Sydney FC defeated Melbourne City, who were appearing in their first Grand Final, by 1 goal to nil. The win meant Sydney claimed their fifth A-League championship, a record amount for any club in Australian domestic league football.[2]
The 2019–20 season was the league's fifteenth since its inception in 2005, and the 43rd season of top-flight association football in Australia. Eleven teams competed in the regular season, with each team playing a total of 26 matches, resulting in an uneven fixture that involved some clubs meeting three times and others meeting only twice. The top six teams qualified for the finals series, which were played in a straight-knockout format, with the top two teams earning an automatic place in the semi-finals and the bottom four teams playing off in elimination finals. The two winners of the semi-finals met in the grand final. Sydney FC and Melbourne City qualified for the semi-finals by virtue of finishing first and second respectively, whilst Wellington Phoenix (third) met Perth Glory (sixth) in the first elimination final and Brisbane Roar (fourth) took on Western United (fifth) in the second elimination final. Perth and Western United won their respective matches by one goal to nil. As the top-ranked team Sydney FC were paired with and defeated Perth, the lowest-ranked winning team, for their semi-final, whilst Melbourne City were victorious against Western United in the other semi-final.
The Grand Final was held at Bankwest Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales.[6] It was the first Grand Final held at the venue.
Attendance
Most A-League matches played after the season's resumption in mid-July were played behind closed doors, with others played before limited crowds in size due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed on sporting events by the New South Wales Government. A limited number of people were permitted into Bankwest Stadium for the Grand Final.[6]
Match
Summary
The match started with Melbourne City attacking repeatedly, with five shots in the first ten minutes, including many close chances. They nearly scored the first goal in the eighteenth minute with a Harrison Delbridge strike, however the video assistant referee (VAR) ruled that Lachlan Wales, who was in an offside position, obstructed the sight of Sydney FC's goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne, meaning that the goal would not stand. Soon after, Sydney FC's Adam Le Fondre was seen to have been pulled down in the box by City's Curtis Good, however penalty shouts were ignored by referee Chris Beath and the VAR asserted this assessment. As the game progressed, Sydney eased into it however both teams still had a plethora of attacking opportunities, none of which were able to settle the result inside regular time due to exemplary showings from both Redmayne and City goalkeeper Tom Glover. The deadlock was eventually broken when Rhyan Grant of Sydney FC managed to rebound the ball of his chest and into the goal off a pass from Luke Brattan in the 100th minute. Controversially, Grant then covered his face with his shirt, an offence that the laws of the game require to be punished with a yellow card, one that would have seen him sent off for a second bookable offence. After the game the referees boss Strebre Delovski stated that doing so would have been "very harsh" as the reason for not doing so. More chances came and went however the match ended 1–0, with the regular season premiers prevailing for the fifth time, the most championships of any side in the history of Australia's top flight.[7] Meanwhile, the Joe Marston Medal was awarded to the only goalscorer on the night, Rhyan Grant.[8]
^ abcdAll Australian teams withdrew from the 2021 AFC Champions League on 4 June 2021.
January 30, 2023
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The 2020 A League Grand Final was the fifteenth A League Grand Final the championship deciding match of the Australian A League and the culmination of the 2019 20 season The match was originally scheduled to be played in May 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID 19 pandemic and was played on 30 August 2020 between Sydney FC and Melbourne City at Bankwest Stadium in the western Sydney suburb of Parramatta New South Wales 1 2020 A League Grand FinalEvent2019 20 A LeagueSydney FC Melbourne City1 0Date30 August 2020VenueBankwest Stadium SydneyJoe Marston MedalRhyan GrantRefereeChris BeathAttendance7 051 20192021 Sydney FC defeated Melbourne City who were appearing in their first Grand Final by 1 goal to nil The win meant Sydney claimed their fifth A League championship a record amount for any club in Australian domestic league football 2 Contents 1 Teams 2 Route to the final 3 Pre match 3 1 Venue 3 2 Attendance 4 Match 4 1 Summary 4 2 Details 4 3 Statistics 5 Broadcasting 6 See also 7 External links 8 ReferencesTeams EditIn the following table finals until 2004 were in the National Soccer League era since 2006 were in the A League era Team Previous final appearances bold indicates winners Sydney FC 5 2006 2010 2015 2017 2019 Melbourne City NoneRoute to the final EditSee also 2019 20 A League 2019 20 Sydney FC season and 2019 20 Melbourne City FC season The 2019 20 season was the league s fifteenth since its inception in 2005 and the 43rd season of top flight association football in Australia Eleven teams competed in the regular season with each team playing a total of 26 matches resulting in an uneven fixture that involved some clubs meeting three times and others meeting only twice The top six teams qualified for the finals series which were played in a straight knockout format with the top two teams earning an automatic place in the semi finals and the bottom four teams playing off in elimination finals The two winners of the semi finals met in the grand final Sydney FC and Melbourne City qualified for the semi finals by virtue of finishing first and second respectively whilst Wellington Phoenix third met Perth Glory sixth in the first elimination final and Brisbane Roar fourth took on Western United fifth in the second elimination final Perth and Western United won their respective matches by