Australian A-League Men

FT Sunday, December 26, 2021
Western United LWWWW 1
–
Melbourne Victory WWLWD 3
1st2ndT
WTU011
MBV213
AAMI Park · 13,186 att.

Team Stats

8
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
13
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
4
53.6
Possession
46.4
22
SHOTS
15
5
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
462
Accurate Passes
407
555
Passes
491
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
2
29
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.2
44
Long Balls
49
24
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
9
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
12
19
Tackles
20
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
20
8
Effective Clearances
33
8
Clearances
33

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

MBV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Ivan KelavaG
  2. 21Roderick MirandaCD-L
  3. 17Brendan HamillCD-R
  4. 3Jason DavidsonLB
  5. 2Jason GeriaRB
  6. 22Jake BrimmerAM
  7. 4RaiLM
  8. 8Josh BrillanteRM
  9. 9Francesco MargiottaF
  10. 11Ben FolamiAM-L
  11. 7Christopher IkonomidisAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Leigh BroxhamSUB
  2. 24Nishan VelupillaySUB
  3. 19Jerrad TysonSUB
  4. 23Marco RojasSUB
  5. 10Robbie KruseSUB
  6. 18Nicholas D'AgostinoSUB
  7. 16Stefan NigroSUB

WTU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jamie YoungG
  2. 44Nikolai Topor-StanleyCD-L
  3. 4Léo LacroixCD-R
  4. 19Joshua RisdonLB
  5. 6Tomoki ImaiRB
  6. 8Lachlan WalesAM
  7. 88Neil KilkennyLM
  8. 10Steven LusticaRM
  9. 9Dylan Wenzel-HallsF
  10. 11Connor PainAM-L
  11. 5Dylan PieriasAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Dalibor MarkovicSUB
  2. 37Ryan ScottSUB
  3. 99Aleksandar PrijovicSUB
  4. 31Adisu BayewSUB
  5. 25Luke DuzelSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Western United FC 0. Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross following a corner.
  2. 19' Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Western United FC 0. Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Francesco Margiotta.
  3. 37' Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Chris Ikonomidis.
  5. 61' Substitution, Western United FC. Aleksandar Prijovic replaces Dylan Wenzel-Halls.
  6. 68' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nicholas D'Agostino replaces Francesco Margiotta.
  7. 72' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Marco Rojas replaces Ben Folami.
  8. 85' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Robbie Kruse replaces Jake Brimmer.
  9. 87' Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Western United FC 1. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross.
  10. 90'+4' Goal! Melbourne Victory 3, Western United FC 1. Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Rojas following a fast break.

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