Australian A-League Men

FT Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Western United DLDLW 1
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Melbourne Victory DDDLD 2
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MBV022
AAMI Park · 5,442 att.

Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
12
4
Saves
2
32.2
Possession
67.8
9
SHOTS
22
3
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
208
Accurate Passes
525
304
Passes
634
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
14
11
Crosses
35
0.0
Cross %
0.4
52
Long Balls
60
15
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
5
5
Effective Tackles
10
11
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
7
46
Effective Clearances
13
46
Clearances
13

Head to Head

WTU leads series 3-2

Lineups

MBV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Paul IzzoG
  2. 21Roderick MirandaCD-L
  3. 5Damien Da SilvaCD-R
  4. 2Jason GeriaLB
  5. 16Stefan NigroRB
  6. 22Jake BrimmerAM
  7. 25Ryan TeagueLM
  8. 18Fabian MongeRM
  9. 10Bruno FornaroliF
  10. 11Ben FolamiAM-L
  11. 17Nishan VelupillayAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Zinédine MachachSUB
  2. 7Christopher IkonomidisSUB
  3. 40Christian SicilianoSUB
  4. 14Connor ChapmanSUB
  5. 37Kasey BosSUB
  6. 27Jordi ValadonSUB
  7. 19Daniel ArzaniSUB

WTU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Tom Heward-BelleG
  2. 22Kane VidmarCD-L
  3. 6Tomoki ImaiCD-R
  4. 43Khoder KaddourLB
  5. 29Charbel ShamoonRB
  6. 32Angus ThurgateCM-L
  7. 10Steven LusticaCM-R
  8. 8Lachlan WalesLM
  9. 11Daniel PenhaRM
  10. 38Noah BoticCF-L
  11. 9Michael RuhsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 34James YorkSUB
  2. 13Nikita RukavytsyaSUB
  3. 37Luke VickerySUB
  4. 39Matthew GrimaldiSUB
  5. 33Matthew SuttonSUB
  6. 36Zach LisolajskiSUB
  7. 42Rhys BozinovskiSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 17' Michael Ruhs (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 21' Tomoki Imai (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Daniel Arzani replaces Nishan Velupillay.
  5. 56' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jordi Valadon replaces Fabian Monge.
  6. 56' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Connor Chapman replaces Stefan Nigro.
  7. 60' Goal! Melbourne Victory 0, Western United 1. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Ruhs.
  8. 64' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Zinédine Machach replaces Jake Brimmer.
  9. 64' Substitution, Western United. Matthew Grimaldi replaces Daniel Penha because of an injury.
  10. 69' Substitution, Western United. Rhys Bozinovski replaces Steven Lustica.
  11. 77' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Ben Folami.
  12. 85' Substitution, Western United. Nikita Rukavytsya replaces Noah Botic.
  13. 85' Substitution, Western United. James York replaces Michael Ruhs.
  14. 90'+5' Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Western United 1. Damien Da Silva (Melbourne Victory) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Arzani with a cross.
  15. 90'+8' Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 90'+8' Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Western United 1. Damien Da Silva (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Arzani.

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