Australian A-League Men

FT Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Melbourne Victory WWDWW 1
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Western United WLDLW 0
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1st Leg · AAMI Park · 7,295 att.

Match Report

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A-League playoff semifinal: Melbourne Victory snatch late win over Western United to claim narrow first-leg lead

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
0
57
Possession
43
10
SHOTS
8
1
ON GOAL
2
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
565
Accurate Passes
381
642
Passes
469
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
24
0.5
Cross %
0.2
45
Long Balls
58
22
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
14
11
Tackles
22
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
10
25
Effective Clearances
10
25
Clearances
10

Head to Head

MBV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

WTU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jamie YoungG
  2. 4Léo LacroixCD-L
  3. 6Tomoki ImaiCD-R
  4. 17Ben GaruccioLB
  5. 19Joshua RisdonRB
  6. 9Dylan Wenzel-HallsAM
  7. 88Neil KilkennyLM
  8. 27Jerry SkotadisRM
  9. 99Aleksandar PrijovicF
  10. 11Connor PainAM-L
  11. 8Lachlan WalesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Dylan PieriasSUB
  2. 34Christian TheoharousSUB
  3. 33Benjamin CollinsSUB
  4. 42Rhys BozinovskiSUB
  5. 26Nicolas MilanovicSUB
  6. 37Ryan ScottSUB
  7. 38Noah BoticSUB

MBV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Ivan KelavaG
  2. 21Roderick MirandaCD-L
  3. 5Matthew SpiranovicCD-R
  4. 3Jason DavidsonLB
  5. 2Jason GeriaRB
  6. 22Jake BrimmerAM
  7. 4RaiLM
  8. 8Josh BrillanteRM
  9. 18Nicholas D'AgostinoF
  10. 11Ben FolamiAM-L
  11. 23Marco RojasAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Nishan VelupillaySUB
  2. 6Leigh BroxhamSUB
  3. 17Brendan HamillSUB
  4. 13Birkan KirdarSUB
  5. 7Christopher IkonomidisSUB
  6. 9Francesco MargiottaSUB
  7. 1Matt ActonSUB

Timeline

  1. 50' Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 56' Joshua Risdon (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 69' Connor Pain (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 70' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Marco Rojas.
  5. 74' Goal! Western United FC 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  6. 77' Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 80' Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Pierias replaces Dylan Wenzel-Halls.
  8. 80' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Ben Folami.
  9. 90' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Francesco Margiotta replaces Nicholas D'Agostino because of an injury.
  10. 90' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Leigh Broxham replaces Jake Brimmer.

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