Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, March 2, 2019
Perth Glory FC WWWWD 2
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Melbourne City FC LLDLD 2
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PER022
MBC202
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Match Report

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Diego Castro stunner completes superb Perth comeback against Melbourne

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
2
66.1
Possession
33.9
11
SHOTS
3
4
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
487
Accurate Passes
201
590
Passes
305
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
1
17
Crosses
6
0.1
Cross %
0.2
69
Long Balls
72
43
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
0
4
Effective Tackles
11
13
Tackles
17
0.3
Tackle %
0.6
2
Interceptions
12
14
Effective Clearances
28
14
Clearances
28

Head to Head

PER leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

MBC · 4-5-1

  1. 18Eugene GalekovicG
  2. 22Curtis GoodCD-L
  3. 25Iacopo La RoccaCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  6. 26Luke BrattanCM-L
  7. 15Kearyn BaccusCM-R
  8. 7Rostyn GriffithsAM
  9. 9Shayon HarrisonLM
  10. 27Florin BerenguerRM
  11. 29Jamie MaclarenF

Substitutes

  1. 19Lachlan WalesSUB
  2. 36Dylan PieriasSUB
  3. 1Mark BirighittiSUB
  4. 8Riley McGreeSUB
  5. 34Connor MetcalfeSUB

PER · 3-4-1-2

  1. 33Liam ReddyG
  2. 13Matthew SpiranovicCD
  3. 4Shane LowryCD-L
  4. 6Dino DjulbicCD-R
  5. 88Neil KilkennyCM-L
  6. 27JuandeCM-R
  7. 17Diego CastroAM
  8. 3Jason DavidsonLM
  9. 5Ivan FranjicRM
  10. 9Andy KeoghCF-L
  11. 19Christopher IkonomidisCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Joel ChianeseSUB
  2. 11Brendon SantalabSUB
  3. 23Scott NevilleSUB
  4. 20Jake BrimmerSUB
  5. 1Tando VelaphiSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Kearyn Baccus (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 26' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Perth Glory 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Jamieson with a cross.
  3. 35' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Perth Glory 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 45'+4' Iacopo La Rocca (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 63' Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 63' Chris Ikonomidis (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 63' Substitution, Perth Glory. Joel Chianese replaces Ivan Franjic.
  8. 63' Substitution, Perth Glory. Brendon Santalab replaces Andy Keogh.
  9. 64' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Riley McGree replaces Shayon Harrison.
  10. 70' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Lachlan Wales replaces Florin Berenguer.
  11. 75' Substitution, Perth Glory. Jake Brimmer replaces Neil Kilkenny.
  12. 84' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Perth Glory 1. Joel Chianese (Perth Glory) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  13. 85' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Dylan Pierias replaces Luke Brattan.
  14. 86' Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+1' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Perth Glory 2. Diego Castro (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Juande.

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