Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western Sydney Wanderers
  • 77': Bozhidar Kraev
FT
1 - 1
Melbourne City FC
  • 65': Aziz Behich

About

Western Sydney Wanderers are hosting Melbourne City FC at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

  • 19': Marcus Younis (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 19'
  • 39': Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 39'
  • 45': Jacob Farrell (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 45'
  • 57': Nathan Barrie (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 57'
  • 62': Bozhidar Kraev (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 62'
  • 62': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 62'
  • 65': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 65'
  • 67': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 67'
  • 73': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 73'
  • 73': Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 73'
  • 77': Bozhidar Kraev (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 77'
  • 84': Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 84'
  • 84': Peter Antoniou (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 84'
  • 84': Liam Bonetig (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 84'
  • 88': Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 88'
  • 90'+1': Jai Rose (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 91'
  • 90'+6': Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 96'

Statistics

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15 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 2
41.9 Possession 58.1
13 SHOTS 15
3 ON GOAL 4
0.2 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
6 Blocked Shots 8
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 5,081

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Adelaide United 0 0 0
2 Auckland FC 0 0 0
3 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0
4 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
20 Lawrence Thomas (GK)
22 Anthony Pantazopoulos
25 Josh Brillante
3 Alex Gersbach
14 Philip Cancar
32 Angus Thurgate
5 Dylan Scicluna
8 Steven Ugarkovic
9 Kosta Barbarouses
7 Ryan Fraser
21 Aydan Hammond
Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
Jarrod Carluccio, Bozhidar Kraev, Nathan Barrie, Jai Rose, Jordan Holmes, Brandon Borrello, Jacob Farrell.

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Patrick Beach (GK)
26 Samuel Souprayen Yellow Card
22 German Ferreyra
16 Aziz Behich
36 Harrison Shillington
30 Andreas Kuen
8 Ryan Teague
13 Nathaniel Atkinson
35 Medin Memeti
21 Alessandro Lopane
28 Marcus Younis Yellow Card
Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
James Nieuwenhuizen, Peter Antoniou, Daniel Arzani, Lawrence Wong, Liam Bonetig, Max Caputo, Zane Schreiber.

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