Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC vs Western United, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne City FC
  • 9': Marco Tilio
  • 12': Léo Lacroix (OG)
  • 25': Jamie Maclaren
  • 84': Andrew Nabbout
FT
4 - 0
Western United

    About

    Melbourne City FC are hosting Western United 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.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
    • 2': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Thomas Lam.
    • 6': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Jordan Bos.
    • 7': Foul by Lachlan Wales (Western United).
    • 7': Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Western United 0. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Bos.
    • 12': Own Goal by Léo Lacroix, Western United. Melbourne City 2, Western United 0.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
    • 15': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Tongo Doumbia.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Nicolas Milanovic (Western United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Neil Kilkenny with a cross.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Connor Pain (Western United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 25': Goal! Melbourne City 3, Western United 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
    • 29': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 33': Offside, Western United. Jamie Young tries a through ball, but Connor Pain is caught offside.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Lam with a through ball.
    • 33': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Curtis Good (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Valon Berisha with a cross.
    • 35': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Valon Berisha.
    • 36': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United).
    • 36': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Richard van der Venne.
    • 42': Foul by Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City).
    • 42': Tomoki Imai (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Valon Berisha (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Nicolas Milanovic (Western United).
    • 45'+1': Tom Glover (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Melbourne City 3, Western United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City 3, Western United 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Western United. Dylan Pierias replaces Nicolas Milanovic.
    • 47': Connor Pain (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Callum Talbot (Melbourne City).
    • 48': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
    • 48': Tomoki Imai (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dylan Pierias with a cross.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dylan Pierias.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Curtis Good.
    • 51': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Jamie Young.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 53': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
    • 53': Joshua Risdon (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 54': Connor Pain (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Foul by Callum Talbot (Melbourne City).
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Joshua Risdon (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Pain.
    • 57': Foul by Dylan Pierias (Western United).
    • 57': Valon Berisha (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Garuccio (Western United).
    • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Substitution, Western United. Jacob Tratt replaces Benjamin Garuccio because of an injury.
    • 62': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 62': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Hand ball by Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United).
    • 67': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Callum Talbot.
    • 67': Substitution, Melbourne City. Florin Berenguer replaces Valon Berisha.
    • 69': Foul by Thomas Lam (Melbourne City).
    • 69': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Scott Galloway.
    • 73': Dylan Pierias (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 75': Substitution, Western United. Alessandro Diamanti replaces Tomoki Imai.
    • 75': Substitution, Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout replaces Marco Tilio.
    • 75': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Jamieson replaces Mathew Leckie because of an injury.
    • 78': Connor Pain (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City).
    • 80': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 81': Attempt missed. Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florin Berenguer.
    • 84': Goal! Melbourne City 4, Western United 0. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Richard van der Venne with a through ball.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Risdon.
    • 86': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Thomas Lam.
    • 87': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Léo Lacroix (Western United).
    • 88': Foul by Alessandro Diamanti (Western United).
    • 88': Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Substitution, Melbourne City. Nuno Reis replaces Jamie Maclaren.
    • 90': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Scott Galloway.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Dylan Pierias (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Tongo Doumbia following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Dylan Pierias (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Connor Pain.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Melbourne City 4, Western United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Melbourne City 4, Western United 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 8
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    6 Corner Kicks 3
    3 Saves 1
    47.4 Possession 52.6
    10 SHOTS 14
    1 ON GOAL 6
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    384 Accurate Passes 471
    471 Passes 546
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    5 Accurate Crosses 1
    23 Crosses 7
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    45 Long Balls 44
    24 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 5
    11 Effective Tackles 8
    19 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.4
    5 Interceptions 6
    5 Effective Clearances 33
    5 Clearances 33

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: AAMI Park
    Location: Melbourne, Australia
    Attendance: 6,102

    A-League Men Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Auckland FC 2 +3 6
    2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2 +2 4
    3 Melbourne Victory 2 +2 4
    4 Macarthur FC 2 +4 3
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Glover (GK)
    22 Curtis Good
    6 Thomas Lam
    13 Aiden O'Neill
    38 Jordan Bos
    25 Callum Talbot
    14 Valon Berisha
    8 Richard van der Venne
    7 Mathew Leckie
    23 Marco Tilio
    9 Jamie Maclaren
    Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
    Florin Berenguer, Scott Jamieson, Taras Gomulka, Matthew Sutton, Andrew Nabbout, Scott Galloway, Nuno Reis.

    WTU Western United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jamie Young (GK)
    4 Léo Lacroix
    6 Tomoki Imai
    17 Ben Garuccio
    19 Joshua Risdon
    8 Lachlan Wales
    88 Neil Kilkenny
    7 Tongo Doumbia
    99 Aleksandar Prijovic
    11 Connor Pain
    26 Nicolas Milanovic
    Western United Substitutes:
    Jacob Tratt, Alessandro Diamanti, Ryan Scott, Dylan Pierias, Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Rhys Bozinovski, Noah Botic.

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