Melbourne City FC vs Perth Glory, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 5': Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 5'
- 9': Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 9'
- 34': Nathanael Blair (Perth Glory) Substitution at 34'
- 35': Rhys Bozinovski (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 35'
- 36': Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 36'
- 61': Arion Sulemani (Perth Glory) Substitution at 61'
- 61': William Freney (Perth Glory) Substitution at 61'
- 61': Callum Timmins (Perth Glory) Substitution at 61'
- 68': Joshua Risdon (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 68'
- 68': Besian Kutleshi (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 68'
- 68': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 68'
- 71': Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 71'
- 73': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 73'
- 73': Emin Durakovic (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 73'
- 81': Beckham Baker (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 81'
- 84': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 84'
- 86': Charbel Shamoon (Perth Glory) Substitution at 86'
- 90'+1': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 91'
Statistics
 PER |
MCY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 40.1 | Possession | 59.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | 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 | 2 |
| 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: 6,102
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 19 | +12 | 37 |
| 2 | Auckland FC | 19 | +14 | 35 |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 19 | +8 | 32 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 20 | +5 | 31 |
Line-Ups
Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Beach (GK) |
| 4 | Liam Bonetig |
| 22 | German Ferreyra |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 13 | Nathaniel Atkinson  |
| 27 | Kai Trewin |
| 30 | Andreas Kuen |
| 7 | Mathew Leckie |
| 17 | Max Caputo |
| 10 | Takeshi Kanamori |
| 20 | Benjamin Mazzeo |
Perth Glory (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Matthew Sutton (GK) |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 19 | Joshua Risdon |
| 45 | Brian Kaltack |
| 6 | Brandon O'Neill |
| 18 | Rhys Bozinovski |
| 11 | Lachlan Wales |
| 20 | Trent Ostler |
| 22 | Adam Taggart |
| 25 | Sebastian Despotovski |
| 9 | Jaiden Kucharski |
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