Melbourne City FC vs Brisbane Roar, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
· Australian A-League Men3 - 2
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Match Timeline
- 9': Asumah Abubakar (Brisbane Roar) Goal at 9'
- 45': Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 45'
- 50': Austin Ludwik (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 50'
- 57': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 57'
- 61': Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 61'
- 63': Lucas Herrington (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Jacob Brazete (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Nathan Amanatidis (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 63'
- 69': Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 69'
- 69': Keegan Jelacic (Brisbane Roar) Goal at 69'
- 72': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 72'
- 72': Yonatan Cohen (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 72'
- 73': Louis Zabala (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 73'
- 82': Adam Zimarino (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 82'
- 82': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 82'
- 85': German Ferreyra (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 85'
- 86': German Ferreyra (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 86'
- 90': Samuel Klein (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 90'
- 90'+2': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 92'
- 90'+2': Hosine Bility (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 92'
- 90'+4': Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 94'
- 90'+5': Harry Politidis (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 95'
Statistics
 BRR |
MCY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 34.6 | Possession | 65.4 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 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 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 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: 6,052
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC | 8 | +10 | 18 |
| 2 | Auckland FC | 8 | +5 | 17 |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 8 | +5 | 15 |
| 4 | Melbourne City FC | 7 | +4 | 12 |
Line-Ups
Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Patrick Beach (GK) |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 22 | German Ferreyra |
| 2 | Callum Talbot |
| 13 | Nathaniel Atkinson  |
| 30 | Andreas Kuen |
| 27 | Kai Trewin |
| 21 | Alessandro Lopane |
| 17 | Max Caputo |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
| 35 | Medin Memeti |
Brisbane Roar (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Matt Acton (GK) |
| 15 | Hosine Bility |
| 6 | Austin Ludwik |
| 8 | Walid Shour |
| 19 | Jack Hingert |
| 26 | Jay O'Shea |
| 24 | Samuel Klein |
| 23 | Keegan Jelacic |
| 27 | Ben Halloran |
| 10 | Florin Berenguer |
| 11 | Asumah Abubakar |
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