|  | First Half starts. | 
| 3' |  | Fouled by Andrew Nabbout - Melbourne City | 
| 3' |  | Paulo Retre - Sydney FC - won a free kick in defence. | 
| 8' |  | Fouled by Jamie Maclaren - Melbourne City | 
| 8' |  | Luke Brattan - Sydney FC - won a free kick in defence. | 
| 10' |  | Corner - Sydney FC. Conceded by Thomas Lam. | 
| 13' |  | Anthony Cáceres - Sydney FC - won a free kick in attack. | 
| 13' |  | Fouled by Valon Berisha - Melbourne City | 
| 15' |  | Corner - Melbourne City. Conceded by Rhyan Grant. | 
| 16' |  | Fouled by Luke Brattan - Sydney FC | 
| 16' |  | Marco Tilio - Melbourne City - won a free kick on the left wing. | 
| 18' |  | Fouled by Max Burgess - Sydney FC | 
| 18' |  | Marco Tilio - Melbourne City - won a free kick on the left wing. | 
| 19' |  | Delay in match - injury Marco Tilio - Melbourne City | 
| 19' |  | Delay over. They are ready to continue. | 
| 19' |  | VAR Decision: Card upgraded Max Burgess - Sydney FC | 
| 20' |  | Delay over. They are ready to continue. | 
| 20' |  | Max Burgess - Sydney FC - receive red card. | 
| 25' |  | Offside - Sydney FC. Joel King with a pass, however Adrian Segecic is in offside. | 
| 27' |  | Shot blocked. Andrew Nabbout - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Jamie Maclaren. | 
| 28' |  | Andrew Nabbout - Melbourne City - won a free kick on the right wing. | 
| 28' |  | Fouled by Joel King - Sydney FC | 
| 28' |  | Joel King - Sydney FC - receive yellow card for a foul. | 
| 28' |  | Jamie Maclaren - Melbourne City - hits the left post with a shot with the head from the right side of the box. Assist - Valon Berisha with a cross . | 
| 29' |  | Fouled by Adam Le Fondre - Sydney FC | 
| 29' |  | Jordan Bos - Melbourne City - won a free kick in attack. | 
| 32' |  | Fouled by Mathew Leckie - Melbourne City | 
| 32' |  | Luke Brattan - Sydney FC - won a free kick in defence. | 
| 33' |  | Adrian Segecic - Sydney FC - won a free kick in defence. | 
| 33' |  | Fouled by Nuno Reis - Melbourne City | 
| 34' |  | New attacking attempt. Mathew Leckie - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Valon Berisha. | 
| 35' |  | Missed chance. Andrew Nabbout - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assist - Nuno Reis. | 
| 36' |  | Corner - Melbourne City. Conceded by Joel King. | 
| 37' |  | Goal! Melbourne City 1, Sydney FC 0. Curtis Good - Melbourne City - shot with the head from the centre of the box to the left corner. Assist - Valon Berisha with a cross after corner. | 
| 39' |  | Shot blocked. Aiden O'Neill - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Mathew Leckie. | 
| 40' |  | Missed chance. Jamie Maclaren - Melbourne City - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Andrew Nabbout with a cross. | 
| 41' |  | Andrew Nabbout - Melbourne City - won a free kick in defence. | 
| 41' |  | Fouled by Adam Le Fondre - Sydney FC | 
| 43' |  | Fouled by Aiden O'Neill - Melbourne City | 
| 43' |  | Rhyan Grant - Sydney FC - won a free kick in defence. | 
| 43' |  | Fouled by Luke Brattan - Sydney FC | 
| 43' |  | Marco Tilio - Melbourne City - won a free kick on the left wing. | 
| 43' |  | Luke Brattan - Sydney FC - receive yellow card for a foul. | 
| 44' |  | Offside - Melbourne City. Valon Berisha with a pass, however Marco Tilio is in offside. | 
| 45+1' |  | Fouled by Mathew Leckie - Melbourne City | 
| 45+1' |  | Rhyan Grant - Sydney FC - won a free kick in defence. | 
| 45+2' |  | Fouled by Thomas Lam - Melbourne City | 
| 45+2' |  | Paulo Retre - Sydney FC - won a free kick in defence. | 
| 45+2' |  | Thomas Lam - Melbourne City - receive yellow card for a foul. | 
| 45+4' |  | First Half ended - Melbourne City 1, Sydney FC 0. | 
| 45' |  | Second Half starts Melbourne City 1, Sydney FC 0. | 
| 48' |  | Fouled by Aiden O'Neill - Melbourne City | 
| 48' |  | Luke Brattan - Sydney FC - won a free kick in defence. | 
| 48' |  | Delay in match - injury Luke Brattan - Sydney FC | 
| 50' |  | Delay over. They are ready to continue. | 
| 51' |  | Missed chance. Jordan Bos - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Curtis Good. | 
