Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, March 2, 2018
Melbourne Victory LLDLW 2
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Melbourne City FC WDWLL 1
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MBV112
MBC011
AAMI Park · 20,083 att.

Match Report

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Melbourne Victory edge Melbourne City to win A-League derby

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Team Stats

33
Fouls
21
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
8
5
Saves
2
40
Possession
60
7
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
6
0.6
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
202
Accurate Passes
336
307
Passes
445
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
2
3
Crosses
20
0.0
Cross %
0.1
57
Long Balls
68
25
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
3
14
Effective Tackles
8
27
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
40
Effective Clearances
9
40
Clearances
9

Head to Head

MBV leads series 3-2

Lineups

MBC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Dean BouzanisG
  2. 22Michael JakobsenCD-L
  3. 2Manny MuscatCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 37Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  6. 10Dario VidosicAM
  7. 26Luke BrattanLM
  8. 8Oliver BozanicRM
  9. 23Bruno FornaroliF
  10. 11Bruce KamauAM-L
  11. 14Daniel ArzaniAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Nick FitzgeraldSUB
  2. 27Marcin BudzinskiSUB
  3. 18Eugene GalekovicSUB
  4. 13Stefan MaukSUB
  5. 4Harrison DelbridgeSUB

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. 18Matías Gastón SánchezLM
  8. 24Terry AntonisRM
  9. 8Besart BerishaF
  10. 41Leroy GeorgeAM-L
  11. 9Kosta BarbarousesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Carl ValeriSUB
  2. 19Pierce WaringSUB
  3. 1Matt ActonSUB
  4. 23Jai InghamSUB
  5. 2Jason GeriaSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Melbourne City FC 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Kosta Barbarouses (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Besart Berisha.
  2. 45'+4' Thomas Deng (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 45'+5' Manny Muscat (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 54' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  5. 61' Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Melbourne Victory 2. Leroy George (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Leigh Broxham.
  7. 68' Daniel Arzani (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 69' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Marcin Budzinski replaces Daniel Arzani because of an injury.
  9. 72' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jason Geria replaces Leigh Broxham.
  10. 75' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jai Ingham replaces Leroy George.
  11. 76' Matías Sánchez (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 79' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Carl Valeri replaces Matías Sánchez.
  13. 90'+4' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Harrison Delbridge replaces Manny Muscat.
  14. 90'+8' James Troisi (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+8' Kosta Barbarouses (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.

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