Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne City FC
  • 49': Marco Tilio
  • 75': Jamie Maclaren
  • 90'+3': Marco Tilio
FT
3 - 2
Western Sydney Wanderers
  • 41': Brandon Borrello
  • 74': Nicolas Milanovic

About

Melbourne City FC are hosting Western Sydney Wanderers 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.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Amor Layouni (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
  • 12': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Lawrence Thomas.
  • 13': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
  • 17': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Nuno Reis.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Richard van der Venne.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 21': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 22': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
  • 23': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Marcelo.
  • 26': VAR Decision: No Penalty Melbourne City.
  • 29': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
  • 35': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
  • 35': Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Hand ball by Jordan Bos (Melbourne City).
  • 36': Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Schneiderlin.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
  • 40': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City).
  • 40': Morgan Schneiderlin (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Goal! Melbourne City 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 1. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Amor Layouni with a through ball.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Richard van der Venne.
  • 45': Amor Layouni (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+1': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 45'+1': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Melbourne City 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.
  • 46': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Callum Talbot (Melbourne City).
  • 46': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Morgan Schneiderlin (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 47': Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
  • 48': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Lawrence Thomas.
  • 49': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Western Sydney Wanderers 1. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nuno Reis.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florin Berenguer.
  • 53': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City).
  • 53': Romain Amalfitano (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
  • 55': Foul by Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City).
  • 55': Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City).
  • 56': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Morgan Schneiderlin (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 56': Morgan Schneiderlin (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Bos.
  • 57': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Tomislav Mrcela.
  • 58': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
  • 61': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City).
  • 61': Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Oliver Bozanic replaces Calem Nieuwenhof.
  • 62': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Milos Ninkovic tries a through ball, but Brandon Borrello is caught offside.
  • 62': Substitution, Melbourne City. Thomas Lam replaces Nuno Reis.
  • 63': Substitution, Melbourne City. Mathew Leckie replaces Richard van der Venne.
  • 64': Amor Layouni (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Jordan Bos (Melbourne City).
  • 68': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
  • 68': Oliver Bozanic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Milos Ninkovic.
  • 68': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Kusini Yengi replaces Romain Amalfitano.
  • 72': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Jamieson replaces Aiden O'Neill.
  • 73': Penalty Western Sydney Wanderers. Adama Traoré draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 73': Penalty conceded by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 74': Penalty saved! Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 74': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Western Sydney Wanderers 2. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
  • 75': Goal! Melbourne City 2, Western Sydney Wanderers 2. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 78': Penalty Melbourne City. Marco Tilio draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 78': Penalty conceded by Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 79': Penalty saved! Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathew Leckie.
  • 80': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Tomislav Mrcela.
  • 80': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Yeni N'Gbakoto replaces Amor Layouni.
  • 80': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Tom Beadling replaces Morgan Schneiderlin.
  • 81': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Offside, Melbourne City. Jordan Bos tries a through ball, but Jamie Maclaren is caught offside.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Thomas Lam (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 88': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Jordan Bos.
  • 89': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Nicolas Milanovic.
  • 89': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
  • 89': Oliver Bozanic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Thomas Lam (Melbourne City).
  • 90': Kusini Yengi (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Melbourne City 3, Western Sydney Wanderers 2. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathew Leckie following a fast break.
  • 90'+4': Oliver Bozanic (Western Sydney Wanderers) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Tom Beadling.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Melbourne City 3, Western Sydney Wanderers 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne City 3, Western Sydney Wanderers 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne City 3, Western Sydney Wanderers 2.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 16
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 8
7 Saves 3
43.2 Possession 56.8
7 SHOTS 19
5 ON GOAL 10
0.7 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
405 Accurate Passes 534
459 Passes 599
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 1
5 Crosses 16
0.0 Cross % 0.1
41 Long Balls 43
27 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.7 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 13
15 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 5
17 Effective Clearances 5
17 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 6,322

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Melbourne Victory 4 +5 10
2 Melbourne City FC 4 +5 9
3 Auckland FC 3 +5 9
4 Wellington Phoenix FC 4 +3 7
Full Table

Line-Ups

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thomas Glover (GK)
22 Curtis Good
4 Nuno Reis
38 Jordan Bos Yellow Card
25 Callum Talbot
13 Aiden O'Neill
8 Richard van der Venne
10 Florin Berenguer
9 Jamie Maclaren
23 Marco Tilio
15 Andrew Nabbout
Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
Mathew Leckie, Raphael Borges Rodrigues, Scott Galloway, Scott Jamieson, Thomas Lam, Jordon Hall, Matthew Sutton.

WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Lawrence Thomas (GK)
6 Marcelo
5 Tomislav Mrcela
3 Adama Traoré
31 Aidan Simmons
4 Morgan Schneiderlin Yellow Card
28 Calem Nieuwenhof
17 Romain Amalfitano
11 Amor Layouni
26 Brandon Borrello
10 Milos Ninkovic
Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
Kusini Yengi, Tom Beadling, Yeni N'Gbakoto, Nicolas Milanovic, Daniel Margush, Oliver Bozanic, Daniel Wilmering.

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