CACERES, 23. Rhyan GRANT (C), 41. Alex POPOVIC. 

Unused Subs: 12. Harrison DEVENISH-MEARES (GK), 7. Adrian SEGECIC, 25. Jaiden KUCHARSKI, 28. Nathan AMANTIDIS

Yellow Cards: Klimala 21’, Popovic 24’, Grant 39, Costa 66’, Redmayne 90’+2′.

Red Cards: Burgess 87’

Klimala celebrates his winner. Photo: Jaime Castaneda

Western Sydney Wanderers FC: 40. Tristan VIDACKOVIC (GK), 2. Gabriel CLEUR (13. Dean PELEKANOS 75’), 4. Alexander BONETIG, 5. Dylan SCICLUNA (12. Ben HOLLIDAY 83’), 7. Zach SAPSFORD (23. Bozhidar KRAEV 45’), 8. Taewook JEONG, 14. Nicolas MILANOVIC, 19. Jack CLISBY, 21. Aydan HAMMOND (64. Juan MATA 61’), 25. Josh BRILLIANTE, 26. Brandon BORELLO © (9. Marcus ANTONSSON 83’).

Subs: 16. Thomas BEADLING.

Yellow Cards: Milanovic 24’, Cleur 35’

Red Cards: None

Venue: CommBank Stadium

Referee: Alex King

Attendance: 27,496