Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne Victory
  • 50': Bruno Fornaroli
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Western United
  • 38': Noah Botic
  • 69': Aleksandar Prijovic

About

Melbourne Victory 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 missed. Tongo Doumbia (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 3': Benjamin Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory).
  • 3': Offside, Western United. Neil Kilkenny tries a through ball, but Tongo Doumbia is caught offside.
  • 4': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay tries a through ball, but Chris Ikonomidis is caught offside.
  • 5': Benjamin Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Foul by Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory).
  • 6': Attempt missed. Noah Botic (Western United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aleksandar Prijovic with a cross.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Noah Botic (Western United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Garuccio with a cross.
  • 11': Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 13': Attempt missed. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 16': Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by Damien da Silva (Melbourne Victory).
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Garuccio (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Lachlan Wales (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 20': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 20': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Cadete (Melbourne Victory).
  • 22': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Connor Pain (Western United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Connor Pain (Western United).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Cadete (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Tongo Doumbia (Western United).
  • 28': Foul by Lachlan Wales (Western United).
  • 28': Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 30': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Damien da Silva.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fornaroli.
  • 34': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Jamie Young.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 36': Foul by Benjamin Garuccio (Western United).
  • 36': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Goal! Melbourne Victory 0, Western United 1. Noah Botic (Western United) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Pain with a cross.
  • 39': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
  • 39': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Connor Pain (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Prijovic following a set piece situation.
  • 44': Cadete (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 45'+2': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Western United 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 0, Western United 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Fernando Romero replaces Nishan Velupillay.
  • 45': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Rai Marchán replaces Joshua Brillante.
  • 47': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis with a cross.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Damien da Silva (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 49': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Tongo Doumbia (Western United).
  • 50': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Western United 1. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 54': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Joshua Risdon.
  • 55': Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Foul by Léo Lacroix (Western United).
  • 55': Foul by Fernando Romero (Melbourne Victory).
  • 55': Léo Lacroix (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Garuccio with a cross.
  • 62': Fernando Romero (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 63': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tongo Doumbia.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Fernando Romero (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fornaroli.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 69': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Western United 2. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor Pain with a cross.
  • 69': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Bruce Kamau replaces Chris Ikonomidis.
  • 72': Hand ball by Lachlan Wales (Western United).
  • 73': Substitution, Western United. Alessandro Diamanti replaces Noah Botic.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti.
  • 77': Damien da Silva (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Fernando Romero (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Folami with a through ball.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cadete.
  • 81': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 81': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Eli Adams replaces Ben Folami.
  • 81': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nathan Konstandopoulos replaces Connor Chapman.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 85': Bruce Kamau (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Benjamin Garuccio (Western United).
  • 85': Benjamin Garuccio (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Hand ball by Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory).
  • 88': Jamie Young (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Neil Kilkenny.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Western United. Steven Lustica replaces Aleksandar Prijovic.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Western United. Dylan Pierias replaces Lachlan Wales.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Cadete.
  • 90'+1': Cadete (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Damien da Silva (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jason Geria with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Delay in match (Melbourne Victory).
  • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Western United 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Western United 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 2
41.6 Possession 58.4
12 SHOTS 13
4 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
262 Accurate Passes 411
378 Passes 527
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 5
10 Crosses 21
0.5 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 75
23 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 1
14 Effective Tackles 7
19 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 10
22 Effective Clearances 12
22 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 9,157

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

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Paul Izzo (GK)
21 Roderick Miranda
5 Damien Da Silva Yellow Card
3 Cadete Yellow Card
2 Jason Geria
8 Josh Brillante
14 Connor Chapman
11 Ben Folami
24 Nishan Velupillay
7 Christopher Ikonomidis
10 Bruno Fornaroli
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Nathan Konstandopoulos, Eli Adams, Fernando Romero, Leigh Broxham, Rai, Bruce Kamau, Matt Acton.

WTU Western United (4-4-2)

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

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