Melbourne City FC vs Melbourne Victory, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Grand Final
· Australian A-League MenCity beat Victory in A-League Men derby Grand Final
Melbourne City have out-scrapped fierce rivals Melbourne Victory to claim a 1-0 triumph in the A-League Men Grand Final on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 10': Yonatan Cohen (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 10'
- 33': Yonatan Cohen (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 33'
- 60': Alexander Badolato (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 60'
- 63': German Ferreyra (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 63'
- 66': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 66'
- 73': Joshua Rawlins (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 73'
- 74': Joshua Inserra (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 74'
- 74': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 74'
- 78': Joshua Inserra (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 78'
- 79': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 79'
- 79': Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 79'
- 86': Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 86'
- 89': Reno Piscopo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 89'
- 89': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 89'
- 90'+6': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 96'
- 90'+7': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 97'
Statistics
 MVC |
MCY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 52.9 | Possession | 47.1 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 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 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 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: 29,202
Line-Ups
Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Patrick Beach (GK) |
| 27 | Kai Trewin |
| 22 | German Ferreyra  |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 13 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 30 | Andreas Kuen |
| 7 | Mathew Leckie |
| 6 | Steven Ugarkovic |
| 17 | Max Caputo |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
| 10 | Yonatan Cohen |
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Jack Duncan (GK) |
| 4 | Lachlan Jackson |
| 21 | Roderick Miranda |
| 28 | Kasey Bos |
| 22 | Joshua Rawlins |
| 8 | Zinédine Machach |
| 14 | Jordi Valadon |
| 6 | Ryan Teague |
| 10 | Bruno Fornaroli |
| 7 | Daniel Arzani |
| 11 | Clarismario Rodrigues |
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