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Melbourne City FC vs Sydney FC

FA Cup
Melbourne C
1-1-1
2-1
Final
Sydney FC
1-1-1
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Match pulse

MBCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTSYD
49%Possession51%
15Shots9
5On target2
2Corners3
0Saves3
14Fouls14
65'Jordan Courtney-PerkinsSYD69'Alexandar PopovicSYD
Team1H2HT
MBC022
SYD101

Who won: Melbourne C 2-1

Melbourne City FC beat Sydney FC 2-1 on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. Goals for Melbourne C: Emiliano Marcondes (46') and Awer Mabil (62'). Goals for Sydney FC: Al Hassan Toure (36').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.8Emiliano MarcondesSUB
  2. 27.4Awer MabilAM-L
  3. 37.0Julio CascanteCD-R
  4. 46.8Al Hassan ToureAM-R
  5. 56.6Andrew NabboutF
  6. 66.4Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  7. 76.4Besian KutleshiRM
  8. 86.3Harrison DelbridgeCD-L
  9. 96.3Aziz BehichLB
  10. 106.3Quinn MacnicolAM
  11. 116.3Kavian RahmaniLM
  12. 126.3Oriola SundayF

Team stats

MBCSYD
14Fouls14
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
1Offsides3
2Corner Kicks3
0Saves3
49Possession51
15SHOTS9
5ON GOAL2
0.3On Target %0.2
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
275Accurate Passes303
389Passes410
0.7Pass Completion %0.7
5Accurate Crosses4
18Crosses11
0.3Cross %0.4
72Long Balls60
28Accurate Long Balls16
0.4Long Balls %0.3
0Blocked Shots1
12Effective Tackles13
20Tackles17
0.6Tackle %0.8
10Interceptions11
26Effective Clearances35
26Clearances35

Player of the game

Emiliano Marcondes

MBC · 1 G, 1 A

7.8

Deserved to win

55%
MBC · 1.34 xG
29%
Draw
16%
SYD · 0.62 xG

Melbourne C created better chances: they win this game 55% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Melbourne City 2, Sydney 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Melbourne City 2, Sydney 1.
  3. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Oriola Sunday (Sydney) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  4. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Harrison Delbridge (Melbourne City).

  5. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Tiago Quintal (Sydney).

  6. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Emiliano Marcondes (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  7. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Tiago Quintal (Sydney) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Emiliano Marcondes (Melbourne City).

  9. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  10. 89'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Takeshi Kanamori (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Harrison Devenish-Meares (Sydney). Assisted by Kavian Rahmani.

    T. Kanamori

  11. 87'

    Free kick won

    Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by Awer Mabil (Melbourne City).

  13. 86'

    Offside

    Offside, Sydney. Mathias Macallister is caught offside.

  14. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Sekine

    Substitution, Sydney. Mathias Macallister replaces Takahiro Sekine.

    M. Macallister

  15. 84'SYD

    Foul

    Foul by Joe Lacey (Sydney).

  16. 83'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Alexandar Popovic (Sydney) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ben Garuccio following a set piece situation.

    A. Popovic

  17. 82'

    Free kick won

    James Overy (Sydney) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  18. 82'

    Foul

    Foul by Takeshi Kanamori (Melbourne City).

  19. 82'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Takahiro Sekine (Sydney) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Overy with a cross.

    T. Sekine

  20. 80'

    Handball

    Handball by Emiliano Marcondes (Melbourne City).

  21. 79'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Nabbout

    Substitution, Melbourne City. Roland Ballah replaces Andrew Nabbout.

    R. Ballah

  22. 79'SYD

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Joe Lacey (Sydney) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.

  23. 79'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ben Garuccio (Sydney) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

    B. Garuccio

  24. 78'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emiliano Marcondes.

    A. Nabbout

  25. 76'SYD

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Sydney. Conceded by Harrison Delbridge.

Leaders

MBCSYD
Total Shots
Quinn Macnicol
4
Al Hassan Toure
2
Accurate Passes
Nathaniel Atkinson
42
Jordan Courtney-Perkins
62
Defensive Interventions
Harrison Delbridge
13
Jordan Courtney-Perkins
19
Saves
-
Harrison Devenish-Meares
3

Season seriesMBC leads series 4-0-1