Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, March 6, 2020
Western Sydney Wanderers FC LWDWW 1
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Brisbane Roar FC LWWDL 3
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BRI213
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Match Report

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
1
34.3
Possession
65.7
6
SHOTS
21
2
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
226
Accurate Passes
489
310
Passes
581
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
6
Crosses
24
0.3
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
52
18
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
6
8
Effective Tackles
4
13
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.3
20
Interceptions
8
35
Effective Clearances
3
35
Clearances
3

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

BRI · 3-4-2-1

  1. 21Jamie YoungG
  2. 5Tom AldredCD
  3. 6Macaulay GillespheyCD-L
  4. 2Scott NevilleCD-R
  5. 12Aiden O'NeillCM-L
  6. 26Jay O'SheaCM-R
  7. 3Corey BrownLM
  8. 19Jack HingertRM
  9. 30Mirza MuratovicF
  10. 10Bradden InmanCF-L
  11. 77Scott McDonaldCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Kai TrewinSUB
  2. 4Daniel BowlesSUB
  3. 23Dylan Wenzel-HallsSUB
  4. 25Rahmat AkbariSUB
  5. 14George MellsSUB
  6. 7Jai InghamSUB
  7. 1Max CrocombeSUB

WSW · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Daniel LoparG
  2. 4Dylan McgowanCD
  3. 6Matthew JurmanCD-L
  4. 34Patrick ZieglerCD-R
  5. 19Pirmin SchweglerCM-L
  6. 22Nicholas SullivanCM-R
  7. 9Nicolai MüllerAM
  8. 16Mathieu CordierLM
  9. 33Tate RussellRM
  10. 7Mitchell DukeCF-L
  11. 10Simon CoxCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Kosta GrozosSUB
  2. 31Noah PagdenSUB
  3. 13Tass MourdoukoutasSUB
  4. 40Nick SumanSUB
  5. 35Mohamed AdamSUB
  6. 36Jarrod CarluccioSUB
  7. 8Jordan O'DohertySUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Brisbane Roar FC 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Scott McDonald (Brisbane Roar FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Macaulay Gillesphey following a set piece situation.
  2. 29' Aiden O'Neill (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 29'
  3. 37' Goal! Brisbane Roar FC 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Scott McDonald (Brisbane Roar FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bradden Inman.
  4. 38' VAR Decision: Goal Brisbane Roar FC 2-0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC (Scott McDonald).
  5. 51' Scott McDonald (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 51'
  6. 54' Goal! Brisbane Roar FC 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Mitchell Duke (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pirmin Schwegler following a fast break.
  7. 66' Corey Brown (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 66'
  8. 70' Matthew Jurman (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 70'
  9. 72' Goal! Brisbane Roar FC 3, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Jay O'Shea (Brisbane Roar FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  10. 73' Jordan O'Doherty (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 73'
  11. 76' Mohamed Adam (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 76'
  12. 78' Scott Neville (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 78'
  13. 83' Simon Cox (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 83'
  14. 84' Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 84'
  15. 84' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Kostandinos Grozos replaces Pirmin Schwegler.
  16. 86' Patrick Ziegler (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 86'
  17. 90'+2' Substitution, Brisbane Roar FC. Kai Trewin replaces Scott McDonald.

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