Australian A-League Men

FT Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Melbourne City FC WWWWW 1
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Western United WLLWL 2
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MBC101
WTU022
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Match Report

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Western United snap Melbourne City's six-game winning streak

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
12
Corner Kicks
1
5
Saves
6
55.5
Possession
44.5
27
SHOTS
9
7
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
423
Accurate Passes
325
504
Passes
408
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
3
25
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.3
55
Long Balls
74
38
Accurate Long Balls
40
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
11
23
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
16
Interceptions
2
1
Effective Clearances
29
1
Clearances
29

Head to Head

MBC leads series 4-1

Lineups

WTU · 3-4-3

  1. 30Ryan ScottG
  2. 4Andrew DuranteCD
  3. 22Tomislav UskokCD-L
  4. 6Tomoki ImaiCD-R
  5. 10Steven LusticaCM-L
  6. 25Luke DuzelCM-R
  7. 11Connor PainLM
  8. 5Dylan PieriasRM
  9. 7Besart BerishaF
  10. 34Iker GuarrotxenaCF-L
  11. 8Lachlan WalesCF-R

MBC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thomas GloverG
  2. 22Curtis GoodCD-L
  3. 4Nuno ReisCD-R
  4. 19Ben GaruccioLB
  5. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  6. 10Florin BerenguerAM
  7. 7Rostyn GriffithsLM
  8. 18Connor MetcalfeRM
  9. 9Jamie MaclarenF
  10. 11Craig NooneAM-L
  11. 15Andrew NabboutAM-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Western United FC 0, Melbourne City FC 1. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
  2. 34' Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 54' VAR Decision: No Penalty Western United FC.
  4. 57' Substitution, Western United FC. Brendan Hamill replaces Andrew Durante.
  5. 57' Substitution, Western United FC. Alessandro Diamanti replaces Steven Lustica.
  6. 58' Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 61' Goal! Western United FC 1, Melbourne City FC 1. Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Besart Berisha.
  8. 62' Iker Guarrotxena (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 66' Goal! Western United FC 2, Melbourne City FC 1. Besart Berisha (Western United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross following a fast break.
  10. 76' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Adrián Luna replaces Florin Berenguer.
  11. 80' Substitution, Western United FC. Kaine Sheppard replaces Besart Berisha.
  12. 80' Substitution, Western United FC. Ivan Vujica replaces Connor Pain.
  13. 90' Substitution, Western United FC. Jerry Skotadis replaces Lachlan Wales.

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