Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, December 3, 2016
Brisbane Roar FC WWDDD 1
–
Melbourne City FC WLWDW 1
1st2ndT
BRI101
MBC011
AAMI Park · 8,394 att.

Match Report

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Melbourne City hold Brisbane Roar in fierce contest

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
20
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
6
46.6
Possession
53.4
17
SHOTS
17
7
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
281
Accurate Passes
351
397
Passes
443
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
9
13
Crosses
25
0.5
Cross %
0.4
74
Long Balls
77
36
Accurate Long Balls
48
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
4
16
Effective Tackles
8
23
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
32
Effective Clearances
24
32
Clearances
24

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

MBC · 4-3-3

  1. 20Dean BouzanisG
  2. 22Michael JakobsenCD-L
  3. 4Connor ChapmanCD-R
  4. 3Joshua RoseLB
  5. 2Manny MuscatRB
  6. 26Luke BrattanCM
  7. 10Anthony CáceresLM
  8. 18Paulo RetreRM
  9. 23Bruno FornaroliF
  10. 9Nicolás ColazoLF
  11. 12Nick FitzgeraldRF

Substitutes

  1. 11Bruce KamauSUB
  2. 1Thomas SorensenSUB
  3. 27Brandán FernandoSUB
  4. 34Denis GenreauSUB
  5. 17Tim CahillSUB

BRI · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Michael TheoG
  2. 13Jade NorthCD-L
  3. 3Luke DeVereCD-R
  4. 5Corey BrownLB
  5. 19Jack HingertRB
  6. 17Matt McKayCM-L
  7. 7Thomas KristensenCM-R
  8. 9Jamie MaclarenCF-L
  9. 23Dimitrios PetratosCF-R
  10. 11Tommy OarAM-L
  11. 22Thomas BroichAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Jamie YoungSUB
  2. 4Daniel BowlesSUB
  3. 8Jacob PepperSUB
  4. 15Manuel AranaSUB
  5. 28Brandon BorrelloSUB

Timeline

  1. 38' Goal! Melbourne City FC 0, Brisbane Roar FC 1. Jamie Maclaren (Brisbane Roar FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 45' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Fernando Brandán replaces Paulo Retre.
  3. 54' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Brisbane Roar FC 1. Nicolás Colazo (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nick Fitzgerald.
  4. 56' Dean Bouzanis (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  5. 71' Fernando Brandán (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 73' Substitution, Brisbane Roar FC. Brandon Borrello replaces Tommy Oar.
  7. 74' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Bruce Kamau replaces Nick Fitzgerald.
  8. 84' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Tim Cahill replaces Nicolás Colazo.
  9. 85' Substitution, Brisbane Roar FC. Daniel Bowles replaces Jack Hingert because of an injury.
  10. 86' Substitution, Brisbane Roar FC. Jacob Pepper replaces Thomas Kristensen.
  11. 89' Manny Muscat (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+1' Jacob Pepper (Brisbane Roar FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+5' Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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