Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City FC, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western Sydney Wanderers
  • 80': Dimitrios Petratos (P)
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1 - 3
Melbourne City FC
  • 36': Mathew Leckie
  • 43': Mathew Leckie
  • 64': Florin Berenguer

About

Western Sydney Wanderers are hosting Melbourne City FC at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Scott Jamieson tries a through ball, but Mathew Leckie is caught offside.
  • 2': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Curtis Good.
  • 2': Foul by Ramy Najjarine (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 2': Tom Glover (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Foul by Ramy Najjarine (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Dimitrios Petratos (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramy Najjarine.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 4': Hand ball by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC).
  • 9': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Curtis Good.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Ziggy Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by James Troisi with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Foul by Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 12': Foul by Carl Jenkinson (Melbourne City FC).
  • 12': Ramy Najjarine (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Aiden O'Neill.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dimitrios Petratos with a cross following a corner.
  • 18': Foul by Dimitrios Petratos (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 18': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Foul by Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 19': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Curtis Good tries a through ball, but Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.
  • 20': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC).
  • 20': Ramy Najjarine (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Carl Jenkinson (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
  • 27': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Scott Jamieson.
  • 27': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Connor Metcalfe.
  • 28': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Curtis Good.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
  • 30': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC).
  • 30': Ramy Najjarine (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Mathew Leckie tries a through ball, but Jamie Maclaren is caught offside.
  • 32': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Tom Glover tries a through ball, but Jamie Maclaren is caught offside.
  • 35': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Ramy Najjarine.
  • 36': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Melbourne City FC 1. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill following a corner.
  • 38': Hand ball by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC).
  • 39': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Connor Metcalfe tries a through ball, but Florin Berenguer is caught offside.
  • 41': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Mark Natta tries a through ball, but Keijiro Ogawa is caught offside.
  • 42': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC).
  • 42': Ramy Najjarine (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
  • 42': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Ziggy Gordon.
  • 43': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Melbourne City FC 2. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Jamieson with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Melbourne City FC 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Melbourne City FC 2.
  • 47': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Foul by James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 47': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Florin Berenguer tries a through ball, but Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.
  • 50': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Mark Natta tries a through ball, but Dimitrios Petratos is caught offside.
  • 51': Dangerous play by Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 51': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 52': Foul by Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 52': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe with a cross.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florin Berenguer with a cross.
  • 60': Penalty Melbourne City FC. Aiden O'Neill draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 60': Penalty conceded by Mark Natta (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 61': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot is close, but misses to the left. Jamie Maclaren should be disappointed.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Keijiro Ogawa (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Steven Ugarkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dimitrios Petratos.
  • 64': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Melbourne City FC 3. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 70': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Connor Metcalfe.
  • 71': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Terry Antonis replaces Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 71': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Bernie Ibini-Isei replaces Ramy Najjarine.
  • 72': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Alessandro Lopane replaces Keijiro Ogawa.
  • 73': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Jordan Swibel replaces James Troisi.
  • 74': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Marco Tilio replaces Mathew Leckie.
  • 74': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Scott Galloway replaces Carl Jenkinson.
  • 75': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Thomas Aquilina.
  • 77': Foul by Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC).
  • 77': Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Penalty conceded by Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 80': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Melbourne City FC 3. Dimitrios Petratos (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Terry Antonis (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Terry Antonis (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 82': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Terry Antonis (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 85': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Connor Metcalfe tries a through ball, but Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.
  • 86': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Scott Galloway.
  • 88': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Taras Gomulka replaces Connor Metcalfe.
  • 88': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Andrew Nabbout.
  • 88': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Phillip Cancar replaces Mark Natta.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Manuel Pucciarelli replaces Florin Berenguer.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Melbourne City FC 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Melbourne City FC 3.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
7 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 1
34.3 Possession 65.7
11 SHOTS 11
4 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
255 Accurate Passes 547
346 Passes 672
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 5
12 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 64
25 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 2
15 Effective Tackles 7
28 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 7
18 Effective Clearances 9
18 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 4,515

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Adelaide United 0 0 0
2 Auckland FC 0 0 0
3 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0
4 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
20 Tomás Mejías (GK)
33 Mark Natta
2 Ziggy Gordon
3 Adama Traoré
39 Thomas Aquilina
14 James Troisi
17 Keanu Baccus
8 Steven Ugarkovic
23 Dimitrios Petratos
7 Ramy Najjarine
11 Keijiro Ogawa
Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
Alessandro Lopane, Philip Cancar, Daniel Margush, Bernie Ibini-Isei, Terry Antonis, Daniel Wilmering, Jordi Swibel.

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

No. Name
1 Thomas Glover (GK)
22 Curtis Good
5 Rostyn Griffiths
3 Scott Jamieson
6 Carl Jenkinson
10 Florin Berenguer
18 Connor Metcalfe
8 Aiden O'Neill
9 Jamie Maclaren
7 Mathew Leckie
15 Andrew Nabbout
Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
Scott Galloway, Stefan Colakovski, Matthew Sutton, Manuel Pucciarelli, Taras Gomulka, Kerrin Stokes, Marco Tilio.

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