Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, January 6, 2017
Western Sydney Wanderers FC WLDDD 0
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Melbourne City FC DDLDD 1
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MBC101
AAMI Park · 10,731 att.

Match Report

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Ivan Franjic stunner for Melbourne City beats Western Sydney

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
13
3
Saves
2
34
Possession
66
4
SHOTS
18
2
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
268
Accurate Passes
588
344
Passes
660
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
9
5
Crosses
36
0.6
Cross %
0.3
45
Long Balls
78
13
Accurate Long Balls
56
0.3
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
8
13
Effective Tackles
8
19
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
31
Effective Clearances
6
31
Clearances
6

Head to Head

WSW leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

MBC · 4-3-3

  1. 20Dean BouzanisG
  2. 22Michael JakobsenCD-L
  3. 21Ruon TongyikCD-R
  4. 3Joshua RoseLB
  5. 5Ivan FranjicRB
  6. 8Neil KilkennyCM
  7. 17Tim CahillLM
  8. 26Luke BrattanRM
  9. 23Bruno FornaroliF
  10. 9Nicolás ColazoLF
  11. 11Bruce KamauRF

WSW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Vedran JanjetovicG
  2. 22Jonathan AspropotamitisCD-L
  3. 17BordaCD-R
  4. 3Jack ClisbyLB
  5. 5Brendan HamillRB
  6. 6Mitch NicholsAM
  7. 13Bruno PiñataresLM
  8. 15Kearyn BaccusRM
  9. 10Nicolás MartínezF
  10. 14Jumpei KusukamiAM-L
  11. 16Jaushua SotirioAM-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Ivan Franjic (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  2. 30' Aritz Borda (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  3. 36' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Robert Cornthwaite replaces Jumpei Kusukami.
  4. 37' Neil Kilkenny (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 71' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Osama Malik replaces Luke Brattan.
  6. 74' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Keanu Baccus replaces Brendan Hamill.
  7. 81' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Anthony Caceres replaces Tim Cahill.
  8. 81' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Lachlan Scott replaces Nicolás Martínez.
  9. 83' Anthony Caceres (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 85' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Nick Fitzgerald replaces Nicolás Colazo.

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