Australian A-League Men

Western United vs Melbourne Victory, 2020-21 Australian A League, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western United
  • 45'+3': Alessandro Diamanti (P)
FT
1 - 6
Melbourne Victory
  • 12': Jake Brimmer
  • 22': Rudy Gestede
  • 33': Elvis Kamsoba
  • 36': Ben Folami
  • 50': Elvis Kamsoba
  • 82': Jacob Butterfield

Western United's finals ambitions end after Melbourne Victory thrashing

A-League

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Luke Duzel (Western United FC).
  • 2': Attempt saved. Dylan Pierias (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Luke Duzel with a cross.
  • 4': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jacob Butterfield.
  • 8': Elvis Kamsoba (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Connor Pain (Western United FC).
  • 8': Connor Pain (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Dylan Pierias (Western United FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Iker Guarrotxena.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Sebastian Pasquali (Western United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Connor Pain.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum McManaman.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 12': Goal! Western United FC 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Dylan Pierias (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Elvis Kamsoba (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Folami.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Iker Guarrotxena (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti with a cross.
  • 18': Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Jacob Butterfield.
  • 22': Goal! Western United FC 0, Melbourne Victory 2. Rudy Gestede (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross following a fast break.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Pasquali (Western United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 24': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Leigh Broxham.
  • 27': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Dylan Pierias (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Elvis Kamsoba.
  • 29': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
  • 31': Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Tomislav Uskok (Western United FC).
  • 32': Foul by Luke Duzel (Western United FC).
  • 32': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Goal! Western United FC 0, Melbourne Victory 3. Elvis Kamsoba (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Folami.
  • 36': Goal! Western United FC 0, Melbourne Victory 4. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacob Butterfield.
  • 40': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Dylan Pierias.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Folami.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dylan Ryan.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Leigh Broxham.
  • 45'+1': Penalty conceded by Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 45'+2': VAR Decision: Penalty Western United FC.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Western United FC 1, Melbourne Victory 4. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Western United FC 1, Melbourne Victory 4.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western United FC 1, Melbourne Victory 4.
  • 45': Substitution, Western United FC. Jerry Skotadis replaces Sebastian Pasquali.
  • 47': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory).
  • 48': Attempt saved. Luke Duzel (Western United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Folami.
  • 50': Goal! Western United FC 1, Melbourne Victory 5. Elvis Kamsoba (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum McManaman.
  • 55': Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
  • 55': Iker Guarrotxena (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 56': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Brendan Hamill.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Rudy Gestede (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Butterfield with a cross.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Dylan Pierias (Western United FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luke Duzel.
  • 60': Foul by Tomislav Uskok (Western United FC).
  • 60': Rudy Gestede (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Brendan Hamill.
  • 64': Foul by Luke Duzel (Western United FC).
  • 64': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Substitution, Western United FC. Steven Lustica replaces Luke Duzel.
  • 66': Substitution, Western United FC. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Dylan Pierias.
  • 67': Substitution, Western United FC. Adisu Bayew replaces Iker Guarrotxena.
  • 67': Foul by Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory).
  • 67': Tomoki Imai (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rudy Gestede.
  • 69': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Ryan Scott.
  • 70': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Lleyton Brooks replaces Elvis Kamsoba.
  • 70': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Ben Folami.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 71': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Storm Roux.
  • 72': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jay Barnett replaces Jake Brimmer.
  • 74': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Lleyton Brooks.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti with a cross.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay.
  • 77': Connor Pain (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory).
  • 78': Attempt saved. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomoki Imai.
  • 80': Foul by Lachlan Wales (Western United FC).
  • 80': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Connor Pain.
  • 82': Goal! Western United FC 1, Melbourne Victory 6. Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Storm Roux following a corner.
  • 83': Foul by Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC).
  • 83': Lleyton Brooks (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Nicolas Milanovic (Western United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
  • 85': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Matthew Acton.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adisu Bayew.
  • 88': Tomislav Uskok (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Nicolas Milanovic (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Connor Pain (Western United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Steven Lustica.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Gianluca Iannucci replaces Callum McManaman.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United FC).
  • 90'+2': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Adisu Bayew (Western United FC).
  • 90'+2': Jay Barnett (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Western United FC 1, Melbourne Victory 6.
  • 0': Match ends, Western United FC 1, Melbourne Victory 6.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 9
5 Saves 4
39.6 Possession 60.4
19 SHOTS 19
10 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
340 Accurate Passes 552
403 Passes 604
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 6
19 Crosses 39
0.3 Cross % 0.2
34 Long Balls 37
21 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 11
13 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 9
33 Effective Clearances 14
33 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia

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

WTU Western United (5-4-1)

No. Name
30 Ryan Scott (GK)
22 Tomislav Uskok Yellow Card
3 Brendan Hamill
6 Tomoki Imai
11 Connor Pain Yellow Card
5 Dylan Pierias
25 Luke Duzel
21 Sebastian Pasquali
34 Iker Guarrotxena Yellow Card
23 Alessandro Diamanti
8 Lachlan Wales
Western United Substitutes:
Aaron Calver, Adisu Bayew, Jerry Skotadis, Steven Lustica, Nicolas Milanovic, Andrew Durante, Filip Kurto.

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Matt Acton (GK)
19 Dylan Ryan
6 Leigh Broxham
3 Adama Traoré
2 Storm Roux
7 Callum McManaman
8 Jacob Butterfield
22 Jake Brimmer
9 Rudy Gestede
11 Ben Folami
17 Elvis Kamsoba
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Lleyton Brooks, Brandon Lauton, Jay Barnett, Gianluca Iannucci, Zaydan Bello, Max Crocombe, Nishan Velupillay.

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