| | First Half starts. |
| 1' | | Fouled by Alex Wilkinson - Sydney FC |
| 1' | | Marco Tilio - Melbourne City - won a free kick in attack. |
| 3' | | Shot blocked. Florin Berenguer - Melbourne City - shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Richard van der Venne. |
| 4' | | Corner - Sydney FC. Conceded by Valon Berisha. |
| 5' | | Shot blocked. Aiden O'Neill - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Florin Berenguer. |
| 5' | | Goal! Melbourne City 1, Sydney FC 0. Jamie Maclaren - Melbourne City - shot with the head from the centre of the box to the right corner. Assist - Florin Berenguer with a cross. |
| 7' | | Corner - Melbourne City. Conceded by Aaron Gurd. |
| 8' | | Hand ball by Jordan Bos - Melbourne City |
| 8' | | Corner - Melbourne City. Conceded by Max Burgess. |
| 13' | | Goal! Melbourne City 2, Sydney FC 0. Marco Tilio - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from outside the box to the top right corner following a fast break. |
| 16' | | Corner - Sydney FC. Conceded by Jordan Bos. |
| 16' | | Missed chance. Anthony Cáceres - Sydney FC - shot with the head from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Diego Caballo with a cross. |
| 18' | | Shot blocked. Joe Lolley - Sydney FC - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. |
| 21' | | Missed chance. Max Burgess - Sydney FC - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Diego Caballo. |
| 24' | | Shot blocked. Florin Berenguer - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Valon Berisha. |
| 24' | | Corner - Melbourne City. Conceded by Aaron Gurd. |
| 24' | | New attacking attempt. Jamie Maclaren - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Nuno Reis. |
| 26' | | Corner - Sydney FC. Conceded by Jordan Bos. |
| 28' | | Missed chance. Richard van der Venne - Melbourne City - shot with the head from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Jordan Bos with a cross. |
| 28' | | Goal! Melbourne City 2, Sydney FC 1. Róbert Mak - Sydney FC - shot with right foot from the right side of the box to the left corner. Assist - Joe Lolley. |
| 30' | | Goal! Melbourne City 3, Sydney FC 1. Jamie Maclaren - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assist - Marco Tilio. |
| 32' | | Corner - Sydney FC. Conceded by Jordan Bos. |
| 37' | | Fouled by Richard van der Venne - Melbourne City |
| 37' | | Rhyan Grant - Sydney FC - won a free kick on the right wing. |
| 38' | | Fouled by Max Burgess - Sydney FC |
| 38' | | Marco Tilio - Melbourne City - won a free kick in defence. |
| 41' | | Corner - Sydney FC. Conceded by Tom Glover. |
| 42' | | Fouled by Marco Tilio - Melbourne City |
| 42' | | Róbert Mak - Sydney FC - won a free kick on the left wing. |
| 43' | | Offside - Sydney FC. Joe Lolley with a pass, however Rhyan Grant is in offside. |
| 45+3' | | Fouled by Diego Caballo - Sydney FC |
| 45+3' | | Marco Tilio - Melbourne City - won a free kick in attack. |
| 45+5' | | First Half ended - Melbourne City 3, Sydney FC 1. |
| 45' | | Second Half starts Melbourne City 3, Sydney FC 1. |
| 46' | | Corner - Melbourne City. Conceded by Alex Wilkinson. |
| 49' | | Fouled by Valon Berisha - Melbourne City |
| 49' | | Luke Brattan - Sydney FC - won a free kick in defence. |
| 50' | | Fouled by Anthony Cáceres - Sydney FC |
| 50' | | Marco Tilio - Melbourne City - won a free kick in defence. |
| 52' | | Corner - Sydney FC. Conceded by Nuno Reis. |
| 53' | | Fouled by Richard van der Venne - Melbourne City |
| 53' | | Luke Brattan - Sydney FC - won a free kick in defence. |
| 54' | | VAR Decision: Card upgraded Richard van der Venne - Melbourne City |
| 55' | | Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
| 55' | | Richard van der Venne - Melbourne City - receive yellow card for a foul. |
| 56' | | Fouled by Florin Berenguer - Melbourne City |
| 56' | | Rhyan Grant - Sydney FC - won a free kick on the right wing. |
| 56' | | Fouled by Paulo Retre - Sydney FC |
| 56' | | Jordan Bos - Melbourne City - won a free kick in attack. |
| 56' | | Paulo Retre - Sydney FC - receive yellow card for a foul. |
| 58' | | Shot blocked. Valon Berisha - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. |
| 58' | | Missed chance. Richard van der Venne - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left . |
