Western United vs Melbourne City FC, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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About
Western United 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.
- 5': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Marco Tilio.
- 6': Benjamin Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City).
- 7': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
- 7': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
- 9': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City).
- 9': Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Goal! Western United 0, Melbourne City 1. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout with a cross.
- 15': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
- 15': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Dylan Pierias (Western United).
- 20': Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Dylan Pierias (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Foul by Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City).
- 29': Tomoki Imai (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United).
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Marco Tilio (Melbourne City).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Attempt saved. Dylan Pierias (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Prijovic with a through ball.
- 35': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Nikolai Topor-Stanley.
- 36': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
- 36': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Nuno Reis (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Lachlan Wales (Western United).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Goal! Western United 1, Melbourne City 1. Dylan Pierias (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nikolai Topor-Stanley following a set piece situation.
- 39': Lachlan Wales (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
- 39': Scott Galloway (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Attempt missed. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Florin Berenguer.
- 44': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United).
- 44': Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt missed. Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Galloway with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': Benjamin Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Western United 1, Melbourne City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Western United 1, Melbourne City 1.
- 46': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Nuno Reis.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
- 50': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt missed. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Lam with a cross.
- 56': Offside, Western United. Sebastian Pasquali tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Prijovic is caught offside.
- 57': Attempt missed. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
- 58': Substitution, Western United. Noah Botic replaces Aleksandar Prijovic.
- 59': Hand ball by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
- 60': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City).
- 60': Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt saved. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 63': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Jamie Young.
- 64': Substitution, Melbourne City. Callum Talbot replaces Scott Galloway.
- 64': Substitution, Melbourne City. Richard van der Venne replaces Aiden O'Neill.
- 64': Substitution, Melbourne City. Mathew Leckie replaces Scott Jamieson.
- 66': Goal! Western United 1, Melbourne City 2. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathew Leckie with a through ball.
- 67': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Nuno Reis.
- 68': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Richard van der Venne.
- 68': Connor Pain (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt saved. Dylan Pierias (Western United) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 69': Attempt saved. Noah Botic (Western United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Pasquali with a cross.
- 69': Foul by Benjamin Garuccio (Western United).
- 69': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
- 70': Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Connor Pain (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by Callum Talbot (Melbourne City).
- 72': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
- 74': Attempt saved. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Richard van der Venne with a cross.
- 74': Goal! Western United 1, Melbourne City 3. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
- 77': Substitution, Western United. James Troisi replaces Lachlan Wales.
- 77': Substitution, Western United. Alessandro Diamanti replaces Connor Pain.
- 77': Substitution, Western United. Léo Lacroix replaces Tomoki Imai.
- 77': Substitution, Melbourne City. Jordon Hall replaces Thomas Lam.
- 79': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Steven Lustica (Western United).
- 79': Attempt saved. Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Richard van der Venne.
- 81': Substitution, Western United. Michael Ruhs replaces Dylan Pierias.
- 82': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Jordan Bos.
- 83': Attempt missed. Léo Lacroix (Western United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Attempt missed. Léo Lacroix (Western United) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Pasquali with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Offside, Western United. Alessandro Diamanti tries a through ball, but Michael Ruhs is caught offside.
- 87': Substitution, Melbourne City. Max Caputo replaces Jamie Maclaren.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Steven Lustica (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Nuno Reis.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 89': Foul by Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City).
- 89': Joshua Risdon (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
- 90': Attempt missed. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
- 90'+1': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jordon Hall (Melbourne City).
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Joshua Risdon (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Garuccio.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Bos.
- 90'+5': Offside, Western United. Nikolai Topor-Stanley tries a through ball, but Michael Ruhs is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Western United 1, Melbourne City 3.
- 0': Match ends, Western United 1, Melbourne City 3.
Statistics
 MCY |
WTU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 70.5 | Possession | 29.5 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 684 | Accurate Passes | 229 |
| 787 | Passes | 316 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 9 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 25 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,753
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,753
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| 3 | Macarthur FC | 2 | +4 | 3 |
| 4 | Auckland FC | 1 | +2 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Western United (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Young (GK) |
| 44 | Nikolai Topor-Stanley |
| 6 | Tomoki Imai |
| 17 | Ben Garuccio |
| 19 | Joshua Risdon |
| 10 | Steven Lustica |
| 21 | Sebastian Pasquali |
| 11 | Connor Pain  |
| 5 | Dylan Pierias |
| 99 | Aleksandar Prijovic |
| 8 | Lachlan Wales |
Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
| 4 | Nuno Reis |
| 6 | Thomas Lam |
| 38 | Jordan Bos |
| 2 | Scott Galloway |
| 3 | Scott Jamieson |
| 10 | Florin Berenguer |
| 13 | Aiden O'Neill |
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
| 15 | Andrew Nabbout |
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