Australian A-League Men

Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City FC, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne Victory
  • 7': Jake Brimmer (P)
  • 14': Marco Rojas
  • 27': Marco Rojas
FT
3 - 0
Melbourne City FC

    About

    Melbourne Victory are hosting Melbourne City FC at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
    • 2': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC).
    • 2': Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Rostyn Griffiths tries a through ball, but Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.
    • 5': Penalty Melbourne Victory. Nicholas D'Agostino draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 5': Penalty conceded by Tom Glover (Melbourne City FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 7': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Melbourne City FC 0. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 11': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
    • 13': Foul by Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC).
    • 13': Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 13': Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 14': Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Melbourne City FC 0. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Carl Jenkinson (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
    • 19': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Rai Marchán.
    • 20': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
    • 20': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Scott Jamieson.
    • 23': Foul by Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory).
    • 23': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
    • 26': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Marco Rojas.
    • 27': Goal! Melbourne Victory 3, Melbourne City FC 0. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jason Davidson with a cross.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Folami.
    • 31': Foul by Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory).
    • 31': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
    • 33': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Rostyn Griffiths.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ben Folami following a corner.
    • 37': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Taras Gomulka replaces Florin Berenguer because of an injury.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jason Davidson.
    • 39': Hand ball by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC).
    • 43': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 43': Foul by Carl Jenkinson (Melbourne City FC).
    • 45': Foul by Taras Gomulka (Melbourne City FC).
    • 45': Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 3, Melbourne City FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 3, Melbourne City FC 0.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathew Leckie.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicholas D'Agostino.
    • 49': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Carl Jenkinson.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jason Davidson with a cross following a corner.
    • 52': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Matthew Spiranovic.
    • 55': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Scott Jamieson.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Matthew Spiranovic (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
    • 63': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tom Glover.
    • 64': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory).
    • 64': Foul by Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory).
    • 64': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Foul by Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory).
    • 66': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 67': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Carl Jenkinson tries a through ball, but Rostyn Griffiths is caught offside.
    • 70': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Jake Brimmer tries a through ball, but Nicholas D'Agostino is caught offside.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
    • 72': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Marco Rojas.
    • 72': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Leigh Broxham replaces Rai Marchán.
    • 73': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Tom Glover tries a through ball, but Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 76': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tom Glover.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 77': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Jordan Bos replaces Scott Jamieson.
    • 77': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Mathew Leckie.
    • 77': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Tsubasa Endoh replaces Marco Tilio.
    • 80': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Francesco Margiotta replaces Nicholas D'Agostino.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
    • 80': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Rostyn Griffiths.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Davidson with a cross.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Davidson.
    • 83': Foul by Stefan Colakovski (Melbourne City FC).
    • 83': Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Stefan Colakovski (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Bos.
    • 86': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Birkan Kirdar replaces Jake Brimmer.
    • 86': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Ben Folami.
    • 87': Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Foul by Taras Gomulka (Melbourne City FC).
    • 87': Taras Gomulka (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Tsubasa Endoh (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 3, Melbourne City FC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 3, Melbourne City FC 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 7
    4 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 2
    57.8 Possession 42.2
    5 SHOTS 17
    2 ON GOAL 7
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    454 Accurate Passes 301
    545 Passes 386
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 5
    9 Crosses 16
    0.0 Cross % 0.3
    60 Long Balls 44
    28 Accurate Long Balls 10
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.2
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    9 Effective Tackles 9
    21 Tackles 14
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 13
    14 Effective Clearances 16
    14 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: AAMI Park
    Location: Melbourne, Australia
    Attendance: 17,754

    A-League Men Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Auckland FC 17 +19 39
    2 Adelaide United 17 +4 31
    3 Western United 18 +7 29
    4 Melbourne Victory 18 +5 29
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    20 Ivan Kelava (GK)
    21 Roderick Miranda
    5 Matthew Spiranovic
    3 Jason Davidson
    2 Jason Geria
    22 Jake Brimmer
    4 Rai Yellow Card
    8 Josh Brillante
    18 Nicholas D'Agostino
    11 Ben Folami
    23 Marco Rojas
    Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
    Nishan Velupillay, Birkan Kirdar, Marko Bulic, Brendan Hamill, Leigh Broxham, Francesco Margiotta, Christopher Ikonomidis.

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

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Glover (GK)
    22 Curtis Good Yellow Card
    5 Rostyn Griffiths
    3 Scott Jamieson
    6 Carl Jenkinson
    23 Marco Tilio
    10 Florin Berenguer
    18 Connor Metcalfe
    9 Jamie Maclaren
    7 Mathew Leckie
    15 Andrew Nabbout
    Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
    Matthew Sutton, Taras Gomulka, Nuno Reis, Kerrin Stokes, Tsubasa Endoh, Jordan Bos, Stefan Colakovski.

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