Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, January 11, 2019
Brisbane Roar FC LLLDL 0
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Melbourne City FC LWDWW 1
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Match Report

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Ritchie de Laet fires Melbourne City to victory over Brisbane Roar

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
7
3
Corner Kicks
12
5
Saves
3
52.3
Possession
47.7
9
SHOTS
17
3
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
364
Accurate Passes
314
480
Passes
427
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
6
18
Crosses
23
0.1
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
63
24
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
7
21
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
7
22
Effective Clearances
20
22
Clearances
20

Head to Head

MBC leads series 3-2

Lineups

MBC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Eugene GalekovicG
  2. 22Curtis GoodCD-L
  3. 5Bart SchenkeveldCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 4Harrison DelbridgeRB
  6. 26Luke BrattanAM
  7. 7Rostyn GriffithsLM
  8. 15Kearyn BaccusRM
  9. 2Ritchie de LaetF
  10. 8Riley McGreeAM-L
  11. 19Lachlan WalesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Osama MalikSUB
  2. 10Dario VidosicSUB
  3. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonSUB
  4. 21Ramy NajjarineSUB
  5. 42James DelianovSUB

BRI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 21Jamie YoungG
  2. 3Luke DeVereCD-L
  3. 8Jacob PepperCD-R
  4. 24Connor O'TooleLB
  5. 19Jack HingertRB
  6. 17Matt McKayAM
  7. 14Álex LópezLM
  8. 7Thomas KristensenRM
  9. 9Adam TaggartF
  10. 11Eric BauthéacAM-L
  11. 2Dane InghamAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Brendan WhiteSUB
  2. 15Stefan NigroSUB
  3. 23Dylan Wenzel-HallsSUB
  4. 26Nicholas D'AgostinoSUB
  5. 33HenriqueSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Nathaniel Atkinson replaces Riley McGree because of an injury.
  2. 50' Substitution, Brisbane Roar FC. Stefan Nigro replaces Connor O'Toole.
  3. 52' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Brisbane Roar FC 0. Ritchie de Laet (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rostyn Griffiths.
  4. 59' Álex López (Brisbane Roar FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 64' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Dario Vidosic replaces Luke Brattan.
  6. 71' Substitution, Brisbane Roar FC. Nicholas D'Agostino replaces Matt McKay.
  7. 71' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Osama Malik replaces Ritchie de Laet.
  8. 73' Harrison Delbridge (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 74' Substitution, Brisbane Roar FC. Henrique replaces Thomas Kristensen.
  10. 79' Nicholas D'Agostino (Brisbane Roar FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 89' Dane Ingham (Brisbane Roar FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+3' Eugene Galekovic (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.

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