Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, March 31, 2018
Western Sydney Wanderers FC DLDWL 1
–
Melbourne Victory WDWWL 3
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WSW101
MBV213
AAMI Park · 15,280 att.

Match Report

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Melbourne Victory up to third as two sent off in Western Sydney win

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Team Stats

25
Fouls
18
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
5
10
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
4
57.7
Possession
42.3
20
SHOTS
14
5
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
372
Accurate Passes
251
472
Passes
354
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
5
25
Crosses
8
0.2
Cross %
0.6
65
Long Balls
61
31
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
10
13
Tackles
19
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
10
8
Effective Clearances
30
8
Clearances
30

Head to Head

MBV leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

MBV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Lawrence ThomasG
  2. 4Rhys WilliamsCD-L
  3. 17James DonachieCD-R
  4. 6Leigh BroxhamLB
  5. 14Thomas DengRB
  6. 10James TroisiAM
  7. 21Carl ValeriLM
  8. 24Terry AntonisRM
  9. 8Besart BerishaF
  10. 41Leroy GeorgeAM-L
  11. 9Kosta BarbarousesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Jai InghamSUB
  2. 18Matías Gastón SánchezSUB
  3. 31Christian TheoharousSUB
  4. 22Stefan NigroSUB
  5. 1Matt ActonSUB

WSW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Vedran JanjetovicG
  2. 33Michael ThwaiteCD-L
  3. 5Brendan HamillCD-R
  4. 24Raúl LlorenteLB
  5. 4Joshua RisdonRB
  6. 7Steven LusticaAM
  7. 15Kearyn BaccusLM
  8. 42Keanu BaccusRM
  9. 9Oriol RieraF
  10. 10Álvaro CejudoAM-L
  11. 18Christopher IkonomidisAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Brendon SantalabSUB
  2. 6Marcelo CarruscaSUB
  3. 16Jaushua SotirioSUB
  4. 40Nick SumanSUB
  5. 3Jack ClisbySUB

Timeline

  1. 30' Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Leroy George (Melbourne Victory) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  2. 40' Josh Risdon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Michael Thwaite (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+1' Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Álvaro Cejudo (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Lustica.
  5. 45'+3' Second yellow card to Michael Thwaite (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) for a bad foul.
  6. 45'+5' Besart Berisha (Melbourne Victory) VAR - (Red) Card Upgrade at 50'
  7. 45'+6' Kosta Barbarouses (Melbourne Victory) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  8. 45'+7' Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Besart Berisha (Melbourne Victory) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  9. 45' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Jack Clisby replaces Steven Lustica.
  10. 51' Goal! Melbourne Victory 3, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Thomas Deng (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Terry Antonis with a cross.
  11. 67' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Jaushua Sotirio replaces Chris Ikonomidis.
  12. 70' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Christian Theoharous replaces Leroy George.
  13. 75' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jai Ingham replaces Besart Berisha.
  14. 77' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Marcelo Carrusca replaces Kearyn Baccus.
  15. 82' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Matías Sánchez replaces Carl Valeri.
  16. 87' Rhys Williams (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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