| 53' |  | Aiden O'Neill - Melbourne City - won a free kick in attack. | 
| 53' |  | Fouled by Luke Brattan - Sydney FC | 
| 53' |  | New attacking attempt. Jordan Bos - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Marco Tilio. | 
| 54' |  | New attacking attempt. Thomas Lam - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. | 
| 54' |  | Anthony Cáceres - Sydney FC - won a free kick in defence. | 
| 54' |  | Fouled by Jordan Bos - Melbourne City | 
| 59' |  | Own Goal by Jack Rodwell, Sydney FC. Melbourne City 2, Sydney FC 0. | 
| 61' |  | Corner - Melbourne City. Conceded by Alex Wilkinson. | 
| 61' |  | Missed chance. Andrew Nabbout - Melbourne City - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Valon Berisha with a cross after corner. | 
| 62' |  | Fouled by Rhyan Grant - Sydney FC | 
| 62' |  | Marco Tilio - Melbourne City - won a free kick on the left wing. | 
| 63' |  | Shot blocked. Jordan Bos - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. | 
| 66' |  | Missed chance. Jamie Maclaren - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from outside the box missed. Assist - Aiden O'Neill. | 
| 67' |  | Substitution - Sydney FC. Joe Lolley for Adrian Segecic. | 
| 67' |  | Substitution - Sydney FC. Jake Girdwood-Reich for Paulo Retre. | 
| 67' |  | Goal! Melbourne City 3, Sydney FC 0. Marco Tilio - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from a diffucult position on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assist - Aiden O'Neill following a fast break. | 
| 69' |  | Corner - Sydney FC. Conceded by Curtis Good. | 
| 70' |  | Missed chance. Jack Rodwell - Sydney FC - shot with the head from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assist - Luke Brattan with a cross after corner. | 
| 70' |  | Delay in match - Melbourne City | 
| 71' |  | Delay over. They are ready to continue. | 
| 71' |  | Corner - Sydney FC. Conceded by Nuno Reis. | 
| 73' |  | Substitution - Melbourne City. Richard van der Venne for Aiden O'Neill. | 
| 74' |  | Substitution - Melbourne City. Scott Jamieson for Valon Berisha - injury. | 
| 74' |  | Substitution - Melbourne City. Callum Talbot for Curtis Good. | 
| 75' |  | New attacking attempt. Joe Lolley - Sydney FC - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Adam Le Fondre. | 
| 77' |  | Fouled by Marco Tilio - Melbourne City | 
| 77' |  | Rhyan Grant - Sydney FC - won a free kick in defence. | 
| 78' |  | New attacking attempt. Adam Le Fondre - Sydney FC - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Joel King. | 
| 78' |  | Offside - Melbourne City. Richard van der Venne with a pass, however Marco Tilio is in offside. | 
| 79' |  | Missed chance. Luke Brattan - Sydney FC - shot with right foot from more than 35 yards missed to the left. Assist - Anthony Cáceres. | 
| 82' |  | Goal! Melbourne City 4, Sydney FC 0. Richard van der Venne - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from outside the box to the left corner. Assist - Jamie Maclaren. | 
| 83' |  | Substitution - Melbourne City. Scott Galloway for Jordan Bos. | 
| 83' |  | Substitution - Sydney FC. Patrick Wood for Adam Le Fondre. | 
| 83' |  | Substitution - Melbourne City. Florin Berenguer for Mathew Leckie. | 
| 84' |  | Missed chance. Patrick Wood - Sydney FC - shot with right foot from a diffucult position on the right is close, but missed. | 
| 85' |  | Corner - Melbourne City. Conceded by Rhyan Grant. | 
| 85' |  | New attacking attempt. Andrew Nabbout - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Thomas Lam with a head. | 
| 85' |  | Corner - Melbourne City. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne. | 
| 90' |  | New attacking attempt. Jamie Maclaren - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Richard van der Venne with a through ball. | 
| 90' |  | Corner - Melbourne City. Conceded by Jack Rodwell. | 
| 90+1' |  | Fouled by Scott Galloway - Melbourne City | 
| 90+1' |  | Jack Rodwell - Sydney FC - won a free kick in defence. | 
| 90+2' |  | Second Half ended - Melbourne City 4, Sydney FC 0. | 
 |  | Thats all. Game finished - Melbourne City 4, Sydney FC 0. |