Australian A-League Men

Melbourne Victory vs Macarthur FC, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne Victory
  • 20': Nicholas D'Agostino
  • 45'+2': Nicholas D'Agostino
  • 58': Marco Rojas
FT
3 - 1
Macarthur FC
  • 90': Apostolos Giannou

About

Melbourne Victory are hosting Macarthur FC at AAMI Park, Melbourne, 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.
  • 2': Foul by Aleksandar Susnjar (Macarthur FC).
  • 2': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory).
  • 3': Lachlan Rose (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 5': Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Apostolos Giannou (Macarthur FC).
  • 8': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
  • 9': Craig Noone (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory).
  • 11': Attempt saved. Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis with a cross.
  • 13': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Filip Kurto.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marco Rojas following a corner.
  • 15': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by James Meredith.
  • 17': Apostolos Giannou (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory).
  • 17': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Jason Davidson.
  • 18': Offside, Macarthur FC. Craig Noone tries a through ball, but James Meredith is caught offside.
  • 19': Foul by Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory).
  • 19': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Macarthur FC 0. Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 22': Adrian Mariappa (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory).
  • 27': Adrian Mariappa (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory).
  • 30': Foul by Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur FC).
  • 30': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Offside, Macarthur FC. Adrian Mariappa tries a through ball, but Apostolos Giannou is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
  • 31': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
  • 39': Apostolos Giannou (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory).
  • 40': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Craig Noone.
  • 41': Foul by Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory).
  • 41': Tommy Oar (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Adrian Mariappa.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Adrian Mariappa (Macarthur FC).
  • 45'+1': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Macarthur FC 0. Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 2, Macarthur FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 2, Macarthur FC 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Macarthur FC. Al Hassan Toure replaces Craig Noone.
  • 45': Substitution, Macarthur FC. Aleksandar Jovanovic replaces James Meredith.
  • 46': Foul by Ulises Dávila (Macarthur FC).
  • 46': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jason Geria with a cross.
  • 50': Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Foul by Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory).
  • 50': Attempt saved. Apostolos Giannou (Macarthur FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Jovanovic.
  • 53': Foul by Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory).
  • 53': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Foul by Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory).
  • 53': Liam Rose (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Adrian Mariappa (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Foul by Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory).
  • 55': Attempt saved. Apostolos Giannou (Macarthur FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ulises Dávila.
  • 56': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Roderick Miranda tries a through ball, but Nicholas D'Agostino is caught offside.
  • 58': Goal! Melbourne Victory 3, Macarthur FC 0. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
  • 59': Substitution, Macarthur FC. Jordon Mutch replaces Tommy Oar.
  • 62': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami replaces Marco Rojas.
  • 62': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Francesco Margiotta replaces Nicholas D'Agostino.
  • 62': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
  • 62': Jordon Mutch (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Adrian Mariappa (Macarthur FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lachlan Rose with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 66': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Francesco Margiotta tries a through ball, but Ben Folami is caught offside.
  • 68': Foul by Apostolos Giannou (Macarthur FC).
  • 68': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Apostolos Giannou (Macarthur FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Folami.
  • 70': Foul by Al Hassan Toure (Macarthur FC).
  • 70': Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Macarthur FC. Moudi Najjar replaces Liam Rose.
  • 74': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Birkan Kirdar replaces Leigh Broxham.
  • 74': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Chris Ikonomidis.
  • 77': Foul by Ulises Dávila (Macarthur FC).
  • 77': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 79': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Adrian Mariappa.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 80': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Jason Davidson.
  • 80': Substitution, Macarthur FC. Rory Jordan replaces Ulises Dávila.
  • 81': Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Rory Jordan (Macarthur FC).
  • 82': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Robbie Kruse replaces Jake Brimmer.
  • 82': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Rory Jordan.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 84': Foul by Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory).
  • 84': Jordon Mutch (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Apostolos Giannou (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory).
  • 89': Attempt missed. Lachlan Rose (Macarthur FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charles M'Mombwa.
  • 89': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Ivan Kelava.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Adrian Mariappa (Macarthur FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90': Goal! Melbourne Victory 3, Macarthur FC 1. Apostolos Giannou (Macarthur FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Moudi Najjar (Macarthur FC).
  • 90'+4': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 3, Macarthur FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 3, Macarthur FC 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 2
52.4 Possession 47.6
6 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 8
0.7 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
383 Accurate Passes 321
462 Passes 422
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
18 Crosses 16
0.1 Cross % 0.3
37 Long Balls 41
13 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 10
15 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 4
19 Effective Clearances 19
19 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 7,011

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sydney FC 1 0 1
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 0 1
3 Adelaide United 0 0 0
4 Auckland FC 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
20 Ivan Kelava (GK)
21 Roderick Miranda
17 Brendan Hamill Yellow Card
3 Jason Davidson
2 Jason Geria Yellow Card
22 Jake Brimmer
6 Leigh Broxham Yellow Card
8 Josh Brillante
18 Nicholas D'Agostino
7 Christopher Ikonomidis
23 Marco Rojas Yellow Card
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Birkan Kirdar, Ben Folami, Stefan Nigro, Nishan Velupillay, Francesco Margiotta, Matt Acton, Robbie Kruse.

MAC Macarthur FC (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
12 Filip Kurto (GK)
15 Aleksandar Susnjar
23 Adrian Mariappa
11 Tommy Oar
4 James Meredith
22 Liam Rose
10 Ulises Dávila
24 Charles M'Mombwa
31 Lachlan Rose
17 Craig Noone
99 Apostolos Giannou Yellow Card
Macarthur FC Substitutes:
Michael Ruhs, Nick Suman, Rory Jordan, Moudi Najjar, Jordon Mutch, Al Hassan Toure, Aleksandar Jovanovic.

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