Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, December 4, 2021
Western United LLLLW 1
–
Melbourne City FC LWWWD 0
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WTU101
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AAMI Park · 7,019 att.

Match Report

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Western United hand Melbourne City first defeat of season

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
9
5
Saves
0
34.9
Possession
65.1
6
SHOTS
21
1
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
261
Accurate Passes
602
377
Passes
709
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
5
14
Crosses
24
0.1
Cross %
0.2
76
Long Balls
67
24
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
16
Effective Tackles
8
27
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
21
Interceptions
13
24
Effective Clearances
14
24
Clearances
14

Head to Head

MBC leads series 4-1

Lineups

MBC · 4-2-3-1

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

Substitutes

  1. 34Jordon HallSUB
  2. 5Rostyn GriffithsSUB
  3. 35Raphael Borges RodriguesSUB
  4. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonSUB
  5. 33Matthew SuttonSUB
  6. 23Marco TilioSUB
  7. 39Anthony LesiotisSUB

WTU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jamie YoungG
  2. 4Léo LacroixCD-L
  3. 6Tomoki ImaiCD-R
  4. 17Ben GaruccioLB
  5. 19Joshua RisdonRB
  6. 23Alessandro DiamantiAM
  7. 88Neil KilkennyLM
  8. 10Steven LusticaRM
  9. 9Dylan Wenzel-HallsF
  10. 11Connor PainAM-L
  11. 8Lachlan WalesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 34Christian TheoharousSUB
  2. 44Nikolai Topor-StanleySUB
  3. 31Adisu BayewSUB
  4. 27Jerry SkotadisSUB
  5. 5Dylan PieriasSUB
  6. 26Nicolas MilanovicSUB
  7. 37Ryan ScottSUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Melbourne City FC 0, Western United FC 1. Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Western United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti with a through ball.
  2. 53' Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 63' Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 63' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Marco Tilio replaces Florin Berenguer.
  5. 72' Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Pierias replaces Dylan Wenzel-Halls.
  6. 75' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Nathaniel Atkinson replaces Andrew Nabbout.
  7. 78' Substitution, Western United FC. Adisu Bayew replaces Connor Pain.
  8. 90'+4' Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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