Sydney FC have secured another point on the road with a 0-0 draw in Perth after an entertaining match with plenty of chances and fine saves, ahead of Saturday’s Sydney Derby at Allianz Stadium.
Sydney FC 0 drew. w. Perth Glory FC 0
Moments That Mattered:
2’ | LOWRY CHANCE – Tanner feeds Lowry inside the box, she takes a touch but can’t slide the ball beyond the out-coming keeper who blocks.
13’ | ULKEKUL CHANCE – The striker muscles her way into the box, winning the ball and shooting from a wide angle but the keeper is down well to save.
45’ | HINZ SAVE – Hinz makes a fine save to deny the home side before Cassar clears off the line.
53’ | TANNER SHOT TIPPED OVER – Ulkekul breaks and finds Tanner to her left and the American shoots on the angle seeing her shot tipped over.
76’ | HINZ FLYING SAVE – Tovar unleashes a shot from distance headed towards the top corner which is tipped over by Hinz diving full length.
78’ | HINZ ANOTHER GOOD SAVE – Lincoln cuts inside onto her left foot in the box and curls a shot towards the corner which Hinz dives full length to push away and then catch the follow up from Phongsongkham
79’ | LUCHTMEIJER SHOT OFF THE LINE – A shot from the edge of the box by Luchtmeijer goes through a sea of bodies and is cleared off the line by Perth.
89’ | ULKEKUL SHOT TIPPED OVER – Luchtmeijer’s close range volley is blocked before an Ulkekul chip is tipped over.
90’ | HAWKESBY CORNER OFF THE LINE – A left wing in-swinging corner from Macca is cleared off the line at the far post by Johnston.
Match Report: Sydney FC has played out an entertaining 0-0 with Perth Glory at the Sam Kerr Football Centre in Western Australia.
The Sky Blues started the better of the two sides with Lowry, Ulkekul and Tanner all having shots saved early on.
Goalkeeper Heather Hinz was called into action during the remainder of the first half saving some long range efforts while Cassar managed to keep one off the line.
In the second half Tanner came close to opening the deadlock but had her shot tipped over within ten minutes of the break, before Hinz was at it again twice making superb saves within the space of two minutes with 15 minutes remaining.
The Sky Blues came close to securing the crucial three points with Luchtmeijer and Hawkesby having efforts cleared off the goal-line while Ulkekul also had a strike saved in the dying minutes.
Sydney FC remain in 10th place with the Sydney Derby ahead on Saturday.
What They Said: Sydney FC Head Coach Ante Juric: “We were excellent tonight and very unfortunate not to get the three points.
“Our effort and desire was fantastic and we played sone great football.
“We are working hard to get ourselves up the ladder and with performances like this, I am confident we will start our move up sooner than later.
“With that we need to capitalise on our good recent performances with goals and wins.
“Our attacking has improved in terms of domination and chances, but we need to convert these chances moving forward. Our defence on the other hand has been impeccable.
“We look forward to WSW this weekend. A big game for the team and club.”
Midfielder Hana Lowry: “I think it’s very frustrating, we’ve been playing well every game and we’ve been building and creating chances but we haven’t been able to put them away.
“We aren’t converting but we’ve another game on Saturday so we have to just keep building and focus on putting the chances away.
“The last three of four games have been really good, and we just have to take what we are doing well.
“We need to keep building the consistency and chemistry within the team. The players have the quality to get the results we just need to get them.
“It feels very special coming home as I feel a lot of love for the club [Perth Glory] and having my family here is extremely special.”
Sydney FC | 1. Heather HINZ (GK), 2. Madison AYSON, 4. Tori TUMETH, 5. Kirsty FENTON, 7. Amelia CASSAR (15. Mackenzie HAWKESBY 46’), 8. Hana LOWRY, 9. Jodi ULKEKUL (19. Skye HALMARICK 89’). 13. Riley TANNER, 14. Abbey LEMON (18. Amber LUCHTMEIJER 71’), 16. Willa PEARSON, , 21. Sarah HUNTER ©.
Unused Subs | 30. Tiahna ROBERTSON (GK), 7. Claire CORBETT, 23. Rubi SULLIVAN,
Head Coach | Ante Juric
Yellow Cards | Hunter 32’, Lowry 90’+4’.
Red Cards | None
Perth Glory FC | 1. Teresa MORRISSEY (gk), 2. Mischa ANDERSON (27.Charli WAINWRIGHT 87’), 3. Emma TOVAR, 5. Grace JOHNSTON, 10. Susan PHONSONGKHAM (26. Tanika LALA 87’), 12. Bronte TREW (25.Ella LINCOLN 77’), 17.Rola BADAWIYA (9.Gabby HOLLAR 77’), 19. Sarah O’DONOGHUE (11. Natalie TATHEM 63’), 23. Isobel DALTON (c), 24.Julia SARDO, 29. Onyinyechi ZOGG.
Unused Subs | 30.Jessica SKINNER (gk)
Head Coach | Stephen Peters
Yellow Cards | Zogg 90’+1’,Hollar 90’+3’, Johnston 90’+4’
Red Cards | None
Venue | Sam Kerr Football Centre
Referee | Page Malau-Aduli
