Australian A-League Men

FT Monday, March 28, 2016
Wellington Phoenix LWLWL 0
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Melbourne City FC WLWWW 3
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Match Report

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Melbourne City turn on style to beat Wellington Phoenix

Bruno Fornaroli and Harry Novillo gave Melbourne City a record-breaking 3-0 win over Wellington Phoenix and took them to the top of the A-League.

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Team Stats

21
Fouls
23
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
0
Corner Kicks
10
5
Saves
1
55.1
Possession
44.9
9
SHOTS
20
1
ON GOAL
8
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
394
Accurate Passes
280
455
Passes
358
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
7
10
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.4
43
Long Balls
56
24
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
6
9
Effective Tackles
22
13
Tackles
25
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
20
Effective Clearances
7
31
Clearances
8

Head to Head

MBC leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

MBC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Thomas SorensenG
  2. 24Patrick KisnorboCD-L
  3. 4Connor ChapmanCD-R
  4. 19Ben GaruccioLB
  5. 5Ivan FranjicRB
  6. 33Osama MalikCM
  7. 11Michael ZulloLM
  8. 29Anthony CáceresRM
  9. 23Bruno FornaroliF
  10. 9Harry NovilloLF
  11. 27Nick FitzgeraldRF

Substitutes

  1. 25Jacob MellingSUB
  2. 22Jack ClisbySUB
  3. 20Dean BouzanisSUB
  4. 18Paulo RetreSUB
  5. 26Marc MarinoSUB

WEL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Glen MossG
  2. 22Andrew DuranteCD-L
  3. 18Ben SigmundCD-R
  4. 2Manny MuscatLB
  5. 16Louis FentonRB
  6. 13Albert RieraCM
  7. 17Vince LiaLM
  8. 4Roly BonevaciaRM
  9. 26Hamish WatsonF
  10. 10Michael McGlincheyLF
  11. 21Roy KrishnaRF

Substitutes

  1. 8Alex RodriguezSUB
  2. 20Lewis ItalianoSUB
  3. 6Dylan FoxSUB
  4. 3Justin GulleySUB
  5. 12Blake PowellSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Dylan Fox replaces Ben Sigmund because of an injury.
  2. 31' Roy Krishna (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Albert Riera (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 43' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. Harry Novillo (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fornaroli.
  5. 45' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Blake Powell replaces Roy Krishna.
  6. 56' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Jacob Melling replaces Osama Malik because of an injury.
  7. 66' Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) Penalty - Saved at 66'
  8. 66' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 0. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  9. 69' Roly Bonevacia (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 72' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Jack Clisby replaces Ben Garuccio.
  11. 73' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Alex Rodriguez replaces Albert Riera.
  12. 80' Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Wellington Phoenix 0. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nick Fitzgerald.
  13. 84' Connor Chapman (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 86' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Paulo Retre replaces Anthony Caceres.

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