Macarthur FC vs Melbourne Victory, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Jake Brimmer tries a through ball, but Marco Rojas is caught offside.
- 6': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Joshua Brillante.
- 7': Attempt blocked. James Meredith (Macarthur FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 7': Attempt saved. Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
- 10': Foul by Jordon Mutch (Macarthur FC).
- 10': Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Attempt saved. Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roderick Miranda with a headed pass.
- 10': Foul by Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory).
- 10': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Al Hassan Toure (Macarthur FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordon Mutch.
- 12': Foul by Jordon Mutch (Macarthur FC).
- 12': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Jake McGing (Macarthur FC).
- 12': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Stefan Nigro (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Folami.
- 13': Foul by Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur FC).
- 13': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Al Hassan Toure (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory).
- 20': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tomislav Uskok.
- 21': Attempt saved. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Folami.
- 21': Attempt missed. Jordon Mutch (Macarthur FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jake McGing.
- 23': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Joshua Brillante.
- 25': Craig Noone (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Dangerous play by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
- 26': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Geria with a cross.
- 27': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tomislav Uskok.
- 28': Attempt missed. Matthew Spiranovic (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Goal! Macarthur FC 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 30': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
- 30': Jordon Mutch (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomislav Uskok.
- 33': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Aleksandar Jovanovic.
- 33': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Charles M'Mombwa.
- 34': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Aleksandar Jovanovic.
- 34': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Apostolos Giannou.
- 35': Attempt saved. Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 38': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
- 39': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Joshua Brillante.
- 41': Apostolos Giannou (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory).
- 42': Attempt saved. Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
- 43': Attempt saved. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jake McGing.
- 45'+1': Foul by James Meredith (Macarthur FC).
- 45'+1': Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory).
- 45'+2': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Macarthur FC 0, Melbourne Victory 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Macarthur FC 0, Melbourne Victory 1.
- 45': Substitution, Macarthur FC. Liam Rose replaces Charles M'Mombwa.
- 45': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Brendan Hamill replaces Matthew Spiranovic.
- 47': Craig Noone (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Stefan Nigro (Melbourne Victory).
- 48': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
- 48': Liam Rose (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Marco Rojas tries a through ball, but Ben Folami is caught offside.
- 50': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Stefan Nigro.
- 51': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by James Meredith.
- 52': Penalty Melbourne Victory. Jason Geria draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 52': Penalty conceded by Jordon Mutch (Macarthur FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 53': Goal! Macarthur FC 0, Melbourne Victory 2. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Craig Noone (Macarthur FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 55': Penalty conceded by Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 56': Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 56': Goal! Macarthur FC 1, Melbourne Victory 2. Craig Noone (Macarthur FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 58': Apostolos Giannou (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory).
- 59': Foul by Liam Rose (Macarthur FC).
- 59': Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Apostolos Giannou (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory).
- 61': Substitution, Macarthur FC. Tomi Juric replaces Apostolos Giannou.
- 61': Substitution, Macarthur FC. Daniel De Silva replaces Jordon Mutch.
- 61': Substitution, Macarthur FC. Lachlan Rose replaces Al Hassan Toure.
- 62': Attempt missed. Tomi Juric (Macarthur FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 63': Craig Noone (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory).
- 63': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Stefan Nigro.
- 64': Attempt missed. Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross following a corner.
- 64': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Aleksandar Jovanovic (Macarthur FC) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 64': Offside, Macarthur FC. Tomislav Uskok tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Jovanovic is caught offside.
- 65': VAR Decision: No Goal Macarthur FC 1-2 Melbourne Victory.
- 66': Foul by Craig Noone (Macarthur FC).
- 66': Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
- 67': Tomi Juric (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Daniel De Silva (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory).
- 68': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Stefan Nigro.
- 68': Attempt missed. James Meredith (Macarthur FC) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Tomislav Uskok with a headed pass following a corner.
- 69': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Leigh Broxham replaces Rai Marchán.
- 69': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Marco Rojas.
- 69': Craig Noone (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Stefan Nigro (Melbourne Victory).
- 72': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Foul by Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur FC).
- 72': Attempt missed. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 74': Foul by Tomi Juric (Macarthur FC).
- 74': Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Tomi Juric (Macarthur FC).
- 76': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by James Meredith.
- 81': Goal! Macarthur FC 1, Melbourne Victory 3. Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Birkan Kirdar replaces Stefan Nigro.
- 83': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Jason Geria.
- 84': Aleksandar Jovanovic (Macarthur FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 84': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Brendan Hamill.
- 85': Attempt saved. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis.
- 86': Daniel De Silva (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
- 87': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Ben Folami.
- 87': Attempt saved. Tomi Juric (Macarthur FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 87': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
- 88': Foul by Craig Noone (Macarthur FC).
- 88': Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur FC).
- 89': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Attempt saved. Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay.
- 90'+2': Liam Rose (Macarthur FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Nicholas D'Agostino tries a through ball, but Chris Ikonomidis is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Goal! Macarthur FC 1, Melbourne Victory 4. Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Macarthur FC 1, Melbourne Victory 4.
- 0': Match ends, Macarthur FC 1, Melbourne Victory 4.
Statistics
MVC |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 2 | Saves | 7 |
| 50.7 | Possession | 49.3 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 11 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 321 | Accurate Passes | 283 |
| 396 | Passes | 366 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 16 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 21 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 33 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 34 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 3,188
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 20 | +13 | 40 |
| 2 | Auckland FC | 19 | +14 | 35 |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 20 | +8 | 33 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 20 | +5 | 31 |
Line-Ups
Macarthur FC (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Filip Kurto (GK) |
| 6 | Aleksandar Jovanovic |
| 4 | James Meredith |
| 20 | Tomislav Uskok |
| 24 | Charles M'Mombwa |
| 8 | Jordon Mutch |
| 2 | Jake McGing |
| 17 | Craig Noone |
| 99 | Apostolos Giannou |
| 35 | Al Hassan Toure |
| 10 | Ulises Dávila |
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Ivan Kelava (GK) |
| 21 | Roderick Miranda |
| 5 | Matthew Spiranovic |
| 16 | Stefan Nigro |
| 2 | Jason Geria |
| 22 | Jake Brimmer |
| 4 | Rai |
| 8 | Josh Brillante |
| 18 | Nicholas D'Agostino |
| 11 | Ben Folami |
| 23 | Marco Rojas |
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