Melbourne Victory vs Macarthur FC, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Oliveira (Macarthur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valère Germain.
- 5': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Bruno Fornaroli is caught offside.
- 7': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Jake Hollman.
- 9': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Ivan Vujica.
- 9': Attempt missed. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adama Traoré following a corner.
- 11': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Arzani with a through ball.
- 12': Foul by Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory).
- 12': Jake Hollman (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tomislav Uskok.
- 13': Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) hits the bar with a header from the right side of the six yard box following a corner.
- 15': Attempt missed. Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
- 16': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
- 16': Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Foul by Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory).
- 19': Jake Hollman (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory).
- 20': Jake Hollman (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Jake Hollman (Macarthur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Oliveira with a through ball.
- 21': Goal! Melbourne Victory 0, Macarthur 1. Jake Hollman (Macarthur) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
- 23': Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur).
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Clayton Lewis (Macarthur).
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Foul by Damien Da Silva (Melbourne Victory).
- 29': Lachlan Rose (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 33': Foul by Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
- 33': Lachlan Rose (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Lachlan Rose (Macarthur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Raphael Borges Rodrigues.
- 35': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Foul by Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur).
- 35': Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Attempt missed. Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 37': Foul by Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory).
- 37': Jake Hollman (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Attempt saved. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Arzani.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Folami.
- 43': Attempt missed. Clayton Lewis (Macarthur) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raphael Borges Rodrigues.
- 43': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Zinédine Machach with a cross.
- 45': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Kealey Adamson.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Macarthur 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 0, Macarthur 1.
- 45': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jason Geria replaces Adama Traoré.
- 46': Attempt missed. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Fornaroli.
- 48': Attempt saved. Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roderick Miranda.
- 48': Attempt saved. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 49': Attempt missed. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ben Folami.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Filip Kurto (Macarthur).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
- 57': Valère Germain (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Foul by Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur).
- 58': Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Valère Germain.
- 59': Attempt missed. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Connor Chapman.
- 62': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Paul Izzo.
- 64': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Ben Folami.
- 64': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Salim Khelifi replaces Daniel Arzani.
- 64': Delay in match because of an injury Bernardo Oliveira (Macarthur).
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Substitution, Macarthur. Jed Drew replaces Raphael Borges Rodrigues.
- 66': Substitution, Macarthur. Charles M'Mombwa replaces Bernardo Oliveira because of an injury.
- 66': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Salim Khelifi is caught offside.
- 67': Foul by Jake Hollman (Macarthur).
- 67': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Jason Geria.
- 70': Attempt missed. Jed Drew (Macarthur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
- 71': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Oliver Jones.
- 71': Attempt saved. Damien Da Silva (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross.
- 71': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Filip Kurto.
- 73': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zinédine Machach.
- 73': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Filip Kurto.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
- 74': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jordi Valadon replaces Jake Brimmer.
- 75': Hand ball by Lachlan Rose (Macarthur).
- 77': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roderick Miranda.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 77': Attempt missed. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Damien Da Silva with a cross.
- 78': Substitution, Macarthur. Tommy Smith replaces Oliver Jones.
- 78': Substitution, Macarthur. Ariath Piol replaces Lachlan Rose.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Jordi Valadon (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 80': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Ivan Vujica.
- 81': Attempt missed. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay following a corner.
- 81': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Kealey Adamson.
- 82': Attempt missed. Jordi Valadon (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Salim Khelifi following a corner.
- 83': Attempt saved. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 83': Penalty Melbourne Victory. Roderick Miranda draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 83': Penalty conceded by Kealey Adamson (Macarthur) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 84': Penalty saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 85': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
- 88': Substitution, Macarthur. Kristian Popovic replaces Jake Hollman.
- 88': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Eli Adams replaces Zinédine Machach.
- 89': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Jason Geria.
- 90'+1': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Kristian Popovic (Macarthur).
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Salim Khelifi.
- 90'+3': Filip Kurto (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Macarthur 1.
- 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Macarthur 1.
Statistics
MAC | MVC | |
---|---|---|
7 | Fouls | 8 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 2 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
9 | Saves | 0 |
34.6 | Possession | 65.4 |
6 | SHOTS | 30 |
1 | ON GOAL | 9 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
196 | Accurate Passes | 459 |
290 | Passes | 535 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
10 | Crosses | 33 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
68 | Long Balls | 50 |
29 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
16 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
24 | Tackles | 17 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
15 | Interceptions | 8 |
29 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
29 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 10,737
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 |
Line-Ups
Melbourne Victory (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
20 | Paul Izzo (GK) |
21 | Roderick Miranda |
5 | Damien Da Silva |
3 | Adama Traoré |
14 | Connor Chapman |
25 | Ryan Teague |
22 | Jake Brimmer |
11 | Ben Folami |
19 | Daniel Arzani |
8 | Zinédine Machach |
10 | Bruno Fornaroli |
Macarthur FC (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | Filip Kurto (GK) |
16 | Oliver Jones |
6 | Tomislav Uskok |
13 | Ivan Vujica |
20 | Kealey Adamson |
8 | Jake Hollman |
23 | Clayton Lewis |
17 | Raphael Borges Rodrigues |
21 | Bernardo Oliveira |
31 | Lachlan Rose |
98 | Valère Germain |
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