Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, April 5, 2019
Brisbane Roar FC LWLLL 1
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Melbourne City FC LDDWL 4
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BRI011
MBC134
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Match Report

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Ritchie de Laet scores stunner as Melbourne City thrash Brisbane Roar

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
16
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
7
7
Saves
1
44
Possession
56
6
SHOTS
18
1
ON GOAL
11
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
308
Accurate Passes
411
404
Passes
507
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
13
17
Crosses
26
0.4
Cross %
0.5
54
Long Balls
56
15
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
1
13
Effective Tackles
18
19
Tackles
32
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
12
23
Effective Clearances
19
23
Clearances
19

Head to Head

MBC leads series 3-2

Lineups

MBC · 4-3-3

  1. 18Eugene GalekovicG
  2. 22Curtis GoodCD-L
  3. 5Bart SchenkeveldCD-R
  4. 4Harrison DelbridgeLB
  5. 2Ritchie de LaetRB
  6. 7Rostyn GriffithsCM
  7. 26Luke BrattanLM
  8. 15Kearyn BaccusRM
  9. 29Jamie MaclarenF
  10. 27Florin BerenguerLF
  11. 9Shayon HarrisonRF

Substitutes

  1. 21Ramy NajjarineSUB
  2. 8Riley McGreeSUB
  3. 19Lachlan WalesSUB
  4. 1Mark BirighittiSUB
  5. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonSUB

BRI · 4-1-4-1

  1. 21Jamie YoungG
  2. 12Ruon TongyikCD-L
  3. 8Jacob PepperCD-R
  4. 17Matt McKayDM
  5. 15Stefan NigroLB
  6. 36Daniel LeckRB
  7. 7Thomas KristensenCM-L
  8. 14Álex LópezCM-R
  9. 11Eric BauthéacLM
  10. 23Dylan Wenzel-HallsRM
  11. 92Eli BabaljF

Substitutes

  1. 32Zach DuncanSUB
  2. 1Brendan WhiteSUB
  3. 26Nicholas D'AgostinoSUB
  4. 33HenriqueSUB
  5. 18Joe CalettiSUB

Timeline

  1. 27' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Brisbane Roar FC 0. Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florin Berenguer following a set piece situation.
  2. 45' Substitution, Brisbane Roar FC. Henrique replaces Ruon Tongyik.
  3. 54' Own Goal by Harrison Delbridge, Melbourne City FC. Melbourne City FC 1, Brisbane Roar FC 1.
  4. 59' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Brisbane Roar FC 1. Shayon Harrison (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Brattan with a cross.
  5. 63' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Riley McGree replaces Rostyn Griffiths.
  6. 67' Substitution, Brisbane Roar FC. Nicholas D'Agostino replaces Eli Babalj.
  7. 68' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Lachlan Wales replaces Shayon Harrison.
  8. 70' Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Brisbane Roar FC 1. Ritchie de Laet (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luke Brattan.
  9. 75' Ritchie de Laet (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 78' Substitution, Brisbane Roar FC. Joe Caletti replaces Henrique because of an injury.
  11. 81' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Ramy Najjarine replaces Florin Berenguer.
  12. 90'+4' Goal! Melbourne City FC 4, Brisbane Roar FC 1. Riley McGree (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.

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