Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC vs Melbourne Victory, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne City FC
  • 11': Aiden O'Neill
  • 57': Aiden O'Neill
FT
2 - 1
Melbourne Victory
  • 89': Nishan Velupillay

About

Melbourne City FC are hosting Melbourne Victory 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.
  • 1': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Callum Talbot.
  • 2': Attempt missed. George Timotheou (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross following a corner.
  • 2': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Leigh Broxham.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Nani.
  • 5': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory).
  • 7': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
  • 7': Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nani.
  • 8': Offside, Melbourne City. Richard van der Venne tries a through ball, but Mathew Leckie is caught offside.
  • 11': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Richard van der Venne.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill with a through ball.
  • 22': Delay in match (Melbourne City).
  • 22': Substitution, Melbourne City. Florin Berenguer replaces Richard van der Venne.
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Substitution, Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout replaces Mathew Leckie.
  • 22': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami replaces Jake Brimmer.
  • 22': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Connor Chapman replaces Leigh Broxham.
  • 22': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Damien da Silva replaces Rai Marchán.
  • 22': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Fernando Romero replaces Nicholas D'Agostino.
  • 22': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Joshua Brillante replaces Nani.
  • 22': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Roderick Miranda replaces George Timotheou.
  • 25': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City).
  • 25': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis.
  • 31': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Stefan Nigro.
  • 32': Cadete (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City).
  • 34': Attempt saved. Valon Berisha (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Bos.
  • 34': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Paul Izzo.
  • 35': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Paul Izzo.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
  • 40': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Thomas Lam (Melbourne City).
  • 41': Foul by Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory).
  • 41': Valon Berisha (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City).
  • 43': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Melbourne City 1, Melbourne Victory 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City 1, Melbourne Victory 0.
  • 46': Foul by Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory).
  • 46': Valon Berisha (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 48': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
  • 49': Foul by Cadete (Melbourne Victory).
  • 49': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Cadete (Melbourne Victory).
  • 56': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Cadete.
  • 57': Goal! Melbourne City 2, Melbourne Victory 0. Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Valon Berisha.
  • 58': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Thomas Lam (Melbourne City).
  • 62': Attempt missed. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cadete.
  • 66': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Lleyton Brooks replaces Ben Folami.
  • 67': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Rai Marchán replaces Connor Chapman.
  • 67': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Fernando Romero.
  • 71': Foul by Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City).
  • 71': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis with a cross.
  • 72': Cadete (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City).
  • 73': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Bruce Kamau replaces Chris Ikonomidis.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
  • 75': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City).
  • 75': Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Curtis Good (Melbourne City).
  • 77': Lleyton Brooks (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 79': Hand ball by Marco Tilio (Melbourne City).
  • 80': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Bruce Kamau (Melbourne Victory).
  • 80': Bruce Kamau (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Talbot.
  • 83': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Paul Izzo.
  • 85': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City).
  • 85': Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Cadete (Melbourne Victory).
  • 86': Valon Berisha (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City).
  • 87': Stefan Nigro (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
  • 87': Valon Berisha (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Jamieson replaces Florin Berenguer.
  • 89': Goal! Melbourne City 2, Melbourne Victory 1. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bruce Kamau.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Lleyton Brooks (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout tries a through ball, but Jamie Maclaren is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Cadete (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Valon Berisha (Melbourne City).
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Marco Tilio.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Callum Talbot.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Melbourne City 2, Melbourne Victory 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne City 2, Melbourne Victory 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 3
40.1 Possession 59.9
10 SHOTS 7
4 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
300 Accurate Passes 496
395 Passes 597
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 1
14 Crosses 16
0.4 Cross % 0.1
52 Long Balls 60
17 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 11
11 Tackles 26
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
6 Interceptions 8
13 Effective Clearances 18
13 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 6,423

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Newcastle Jets 22 +13 43
2 Auckland FC 22 +14 39
3 Melbourne Victory 22 +10 35
4 Adelaide United 22 +7 35
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Thomas Glover (GK)
22 Curtis Good
6 Thomas Lam
13 Aiden O'Neill
38 Jordan Bos
25 Callum Talbot
8 Richard van der Venne
14 Valon Berisha
7 Mathew Leckie
23 Marco Tilio
9 Jamie Maclaren Yellow Card
Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
Scott Jamieson, Andrew Nabbout, Jordon Hall, Scott Galloway, Raphael Borges Rodrigues, Florin Berenguer, Max Caputo, Kerrin Stokes, James Nieuwenhuizen.

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Paul Izzo (GK)
15 George Timotheou
6 Leigh Broxham
3 Cadete
2 Jason Geria
4 Rai
22 Jake Brimmer
7 Christopher Ikonomidis
17 Nani
10 Bruno Fornaroli
99 Nicholas D'Agostino
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Ben Folami, Matt Acton, Nishan Velupillay, Stefan Nigro, Josh Brillante, Fernando Romero, Damien Da Silva, Lleyton Brooks, Nathan Konstandopoulos, Roderick Miranda, Bruce Kamau, Connor Chapman.

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