Australian A-League Men

FT Thursday, October 8, 2015
Brisbane Roar FC LLWLL 3
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Western Sydney Wanderers FC LDLWL 1
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BRI303
WSW101
Parramatta Stadium · 14,122 att.

Match Report

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Jamie MacLaren brace helps Brisbane Roar beat Western Sydney Wanderers

Brisbane Roar opened the 2015-16 A-League season with a 3-1 triumph over Western Sydney Wanderers.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
6
6
Corner Kicks
8
5
Saves
2
50.9
Possession
49.1
12
SHOTS
20
5
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
343
Accurate Passes
318
443
Passes
429
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
3
12
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.2
76
Long Balls
65
30
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
4
21
Effective Tackles
19
24
Tackles
26
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
8
Effective Clearances
6
15
Clearances
9

Head to Head

BRI leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

WSW · 4-3-3

  1. 20Andrew RedmayneG
  2. 4Nikolai Topor-StanleyCD-L
  3. 5Brendan HamillCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 12Scott NevilleRB
  6. 8Dimas DelgadoCM
  7. 6Mitch NicholsLM
  8. 21Jacob PepperRM
  9. 9Federico PiovaccariF
  10. 16Jaushua SotirioLF
  11. 7Romeo CastelenRF

Substitutes

  1. 10Dario VidosicSUB
  2. 33Josh MacdonaldSUB
  3. 1Dean BouzanisSUB
  4. 18AndreuSUB
  5. 22Jonathan AspropotamitisSUB

BRI · 4-3-3

  1. 1Michael TheoG
  2. 13Jade NorthCD-L
  3. 14Daniel BowlesCD-R
  4. 5Corey BrownLB
  5. 19Jack HingertRB
  6. 7CoronaCM
  7. 8Steven LusticaLM
  8. 23Dimitrios PetratosRM
  9. 9Jamie MaclarenF
  10. 22Thomas BroichLF
  11. 28Brandon BorrelloRF

Substitutes

  1. 16Devante ClutSUB
  2. 6Jérôme PolenzSUB
  3. 20Shannon BradySUB
  4. 32George LambadaridisSUB
  5. 21Jamie YoungSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Brisbane Roar FC 1. Jamie Maclaren (Brisbane Roar FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 13' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Brisbane Roar FC 1. Mitch Nichols (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Jamieson.
  3. 23' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Brisbane Roar FC 2. Daniel Bowles (Brisbane Roar FC) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Corona with a cross following a corner.
  4. 34' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Brisbane Roar FC 3. Jamie Maclaren (Brisbane Roar FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  5. 46' Scott Neville (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 54' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Andreu Mayoral replaces Dimas.
  7. 61' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Dario Vidosic replaces Joshua Sotirio.
  8. 70' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Josh Macdonald replaces Brendan Hamill.
  9. 72' Michael Theo (Brisbane Roar FC) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 76' Jade North (Brisbane Roar FC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  11. 79' Substitution, Brisbane Roar FC. Devante Clut replaces Jamie Maclaren.
  12. 90'+4' George Lambadaridis (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 94'
  13. 90'+4' Substitution, Brisbane Roar FC. George Lambadaridis replaces Steven Lustica.

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