Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne Victory, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western Sydney Wanderers
  • 45'+1': Brandon Borrello
  • 81': Amor Layouni
FT
2 - 1
Melbourne Victory
  • 56': Nishan Velupillay
  • Red Card 59': Roderick Miranda

About

Western Sydney Wanderers are hosting Melbourne Victory at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, 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 Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory).
  • 1': Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Aidan Simmons.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Fernando Romero (Melbourne Victory) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis with a cross following a corner.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 6': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Cadete.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brandon Borrello.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Tom Beadling (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Schneiderlin with a through ball.
  • 7': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Paul Izzo.
  • 8': Foul by Cadete (Melbourne Victory).
  • 8': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cadete.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Borrello with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Calem Nieuwenhof.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Brandon Borrello with a through ball.
  • 17': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Paul Izzo.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aidan Simmons.
  • 22': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Stefan Nigro.
  • 22': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Brandon Borrello tries a through ball, but Kusini Yengi is caught offside.
  • 29': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Damien da Silva tries a through ball, but Fernando Romero is caught offside.
  • 31': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Foul by Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 32': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Cadete (Melbourne Victory).
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Morgan Schneiderlin (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
  • 34': Hand ball by Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 36': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 37': Foul by Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 37': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fornaroli following a set piece situation.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis.
  • 41': Foul by Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory).
  • 41': Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
  • 43': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rai Marchán.
  • 44': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tomislav Mrcela.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Damien da Silva (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis with a cross.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high following a corner.
  • 45': Foul by Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 45': Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic with a through ball.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Melbourne Victory 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Melbourne Victory 0.
  • 47': Hand ball by Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 48': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Aidan Simmons.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay.
  • 49': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Damien da Silva (Melbourne Victory).
  • 50': Foul by Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 50': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Foul by Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 51': Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Foul by Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 53': Stefan Nigro (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Fernando Romero (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 55': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Amor Layouni replaces Kusini Yengi.
  • 56': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 58': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
  • 58': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
  • 59': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) is shown the red card.
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Connor Chapman replaces Fernando Romero.
  • 66': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 67': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Cadete.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Tom Beadling (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Morgan Schneiderlin with a cross following a corner.
  • 70': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami replaces Nishan Velupillay.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Cadete (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 71': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Calem Nieuwenhof.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Amor Layouni with a cross.
  • 74': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 75': Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory).
  • 76': Attempt saved. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Amor Layouni (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic.
  • 78': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Lleyton Brooks replaces Chris Ikonomidis.
  • 78': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Leigh Broxham replaces Rai Marchán.
  • 79': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Yeni N'Gbakoto.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Amor Layouni (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Calem Nieuwenhof.
  • 81': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 2, Melbourne Victory 1. Amor Layouni (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brandon Borrello with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 83': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Oliver Bozanic replaces Milos Ninkovic.
  • 85': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Nicolas Milanovic tries a through ball, but Adama Traoré is caught offside.
  • 85': Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Foul by Stefan Nigro (Melbourne Victory).
  • 87': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Bozanic.
  • 87': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Damien da Silva.
  • 90': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Cadete tries a through ball, but Damien da Silva is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ben Folami.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Morgan Schneiderlin tries a through ball, but Brandon Borrello is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Adama Traoré tries a through ball, but Brandon Borrello is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 2, Melbourne Victory 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 2, Melbourne Victory 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 3
47.3 Possession 52.7
16 SHOTS 16
4 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
380 Accurate Passes 420
438 Passes 495
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 8
22 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.4
45 Long Balls 39
18 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 5
5 Effective Tackles 13
16 Tackles 25
0.3 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 3
17 Effective Clearances 18
17 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 10,788

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

WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
20 Lawrence Thomas (GK)
16 Tom Beadling
5 Tomislav Mrcela
3 Adama Traoré
31 Aidan Simmons Yellow Card
28 Calem Nieuwenhof Yellow Card
4 Morgan Schneiderlin
10 Milos Ninkovic
23 Yeni N'Gbakoto
9 Kusini Yengi
26 Brandon Borrello
Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
Alex Bonetig, Oliver Bozanic, Romain Amalfitano, Gabriel Cleur, Nicolas Milanovic, Amor Layouni, Daniel Margush.

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Paul Izzo (GK)
21 Roderick Miranda Red Card
5 Damien Da Silva
3 Cadete
16 Stefan Nigro
4 Rai
8 Josh Brillante
7 Christopher Ikonomidis
24 Nishan Velupillay
19 Fernando Romero
10 Bruno Fornaroli
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Lleyton Brooks, Ben Folami, Leigh Broxham, Bruce Kamau, Connor Chapman, Jordi Valadon, Matt Acton.

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