Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, October 20, 2023
Western United DLWLW 2
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Melbourne City FC DWLDW 1
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WTU022
MBC011
AAMI Park · 10,089 att.

Team Stats

10
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
2
6
Saves
2
38.1
Possession
61.9
16
SHOTS
16
4
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
317
Accurate Passes
538
392
Passes
648
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
0
16
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.0
31
Long Balls
62
14
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
7
Blocked Shots
4
6
Effective Tackles
11
15
Tackles
16
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
21
Interceptions
7
27
Effective Clearances
14
27
Clearances
14

Head to Head

MBC leads series 3-2

Lineups

MBC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jamie YoungG
  2. 22Curtis GoodCD-L
  3. 4Nuno ReisCD-R
  4. 16Aziz BehichLB
  5. 25Callum TalbotRB
  6. 8Hamza SakhiAM
  7. 6Steven UgarkovicLM
  8. 10Tolgay ArslanRM
  9. 9Jamie MaclarenF
  10. 44Marin JakolisAM-L
  11. 21Alessandro LopaneAM-R

WTU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Tom Heward-BelleG
  2. 27Jacob TrattCD-L
  3. 6Tomoki ImaiCD-R
  4. 17Ben GaruccioLB
  5. 19Joshua RisdonRB
  6. 32Angus ThurgateCM-L
  7. 10Steven LusticaCM-R
  8. 77Riku DanzakiLM
  9. 11Daniel PenhaRM
  10. 38Noah BoticCF-L
  11. 8Lachlan WalesCF-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Joshua Risdon (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 53' Daniel Penha (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 60' Goal! Melbourne City 0, Western United 1. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  4. 62' Goal! Melbourne City 1, Western United 1. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
  5. 73' Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 73' Substitution, Melbourne City. Léo Natel replaces Alessandro Lopane.
  7. 78' Substitution, Western United. Ramy Najjarine replaces Daniel Penha.
  8. 80' Substitution, Western United. Connor O'Toole replaces Ben Garuccio.
  9. 82' Substitution, Melbourne City. Terry Antonis replaces Hamza Sakhi.
  10. 82' Substitution, Western United. Michael Ruhs replaces Lachlan Wales.
  11. 87' Goal! Melbourne City 1, Western United 2. Noah Botic (Western United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  12. 89' Substitution, Melbourne City. Max Caputo replaces Tolgay Arslan.
  13. 90'+4' Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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