Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City FC, 2020-21 Australian A League, Regular Season
· Australian A-League MenMaclaren double earns Melbourne City A-League win
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 1': Naoki Tsubaki (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Wilmering.
- 3': Foul by Thomas Aquilina (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 3': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 6': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Melbourne City FC 1. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Craig Noone.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Thomas Aquilina (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Mitchell Duke.
- 10': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Daniel Wilmering.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross.
- 11': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Dylan McGowan.
- 15': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Nathaniel Atkinson tries a through ball, but Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.
- 16': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Nathaniel Atkinson.
- 18': Attempt blocked. James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mitchell Duke.
- 19': Foul by Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC).
- 19': Ziggy Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Mark Natta.
- 21': Attempt missed. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Jamie Maclaren tries a through ball, but Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.
- 30': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Scott Jamieson.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross.
- 32': Hand ball by Simon Cox (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 33': Attempt missed. James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Simon Cox following a fast break.
- 35': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Graham Dorrans.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Keanu Baccus.
- 37': Foul by Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC).
- 37': Simon Cox (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Simon Cox (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Troisi.
- 39': Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 39': Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
- 42': Attempt missed. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe.
- 44': Foul by Naoki Tsubaki (Melbourne City FC).
- 44': Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Dangerous play by Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC).
- 45'+1': Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Melbourne City FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Melbourne City FC 1.
- 45': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Jordon Mutch replaces Keanu Baccus.
- 46': Foul by Naoki Tsubaki (Melbourne City FC).
- 46': Jordon Mutch (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Mark Natta tries a through ball, but Mitchell Duke is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 50': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Ziggy Gordon.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross.
- 50': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Mitchell Duke.
- 50': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Mark Natta.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Dylan McGowan.
- 51': Penalty conceded by James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 52': VAR Decision: Penalty Melbourne City FC.
- 54': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Melbourne City FC 2. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 62': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC).
- 62': James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 62': Attempt missed. Jordon Mutch (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 63': Hand ball by Jordon Mutch (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 63': Jordon Mutch (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 65': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Bernie Ibini replaces Simon Cox.
- 65': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Bruce Kamau replaces James Troisi.
- 67': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Ben Garuccio replaces Nuno Reis because of an injury.
- 67': Attempt missed. Jordon Mutch (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bernie Ibini.
- 68': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Atkinson.
- 70': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Rostyn Griffiths.
- 71': Attempt saved. Bruce Kamau (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Aquilina with a cross.
- 71': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Naoki Tsubaki.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Mark Natta (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Graham Dorrans with a cross.
- 74': Attempt missed. Thomas Aquilina (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordon Mutch.
- 76': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Taras Gomulka replaces Naoki Tsubaki.
- 79': Attempt missed. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 79': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Kwame Yeboah replaces Mitchell Duke.
- 80': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Nicolai Müller replaces Ziggy Gordon.
- 81': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Graham Dorrans.
- 82': Attempt missed. Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Scott Jamieson.
- 83': Attempt missed. Dylan McGowan (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordon Mutch with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Bernie Ibini (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Taras Gomulka (Melbourne City FC).
- 85': Attempt blocked. Nicolai Müller (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruce Kamau.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 86': Attempt missed. Kwame Yeboah (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Wilmering with a cross.
- 87': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Jamie Maclaren tries a through ball, but Craig Noone is caught offside.
- 90': Daniel Wilmering (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC).
- 90'+1': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Andrew Nabbout because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Bernie Ibini (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kwame Yeboah.
- 90'+4': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Connor Metcalfe tries a through ball, but Jamie Maclaren is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Foul by Kwame Yeboah (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 90'+5': Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Melbourne City FC 2.
- 0': Match ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Melbourne City FC 2.
Statistics
 MCY |
WSW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 49 | Possession | 51 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 338 | Accurate Passes | 365 |
| 437 | Passes | 457 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 24 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 23 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 28 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 4,976
Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 4,976
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 22 | +13 | 43 |
| 2 | Auckland FC | 22 | +14 | 39 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 22 | +10 | 35 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 22 | +7 | 35 |
Line-Ups
Western Sydney Wanderers (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Daniel Margush (GK) |
| 4 | Dylan Mcgowan |
| 33 | Mark Natta |
| 2 | Ziggy Gordon |
| 17 | Keanu Baccus  |
| 18 | Graham Dorrans |
| 14 | James Troisi |
| 29 | Daniel Wilmering |
| 39 | Thomas Aquilina |
| 10 | Simon Cox |
| 12 | Mitchell Duke |
Melbourne City FC (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
| 22 | Curtis Good |
| 4 | Nuno Reis |
| 7 | Rostyn Griffiths |
| 3 | Scott Jamieson |
| 13 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 18 | Connor Metcalfe |
| 14 | Naoki Tsubaki |
| 11 | Craig Noone |
| 15 | Andrew Nabbout |
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren |
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