Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, March 26, 2021
Western Sydney Wanderers FC LLWWW 1
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Melbourne City FC WWWWW 4
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WSW101
MBC134
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Match Report

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Noone leads Melbourne City to fiery A League win over WSW

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
17
7
Saves
0
40.3
Possession
59.7
7
SHOTS
29
1
ON GOAL
11
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
344
Accurate Passes
550
437
Passes
629
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
9
8
Crosses
33
0.5
Cross %
0.3
53
Long Balls
60
25
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
9
18
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
15
35
Effective Clearances
10
35
Clearances
10

Head to Head

MBC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MBC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thomas GloverG
  2. 22Curtis GoodCD-L
  3. 7Rostyn GriffithsCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  6. 10Florin BerenguerAM
  7. 18Connor MetcalfeLM
  8. 20Adrián LunaRM
  9. 9Jamie MaclarenF
  10. 11Craig NooneAM-L
  11. 15Andrew NabboutAM-R

WSW · 3-5-2

  1. 30Daniel MargushG
  2. 4Dylan McgowanCD
  3. 33Mark NattaCD-L
  4. 2Ziggy GordonCD-R
  5. 14James TroisiCM-L
  6. 17Keanu BaccusCM-R
  7. 18Graham DorransAM
  8. 29Daniel WilmeringLM
  9. 13Tate RussellRM
  10. 12Mitchell DukeCF-L
  11. 9Bernie Ibini-IseiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! Melbourne City FC 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Bernie Ibini (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mitchell Duke with a cross.
  2. 33' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 50' Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 52' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross.
  5. 55' Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
  6. 56' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Jordon Mutch replaces Keanu Baccus.
  7. 56' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Bruce Kamau replaces James Troisi.
  8. 56' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Nicolai Müller replaces Tate Russell.
  9. 63' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Thomas Aquilina replaces Mark Natta because of an injury.
  10. 75' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Kwame Yeboah replaces Bernie Ibini.
  11. 83' Jordon Mutch (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 83' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Ben Garuccio replaces Craig Noone.
  13. 88' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Taras Gomulka replaces Adrián Luna.
  14. 88' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Marco Tilio replaces Scott Jamieson.
  15. 90'+2' Goal! Melbourne City FC 4, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  16. 90'+3' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Naoki Tsubaki replaces Florin Berenguer.

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