Melbourne City FC vs Brisbane Roar, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 11': Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 11'
- 29': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 29'
- 45': Matt Dench (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 45'
- 68': Justin Vidic (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 68'
- 68': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 68'
- 69': Noah Maieroni (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 69'
- 70': Noah Maieroni (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 70'
- 76': Mikael Evagotou-Alao (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 76'
- 76': Emmett Shaw (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 76'
- 78': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 78'
- 79': Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 79'
- 84': Mikael Evagotou-Alao (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 84'
- 88': Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 88'
- 90': Besian Kutleshi (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 90'
- 90'+1': Samuel Klein (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 91'
- 90'+1': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 91'
Statistics
BRR |
MCY![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 32.4 | Possession | 67.6 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 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 |
| 4 | 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
Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 3,683
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 | 19 | +5 | 30 |
Line-Ups
Melbourne City FC (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Beach (GK) |
| 4 | Liam Bonetig |
| 22 | German Ferreyra |
| 27 | Kai Trewin |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 13 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 30 | Andreas Kuen |
| 19 | Zane Schreiber |
| 39 | Emin Durakovic |
| 35 | Medin Memeti |
| 17 | Max Caputo |
Brisbane Roar (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Bouzanis (GK) |
| 6 | Austin Ludwik |
| 3 | Dimitrios Valkanis |
| 23 | James McGarry |
| 2 | Youstin Salas |
| 44 | Jordan Lauton |
| 8 | Samuel Klein |
| 26 | Jay O'Shea |
| 9 | Chris Long |
| 19 | Michael Ruhs |
| 10 | Georgios Vrakas |
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