Melbourne City FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC

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Western Sydney Wanderers

45': Nicolas Milanovic (P)
81': Marcus Antonsson

About

Melbourne City FC are hosting Western Sydney Wanderers at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

45': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) Penalty - Scored at 45'
45'+2': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 47'
59': Harry Politidis (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 59'
62': Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 62'
68': James Jeggo (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 68'
76': Juan Mata (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 76'
76': Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 76'
76': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 76'
80': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 80'
81': Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 81'
86': Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 86'
89': Dean Pelekanos (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 89'
89': Oscar Priestman (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 89'

Statistics

WSW		MCY
11	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	3
44.5	Possession	55.5
12	SHOTS	19
5	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	5
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,060

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

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

No.	Name
33	Patrick Beach (GK)
26	Samuel Souprayen
27	Kai Trewin
16	Aziz Behich
2	Callum Talbot
19	Zane Schreiber
6	Steven Ugarkovic
13	Nathaniel Atkinson
10	Yonatan Cohen
35	Medin Memeti
30	Andreas Kuen

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Jamie Young, Kavian Rahmani, Harry Politidis, James Jeggo, German Ferreyra, Arion Sulemani, Benjamin Dunbar.

Western Sydney Wanderers (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
20	Lawrence Thomas (GK)
4	Alex Bonetig
22	Anthony Pantazopoulos
19	Jack Clisby
2	Gabriel Cleur
5	Dylan Scicluna
25	Josh Brillante
7	Zachary Sapsford
26	Brandon Borrello
23	Bozhidar Kraev
14	Nicolas Milanovic

Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:

Dean Pelekanos, James Temelkovski, Jordan Holmes, Oscar Priestman, Juan Mata, Marcus Antonsson, Aydan Hammond.

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