Melbourne City FC vs Macarthur FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 17': Frans Deli (Macarthur FC) Yellow Card at 17'
- 25': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 25'
- 26': Harrison Sawyer (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 26'
- 33': Luke Brattan (Macarthur FC) Yellow Card at 33'
- 36': Rafael Durán (Macarthur FC) Goal at 36'
- 45': Liam Rose (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 45'
- 52': Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 52'
- 60': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 60'
- 60': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 60'
- 60': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 60'
- 68': Bernardo Oliveira (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 68'
- 68': Zane Helweh (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 68'
- 71': Matthew Jurman (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 71'
- 75': Beckham Baker (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 75'
- 89': Besian Kutleshi (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 89'
- 90': Bernardo Oliveira (Macarthur FC) Yellow Card at 90'
Statistics
 MAC |
MCY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 34.1 | Possession | 65.9 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | 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 | 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: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 4,304
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 18 | +12 | 36 |
| 2 | Auckland FC | 18 | +11 | 32 |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 18 | +7 | 29 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 18 | +5 | 29 |
Line-Ups
Melbourne City FC (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Beach (GK) |
| 4 | Liam Bonetig |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 22 | German Ferreyra |
| 39 | Emin Durakovic |
| 27 | Kai Trewin |
| 11 | Elbasan Rashani |
| 13 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 17 | Max Caputo |
| 30 | Andreas Kuen  |
| 10 | Takeshi Kanamori |
Macarthur FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Filip Kurto (GK) |
| 3 | Damien Da Silva |
| 14 | Kristian Popovic |
| 19 | Harry Politidis |
| 25 | Callum Talbot |
| 26 | Luke Brattan |
| 23 | Frans Deli |
| 8 | Luke Vickery |
| 13 | Rafael Durán |
| 24 | Dean Bosnjak |
| 33 | Ji Dong-Won |
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