Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, December 9, 2023
Melbourne Victory WDDDD 4
–
Western Sydney Wanderers FC WDWWD 3
1st2ndT
MBV224
WSW033
CommBank Stadium · 9,755 att.

Team Stats

17
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
4
50.7
Possession
49.3
9
SHOTS
19
8
ON GOAL
4
0.9
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
349
Accurate Passes
357
438
Passes
422
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
7
16
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.4
65
Long Balls
40
28
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
14
20
Tackles
22
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
13
14
Effective Clearances
21
14
Clearances
21

Head to Head

WSW leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

WSW · 4-4-2

  1. 20Lawrence ThomasG
  2. 16Tom BeadlingCD-L
  3. 6MarceloCD-R
  4. 19Jack ClisbyLB
  5. 13Tate RussellRB
  6. 21Jorrit HendrixCM-L
  7. 25Josh BrillanteCM-R
  8. 17Lachlan BrookLM
  9. 7Dylan PieriasRM
  10. 9Marcus AntonssonCF-L
  11. 14Nicolas MilanovicCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 31Aidan SimmonsSUB
  2. 40Jack GibsonSUB
  3. 33Alex BonetigSUB
  4. 36Oscar PriestmanSUB
  5. 39Marcus YounisSUB
  6. 29Dylan SciclunaSUB
  7. 11Valentino YuelSUB

MBV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Paul IzzoG
  2. 21Roderick MirandaCD-L
  3. 5Damien Da SilvaCD-R
  4. 3Adama TraoréLB
  5. 14Connor ChapmanRB
  6. 8Zinédine MachachAM
  7. 22Jake BrimmerLM
  8. 25Ryan TeagueRM
  9. 10Bruno FornaroliF
  10. 17Nishan VelupillayAM-L
  11. 19Daniel ArzaniAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Stefan NigroSUB
  2. 2Jason GeriaSUB
  3. 18Fabian MongeSUB
  4. 7Christopher IkonomidisSUB
  5. 11Ben FolamiSUB
  6. 40Christian SicilianoSUB
  7. 24Eli AdamsSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 32' Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+1' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Melbourne Victory 2. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Zinédine Machach with a through ball.
  4. 45' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Aidan Simmons replaces Tate Russell.
  5. 45' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Oscar Priestman replaces Lachlan Brook.
  6. 51' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Melbourne Victory 3. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  7. 57' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Melbourne Victory 3. Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  8. 70' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Adama Traoré because of an injury.
  9. 70' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami replaces Zinédine Machach.
  10. 71' Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 74' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jason Geria replaces Jake Brimmer because of an injury.
  12. 74' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Melbourne Victory 4. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Arzani with a cross following a set piece situation.
  13. 76' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Valentino Yuel replaces Joshua Brillante.
  14. 82' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Dylan Scicluna replaces Jack Clisby.
  15. 82' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Marcus Younis replaces Dylan Pierias.
  16. 82' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Fabian Monge replaces Daniel Arzani.
  17. 82' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Connor Chapman because of an injury.
  18. 88' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 2, Melbourne Victory 4. Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valentino Yuel with a cross.
  19. 90'+1' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 3, Melbourne Victory 4. Valentino Yuel (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorrit Hendrix with a cross following a set piece situation.

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