Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, November 19, 2021
Brisbane Roar FC WLWLL 1
–
Melbourne City FC LDLWW 2
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BRI011
MBC202
AAMI Park · 7,213 att.

Match Report

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Melbourne City kick off A-League title defence with win over Brisbane Roar

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
10
5
Saves
3
42.6
Possession
57.4
12
SHOTS
21
4
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
353
Accurate Passes
513
442
Passes
589
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
9
11
Crosses
29
0.3
Cross %
0.3
54
Long Balls
73
24
Accurate Long Balls
49
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
6
6
Effective Tackles
5
19
Tackles
11
0.3
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
18
34
Effective Clearances
18
34
Clearances
18

Head to Head

MBC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MBC · 4-3-3

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

Substitutes

  1. 39Anthony LesiotisSUB
  2. 34Jordon HallSUB
  3. 35Raphael Borges RodriguesSUB
  4. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonSUB
  5. 17Stefan ColakovskiSUB
  6. 23Marco TilioSUB
  7. 33Matthew SuttonSUB

BRI · 5-3-2

  1. 1Macklin FrekeG
  2. 27Kai TrewinCD
  3. 4Anton MilinaricCD-L
  4. 2Scott NevilleCD-R
  5. 3Corey BrownLB
  6. 19Jack HingertRB
  7. 7Rahmat AkbariCM
  8. 8Ville Matti SteinmannCM-L
  9. 26Jay O'SheaCM-R
  10. 10Nikola MileusnicCF-L
  11. 29Cyrus DehmieCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Alex ParsonsSUB
  2. 16Josh Brindell-SouthSUB
  3. 9Luke IvanovicSUB
  4. 21Nicholas OlsenSUB
  5. 15Jesse DaleySUB
  6. 13Henry HoreSUB
  7. 12Jordan HolmesSUB

Timeline

  1. 40' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Brisbane Roar FC 0. Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  2. 43' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Brisbane Roar FC 0. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Jamieson.
  3. 59' Substitution, Brisbane Roar FC. Luke Ivanovic replaces Nikola Mileusnic.
  4. 60' Substitution, Brisbane Roar FC. Josh Brindell-South replaces Jack Hingert because of an injury.
  5. 63' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Marco Tilio replaces Mathew Leckie.
  6. 71' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Brisbane Roar FC 1. Luke Ivanovic (Brisbane Roar FC) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jay O'Shea with a cross.
  7. 75' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Nathaniel Atkinson replaces Andrew Nabbout.
  8. 76' Substitution, Brisbane Roar FC. Jesse Daley replaces Matti Steinmann.
  9. 77' Substitution, Brisbane Roar FC. Nicholas Olsen replaces Corey Brown.
  10. 84' Substitution, Brisbane Roar FC. Alex Parsons replaces Cyrus Dehmie.
  11. 89' Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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