one goal to nil As the top ranked team Sydney FC were paired with and defeated Perth the lowest ranked winning team for their semi final whilst Melbourne City were victorious against Western United in the other semi final Due to travel restrictions imposed as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic all finals matches and the grand final were played at Bankwest Stadium in New South Wales 3 4 Sydney FC Round Melbourne City1st placePos Teamvte Pld Pts1 Sydney FC C 26 532 Melbourne City 26 473 Wellington Phoenix 26 414 Brisbane Roar 26 405 Western United 26 39Source A League C Champion Regular season 2nd placePos Teamvte Pld Pts1 Sydney FC C 26 532 Melbourne City 26 473 Wellington Phoenix 26 414 Brisbane Roar 26 405 Western United 26 39Source A League C ChampionOpponent Score Opponent ScoreBye week N A Elimination finals Bye week N APerth Glory 2 0 Semi finals Western United 2 0Pre match Edit Bankwest Stadium in Sydney hosted the Grand Final Venue Edit The Grand Final was held at Bankwest Stadium Sydney New South Wales 6 It was the first Grand Final held at the venue Attendance Edit Most A League matches played after the season s resumption in mid July were played behind closed doors with others played before limited crowds in size due to COVID 19 restrictions imposed on sporting events by the New South Wales Government A limited number of people were permitted into Bankwest Stadium for the Grand Final 6 Match EditSummary Edit The match started with Melbourne City attacking repeatedly with five shots in the first ten minutes including many close chances They nearly scored the first goal in the eighteenth minute with a Harrison Delbridge strike however the video assistant referee VAR ruled that Lachlan Wales who was in an offside position obstructed the sight of Sydney FC s goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne meaning that the goal would not stand Soon after Sydney FC s Adam Le Fondre was seen to have been pulled down in the box by City s Curtis Good however penalty shouts were ignored by referee Chris Beath and the VAR asserted this assessment As the game progressed Sydney eased into it however both teams still had a plethora of attacking opportunities none of which were able to settle the result inside regular time due to exemplary showings from both Redmayne and City goalkeeper Tom Glover The deadlock was eventually broken when Rhyan Grant of Sydney FC managed to rebound the ball of his chest and into the goal off a pass from Luke Brattan in the 100th minute Controversially Grant then covered his face with his shirt an offence that the laws of the game require to be punished with a yellow card one that would have seen him sent off for a second bookable offence After the game the referees boss Strebre Delovski stated that doing so would have been very harsh as the reason for not doing so More chances came and went however the match ended 1 0 with the regular season premiers prevailing for the fifth time the most championships of any side in the history of Australia s top flight 7 Meanwhile the Joe Marston Medal was awarded to the only goalscorer on the night Rhyan Grant 8 Details Edit 30 August 202018 30 AESTSydney FC1 0 a e t Melbourne CityGrant 100 Reports 9 Bankwest Stadium SydneyAttendance 7 051Referee Chris Beath Sydney FC Melbourne CityGK 1 Andrew RedmayneRB 23 Rhyan Grant 97 CB 4 Alex Wilkinson c CB 6 Ryan McGowanLB 16 Joel KingRM 17 Anthony Caceres 87 MF 8 Paulo Retre 53 MF 26 Luke BrattanLM 10 Milos NinkovicCF 11 Kosta Barbarouses 87 CF 26 Adam Le FondreSubstitutes GK 20 Thomas Heward BelleDF 3 Ben WarlandDF 21 Harry Van Der SaagMF 5 Alexander Baumjohann 87 MF 19 Chris ZuvelaFW 12 Trent Buhagiar 87 FW 18 Luke IvanovicHead coach Steve Corica GK 1 Tom GloverRB 4 Harrison Delbridge 72 DF 40 Richard Windbichler 103 116 DF 22 Curtis GoodLB 13 Nathaniel Atkinson 117 MF 20 Adrian Luna 106 MF 6 Joshua Brillante c MF 8 Florin Berenguer 77 RW 19 Lachlan Wales 86 FW 9 Jamie MaclarenLW 11 Craig Noone 106 Substitutes GK 46 Joe GauciDF 2 Scott Galloway 72 MF 7 Rostyn Griffiths 116 MF 21 Ramy Najjarine 86 MF 30 Moudi Najjar 106 MF 34 Connor Metcalfe 77 FW 49 Stefan Colakovski 106 Head coach Erick MombaertsJoe Marston Medal Rhyan Grant Sydney FC Assistant referees Scott Edeling Kearney Robinson Fourth official Alex King Fifth official Ryan Gallagher Video assistant referee Kris Griffiths Jones Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions and one additional substitute if extra time is played Statistics Edit Overall statistics Sydney FC Melbourne CityGoals scored 1 0Total shots 15 20Shots on target 10 8Ball possession 48 1 51 9 Corner kicks 7 9Fouls conceded 18 19Offsides 1 1Yellow cards 2 2Red cards 0 0Broadcasting EditThe Grand Final was broadcast throughout Australia live on Fox Sports and delayed on ABC Me The radio rights for the match were held by ABC Radio Grandstand as well as SEN amp SWR Triple 9 FM It was also shown on ESPN in the United States as a simulcast of the Fox Sports broadcast See also Edit2019 20 A League List of A League honoursExternal links EditOfficial A League website References Edit A League to resume season with Melbourne Victory v Western United on July 16 ABC News 16 June 2020 Sydney FC claim fifth A League grand final 7News AAP 30 August 2020 A League heads to New South Wales hub due to COVID 19 curbs MSN News Reuters 1 July 2020 VAR to return for A League finals at Bankwest Stadium The Sydney Morning Herald 18 August 2020 a b Latest update on AFC Champions League the afc com Asian Football Confederation 4 June 2021 a b Bankwest Stadium to host Hyundai A League 2020 Finals Series A League 18 August 2020 Retrieved 18 August 2020 A League final 2020 Sydney FC vs Melbourne City score result video highlights Fox Sports 30 August 2020 Retrieved 31 August 2020 A League 2020 grand final Sydney FC 1 0 Melbourne City aet as it happened The Guardian 30 August 2020 A Leagues KEEPUP Retrieved 30 December 2022 a b c d All Australian teams withdrew from the 2021 AFC Champions League on 4 June 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2020 A League Grand Final amp oldid 1130548233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
