Australian A-League Men

FT Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Perth Glory FC LDDLW 0
–
Melbourne City FC WWWDL 1
1st2ndT
PER000
MBC011
AAMI Park · 4,081 att.

Match Report

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

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

MBC · 4-2-3-1

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

Substitutes

  1. 34Jordon HallSUB
  2. 39Anthony LesiotisSUB
  3. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonSUB
  4. 33Matthew SuttonSUB
  5. 10Florin BerenguerSUB
  6. 5Rostyn GriffithsSUB
  7. 17Stefan ColakovskiSUB

PER · 4-3-3

  1. 12Cameron CookG
  2. 29Darryl LachmanCD-L
  3. 5Jonathan AspropotamitisCD-R
  4. 8Kosuke OtaLB
  5. 2Aaron CalverRB
  6. 4Luke BodnarCM
  7. 7Adrian SardineroLM
  8. 21Antonee Burke-GilroyRM
  9. 9Bruno FornaroliF
  10. 14Jack ClisbyLF
  11. 18Daniel StynesRF

Substitutes

  1. 26Giordano ColliSUB
  2. 22Joshua RawlinsSUB
  3. 24Pacifique NiyongabireSUB
  4. 34Callum TimminsSUB
  5. 32Aidan CoyneSUB
  6. 30Nicholas SorrasSUB
  7. 38Ciaran BramwellSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 38' Luke Bodnar (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 51' Antonee Burke-Gilroy (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 52' Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 52' Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 59' Substitution, Perth Glory. Ciaran Bramwell replaces Daniel Stynes.
  7. 68' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Florin Berenguer replaces Mathew Leckie.
  8. 69' Substitution, Perth Glory. Joshua Rawlins replaces Aaron Calver.
  9. 69' Substitution, Perth Glory. Callum Timmins replaces Luke Bodnar.
  10. 71' Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 79' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Nathaniel Atkinson replaces Andrew Nabbout.
  12. 87' Substitution, Perth Glory. Giordano Colli replaces Adrián Sardinero.
  13. 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.

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