Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, January 19, 2018
Melbourne Victory WWDLW 3
–
Western Sydney Wanderers FC LWWDD 0
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MBV123
WSW000
Accor Stadium · 11,864 att.

Match Report

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Kosta Barbarouses double sees Victory hammer Wanderers

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
9
4
Saves
6
44.1
Possession
55.9
17
SHOTS
25
9
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
262
Accurate Passes
339
363
Passes
430
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
2
Crosses
30
1.0
Cross %
0.2
61
Long Balls
76
28
Accurate Long Balls
43
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
9
15
Effective Tackles
15
23
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
32
Effective Clearances
9
32
Clearances
9

Head to Head

MBV leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

WSW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Vedran JanjetovicG
  2. 3Jack ClisbyCD-L
  3. 33Michael ThwaiteCD-R
  4. 24Raúl LlorenteLB
  5. 4Joshua RisdonRB
  6. 8Roly BonevaciaAM
  7. 25Chris HerdLM
  8. 6Marcelo CarruscaRM
  9. 9Oriol RieraF
  10. 19Mark BridgeAM-L
  11. 7Steven LusticaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Lachlan ScottSUB
  2. 15Kearyn BaccusSUB
  3. 35Tass MourdoukoutasSUB
  4. 40Nick SumanSUB
  5. 11Brendon SantalabSUB

MBV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Matt ActonG
  2. 4Rhys WilliamsCD-L
  3. 6Leigh BroxhamCD-R
  4. 22Stefan NigroLB
  5. 2Jason GeriaRB
  6. 24Terry AntonisAM
  7. 5Mark MilliganLM
  8. 21Carl ValeriRM
  9. 8Besart BerishaF
  10. 41Leroy GeorgeAM-L
  11. 9Kosta BarbarousesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 40Matthew SuttonSUB
  2. 14Thomas DengSUB
  3. 18Matías Gastón SánchezSUB
  4. 23Jai InghamSUB
  5. 31Christian TheoharousSUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Mark Bridge (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 26' Rhys Williams (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 28' Josh Risdon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 36' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Kosta Barbarouses (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Besart Berisha.
  5. 39' Chris Herd (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 64' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Lachlan Scott replaces Steven Lustica.
  7. 68' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Melbourne Victory 2. Besart Berisha (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leroy George.
  8. 70' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Thomas Deng replaces Stefan Nigro.
  9. 74' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Brendon Santalab replaces Roly Bonevacia.
  10. 74' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Kearyn Baccus replaces Marcelo Carrusca.
  11. 78' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Christian Theoharous replaces Leroy George.
  12. 86' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jai Ingham replaces Besart Berisha.
  13. 90'+2' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Melbourne Victory 3. Kosta Barbarouses (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jai Ingham.

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