Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne Victory, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western Sydney Wanderers
  • 57': Marcus Antonsson (P)
  • 88': Marcus Antonsson
  • 90'+1': Valentino Yuel
FT
3 - 4
Melbourne Victory
  • 8': Bruno Fornaroli
  • 45'+1': Bruno Fornaroli
  • 51': Bruno Fornaroli (P)
  • 74': Bruno Fornaroli

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 Jorrit Hendrix (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 1': Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tate Russell.
  • 2': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Jorrit Hendrix.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 6': Foul by Tate Russell (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 6': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 8': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 11': Foul by Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory).
  • 11': Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 13': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 13': Jorrit Hendrix (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory).
  • 13': Thomas Beadling (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory).
  • 14': Lachlan Brook (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Clisby with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo with a through ball.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Milanovic.
  • 16': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Damien Da Silva.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Brillante with a cross.
  • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Paul Izzo (Melbourne Victory).
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 19': Joshua Brillante (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Arzani.
  • 20': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 23': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
  • 23': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorrit Hendrix.
  • 25': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Connor Chapman.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
  • 26': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Ryan Teague.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jorrit Hendrix with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jorrit Hendrix following a corner.
  • 32': Foul by Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory).
  • 32': Jorrit Hendrix (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Thomas Beadling (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 37': Foul by Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory).
  • 37': Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Lachlan Brook (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Milanovic.
  • 42': Foul by Thomas Beadling (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 42': Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Foul by Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory).
  • 44': Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Melbourne Victory 2. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Zinédine Machach with a through ball.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Melbourne Victory 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Melbourne Victory 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Aidan Simmons replaces Tate Russell.
  • 45': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Oscar Priestman replaces Lachlan Brook.
  • 46': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Jack Clisby.
  • 49': Penalty conceded by Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 51': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Melbourne Victory 3. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 53': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Foul by Oscar Priestman (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 55': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
  • 55': Penalty conceded by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 57': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Melbourne Victory 3. Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 58': Foul by Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory).
  • 58': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
  • 59': Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
  • 60': Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Foul by Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory).
  • 61': Attempt missed. Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Oscar Priestman (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcus Antonsson.
  • 65': Foul by Joshua Brillante (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 65': Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Clisby.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Adama Traoré because of an injury.
  • 70': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami replaces Zinédine Machach.
  • 71': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Foul by Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 71': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Foul by Jorrit Hendrix (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jason Geria replaces Jake Brimmer because of an injury.
  • 74': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Melbourne Victory 4. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Arzani with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 76': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Valentino Yuel replaces Joshua Brillante.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Connor Chapman.
  • 77': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Marcelo.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Arzani with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 78': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 80': Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Foul by Oscar Priestman (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Dylan Scicluna replaces Jack Clisby.
  • 82': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Marcus Younis replaces Dylan Pierias.
  • 82': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Fabian Monge replaces Daniel Arzani.
  • 82': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Connor Chapman because of an injury.
  • 83': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Marcus Younis is caught offside.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory).
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Aidan Simmons.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 88': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 2, Melbourne Victory 4. Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valentino Yuel with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory).
  • 90'+1': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 3, Melbourne Victory 4. Valentino Yuel (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorrit Hendrix with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Fabian Monge (Melbourne Victory).
  • 90'+4': Oscar Priestman (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Dylan Scicluna.
  • 90'+5': Hand ball by Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory).
  • 90'+7': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Valentino Yuel is caught offside.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 3, Melbourne Victory 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 3, Melbourne Victory 4.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 4
50.7 Possession 49.3
9 SHOTS 19
8 ON GOAL 4
0.9 On Target % 0.2
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
349 Accurate Passes 357
438 Passes 422
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 7
16 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.4
65 Long Balls 40
28 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 5
12 Effective Tackles 14
20 Tackles 22
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 13
14 Effective Clearances 21
14 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 9,755

A-League Men Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Melbourne Victory 4 +5 10
2 Melbourne City FC 4 +5 9
3 Auckland FC 3 +5 9
4 Wellington Phoenix FC 4 +3 7
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Lawrence Thomas (GK)
16 Tom Beadling
6 Marcelo
19 Jack Clisby
13 Tate Russell
21 Jorrit Hendrix
25 Josh Brillante
17 Lachlan Brook
7 Dylan Pierias
9 Marcus Antonsson
14 Nicolas Milanovic Yellow Card
Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
Aidan Simmons, Jack Gibson, Alex Bonetig, Oscar Priestman, Marcus Younis, Dylan Scicluna, Valentino Yuel.

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

No. Name
20 Paul Izzo (GK)
21 Roderick Miranda
5 Damien Da Silva
3 Adama Traoré
14 Connor Chapman
8 Zinédine Machach Yellow Card
22 Jake Brimmer
25 Ryan Teague
10 Bruno Fornaroli
17 Nishan Velupillay
19 Daniel Arzani
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Stefan Nigro, Jason Geria, Fabian Monge, Christopher Ikonomidis, Ben Folami, Christian Siciliano, Eli Adams.

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