Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, December 22, 2018
Melbourne Victory WWWWW 1
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Melbourne City FC WLWLW 1
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Match Report

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Melbourne City's Dario Vidosic saves draw vs. Melbourne Victory with late goal

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
9
4
Saves
1
52.2
Possession
47.8
7
SHOTS
12
2
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
449
Accurate Passes
405
550
Passes
495
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
17
Crosses
23
0.2
Cross %
0.2
48
Long Balls
64
21
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
1
14
Effective Tackles
9
19
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
11
24
Effective Clearances
24
24
Clearances
24

Head to Head

MBV leads series 3-2

Lineups

MBC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Eugene GalekovicG
  2. 4Harrison DelbridgeCD-L
  3. 5Bart SchenkeveldCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 2Ritchie de LaetRB
  6. 26Luke BrattanAM
  7. 15Kearyn BaccusLM
  8. 7Rostyn GriffithsRM
  9. 19Lachlan WalesF
  10. 10Dario VidosicAM-L
  11. 8Riley McGreeAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Michael O'HalloranSUB
  2. 21Ramy NajjarineSUB
  3. 1Mark BirighittiSUB
  4. 6Osama MalikSUB
  5. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonSUB

MBV · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 20Lawrence ThomasG
  2. 22Nicholas AnsellCD-L
  3. 14Thomas DengCD-R
  4. 21Carl ValeriDM
  5. 3Corey BrownLB
  6. 2Storm RouxRB
  7. 10James TroisiAM
  8. 8Terry AntonisLM
  9. 6Leigh BroxhamRM
  10. 11Ola ToivonenCF-L
  11. 9Kosta BarbarousesCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Matt ActonSUB
  2. 19Rahmat AkbariSUB
  3. 7Kenjok AthiuSUB
  4. 13Birkan KirdarSUB
  5. 16Josh HopeSUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 34' Nicholas Ansell (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 55' Goal! Melbourne City FC 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Ola Toivonen (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with a cross.
  4. 64' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Michael O'Halloran replaces Lachlan Wales.
  5. 64' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Nathaniel Atkinson replaces Ritchie de Laet.
  6. 67' Harrison Delbridge (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 75' Bart Schenkeveld (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 77' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Ramy Najjarine replaces Luke Brattan.
  9. 88' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Joshua Hope replaces Leigh Broxham.
  10. 90'+2' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Dario Vidosic (Melbourne City FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Jamieson with a cross.
  11. 90'+5' Riley McGree (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.

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