Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC vs Brisbane Roar, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne City FC
  • 10': Curtis Good
  • 14': Jamie Maclaren
  • 34': Jamie Maclaren
  • 48': Léo Natel
  • 58': Jamie Maclaren
  • 70': Léo Natel
  • 76': Tolgay Arslan
  • 85': Benjamin Mazzeo
FT
8 - 1
Brisbane Roar
  • 62': Rylan Brownlie

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.
  • 3': Foul by Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City).
  • 3': Louis Zabala (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Jay O'Shea (Brisbane Roar) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
  • 6': Taras Gomulka (Brisbane Roar) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jez Lofthouse.
  • 8': Offside, Melbourne City. Léo Natel is caught offside.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Léo Natel (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan.
  • 9': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Matt Acton.
  • 10': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Brisbane Roar 0. Curtis Good (Melbourne City) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Hamza Sakhi with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Corner, Brisbane Roar. Conceded by Samuel Souprayen.
  • 12': Corner, Brisbane Roar. Conceded by Samuel Souprayen.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aziz Behich with a through ball.
  • 14': Goal! Melbourne City 2, Brisbane Roar 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marin Jakolis following a fast break.
  • 20': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Louis Zabala.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Curtis Good (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Léo Natel (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marin Jakolis.
  • 27': Offside, Brisbane Roar. Nikola Mileusnic is caught offside.
  • 29': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Tom Aldred.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Louis Zabala (Brisbane Roar) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taras Gomulka.
  • 31': Corner, Brisbane Roar. Conceded by Scott Galloway.
  • 32': Foul by Léo Natel (Melbourne City).
  • 32': Tom Aldred (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Corner, Brisbane Roar. Conceded by Aziz Behich.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Taras Gomulka (Brisbane Roar) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Parsons with a cross.
  • 34': Goal! Melbourne City 3, Brisbane Roar 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aziz Behich with a through ball.
  • 36': Corner, Brisbane Roar. Conceded by Scott Galloway.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Kai Trewin (Brisbane Roar) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jay O'Shea with a cross.
  • 37': Corner, Brisbane Roar. Conceded by Samuel Souprayen.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Kai Trewin (Brisbane Roar) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aziz Behich with a cross.
  • 41': Foul by Jack Hingert (Brisbane Roar).
  • 41': Léo Natel (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Offside, Brisbane Roar. Louis Zabala is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City).
  • 45'+1': Taras Gomulka (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Jay O'Shea (Brisbane Roar) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Taras Gomulka.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Léo Natel.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City).
  • 45'+2': Jay O'Shea (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Alex Parsons (Brisbane Roar) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Louis Zabala following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Melbourne City 3, Brisbane Roar 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City 3, Brisbane Roar 0.
  • 46': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Kai Trewin.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Léo Natel (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan.
  • 48': Goal! Melbourne City 4, Brisbane Roar 0. Léo Natel (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan.
  • 52': Corner, Brisbane Roar. Conceded by Samuel Souprayen.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Kai Trewin (Brisbane Roar) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 53': Offside, Melbourne City. Jamie Maclaren is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Alex Parsons (Brisbane Roar) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Louis Zabala.
  • 54': Corner, Brisbane Roar. Conceded by Scott Galloway.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Tom Aldred (Brisbane Roar) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jay O'Shea with a cross.
  • 55': Corner, Brisbane Roar. Conceded by Léo Natel.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan following a fast break.
  • 56': Substitution, Brisbane Roar. Rylan Brownlie replaces Alex Parsons.
  • 56': Substitution, Brisbane Roar. Jonas Markovski replaces Jez Lofthouse.
  • 58': Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Foul by Jonas Markovski (Brisbane Roar).
  • 58': Goal! Melbourne City 5, Brisbane Roar 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marin Jakolis following a set piece situation.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Léo Natel (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan.
  • 61': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Kai Trewin.
  • 62': Goal! Melbourne City 5, Brisbane Roar 1. Rylan Brownlie (Brisbane Roar) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nikola Mileusnic with a cross following a fast break.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Léo Natel.
  • 66': Foul by Scott Galloway (Melbourne City).
  • 66': Louis Zabala (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Substitution, Brisbane Roar. Florin Bérenguer replaces Joe Caletti.
  • 68': Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Jay O'Shea (Brisbane Roar).
  • 68': Attempt missed. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marin Jakolis.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Jack Hingert (Brisbane Roar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Taras Gomulka.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Florin Bérenguer (Brisbane Roar) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 70': Goal! Melbourne City 6, Brisbane Roar 1. Léo Natel (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan following a fast break.
  • 71': Substitution, Melbourne City. Terry Antonis replaces Alessandro Lopane.
  • 71': Substitution, Melbourne City. Nuno Reis replaces Curtis Good.
  • 72': Foul by Taras Gomulka (Brisbane Roar).
  • 72': Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Offside, Brisbane Roar. Jonas Markovski is caught offside.
  • 74': Foul by Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City).
  • 74': Rylan Brownlie (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Jay O'Shea (Brisbane Roar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 75': Corner, Brisbane Roar. Conceded by Jamie Young.
  • 76': Goal! Melbourne City 7, Brisbane Roar 1. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Terry Antonis.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Léo Natel.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marin Jakolis.
  • 80': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Matt Acton.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 82': Substitution, Brisbane Roar. James Nikolovski replaces Nikola Mileusnic.
  • 82': Substitution, Melbourne City. Max Caputo replaces Jamie Maclaren.
  • 82': Substitution, Melbourne City. Benjamin Mazzeo replaces Léo Natel.
  • 82': Substitution, Brisbane Roar. Carlo Armiento replaces Louis Zabala.
  • 85': Goal! Melbourne City 8, Brisbane Roar 1. Benjamin Mazzeo (Melbourne City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Caputo.
  • 88': Foul by Taras Gomulka (Brisbane Roar).
  • 88': Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Max Caputo (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hamza Sakhi.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Max Caputo (Melbourne City).
  • 90'+1': James Nikolovski (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Florin Bérenguer (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Melbourne City 8, Brisbane Roar 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne City 8, Brisbane Roar 1.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
10 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 5
42.7 Possession 57.3
15 SHOTS 24
6 ON GOAL 14
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
321 Accurate Passes 478
390 Passes 544
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 4
24 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.3
24 Long Balls 56
11 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
6 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 7
14 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 9
19 Effective Clearances 21
19 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 6,322

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

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jamie Young (GK)
22 Curtis Good
26 Samuel Souprayen
16 Aziz Behich
2 Scott Galloway
10 Tolgay Arslan
8 Hamza Sakhi
21 Alessandro Lopane
9 Jamie Maclaren
11 Léo Natel
44 Marin Jakolis
Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
Terry Antonis, Benjamin Mazzeo, Patrick Beach, Max Caputo, Callum Talbot, Steven Ugarkovic, Nuno Reis.

BRR Brisbane Roar (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
29 Matt Acton (GK)
5 Tom Aldred
27 Kai Trewin
35 Louis Zabala
19 Jack Hingert
26 Jay O'Shea
12 Taras Gomulka
6 Joe Caletti
22 Alex Parsons
11 Jez Lofthouse
10 Nikola Mileusnic
Brisbane Roar Substitutes:
Rylan Brownlie, James Nikolovski, Macklin Freke, Florin Berenguer, Carlo Armiento, Shae Cahill, Jonas Markovski.

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