Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC vs Macarthur FC, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne City FC
  • 58': Jamie Maclaren
  • 90': Jamie Maclaren
  • 90'+3': Terry Antonis (P)
FT
3 - 3
Macarthur FC
  • 61': Ulises Dávila
  • 83': Jake Hollman
  • 88': Matthew Millar

About

Melbourne City FC 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.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan.
  • 1': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Jonathan Aspropotamitis.
  • 4': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Nuno Reis.
  • 4': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Yianni Nicolaou (Macarthur).
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
  • 8': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Kearyn Baccus.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marin Jakolis.
  • 9': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Kearyn Baccus.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Léo Natel (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Samuel Souprayen following a corner.
  • 11': Foul by Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City).
  • 11': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Léo Natel (Melbourne City).
  • 13': Kearyn Baccus (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Yianni Nicolaou.
  • 15': Foul by Léo Natel (Melbourne City).
  • 15': Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Léo Natel (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Léo Natel.
  • 18': Foul by Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City).
  • 18': Yianni Nicolaou (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Scott Galloway (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Léo Natel.
  • 18': Foul by Aziz Behich (Melbourne City).
  • 18': Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Yianni Nicolaou.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Scott Galloway (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Clayton Lewis (Macarthur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 27': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Jamie Young.
  • 27': Substitution, Melbourne City. Terry Antonis replaces Tolgay Arslan because of an injury.
  • 29': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Tomislav Uskok.
  • 30': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Samuel Souprayen.
  • 31': Clayton Lewis (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Foul by Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City).
  • 32': Foul by Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City).
  • 32': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Offside, Macarthur. Filip Kurto tries a through ball, but Raphael Borges Rodrigues is caught offside.
  • 35': Clayton Lewis (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City).
  • 37': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Samuel Souprayen.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Terry Antonis.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nuno Reis.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 42': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Tomislav Uskok.
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur).
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Delay in match (Melbourne City).
  • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Natel.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Melbourne City 0, Macarthur 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City 0, Macarthur 0.
  • 49': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Valère Germain (Macarthur).
  • 49': Attempt saved. Valère Germain (Macarthur) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
  • 51': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Jonathan Aspropotamitis.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Galloway.
  • 53': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 54': Offside, Melbourne City. Aziz Behich tries a through ball, but Marin Jakolis is caught offside.
  • 55': Clayton Lewis (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City).
  • 56': Offside, Macarthur. Clayton Lewis tries a through ball, but Jed Drew is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Léo Natel (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Scott Galloway.
  • 58': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Macarthur 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Galloway.
  • 60': Substitution, Melbourne City. Alessandro Lopane replaces Léo Natel.
  • 61': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Macarthur 1. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphael Borges Rodrigues with a through ball.
  • 63': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Kearyn Baccus.
  • 63': Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Ulises Dávila (Macarthur).
  • 64': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Foul by Yianni Nicolaou (Macarthur).
  • 64': Yianni Nicolaou (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card.
  • 66': Foul by Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City).
  • 66': Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Delay in match (Melbourne City).
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Lopane.
  • 69': Substitution, Macarthur. Matthew Millar replaces Jed Drew.
  • 69': Substitution, Macarthur. Ali Auglah replaces Raphael Borges Rodrigues.
  • 71': Foul by Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City).
  • 71': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Foul by Ivan Vujica (Macarthur).
  • 73': Substitution, Macarthur. Jake Hollman replaces Kearyn Baccus.
  • 74': Offside, Macarthur. Ulises Dávila tries a through ball, but Matthew Millar is caught offside.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Terry Antonis (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marin Jakolis.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 78': Foul by Terry Antonis (Melbourne City).
  • 78': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City).
  • 79': Valère Germain (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marin Jakolis.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Millar.
  • 83': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Macarthur 2. Jake Hollman (Macarthur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 84': Substitution, Melbourne City. Callum Talbot replaces Scott Galloway.
  • 84': Substitution, Melbourne City. Max Caputo replaces Hamza Sakhi.
  • 85': Offside, Melbourne City. Samuel Souprayen tries a through ball, but Max Caputo is caught offside.
  • 85': Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Macarthur).
  • 86': Hand ball by Max Caputo (Melbourne City).
  • 88': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Macarthur 3. Matthew Millar (Macarthur) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ulises Dávila.
  • 89': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Yianni Nicolaou.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aziz Behich with a cross.
  • 90': Goal! Melbourne City 2, Macarthur 3. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Souprayen following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Penalty Melbourne City. Alessandro Lopane draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+1': Penalty conceded by Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Macarthur) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Melbourne City 3, Macarthur 3. Terry Antonis (Melbourne City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Max Caputo (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alessandro Lopane.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Melbourne City 3, Macarthur 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne City 3, Macarthur 3.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 10
4 Saves 3
38.6 Possession 61.4
6 SHOTS 22
6 ON GOAL 7
1.0 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
284 Accurate Passes 492
361 Passes 572
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 5
16 Crosses 30
0.1 Cross % 0.2
41 Long Balls 49
19 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 10
2 Effective Tackles 8
9 Tackles 14
0.2 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 11
34 Effective Clearances 11
34 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,712

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Auckland FC 3 +5 9
2 Melbourne Victory 3 +3 7
3 Sydney FC 3 +1 6
4 Melbourne City FC 3 0 6
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Jamie Young (GK)
26 Samuel Souprayen
4 Nuno Reis
6 Steven Ugarkovic
16 Aziz Behich
2 Scott Galloway
10 Tolgay Arslan
8 Hamza Sakhi Yellow Card
44 Marin Jakolis
11 Léo Natel Yellow Card
9 Jamie Maclaren
Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
Max Caputo, Alessandro Lopane, Curtis Good, Zane Schreiber, Patrick Beach, Terry Antonis, Callum Talbot.

MAC Macarthur FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Filip Kurto (GK)
5 Jonathan Aspropotamitis
6 Tomislav Uskok
13 Ivan Vujica
22 Yianni Nicolaou Yellow Card
10 Ulises Dávila
23 Clayton Lewis
15 Kearyn Baccus
98 Valère Germain
37 Jed Drew
17 Raphael Borges Rodrigues
Macarthur FC Substitutes:
Lachlan Rose, Danijel Nizic, Ali Auglah, Jake Hollman, Oliver Jones, Matthew Millar, Kristian Popovic.

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