Match Report
Sanfrecce Hiroshima (1st, 16 pts) visited Sydney (2nd, 12 pts) with 4 points between them. Sydney had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Sydney 2.83 scored and 1 conceded per game, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2.33 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.71.
The venue was Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, with room for 20,505 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Sanfrecce Hiroshima: Mutsuki Kato (60')
Key stats
Possession: Sydney 61% · Sanfrecce Hiroshima 39% · Total shots: 12-8 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 6-2