Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC vs Perth Glory, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne City FC
  • 88': Nathaniel Atkinson
FT
1 - 0
Perth Glory

    Melbourne City snatch late victory over Perth Glory through Nathaniel Atkinson header

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    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC).
    • 1': Jack Clisby (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Connor Metcalfe tries a through ball, but Jamie Maclaren is caught offside.
    • 3': Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City FC).
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Daniel Stynes (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 4': Foul by Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC).
    • 4': Kosuke Ota (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Connor Metcalfe.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Aaron Calver (Perth Glory) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Kosuke Ota with a cross following a corner.
    • 6': Foul by Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Perth Glory).
    • 6': Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 9': Offside, Perth Glory. Luke Bodnar tries a through ball, but Jack Clisby is caught offside.
    • 10': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Darryl Lachman.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Jamieson.
    • 12': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Scott Jamieson tries a through ball, but Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.
    • 14': VAR Decision: No Goal Melbourne City FC 0-0 Perth Glory.
    • 15': Daniel Stynes (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC).
    • 16': Foul by Aaron Calver (Perth Glory).
    • 16': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory).
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Galloway with a cross.
    • 21': Foul by Darryl Lachman (Perth Glory).
    • 21': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 25': Foul by Aaron Calver (Perth Glory).
    • 25': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
    • 30': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Jonathan Aspropotamitis.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe with a cross following a corner.
    • 31': Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 31': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC).
    • 33': Foul by Jack Clisby (Perth Glory).
    • 33': Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City FC).
    • 38': Foul by Darryl Lachman (Perth Glory).
    • 38': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Luke Bodnar (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 39': Adrián Sardinero (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC).
    • 40': Foul by Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory).
    • 40': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Daniel Stynes (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Melbourne City FC 0, Perth Glory 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City FC 0, Perth Glory 0.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adrián Sardinero.
    • 48': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Cameron Cook.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Scott Galloway following a corner.
    • 51': Foul by Antonee Burke-Gilroy (Perth Glory).
    • 51': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Antonee Burke-Gilroy (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
    • 52': Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card.
    • 53': Daniel Stynes (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC).
    • 57': Adrián Sardinero (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC).
    • 58': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Foul by Adrián Sardinero (Perth Glory).
    • 59': Substitution, Perth Glory. Ciaran Bramwell replaces Daniel Stynes.
    • 60': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Cameron Cook.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathew Leckie.
    • 63': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Darryl Lachman.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Scott Jamieson following a corner.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
    • 66': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Darryl Lachman.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 68': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Florin Berenguer replaces Mathew Leckie.
    • 68': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Darryl Lachman.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe following a corner.
    • 69': Substitution, Perth Glory. Joshua Rawlins replaces Aaron Calver.
    • 69': Substitution, Perth Glory. Callum Timmins replaces Luke Bodnar.
    • 71': Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC).
    • 71': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Jack Clisby (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonee Burke-Gilroy.
    • 73': Offside, Perth Glory. Cameron Cook tries a through ball, but Adrián Sardinero is caught offside.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Curtis Good.
    • 75': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Cameron Cook.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Scott Galloway.
    • 79': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Nathaniel Atkinson replaces Andrew Nabbout.
    • 80': Foul by Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC).
    • 80': Joshua Rawlins (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Offside, Perth Glory. Jack Clisby tries a through ball, but Darryl Lachman is caught offside.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Jamieson.
    • 82': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Cameron Cook.
    • 83': Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Marco Tilio with a cross following a corner.
    • 85': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Callum Timmins.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 87': Substitution, Perth Glory. Giordano Colli replaces Adrián Sardinero.
    • 88': Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Perth Glory 0. Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe with a headed pass.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giordano Colli.
    • 90': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Jonathan Aspropotamitis.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nuno Reis with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Callum Timmins (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Rawlins with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren following a fast break.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Giordano Colli (Perth Glory).
    • 90'+4': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Melbourne City FC 1, Perth Glory 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Melbourne City FC 1, Perth Glory 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 12
    4 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 11
    5 Saves 2
    31.4 Possession 68.6
    6 SHOTS 23
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    182 Accurate Passes 467
    260 Passes 564
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 7
    11 Crosses 28
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    57 Long Balls 46
    26 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    8 Effective Tackles 7
    12 Tackles 11
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    16 Interceptions 5
    36 Effective Clearances 14
    36 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: AAMI Park
    Location: Melbourne, Australia
    Attendance: 4,081

    A-League Men Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Newcastle Jets 20 +13 40
    2 Auckland FC 20 +14 36
    3 Sydney FC 20 +8 33
    4 Adelaide United 20 +5 31
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    Line-Ups

    MCY Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Glover (GK)
    22 Curtis Good
    4 Nuno Reis
    3 Scott Jamieson Yellow Card
    2 Scott Galloway
    23 Marco Tilio Yellow Card
    18 Connor Metcalfe
    8 Aiden O'Neill
    9 Jamie Maclaren
    7 Mathew Leckie
    15 Andrew Nabbout
    Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
    Jordon Hall, Anthony Lesiotis, Nathaniel Atkinson, Matthew Sutton, Florin Berenguer, Rostyn Griffiths, Stefan Colakovski.

    PER Perth Glory (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    12 Cameron Cook (GK)
    29 Darryl Lachman
    5 Jonathan Aspropotamitis Yellow Card
    8 Kosuke Ota
    2 Aaron Calver
    4 Luke Bodnar Yellow Card
    7 Adrian Sardinero
    21 Antonee Burke-Gilroy Yellow Card
    9 Bruno Fornaroli Yellow Card
    14 Jack Clisby
    18 Daniel Stynes
    Perth Glory Substitutes:
    Giordano Colli, Joshua Rawlins, Pacifique Niyongabire, Callum Timmins, Aidan Coyne, Nicholas Sorras, Ciaran Bramwell.

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