| 61' | | Shot blocked. Thomas Lam - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from a diffucult position on the left is blocked. Assist - Florin Berenguer. |
| 61' | | Shot blocked. Thomas Lam - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Aiden O'Neill. |
| 63' | | Diego Caballo - Sydney FC - won a free kick in attack. |
| 63' | | Fouled by Marco Tilio - Melbourne City |
| 64' | | Substitution - Sydney FC. Alex Parsons for Joe Lolley. |
| 64' | | Substitution - Sydney FC. Joel King for Paulo Retre. |
| 65' | | Offside - Sydney FC. Max Burgess with a pass, however Róbert Mak is in offside. |
| 65' | | Missed chance. Alex Parsons - Sydney FC - shot with left foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Joel King. |
| 66' | | Aiden O'Neill - Melbourne City - won a free kick in defence. |
| 66' | | Fouled by Alex Parsons - Sydney FC |
| 68' | | Shot blocked. Jamie Maclaren - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Valon Berisha. |
| 70' | | New attacking attempt. Max Burgess - Sydney FC - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Rhyan Grant. |
| 72' | | Fouled by Max Burgess - Sydney FC |
| 72' | | Valon Berisha - Melbourne City - won a free kick in attack. |
| 72' | | Shot blocked. Florin Berenguer - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Thomas Lam. |
| 74' | | New attacking attempt. Max Burgess - Sydney FC - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Joel King. |
| 76' | | Substitution - Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout for Jamie Maclaren. |
| 76' | | Substitution - Sydney FC. Jaiden Kucharski for Róbert Mak. |
| 76' | | Substitution - Sydney FC. Patrick Wood for Max Burgess. |
| 78' | | New attacking attempt. Diego Caballo - Sydney FC - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Jaiden Kucharski. |
| 79' | | Corner - Melbourne City. Conceded by Aaron Gurd. |
| 80' | | Delay in match - injury Alex Parsons - Sydney FC |
| 82' | | Alex Parsons - Sydney FC - won a free kick on the right wing. |
| 82' | | Fouled by Jordan Bos - Melbourne City |
| 82' | | Offside - Sydney FC. Anthony Cáceres with a pass, however Patrick Wood is in offside. |
| 85' | | New attacking attempt. Valon Berisha - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Aiden O'Neill. |
| 87' | | Offside - Melbourne City. Thomas Lam with a pass, however Andrew Nabbout is in offside. |
| 88' | | Corner - Sydney FC. Conceded by Nuno Reis. |
| 88' | | Missed chance. Jaiden Kucharski - Sydney FC - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Joel King. |
| 89' | | New attacking attempt. Andrew Nabbout - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Marco Tilio. |
| 89' | | Corner - Melbourne City. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne. |
| 90' | | Shot blocked. Richard van der Venne - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Thomas Lam. |
| 90' | | New attacking attempt. Andrew Nabbout - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the right corner. |
| 90' | | Corner - Melbourne City. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne. |
| 90+1' | | Substitution - Melbourne City. Scott Galloway for Marco Tilio. |
| 90+2' | | Missed chance. Florin Berenguer - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Aiden O'Neill. |
| 90+3' | | Aiden O'Neill - Melbourne City - won a free kick in defence. |
| 90+3' | | Fouled by Rhyan Grant - Sydney FC |
| 90+3' | | Offside - Melbourne City. Nuno Reis with a pass, however Andrew Nabbout is in offside. |
| 90+5' | | Missed chance. Richard van der Venne - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from outside the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Andrew Nabbout following a fast break. |
| 90+5' | | Anthony Cáceres - Sydney FC - won a free kick in attack. |
| 90+5' | | Fouled by Nuno Reis - Melbourne City |
| 90+5' | | Nuno Reis - Melbourne City - receive yellow card for a foul. |
| 90+6' | | Goal! Melbourne City 3, Sydney FC 2. Diego Caballo - Sydney FC - from a free kick with a shot with left foot to the top right corner. |
| 90+7' | | Second Half ended - Melbourne City 3, Sydney FC 2. |
| | Thats all. Game finished - Melbourne City 3, Sydney FC 2. |