Australian A-League Men

FT Sunday, February 4, 2018
Melbourne City FC WWDWD 2
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Brisbane Roar FC LLLWW 1
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MBC112
BRI101
Suncorp Stadium · 9,150 att.

Match Report

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
6
7
Saves
4
57.4
Possession
42.6
19
SHOTS
13
6
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
419
Accurate Passes
281
508
Passes
362
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
6
16
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.3
63
Long Balls
68
33
Accurate Long Balls
41
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
1
18
Effective Tackles
19
22
Tackles
27
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
27
Effective Clearances
20
27
Clearances
20

Head to Head

MBC leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

BRI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 21Jamie YoungG
  2. 6Avraam PapadopoulosCD-L
  3. 8Jacob PepperCD-R
  4. 5Corey BrownLB
  5. 19Jack HingertRB
  6. 10Brett HolmanAM
  7. 17Matt McKayLM
  8. 7Thomas KristensenRM
  9. 9Massimo MaccaroneF
  10. 22Eric BauthéacAM-L
  11. 36Daniel LeckAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Mitchell OxborrowSUB
  2. 77Ivan FranjicSUB
  3. 31Brendan WhiteSUB
  4. 14Fahid Ben KhalfallahSUB
  5. 11Corey GameiroSUB

MBC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Dean BouzanisG
  2. 22Michael JakobsenCD-L
  3. 5Bart SchenkeveldCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 4Harrison DelbridgeRB
  6. 13Stefan MaukAM
  7. 26Luke BrattanLM
  8. 6Osama MalikRM
  9. 27Marcin BudzinskiF
  10. 10Dario VidosicAM-L
  11. 14Daniel ArzaniAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Nick FitzgeraldSUB
  2. 19Christian CavalloSUB
  3. 11Bruce KamauSUB
  4. 2Manny MuscatSUB
  5. 18Eugene GalekovicSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Brisbane Roar FC 1, Melbourne City FC 0. Massimo Maccarone (Brisbane Roar FC) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Éric Bautheac with a cross following a set piece situation.
  2. 19' Goal! Brisbane Roar FC 1, Melbourne City FC 1. Marcin Budzinski (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Arzani with a through ball.
  3. 33' Jack Hingert (Brisbane Roar FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 52' Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 61' Substitution, Brisbane Roar FC. Ivan Franjic replaces Daniel Leck.
  6. 66' Goal! Brisbane Roar FC 1, Melbourne City FC 2. Stefan Mauk (Melbourne City FC) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcin Budzinski with a cross.
  7. 68' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Nick Fitzgerald replaces Daniel Arzani.
  8. 69' Corey Brown (Brisbane Roar FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 71' Harrison Delbridge (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 75' Substitution, Brisbane Roar FC. Fahid Ben Khalfallah replaces Éric Bautheac.
  11. 79' Penalty saved! Massimo Maccarone (Brisbane Roar FC) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  12. 83' Substitution, Brisbane Roar FC. Corey Gameiro replaces Massimo Maccarone.
  13. 83' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Bruce Kamau replaces Stefan Mauk.
  14. 90'+4' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Manny Muscat replaces Osama Malik.

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