Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC vs Brisbane Roar, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne City FC
  • 22': Aiden O'Neill
  • 88': Aiden O'Neill
FT
2 - 1
Brisbane Roar
  • 80': Jay O'Shea (P)

About

Melbourne City FC are hosting Brisbane Roar 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.
  • 1': Foul by Henry Hore (Brisbane Roar).
  • 1': Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City).
  • 8': Jez Lofthouse (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Foul by Marco Tilio (Melbourne City).
  • 10': Rahmat Akbari (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Jordan Bos (Melbourne City).
  • 11': Henry Hore (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Offside, Brisbane Roar. Noah Smith tries a through ball, but Stefan Scepovic is caught offside.
  • 13': Foul by Marco Tilio (Melbourne City).
  • 13': Jez Lofthouse (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Rahmat Akbari (Brisbane Roar).
  • 15': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Hand ball by Marco Tilio (Melbourne City).
  • 20': Foul by Rahmat Akbari (Brisbane Roar).
  • 20': Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Kai Trewin.
  • 22': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Brisbane Roar 0. Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Valon Berisha.
  • 28': Foul by Henry Hore (Brisbane Roar).
  • 28': Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Noah Smith (Brisbane Roar).
  • 29': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Thomas Lam (Melbourne City).
  • 31': Stefan Scepovic (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Thomas Lam (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Tom Aldred (Brisbane Roar).
  • 33': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Kai Trewin.
  • 35': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Taras Gomulka.
  • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Rahmat Akbari (Brisbane Roar).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Foul by Kai Trewin (Brisbane Roar).
  • 38': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Corner, Brisbane Roar. Conceded by Aiden O'Neill.
  • 43': Foul by Scott Neville (Brisbane Roar).
  • 43': Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Scott Neville (Brisbane Roar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Valon Berisha (Melbourne City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+3': Penalty Melbourne City. Jamie Maclaren draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+3': Penalty conceded by Kai Trewin (Brisbane Roar) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+4': Penalty saved! Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Noah Smith.
  • 45'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Holmes (Brisbane Roar).
  • 45'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Melbourne City 1, Brisbane Roar 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City 1, Brisbane Roar 0.
  • 56': Delay in match (Melbourne City).
  • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Hand ball by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City).
  • 61': Attempt missed. Valon Berisha (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Bos.
  • 62': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City).
  • 62': Rahmat Akbari (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Thomas Lam (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Valon Berisha.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout with a cross.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 67': Foul by Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City).
  • 67': Taras Gomulka (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, Brisbane Roar. Nikola Mileusnic replaces Henry Hore.
  • 68': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Jez Lofthouse.
  • 72': Substitution, Melbourne City. Florin Berenguer replaces Andrew Nabbout.
  • 73': Valon Berisha (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Foul by Marco Tilio (Melbourne City).
  • 75': Noah Smith (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Corner, Brisbane Roar. Conceded by Thomas Lam.
  • 78': Penalty Brisbane Roar. Jez Lofthouse draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 78': Penalty conceded by Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 80': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Brisbane Roar 1. James O'Shea (Brisbane Roar) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 81': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Marco Tilio.
  • 81': Substitution, Brisbane Roar. Carlo Armiento replaces Rahmat Akbari.
  • 87': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Kai Trewin.
  • 87': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Goal! Melbourne City 2, Brisbane Roar 1. Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Valon Berisha with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Substitution, Melbourne City. Nuno Reis replaces Callum Talbot.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Nikola Mileusnic (Brisbane Roar) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kai Trewin.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Noah Smith (Brisbane Roar) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlo Armiento with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Nikola Mileusnic (Brisbane Roar) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Brisbane Roar. James O'Shea tries a through ball, but Stefan Scepovic is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Melbourne City 2, Brisbane Roar 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne City 2, Brisbane Roar 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 1
29.6 Possession 70.4
4 SHOTS 9
2 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
211 Accurate Passes 604
301 Passes 712
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 2
4 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.2
67 Long Balls 67
23 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 10
19 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
15 Interceptions 7
18 Effective Clearances 13
18 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 4,881

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

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thomas Glover (GK)
22 Curtis Good
6 Thomas Lam Yellow Card
38 Jordan Bos
25 Callum Talbot
3 Scott Jamieson Yellow Card
14 Valon Berisha Yellow Card
13 Aiden O'Neill
9 Jamie Maclaren
15 Andrew Nabbout
23 Marco Tilio
Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
Florin Berenguer, Patrick Hogan, Scott Galloway, Emile Peios, Nuno Reis, Jordon Hall, Matthew Sutton.

BRR Brisbane Roar (4-4-2)

No. Name
23 Jordan Holmes (GK)
5 Tom Aldred
2 Scott Neville Yellow Card
15 Noah Smith
27 Kai Trewin
26 Jay O'Shea
12 Taras Gomulka
11 Jez Lofthouse
13 Henry Hore
22 Stefan Scepovic
7 Rahmat Akbari
Brisbane Roar Substitutes:
Josh Brindell-South, Louis Zabala, Marcel Canadi, Carlo Armiento, James Nikolovski, Macklin Freke, Nikola Mileusnic.

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