Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
· Australian A-League Men2 - 2
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Match Timeline
- 5': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 5'
- 44': Kai Trewin (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 44'
- 45'+7': Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) Penalty - Scored at 52'
- 48': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 48'
- 50': Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 50'
- 53': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 53'
- 56': Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 56'
- 60': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 60'
- 60': Harry Politidis (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 60'
- 66': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 66'
- 66': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 66'
- 70': Kai Trewin (Melbourne City FC) Penalty - Scored at 70'
- 76': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 76'
- 80': Fabian Monge (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 80'
- 86': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 86'
- 86': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 86'
- 86': Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 86'
Statistics
 MCY |
MVC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 44.3 | Possession | 55.7 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 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 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 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: 22,806
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland FC | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Melbourne City FC | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 3 | +1 | 5 |
Line-Ups
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mitch Langerak (GK) |
| 4 | Lachlan Jackson |
| 21 | Roderick Miranda  |
| 28 | Kasey Bos |
| 22 | Joshua Rawlins |
| 8 | Zinédine Machach |
| 14 | Jordi Valadon |
| 6 | Ryan Teague |
| 9 | Nikolaos Vergos |
| 27 | Reno Piscopo |
| 11 | Clarismario Rodrigues |
Melbourne City FC (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Patrick Beach (GK) |
| 26 | Samuel Souprayen |
| 22 | German Ferreyra |
| 27 | Kai Trewin |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 13 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 7 | Mathew Leckie |
| 47 | Kavian Rahmani |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
| 30 | Andreas Kuen |
| 17 | Max Caputo |
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