Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, December 18, 2021
Melbourne Victory DWWLW 2
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Melbourne City FC WWDLW 2
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MBV112
MBC022
AAMI Park · 19,640 att.

Match Report

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Melbourne City, Victory play out thrilling derby draw in A-League Men

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
19
0
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
2
42.2
Possession
57.8
13
SHOTS
16
5
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
298
Accurate Passes
460
393
Passes
551
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
5
16
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.4
51
Long Balls
62
15
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
7
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
12
13
Tackles
24
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
13
Interceptions
19
12
Effective Clearances
13
12
Clearances
13

Head to Head

MBC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MBC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thomas GloverG
  2. 22Curtis GoodCD-L
  3. 4Nuno ReisCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  6. 10Florin BerenguerAM
  7. 18Connor MetcalfeLM
  8. 8Aiden O'NeillRM
  9. 9Jamie MaclarenF
  10. 23Marco TilioAM-L
  11. 15Andrew NabboutAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Rostyn GriffithsSUB
  2. 20Manuel PucciarelliSUB
  3. 35Raphael Borges RodriguesSUB
  4. 39Anthony LesiotisSUB
  5. 17Stefan ColakovskiSUB
  6. 33Matthew SuttonSUB
  7. 2Scott GallowaySUB

MBV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Ivan KelavaG
  2. 21Roderick MirandaCD-L
  3. 5Matthew SpiranovicCD-R
  4. 6Leigh BroxhamLB
  5. 2Jason GeriaRB
  6. 22Jake BrimmerAM
  7. 4RaiLM
  8. 8Josh BrillanteRM
  9. 9Francesco MargiottaF
  10. 11Ben FolamiAM-L
  11. 23Marco RojasAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Nicholas D'AgostinoSUB
  2. 14Jay BarnettSUB
  3. 7Christopher IkonomidisSUB
  4. 10Robbie KruseSUB
  5. 24Nishan VelupillaySUB
  6. 19Jerrad TysonSUB
  7. 16Stefan NigroSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Melbourne City FC 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a through ball following a set piece situation.
  2. 36' Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 37' VAR Decision: No card change Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC).
  4. 39' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Marco Rojas because of an injury.
  5. 60' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout with a cross.
  6. 63' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Melbourne Victory 1. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Tilio with a cross following a fast break.
  7. 66' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Rostyn Griffiths replaces Nuno Reis.
  8. 70' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nicholas D'Agostino replaces Francesco Margiotta.
  9. 70' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Robbie Kruse replaces Rai Marchán.
  10. 79' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Leigh Broxham.
  11. 79' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Ben Folami.
  12. 81' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Melbourne Victory 2. Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Kelava.
  13. 82' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Scott Galloway replaces Andrew Nabbout.
  14. 84' Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 86' Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+3' Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+6' Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) is shown the red card.

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