Australian A-League Men

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

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Melbourne City FC are hosting Melbourne Victory 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.
  • 2': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Scott Galloway.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fabian Monge.
  • 5': Foul by Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory).
  • 5': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Jimmy Jeggo (Melbourne City).
  • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 8': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 10': Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Daniel Arzani.
  • 15': Foul by Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory).
  • 15': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Jimmy Jeggo (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Foul by Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory).
  • 18': Scott Galloway (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
  • 22': Attempt saved. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 26': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Damien Da Silva.
  • 26': Offside, Melbourne City. Mathew Leckie is caught offside.
  • 28': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Foul by Marco Tilio (Melbourne City).
  • 29': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Andrew Nabbout.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 30': Foul by Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory).
  • 30': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Offside, Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roderick Miranda.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 35': Foul by Fabian Monge (Melbourne Victory).
  • 35': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Fabian Monge (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Callum Talbot (Melbourne City).
  • 38': Foul by Jimmy Jeggo (Melbourne City).
  • 38': Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
  • 42': Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City).
  • 43': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City).
  • 45': Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Paul Izzo.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Melbourne City 0, Melbourne Victory 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City 0, Melbourne Victory 0.
  • 47': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 47': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Callum Talbot (Melbourne City).
  • 47': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 48': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 52': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City).
  • 52': Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City).
  • 52': Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Damien Da Silva is caught offside.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Scott Galloway (Melbourne City).
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
  • 58': Substitution, Melbourne City. Vicente Fernández replaces Scott Galloway because of an injury.
  • 59': Foul by Vicente Fernández (Melbourne City).
  • 59': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Jimmy Jeggo.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 60': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Damien Da Silva is caught offside.
  • 61': Substitution, Melbourne City. Marin Jakolis replaces Andrew Nabbout.
  • 62': Substitution, Melbourne City. Léo Natel replaces Marco Tilio.
  • 64': Eli Adams (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Foul by Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City).
  • 65': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami replaces Daniel Arzani.
  • 66': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Eli Adams.
  • 67': Foul by Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory).
  • 67': Léo Natel (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City).
  • 68': Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 71': Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 71': Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Chapman.
  • 75': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Marin Jakolis.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Fabian Monge (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Damien Da Silva following a corner.
  • 76': Substitution, Melbourne City. Terry Antonis replaces Mathew Leckie.
  • 76': Substitution, Melbourne City. Nuno Reis replaces Callum Talbot.
  • 76': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jake Brimmer replaces Fabian Monge.
  • 76': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Salim Khelifi replaces Nishan Velupillay.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Folami.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Damien Da Silva with a headed pass.
  • 80': Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Léo Natel (Melbourne City).
  • 81': Attempt saved. Terry Antonis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marin Jakolis with a through ball.
  • 82': Foul by Léo Natel (Melbourne City).
  • 82': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': 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 Terry Antonis following a fast break.
  • 84': Hand ball by Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City).
  • 85': Offside, Melbourne City. Léo Natel is caught offside.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jason Geria.
  • 86': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Marin Jakolis.
  • 87': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Curtis Good.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Salim Khelifi (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Roderick Miranda.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Geria.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory).
  • 90'+5': Léo Natel (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Melbourne City 0, Melbourne Victory 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne City 0, Melbourne Victory 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 17
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 5
54.3 Possession 45.7
17 SHOTS 6
6 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
413 Accurate Passes 354
509 Passes 441
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 0
26 Crosses 6
0.1 Cross % 0.0
56 Long Balls 72
23 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 1
16 Effective Tackles 12
21 Tackles 22
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 18
9 Effective Clearances 33
9 Clearances 33

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 20,877

A-League Men Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Wellington Phoenix FC 27 +16 53
2 Central Coast Mariners 26 +20 52
3 Melbourne Victory 27 +10 42
4 Sydney FC 27 +11 41
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Jamie Young (GK)
22 Curtis Good
26 Samuel Souprayen
2 Scott Galloway
25 Callum Talbot
7 Mathew Leckie
8 James Jeggo Yellow Card
6 Steven Ugarkovic
9 Jamie Maclaren
23 Marco Tilio
15 Andrew Nabbout

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

No. Name
20 Paul Izzo (GK)
21 Roderick Miranda
5 Damien Da Silva
2 Jason Geria Yellow Card
14 Connor Chapman
8 Zinédine Machach Yellow Card
25 Ryan Teague
18 Fabian Monge Yellow Card
24 Eli Adams
17 Nishan Velupillay
19 Daniel Arzani

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