Australian A-League Men

Western United vs Melbourne City FC, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western United
  • 38': Dylan Pierias
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Melbourne City FC
  • 13': Jamie Maclaren
  • 66': Jamie Maclaren
  • 74': Jamie Maclaren

About

Western United are hosting Melbourne City FC 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.
  • 5': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Marco Tilio.
  • 6': Benjamin Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City).
  • 7': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
  • 7': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
  • 9': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City).
  • 9': Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Goal! Western United 0, Melbourne City 1. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout with a cross.
  • 15': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 15': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Dylan Pierias (Western United).
  • 20': Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Dylan Pierias (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Foul by Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City).
  • 29': Tomoki Imai (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United).
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Marco Tilio (Melbourne City).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Dylan Pierias (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Prijovic with a through ball.
  • 35': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Nikolai Topor-Stanley.
  • 36': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
  • 36': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Nuno Reis (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Lachlan Wales (Western United).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Goal! Western United 1, Melbourne City 1. Dylan Pierias (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nikolai Topor-Stanley following a set piece situation.
  • 39': Lachlan Wales (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 39': Scott Galloway (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Florin Berenguer.
  • 44': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United).
  • 44': Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Galloway with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+2': Benjamin Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Western United 1, Melbourne City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western United 1, Melbourne City 1.
  • 46': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Nuno Reis.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 50': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 50': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Lam with a cross.
  • 56': Offside, Western United. Sebastian Pasquali tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Prijovic is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
  • 58': Substitution, Western United. Noah Botic replaces Aleksandar Prijovic.
  • 59': Hand ball by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 60': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City).
  • 60': Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 63': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Jamie Young.
  • 64': Substitution, Melbourne City. Callum Talbot replaces Scott Galloway.
  • 64': Substitution, Melbourne City. Richard van der Venne replaces Aiden O'Neill.
  • 64': Substitution, Melbourne City. Mathew Leckie replaces Scott Jamieson.
  • 66': Goal! Western United 1, Melbourne City 2. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathew Leckie with a through ball.
  • 67': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Nuno Reis.
  • 68': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Richard van der Venne.
  • 68': Connor Pain (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Dylan Pierias (Western United) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Noah Botic (Western United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Pasquali with a cross.
  • 69': Foul by Benjamin Garuccio (Western United).
  • 69': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 70': Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Connor Pain (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Foul by Callum Talbot (Melbourne City).
  • 72': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Richard van der Venne with a cross.
  • 74': Goal! Western United 1, Melbourne City 3. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  • 77': Substitution, Western United. James Troisi replaces Lachlan Wales.
  • 77': Substitution, Western United. Alessandro Diamanti replaces Connor Pain.
  • 77': Substitution, Western United. Léo Lacroix replaces Tomoki Imai.
  • 77': Substitution, Melbourne City. Jordon Hall replaces Thomas Lam.
  • 79': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Steven Lustica (Western United).
  • 79': Attempt saved. Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Richard van der Venne.
  • 81': Substitution, Western United. Michael Ruhs replaces Dylan Pierias.
  • 82': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Jordan Bos.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Léo Lacroix (Western United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Léo Lacroix (Western United) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Pasquali with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Offside, Western United. Alessandro Diamanti tries a through ball, but Michael Ruhs is caught offside.
  • 87': Substitution, Melbourne City. Max Caputo replaces Jamie Maclaren.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Steven Lustica (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 88': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Nuno Reis.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Foul by Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City).
  • 89': Joshua Risdon (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
  • 90': Attempt missed. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+1': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jordon Hall (Melbourne City).
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Joshua Risdon (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Garuccio.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Bos.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Western United. Nikolai Topor-Stanley tries a through ball, but Michael Ruhs is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Western United 1, Melbourne City 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Western United 1, Melbourne City 3.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 3
70.5 Possession 29.5
12 SHOTS 12
7 ON GOAL 6
0.6 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
684 Accurate Passes 229
787 Passes 316
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 3
9 Crosses 19
0.4 Cross % 0.2
70 Long Balls 38
36 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 10
16 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 16
25 Effective Clearances 12
25 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,753

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

WTU Western United (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Jamie Young (GK)
44 Nikolai Topor-Stanley
6 Tomoki Imai
17 Ben Garuccio
19 Joshua Risdon
10 Steven Lustica
21 Sebastian Pasquali
11 Connor Pain Yellow Card
5 Dylan Pierias Yellow Card
99 Aleksandar Prijovic
8 Lachlan Wales Yellow Card
Western United Substitutes:
Alessandro Diamanti, Ryan Scott, Léo Lacroix, Noah Botic, James Troisi, Neil Kilkenny, Michael Ruhs.

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thomas Glover (GK)
4 Nuno Reis Yellow Card
6 Thomas Lam
38 Jordan Bos
2 Scott Galloway Yellow Card
3 Scott Jamieson
10 Florin Berenguer
13 Aiden O'Neill
9 Jamie Maclaren
23 Marco Tilio
15 Andrew Nabbout
Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
Callum Talbot, Raphael Borges Rodrigues, Mathew Leckie, Jordon Hall, Max Caputo, Matthew Sutton, Richard van der Venne.

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