Australian A-League Men

Western United vs Melbourne City FC, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western United
  • 16': Léo Lacroix
  • 30': Rene Krhin
FT
2 - 2
Melbourne City FC
  • 42': Connor Metcalfe
  • 65': Jamie Maclaren

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.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Dylan Pierias (Western United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Lustica.
  • 8': Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Dylan Pierias (Western United FC).
  • 8': Foul by Dylan Pierias (Western United FC).
  • 8': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC).
  • 10': Rene Krhin (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
  • 15': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Connor Metcalfe.
  • 16': Goal! Western United FC 1, Melbourne City FC 0. Léo Lacroix (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Garuccio with a cross following a corner.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Dylan Pierias (Western United FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksandar Prijovic following a fast break.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe.
  • 18': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Jamie Young.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Florin Berenguer with a cross.
  • 22': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Foul by Adisu Bayew (Western United FC).
  • 22': Attempt missed. Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 23': Hand ball by Joshua Risdon (Western United FC).
  • 27': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United FC).
  • 27': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Léo Lacroix (Western United FC).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Jamieson with a cross.
  • 29': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
  • 30': Goal! Western United FC 2, Melbourne City FC 0. Rene Krhin (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dylan Pierias.
  • 33': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Léo Lacroix.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marco Tilio with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United FC).
  • 35': Tomoki Imai (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Adisu Bayew (Western United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Jamieson.
  • 38': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC).
  • 38': Rene Krhin (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Goal! Western United FC 2, Melbourne City FC 1. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
  • 42': Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 43': Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC).
  • 44': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lachlan Wales following a set piece situation.
  • 44': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Matthew Sutton.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross.
  • 45': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Léo Lacroix.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Western United FC 2, Melbourne City FC 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western United FC 2, Melbourne City FC 1.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Florin Berenguer.
  • 48': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Lachlan Wales.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dylan Pierias following a fast break.
  • 53': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Scott Jamieson tries a through ball, but Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.
  • 54': Foul by Rene Krhin (Western United FC).
  • 54': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 61': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United FC).
  • 61': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Joshua Risdon.
  • 62': Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Nuno Reis.
  • 65': Goal! Western United FC 2, Melbourne City FC 2. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nuno Reis with a through ball.
  • 67': Substitution, Western United FC. Connor Pain replaces Adisu Bayew.
  • 68': Hand ball by Connor Pain (Western United FC).
  • 71': Attempt saved. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Jamieson with a cross.
  • 71': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Jamie Young.
  • 72': Substitution, Western United FC. Jerry Skotadis replaces Rene Krhin.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Connor Pain (Western United FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dylan Pierias.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout with a cross.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 75': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
  • 76': Léo Lacroix (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Carl Jenkinson (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 79': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Nuno Reis.
  • 82': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Wenzel-Halls replaces Lachlan Wales.
  • 82': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Joshua Risdon.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Tilio with a cross.
  • 86': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carl Jenkinson.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) with an attempt from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Florin Berenguer.
  • 89': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC).
  • 89': Tomoki Imai (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Jerry Skotadis.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Western United FC 2, Melbourne City FC 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Western United FC 2, Melbourne City FC 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Western United FC 2, Melbourne City FC 2.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
11 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 4
60.7 Possession 39.3
22 SHOTS 9
8 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
498 Accurate Passes 299
593 Passes 395
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
9 Accurate Crosses 4
32 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.4
61 Long Balls 59
29 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 1
6 Effective Tackles 3
11 Tackles 7
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
15 Interceptions 17
8 Effective Clearances 29
8 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 8,127

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Auckland FC 26 +22 53
2 Melbourne City FC 26 +16 48
3 Western United 26 +18 47
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 +18 46
Full Table

Line-Ups

WTU Western United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jamie Young (GK)
4 Léo Lacroix
6 Tomoki Imai Yellow Card
17 Ben Garuccio
19 Joshua Risdon
8 Lachlan Wales
16 Rene Krhin
10 Steven Lustica
99 Aleksandar Prijovic Yellow Card
31 Adisu Bayew
5 Dylan Pierias
Western United Substitutes:
Christian Theoharous, Connor Pain, Noah Botic, Jerry Skotadis, Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Ryan Scott, Dylan Wenzel-Halls.

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
33 Matthew Sutton (GK)
22 Curtis Good
4 Nuno Reis
3 Scott Jamieson
6 Carl Jenkinson
10 Florin Berenguer
8 Aiden O'Neill
18 Connor Metcalfe
9 Jamie Maclaren
23 Marco Tilio
15 Andrew Nabbout
Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
Jordan Bos, Kerrin Stokes, Thomas Glover, Taras Gomulka, Stefan Colakovski, Raphael Borges Rodrigues, Tsubasa Endoh.

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