Australian A-League Men

Melbourne Victory vs Western Sydney Wanderers, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne Victory
  • Red Card 89': Roderick Miranda
  • 90'+1': Jason Davidson
FT
1 - 1
Western Sydney Wanderers
  • 90'+6': Steven Ugarkovic (P)

About

Melbourne Victory are hosting Western Sydney Wanderers at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Terry Antonis (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bernie Ibini-Isei.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a through ball.
  • 6': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Daniel Margush.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay with a cross.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Rojas.
  • 8': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Daniel Margush.
  • 10': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Jarrod Carluccio replaces Ramy Najjarine because of an injury.
  • 12': Foul by Thomas Aquilina (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 12': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jason Geria.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Bernie Ibini-Isei (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Thomas Aquilina with a cross.
  • 17': Foul by Tate Russell (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 17': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Foul by Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 18': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay.
  • 18': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Jason Davidson with a cross following a corner.
  • 20': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tomislav Mrcela.
  • 23': Foul by Keijiro Ogawa (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 23': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Bernie Ibini-Isei (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
  • 27': Foul by Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory).
  • 27': Keijiro Ogawa (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 29': Foul by Tate Russell (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 29': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory).
  • 30': Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 32': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Keijiro Ogawa (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 37': Foul by Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 37': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory).
  • 38': Thomas Aquilina (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Daniel Margush tries a through ball, but Bernie Ibini-Isei is caught offside.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Francesco Margiotta.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Francesco Margiotta.
  • 42': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
  • 42': Steven Ugarkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Phillip Cancar.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Terry Antonis (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tate Russell.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Steven Ugarkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 48': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Brendan Hamill.
  • 50': Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Bernie Ibini-Isei (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 51': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Phillip Cancar.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 52': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Daniel Margush.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francesco Margiotta.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 55': Bernie Ibini-Isei (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Foul by Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory).
  • 57': Attempt saved. Tate Russell (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Terry Antonis.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jason Davidson.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Steven Ugarkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Aquilina.
  • 60': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Terry Antonis.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Davidson with a cross following a corner.
  • 61': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Rai Marchán replaces Leigh Broxham.
  • 62': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Nishan Velupillay.
  • 62': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. James Troisi replaces Terry Antonis.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Rojas.
  • 66': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Jason Geria.
  • 67': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Joshua Brillante.
  • 67': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tate Russell.
  • 68': Bernie Ibini-Isei (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory).
  • 68': Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jason Geria with a cross.
  • 77': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Phillip Cancar.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis.
  • 78': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Daniel Margush.
  • 79': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tomislav Mrcela.
  • 79': Steven Ugarkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Birkan Kirdar replaces Joshua Brillante.
  • 81': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Lleyton Brooks replaces Francesco Margiotta.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 83': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. James Troisi tries a through ball, but Keijiro Ogawa is caught offside.
  • 84': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Jason Geria.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Lleyton Brooks (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
  • 87': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
  • 87': Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
  • 89': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lleyton Brooks.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Daniel Margush.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Brimmer following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Jack Rodwell replaces Bernie Ibini-Isei.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Adama Traoré replaces Thomas Aquilina.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Brendan Hamill.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Penalty conceded by Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 90'+6': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Steven Ugarkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1.

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/13696.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originWSW MVChttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/5328.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
8 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 13
7 Saves 1
43.3 Possession 56.7
11 SHOTS 22
2 ON GOAL 8
0.2 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
303 Accurate Passes 433
410 Passes 532
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 6
9 Crosses 18
0.2 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 41
22 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 15
19 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.9
9 Interceptions 14
15 Effective Clearances 17
15 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 6,014

A-League Men Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Auckland FC 4 +6 12
2 Wellington Phoenix FC 5 +4 10
3 Melbourne Victory 5 +4 10
4 Adelaide United 4 +3 10
Full Standings

Line-Ups

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Matt Acton (GK)
21 Roderick Miranda Red Card
17 Brendan Hamill Yellow Card
3 Jason Davidson
2 Jason Geria
22 Jake Brimmer
6 Leigh Broxham
8 Josh Brillante
9 Francesco Margiotta
24 Nishan Velupillay
23 Marco Rojas
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Ivan Kelava, Lleyton Brooks, Rai, Birkan Kirdar, Stefan Nigro, Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio, Christopher Ikonomidis.

WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Daniel Margush (GK)
25 Philip Cancar
15 Tomislav Mrcela
39 Thomas Aquilina
13 Tate Russell
17 Keanu Baccus
8 Steven Ugarkovic Yellow Card
29 Terry Antonis
9 Bernie Ibini-Isei
11 Keijiro Ogawa
7 Ramy Najjarine
Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
Tomás Mejías, Ziggy Gordon, Adama Traoré, Alessandro Lopane, Jarrod Carluccio, Jack Rodwell, James Troisi.

A-League Men News

Sparse crowds and obligations: What to make of Unite Round
Sparse crowds and obligations: What to make of Unite Round

Born out of an uneasy truce, Unite Round continues to divide fans and pundits. So, is there a future for it in the A-League?

Jordan Courtney-Perkins' header gives Sydney FC derby lead
Jordan Courtney-Perkins' header gives Sydney FC derby lead

Jordan Courtney-Perkins heads it into the goals off the free kick assist to put Sydney FC up over the Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League Sydney derby.

Keegan Jelacic curls in an early leader for Brisbane Roar
Keegan Jelacic curls in an early leader for Brisbane Roar

Keegan Jelacic places it in the bottom corner to give the Brisbane Roar the early lead over Adelaide United.

Palm trees and Freedom of Speech: Australia's most iconic kits
Palm trees and Freedom of Speech: Australia's most iconic kits

ESPN takes a look at five A-League jerseys that aren't just kits; they're time capsules, capturing a moment in time that makes them instantly memorable.

Emily Gielnik scores instantly from kick-off
Emily Gielnik scores instantly from kick-off

Emily Gielnik takes no time to score from the initial kick-off to put Melbourne Victory up over Western United.