Australian A-League Men

Melbourne Victory vs Macarthur FC, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne Victory
  • 3': Fernando Romero
  • 90'+4': Lleyton Brooks
FT
2 - 1
Macarthur FC
  • 66': Tomislav Uskok

About

Melbourne Victory are hosting Macarthur 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.
  • 2': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Damien da Silva.
  • 3': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Macarthur 0. Fernando Romero (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cadete with a cross.
  • 8': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 8': Jake Hollman (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 9': Jerry Skotadis (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Damien da Silva (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Matthew Millar (Macarthur).
  • 14': Foul by Jerry Skotadis (Macarthur).
  • 14': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Rose (Macarthur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Al Hassan Toure.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Jake Hollman (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
  • 17': Foul by Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory).
  • 17': Jake Hollman (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Fernando Romero (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Folami with a through ball.
  • 19': 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.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Nigro with a cross.
  • 20': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Al Hassan Toure.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Damien da Silva (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay with a cross.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Nigro.
  • 24': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Damien da Silva tries a through ball, but Ben Folami is caught offside.
  • 27': Fernando Romero (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
  • 27': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Oliver Jones (Macarthur).
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Jerry Skotadis (Macarthur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Rose.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 36': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Connor Chapman.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Jake Hollman (Macarthur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Jake McGing (Macarthur) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jerry Skotadis with a cross.
  • 37': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Paul Izzo.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Jake McGing (Macarthur) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Lachlan Rose with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Ivan Vujica.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Jake McGing (Macarthur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matthew Millar.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Folami.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Nigro with a cross.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jerry Skotadis (Macarthur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lachlan Rose.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Damien da Silva.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Macarthur 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 1, Macarthur 0.
  • 46': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Cadete tries a through ball, but Bruno Fornaroli is caught offside.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Lachlan Rose (Macarthur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matthew Millar with a cross.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Al Hassan Toure (Macarthur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Millar.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fernando Romero.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Jake Hollman (Macarthur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jerry Skotadis.
  • 57': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Kearyn Baccus (Macarthur).
  • 58': Foul by Cadete (Melbourne Victory).
  • 58': Jake McGing (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Lachlan Rose (Macarthur) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Al Hassan Toure.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay.
  • 63': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Bruno Fornaroli tries a through ball, but Nishan Velupillay is caught offside.
  • 63': Substitution, Macarthur. Craig Noone replaces Jake McGing.
  • 63': Substitution, Macarthur. Charles M'Mombwa replaces Jake Hollman.
  • 63': Substitution, Macarthur. Jed Drew replaces Jerry Skotadis.
  • 64': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Rai Marchán replaces Joshua Brillante.
  • 64': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Fernando Romero.
  • 65': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur).
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Al Hassan Toure (Macarthur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Noone.
  • 66': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Cadete.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Oliver Jones (Macarthur) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Macarthur 1. Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur) header from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Craig Noone (Macarthur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jed Drew.
  • 69': Al Hassan Toure (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Foul by Cadete (Melbourne Victory).
  • 69': Attempt saved. Craig Noone (Macarthur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 72': Substitution, Macarthur. Ali Auglah replaces Al Hassan Toure because of an injury.
  • 73': Foul by Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory).
  • 73': Matthew Millar (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Rai Marchán tries a through ball, but Bruno Fornaroli is caught offside.
  • 74': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 76': Substitution, Macarthur. Bachana Arabuli replaces Kearyn Baccus.
  • 76': VAR Decision: No Goal Melbourne Victory 1-1 Macarthur.
  • 77': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jordi Valadon replaces Ben Folami.
  • 77': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Bruce Kamau replaces Nishan Velupillay.
  • 77': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur).
  • 77': Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Jordi Valadon (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Connor Chapman.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruce Kamau.
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Craig Noone (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 85': Bruce Kamau (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Lachlan Rose (Macarthur).
  • 85': Foul by Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory).
  • 85': Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Bruce Kamau.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jordi Valadon.
  • 87': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tomislav Uskok.
  • 88': Bruce Kamau (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Foul by Ali Auglah (Macarthur).
  • 88': Attempt missed. Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cadete with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 89': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Lleyton Brooks replaces Leigh Broxham.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90': Craig Noone (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Jordi Valadon (Melbourne Victory).
  • 90': Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Foul by Matthew Millar (Macarthur).
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Bruce Kamau (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Valadon.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Lleyton Brooks (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruce Kamau.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory).
  • 90'+2': Matthew Millar (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rai Marchán.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Macarthur 1. Lleyton Brooks (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 2, Macarthur 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 2, Macarthur 1.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 2, Macarthur 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 2, Macarthur 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 3
8 Saves 5
52.9 Possession 47.1
17 SHOTS 25
6 ON GOAL 10
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
420 Accurate Passes 377
520 Passes 471
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
8 Accurate Crosses 7
27 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.5
43 Long Balls 40
24 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 8
21 Effective Tackles 10
31 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 11
19 Effective Clearances 28
19 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 6,012

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)
6 Leigh Broxham
5 Damien Da Silva
3 Cadete
16 Stefan Nigro
14 Connor Chapman
8 Josh Brillante
11 Ben Folami
24 Nishan Velupillay
10 Bruno Fornaroli
19 Fernando Romero
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Christopher Ikonomidis, Bruce Kamau, Lleyton Brooks, Matt Acton, Rai, Joshua Inserra, Jordi Valadon.

MAC Macarthur FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
12 Filip Kurto (GK)
41 Oliver Jones
6 Tomislav Uskok
13 Ivan Vujica
2 Jake McGing
11 Kearyn Baccus
27 Jerry Skotadis
44 Matthew Millar
35 Al Hassan Toure
8 Jake Hollman
31 Lachlan Rose
Macarthur FC Substitutes:
Ali Auglah, Bachana Arabuli, Craig Noone, Jonathan Aspropotamitis, Charles M'Mombwa, Nick Suman, Jed Drew.

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