Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, March 24, 2018
Western Sydney Wanderers FC WDLDW 0
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Melbourne City FC WLLLD 3
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AAMI Park · 6,354 att.

Match Report

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Bruno Fornaroli stars as Melbourne City down Western Sydney Wanderers

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
4
7
Saves
0
50.2
Possession
49.8
8
SHOTS
15
0
ON GOAL
10
0.0
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
378
Accurate Passes
374
465
Passes
455
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
6
11
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.3
75
Long Balls
59
37
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
0
8
Effective Tackles
8
18
Tackles
13
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
29
Effective Clearances
9
29
Clearances
9

Head to Head

WSW leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

MBC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Dean BouzanisG
  2. 22Michael JakobsenCD-L
  3. 5Bart SchenkeveldCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 37Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  6. 26Luke BrattanCM
  7. 8Oliver BozanicLM
  8. 13Stefan MaukRM
  9. 23Bruno FornaroliF
  10. 14Daniel ArzaniLF
  11. 10Dario VidosicRF

Substitutes

  1. 4Harrison DelbridgeSUB
  2. 27Marcin BudzinskiSUB
  3. 7Nick FitzgeraldSUB
  4. 2Manny MuscatSUB
  5. 18Eugene GalekovicSUB

WSW · 4-3-3

  1. 20Vedran JanjetovicG
  2. 33Michael ThwaiteCD-L
  3. 5Brendan HamillCD-R
  4. 24Raúl LlorenteLB
  5. 42Keanu BaccusRB
  6. 8Roly BonevaciaCM
  7. 7Steven LusticaLM
  8. 10Álvaro CejudoRM
  9. 9Oriol RieraF
  10. 19Mark BridgeLF
  11. 18Christopher IkonomidisRF

Substitutes

  1. 40Nick SumanSUB
  2. 16Jaushua SotirioSUB
  3. 11Brendon SantalabSUB
  4. 3Jack ClisbySUB
  5. 21Marc TokichSUB

Timeline

  1. 42' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Atkinson following a fast break.
  2. 57' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Michael Jakobsen (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Brattan with a cross following a corner.
  3. 67' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Jaushua Sotirio replaces Christopher Ikonomidis.
  4. 67' Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Stefan Mauk (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fornaroli.
  5. 75' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Nick Fitzgerald replaces Bruno Fornaroli.
  6. 78' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Brendon Santalab replaces Álvaro Cejudo.
  7. 78' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Harrison Delbridge replaces Michael Jakobsen.
  8. 82' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Marc Tokich replaces Steven Lustica.
  9. 85' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Manny Muscat replaces Stefan Mauk.
  10. 86' Oriol Riera (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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