Melbourne City FC vs Perth Glory, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 37': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 37'
- 60': Joel Anasmo (Perth Glory) Substitution at 60'
- 60': Yuto Misao (Perth Glory) Substitution at 60'
- 61': Emin Durakovic (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 61'
- 61': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 61'
- 73': Brandon O'Neill (Perth Glory) Substitution at 73'
- 74': Michael Ghossaini (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 74'
- 74': Harry Politidis (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 74'
- 74': Takuya Okamoto (Perth Glory) Substitution at 74'
- 87': Nathanael Blair (Perth Glory) Substitution at 87'
- 90'+5': Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 95'
Statistics
PER |
MCY![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 40.3 | Possession | 59.7 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | 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
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 4,441
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 |
Line-Ups
Melbourne City FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Patrick Beach (GK) |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 22 | German Ferreyra |
| 2 | Callum Talbot |
| 13 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 6 | Steven Ugarkovic |
| 7 | Mathew Leckie |
| 47 | Kavian Rahmani |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
| 41 | Lawrence Wong |
| 17 | Max Caputo |
Perth Glory (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
| 4 | Tass Mourdoukoutas |
| 29 | Tomislav Mrcela |
| 3 | Anas Hamzaoui |
| 20 | Trent Ostler |
| 27 | William Freney |
| 12 | Taras Gomulka |
| 18 | Lachlan Wales |
| 10 | Nikola Mileusnic |
| 23 | Patrick Wood |
| 22 | Adam Taggart |
A-League Men News
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