Australian A-League Men

Perth Glory vs Melbourne Victory, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Perth Glory
  • 20': Adam Taggart
  • Red Card 46': Bruce Kamau
  • 89': Kaelan Majekodunmi
FT
2 - 3
Melbourne Victory
  • 42': Zinédine Machach
  • 82': Eli Adams
  • 90'+6': Ben Folami

About

Perth Glory are hosting Melbourne Victory at HBF Park, Perth, 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.
  • 2': Hand ball by Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory).
  • 3': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Giordano Colli (Perth Glory).
  • 4': Attempt saved. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Arzani with a through ball.
  • 7': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Riley Warland.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Bruce Kamau (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 11': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Connor Chapman.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Stefan Colakovski (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mustafa Amini.
  • 20': Goal! Perth Glory 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  • 23': Hand ball by Stefan Colakovski (Perth Glory).
  • 24': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by John Koutroumbis.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay following a corner.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Mustafa Amini (Perth Glory) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Koutroumbis.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Stefan Colakovski (Perth Glory) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left.
  • 27': Foul by Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory).
  • 27': Mustafa Amini (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Arzani.
  • 27': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Cameron Cook.
  • 28': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Giordano Colli.
  • 29': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Riley Warland.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Teague with a headed pass.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Zinédine Machach.
  • 34': Foul by Bruce Kamau (Perth Glory).
  • 34': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Bruce Kamau (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Daniel Bennie (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory).
  • 36': Attempt missed. John Koutroumbis (Perth Glory) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jacob Muir.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Zinédine Machach.
  • 37': Offside, Perth Glory. Adam Taggart is caught offside.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roderick Miranda.
  • 40': Foul by Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory).
  • 40': Mustafa Amini (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Goal! Perth Glory 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Arzani.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Perth Glory 1, Melbourne Victory 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Perth Glory 1, Melbourne Victory 1.
  • 46': Bruce Kamau (Perth Glory) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 46': Second yellow card to Bruce Kamau (Perth Glory).
  • 48': Offside, Perth Glory. Adam Taggart is caught offside.
  • 49': Foul by Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory).
  • 49': Jacob Muir (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Adam Taggart (Perth Glory).
  • 50': Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory).
  • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 54': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Riley Warland.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Geria.
  • 54': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Jacob Muir.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Darryl Lachman (Perth Glory).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': Substitution, Perth Glory. Kaelan Majekodunmi replaces Darryl Lachman because of an injury.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 59': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Fabian Monge.
  • 61': Offside, Perth Glory. Adam Taggart is caught offside.
  • 63': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Daniel Arzani.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Arzani.
  • 65': Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Giordano Colli (Perth Glory).
  • 66': Substitution, Perth Glory. Salim Khelifi replaces Daniel Bennie.
  • 66': Substitution, Perth Glory. Luke Ivanovic replaces Stefan Colakovski.
  • 69': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami replaces Chris Ikonomidis.
  • 69': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Rai Marchán replaces Fabian Monge.
  • 70': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Riley Warland.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Riley Warland (Perth Glory).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Arzani with a cross.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Arzani.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Luke Ivanovic (Perth Glory) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Riley Warland.
  • 74': Substitution, Perth Glory. Jarrod Carluccio replaces Riley Warland because of an injury.
  • 74': Substitution, Perth Glory. David Williams replaces Adam Taggart.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Geria with a cross.
  • 76': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Jacob Muir.
  • 76': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Eli Adams replaces Daniel Arzani.
  • 76': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Adama Traoré replaces Jason Geria.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Damien Da Silva (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Eli Adams with a cross following a corner.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Folami with a through ball.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 78': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by John Koutroumbis.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zinédine Machach following a corner.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 80': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Jacob Muir.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Damien Da Silva (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eli Adams with a cross following a corner.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Damien Da Silva (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roderick Miranda with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Goal! Perth Glory 1, Melbourne Victory 2. Eli Adams (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Teague.
  • 84': Foul by Eli Adams (Melbourne Victory).
  • 84': Jarrod Carluccio (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Eli Adams (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Attempt missed. David Williams (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jacob Muir.
  • 86': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Damien Da Silva.
  • 88': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jordi Valadon replaces Nishan Velupillay.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Luke Ivanovic (Perth Glory) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jarrod Carluccio.
  • 88': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Paul Izzo.
  • 89': Goal! Perth Glory 2, Melbourne Victory 2. Kaelan Majekodunmi (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Muir following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rai Marchán with a through ball.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Salim Khelifi.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Giordano Colli (Perth Glory).
  • 90'+3': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Eli Adams with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Cameron Cook.
  • 90'+5': Damien Da Silva (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Salim Khelifi (Perth Glory).
  • 90'+6': Goal! Perth Glory 2, Melbourne Victory 3. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordi Valadon.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Perth Glory 2, Melbourne Victory 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Perth Glory 2, Melbourne Victory 3.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 3
13 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 6
61.7 Possession 38.3
27 SHOTS 11
9 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
532 Accurate Passes 285
603 Passes 369
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 1
27 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.1
41 Long Balls 65
22 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
9 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 12
16 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 5
20 Effective Clearances 26
20 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: HBF Park
Location: Perth, Australia
Attendance: 6,120

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

PER Perth Glory (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Cameron Cook (GK)
29 Darryl Lachman
3 Jacob Muir
14 Riley Warland
2 Johnny Koutroumbis
8 Mustafa Amini
20 Giordano Colli
77 Bruce Kamau Yellow Card
23 Daniel Bennie
22 Adam Taggart
7 Stefan Colakovski
Perth Glory Substitutes:
Luke Ivanovic, David Williams, Salim Khelifi, Oliver Sail, Jarrod Carluccio, Kaelan Majekodunmi, Oliver Bozanic.

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

No. Name
20 Paul Izzo (GK)
21 Roderick Miranda
5 Damien Da Silva
2 Jason Geria
14 Connor Chapman
8 Zinédine Machach
25 Ryan Teague
18 Fabian Monge
7 Christopher Ikonomidis
17 Nishan Velupillay
19 Daniel Arzani
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Christian Siciliano, Ben Folami, Eli Adams, Stefan Nigro, Adama Traoré, Jordi Valadon, Rai.

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