Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, April 23, 2021
Western Sydney Wanderers FC LDDDL 4
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Melbourne Victory LDLWL 5
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WSW134
MBV325
Marvel Stadium · 3,235 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Melbourne Victory win nine-goal thriller in first match since Brebner sacking

In their first game since coach Grant Brebner's axing, Melbourne Victory survived a late scare to secure the win over Western Sydney Wanderers.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
11
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
4
63.8
Possession
36.2
26
SHOTS
9
8
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.9
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
463
Accurate Passes
227
532
Passes
306
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
12
Accurate Crosses
6
36
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.4
51
Long Balls
62
25
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
6
Blocked Shots
0
11
Effective Tackles
11
20
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
13
11
Effective Clearances
34
11
Clearances
34

Head to Head

WSW leads series 3-2

Lineups

MBV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Matt ActonG
  2. 19Dylan RyanCD-L
  3. 6Leigh BroxhamCD-R
  4. 16Brandon LautonLB
  5. 2Storm RouxRB
  6. 10Robbie KruseAM
  7. 8Jacob ButterfieldLM
  8. 22Jake BrimmerRM
  9. 9Rudy GestedeF
  10. 11Ben FolamiAM-L
  11. 7Callum McManamanAM-R

WSW · 4-1-4-1

  1. 30Daniel MargushG
  2. 34Patrick ZieglerCD-L
  3. 4Dylan McgowanCD-R
  4. 18Graham DorransDM
  5. 39Thomas AquilinaLB
  6. 2Ziggy GordonRB
  7. 14James TroisiCM-L
  8. 8Jordan O'DohertyCM-R
  9. 9Bernie Ibini-IseiLM
  10. 7Bruce KamauRM
  11. 12Mitchell DukeF

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robbie Kruse.
  2. 28' Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Storm Roux (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross following a corner.
  3. 31' Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruce Kamau with a cross.
  4. 45'+2' Dylan McGowan (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+3' Goal! Melbourne Victory 3, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross following a corner.
  6. 54' Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 55' Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 56' Rudy Gestede (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 61' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Nicolai Müller replaces Jordan O'Doherty.
  10. 63' Penalty saved! Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  11. 63' Goal! Melbourne Victory 4, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Dylan Ryan (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum McManaman with a headed pass following a corner.
  12. 64' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Tate Russell replaces Ziggy Gordon.
  13. 73' Goal! Melbourne Victory 5, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Rudy Gestede.
  14. 76' Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 76' Goal! Melbourne Victory 5, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2. Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  16. 79' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Tass Mourdoukoutas replaces Bernie Ibini.
  17. 79' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Jordon Mutch replaces Graham Dorrans.
  18. 82' Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 84' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Lleyton Brooks replaces Ben Folami.
  20. 86' Goal! Melbourne Victory 5, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3. Mitchell Duke (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Troisi with a cross following a corner.
  21. 88' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Aaron Anderson replaces Leigh Broxham.
  22. 88' Goal! Melbourne Victory 5, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4. Nicolai Müller (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Bruce Kamau.
  23. 90' Patrick Ziegler (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  24. 90'+5' Matthew Acton (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
  25. 90'+5' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jay Barnett replaces Robbie Kruse.

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