Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
· Australian A-League Men2 - 2
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Match Timeline
- 9': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 9'
- 13': Kai Trewin (Melbourne City FC) Own Goal at 13'
- 18': Gabriel Cleur (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 18'
- 36': Kai Trewin (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 36'
- 61': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 61'
- 62': Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 62'
- 73': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 73'
- 78': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 78'
- 78': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 78'
- 78': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 78'
- 80': Mohamed Al-Taay (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 80'
- 85': Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 85'
- 86': Kai Trewin (Melbourne City FC) Penalty - Scored at 86'
- 90'+2': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 92'
- 90'+4': Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 94'
- 90'+8': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 98'
Statistics
 MCY |
WSW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 62.8 | Possession | 37.2 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 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 |
| 5 | 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: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 10,428
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | +12 | 40 |
| 2 | Auckland FC | 21 | +15 | 39 |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 21 | +7 | 33 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | +7 | 32 |
Line-Ups
Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Lawrence Thomas (GK) |
| 4 | Alex Bonetig |
| 22 | Anthony Pantazopoulos |
| 3 | Alex Gersbach |
| 2 | Gabriel Cleur  |
| 18 | Oscar Priestman |
| 13 | Dean Pelekanos |
| 23 | Bozhidar Kraev |
| 14 | Nicolas Milanovic |
| 7 | Zachary Sapsford |
| 26 | Brandon Borrello |
Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Patrick Beach (GK) |
| 27 | Kai Trewin |
| 22 | German Ferreyra |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 13 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 30 | Andreas Kuen |
| 6 | Steven Ugarkovic |
| 21 | Alessandro Lopane |
| 17 | Max Caputo |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
| 10 | Yonatan Cohen |
A-League Men News
Straight-shooting Socceroos coach Tony Popovic feels Adrian Segecic is "probably better off" in Croatia after opting to switch allegiances from Australia less than three months out from the World Cup.
Bozhidar Kraev hammers a quality one-touch effort to give the Wanderers the advantage just before half time.
One of Australia's brightest young talents appears to have been lost to the Socceroos without even playing a game, with Portsmouth dynamo Adrian Segecic switching associations to Croatia.
A masterclass from Juan Mata highlighted the A-League weekend, while a keeper howler spelt the end of Giancarlo Italiano's time at the Nix.
Former Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper, Josh Oluwayemi, had an afternoon to forget on Saturday when his comical error in goal began a disastrous chain of events.