Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, November 9, 2018
Wellington Phoenix LWWDL 0
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Melbourne City FC WLWDL 2
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Match Report

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Melbourne City return to winning ways against Wellington Phoenix

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
1
43.4
Possession
56.6
5
SHOTS
14
1
ON GOAL
8
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
309
Accurate Passes
440
401
Passes
525
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
3
11
Crosses
11
0.1
Cross %
0.3
58
Long Balls
58
29
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
10
20
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
14
Interceptions
11
13
Effective Clearances
21
13
Clearances
21

Head to Head

MBC leads series 4-1

Lineups

MBC · 4-3-3

  1. 18Eugene GalekovicG
  2. 4Harrison DelbridgeCD-L
  3. 5Bart SchenkeveldCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 2Ritchie de LaetRB
  6. 15Kearyn BaccusCM
  7. 8Riley McGreeLM
  8. 27Florin BerenguerRM
  9. 23Bruno FornaroliF
  10. 19Lachlan WalesLF
  11. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonRF

Substitutes

  1. 1Mark BirighittiSUB
  2. 10Dario VidosicSUB
  3. 34Connor MetcalfeSUB
  4. 25Iacopo La RoccaSUB
  5. 7Rostyn GriffithsSUB

WEL · 3-4-3

  1. 1Filip KurtoG
  2. 22Andrew DuranteCD
  3. 6Dylan FoxCD-L
  4. 27Steven TaylorCD-R
  5. 4MandiCM-L
  6. 8Mitch NicholsCM-R
  7. 19Tom DoyleLM
  8. 16Louis FentonRM
  9. 18Sarpreet SinghF
  10. 21Roy KrishnaCF-L
  11. 11David WilliamsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Max BurgessSUB
  2. 15Michal KopczynskiSUB
  3. 5Ryan LowSUB
  4. 20Oliver SailSUB
  5. 14Alex RuferSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Sarpreet Singh (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 9' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. Ritchie de Laet (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
  3. 47' Kearyn Baccus (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 47' Mitch Nichols (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 51' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Dario Vidosic replaces Nathaniel Atkinson.
  6. 59' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 0. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Riley McGree.
  7. 62' Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 64' Harrison Delbridge (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 66' VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field stands.
  10. 71' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Max Burgess replaces Andrew Durante.
  11. 73' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Michal Kopczynski replaces Sarpreet Singh.
  12. 79' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Rostyn Griffiths replaces Lachlan Wales.
  13. 82' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Alex Rufer replaces Mandi.
  14. 86' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Connor Metcalfe replaces Bruno Fornaroli.

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