Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, January 3, 2020
Western United LWWDL 2
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Melbourne City FC WLWLL 3
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Match Report

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Maclaren double helps Melbourne City past Western United in A League thriller

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
3
Offsides
1
0
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
1
46.2
Possession
53.8
8
SHOTS
21
5
ON GOAL
6
0.6
On Target %
0.3
2
Penalty Goals
0
2
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
383
Accurate Passes
462
465
Passes
536
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
4
9
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.2
62
Long Balls
51
35
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
5
6
Effective Tackles
5
12
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
14
Interceptions
8
16
Effective Clearances
9
16
Clearances
9

Head to Head

MBC leads series 1-0

Lineups

MBC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Dean BouzanisG
  2. 22Curtis GoodCD-L
  3. 40Richard WindbichlerCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  6. 20Adrián LunaAM
  7. 6Josh BrillanteLM
  8. 10Florin BerenguerRM
  9. 9Jamie MaclarenF
  10. 19Lachlan WalesAM-L
  11. 11Craig NooneAM-R

WTU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Filip KurtoG
  2. 15Jonathan AspropotamitisCD-L
  3. 4Andrew DuranteCD-R
  4. 11Connor PainLB
  5. 21Sebastian PasqualiRB
  6. 12Dario JertecCM-L
  7. 27Jerry SkotadisCM-R
  8. 9Apostolos StamatelopoulosLM
  9. 23Alessandro DiamantiRM
  10. 7Valentino YuelCF-L
  11. 18Besart BerishaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Western United FC 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  2. 29' Richard Windbichler (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 36' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Western United FC 0. Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Craig Noone with a through ball.
  4. 44' Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Western United FC 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrián Luna.
  5. 45' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Harrison Delbridge replaces Richard Windbichler.
  6. 51' Valentino Yuel (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 54' Substitution, Western United FC. Thiel Iradukunda replaces Dario Jertec.
  8. 65' Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 70' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Rostyn Griffiths replaces Florin Berenguer.
  10. 71' Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Pierias replaces Valentino Yuel.
  11. 71' Substitution, Western United FC. Joshua Cavallo replaces Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.
  12. 75' Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Western United FC 1. Besart Berisha (Western United FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  13. 77' VAR Decision: Card upgraded Harrison Delbridge (Melbourne City FC).
  14. 78' Harrison Delbridge (Melbourne City FC) is shown the red card.
  15. 79' Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Western United FC 2. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  16. 84' Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 85' Joshua Cavallo (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 87' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Scott Galloway replaces Lachlan Wales because of an injury.
  19. 90'+4' Andrew Durante (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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