Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC vs Melbourne Victory, 2020-21 Australian A League, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne City FC
  • 11': Andrew Nabbout
  • 34': Jamie Maclaren (P)
  • 64': Jamie Maclaren
  • 75': Jamie Maclaren (P)
  • 84': Jamie Maclaren
  • 85': Jamie Maclaren
  • 87': Adrián Luna
FT
7 - 0
Melbourne Victory
  • Red Card 30': Adama Traoré

Maclaren nets five as City thrash Victory

A-League

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
  • 2': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tom Glover.
  • 3': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami tries a through ball, but Jacob Butterfield is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC).
  • 4': Jay Barnett (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio (Melbourne Victory).
  • 5': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 7': Foul by Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC).
  • 7': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
  • 9': Attempt missed. Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adrián Luna following a set piece situation.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Folami with a cross.
  • 11': Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
  • 26': Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Foul by Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) with an attempt from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Adrián Luna with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 29': Foul by Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory).
  • 29': Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 29': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Foul by Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
  • 30': Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) is shown the red card.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
  • 33': Penalty Melbourne City FC. Andrew Nabbout draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 33': Penalty conceded by Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 34': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Brandon Lauton replaces Ben Folami.
  • 34': Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Melbourne Victory 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 35': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Brandon Lauton.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross following a corner.
  • 37': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Brandon Lauton.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross.
  • 38': Dylan Ryan (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC).
  • 39': Attempt missed. Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
  • 42': Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC).
  • 44': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Matthew Acton.
  • 45'+3': Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Jay Barnett (Melbourne Victory).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Melbourne City FC 2, Melbourne Victory 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City FC 2, Melbourne Victory 0.
  • 51': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rostyn Griffiths.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rostyn Griffiths.
  • 57': Brandon Lauton (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC).
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Good.
  • 59': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Aaron Anderson.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
  • 60': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Robbie Kruse replaces Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio.
  • 60': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Elvis Kamsoba replaces Callum McManaman.
  • 61': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Dylan Ryan.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Nuno Reis (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adrián Luna with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Aiden O'Neill replaces Rostyn Griffiths.
  • 63': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Marco Tilio replaces Craig Noone.
  • 64': Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Melbourne Victory 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Tilio with a cross.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 67': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Matthew Acton.
  • 70': Foul by Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC).
  • 70': Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Penalty Melbourne City FC. Marco Tilio draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 74': Penalty conceded by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 75': Goal! Melbourne City FC 4, Melbourne Victory 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 76': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Ben Garuccio replaces Scott Jamieson.
  • 76': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Andrew Nabbout.
  • 77': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Elvis Kamsoba.
  • 77': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tom Glover.
  • 80': Foul by Storm Roux (Melbourne Victory).
  • 80': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Florin Berenguer replaces Connor Metcalfe.
  • 81': Foul by Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC).
  • 81': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Aaron Anderson.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
  • 83': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Matthew Acton.
  • 84': Goal! Melbourne City FC 5, Melbourne Victory 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stefan Colakovski with a headed pass.
  • 85': Goal! Melbourne City FC 6, Melbourne Victory 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrián Luna.
  • 87': Goal! Melbourne City FC 7, Melbourne Victory 0. Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
  • 88': Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
  • 88': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Jamie Maclaren tries a through ball, but Florin Berenguer is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Storm Roux (Melbourne Victory).
  • 90'+1': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Melbourne City FC 7, Melbourne Victory 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne City FC 7, Melbourne Victory 0.

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/5328.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originMVC MCYhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/11143.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
12 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 9
3 Saves 1
36.4 Possession 63.6
4 SHOTS 23
1 ON GOAL 10
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
345 Accurate Passes 663
427 Passes 731
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 10
3 Crosses 27
0.3 Cross % 0.4
49 Long Balls 54
15 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 11
13 Tackles 13
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
20 Interceptions 6
27 Effective Clearances 0
27 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 14,031

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thomas Glover (GK)
22 Curtis Good
4 Nuno Reis
3 Scott Jamieson
2 Scott Galloway
7 Rostyn Griffiths
18 Connor Metcalfe
20 Adrián Luna
9 Jamie Maclaren
11 Craig Noone
15 Andrew Nabbout
Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
Stefan Colakovski, Aiden O'Neill, Ben Garuccio, Florin Berenguer, Naoki Tsubaki, Marco Tilio, Matthew Sutton.

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Matt Acton (GK)
19 Dylan Ryan
15 Aaron Anderson
3 Adama Traoré Red Card
2 Storm Roux
14 Jay Barnett
22 Jake Brimmer Yellow Card
8 Jacob Butterfield
25 Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio
11 Ben Folami
7 Callum McManaman Yellow Card
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Birkan Kirdar, Lleyton Brooks, Robbie Kruse, Elvis Kamsoba, Brandon Lauton, Max Crocombe.

A-League Men News

Kisnorbo lands Sydney FC job as Talay stands down
Kisnorbo lands Sydney FC job as Talay stands down

Patrick Kisnorbo has been charged with rescuing Sydney FC's faltering A-League Men season after manager Ufuk Talay agreed to a mutual termination of his contract.

'I wouldn't walk out': Popovic on Segecic's defection to Croatia
'I wouldn't walk out': Popovic on Segecic's defection to Croatia

Straight-shooting Socceroos coach Tony Popovic feels Adrian Segecic is "probably better off" in Croatia after opting to switch allegiances from Australia less than three months out from the World Cup.

Kraev scores a stunner
Kraev scores a stunner

Bozhidar Kraev hammers a quality one-touch effort to give the Wanderers the advantage just before half time.

Defection shock: Adrian Segecic turns back on the Socceroos for Croatia
Defection shock: Adrian Segecic turns back on the Socceroos for Croatia

One of Australia's brightest young talents appears to have been lost to the Socceroos without even playing a game, with Portsmouth dynamo Adrian Segecic switching associations to Croatia.

Stocks up, stocks down: Is Mata the A-League's best player?
Stocks up, stocks down: Is Mata the A-League's best player?

A masterclass from Juan Mata highlighted the A-League weekend, while a keeper howler spelt the end of Giancarlo Italiano's time at the Nix.