Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, January 6, 2024
Melbourne City FC WDDDW 2
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Western United LLWLL 1
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MBC022
WTU101
AAMI Park · 6,265 att.

Team Stats

17
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
5
8
Saves
4
54.6
Possession
45.4
19
SHOTS
14
6
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
446
Accurate Passes
374
528
Passes
452
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
6
26
Crosses
13
0.1
Cross %
0.5
56
Long Balls
41
26
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
5
15
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
7
16
Effective Clearances
32
16
Clearances
32

Head to Head

MBC leads series 4-1

Lineups

WTU · 4-4-2

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

MBC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jamie YoungG
  2. 22Curtis GoodCD-L
  3. 26Samuel SouprayenCD-R
  4. 2Scott GallowayLB
  5. 25Callum TalbotRB
  6. 10Tolgay ArslanAM
  7. 8Hamza SakhiLM
  8. 21Alessandro LopaneRM
  9. 9Jamie MaclarenF
  10. 11Léo NatelAM-L
  11. 44Marin JakolisAM-R

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Western United 1, Melbourne City 0. Michael Ruhs (Western United) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Angus Thurgate with a cross.
  2. 50' Steven Lustica (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 52' Goal! Western United 1, Melbourne City 1. Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  4. 58' Substitution, Melbourne City. Benjamin Mazzeo replaces Marin Jakolis because of an injury.
  5. 70' Substitution, Western United. Rhys Bozinovski replaces Steven Lustica.
  6. 73' Substitution, Melbourne City. Terry Antonis replaces Hamza Sakhi because of an injury.
  7. 73' Substitution, Melbourne City. Steven Ugarkovic replaces Alessandro Lopane.
  8. 82' Angus Thurgate (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 83' Goal! Western United 1, Melbourne City 2. Terry Antonis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Curtis Good following a set piece situation.
  10. 90' Substitution, Western United. Matthew Grimaldi replaces Michael Ruhs.
  11. 90' Substitution, Western United. Ramy Najjarine replaces Noah Botic.
  12. 90' Substitution, Western United. Jake Najdovski replaces Lachlan Wales.

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