Melbourne City vs Macarthur 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

Melbourne City FC

3': Jamie Maclaren
33': Richard van der Venne
43': Richard van der Venne
68': Andrew Nabbout
77': Richard van der Venne
87': Jamie Maclaren

FT
6 - 1

Macarthur FC

72': Moudi Najjar

Introduction

Melbourne City FC are hosting Macarthur FC at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
3': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Macarthur 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathew Leckie.
11': Daniel Arzani (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card.
17': Penalty saved! Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
33': Goal! Melbourne City 2, Macarthur 0. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valon Berisha.
43': Goal! Melbourne City 3, Macarthur 0. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Bos.
45'+1': Thomas Lam (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Melbourne City 3, Macarthur 0.
45': Substitution, Macarthur. Moudi Najjar replaces Bachana Arabuli.
55': Substitution, Macarthur. Jed Drew replaces Ulises Dávila.
56': Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Substitution, Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout replaces Mathew Leckie.
59': Substitution, Melbourne City. Florin Berenguer replaces Aiden O'Neill.
59': Substitution, Melbourne City. Callum Talbot replaces Thomas Lam.
62': Substitution, Macarthur. Ali Auglah replaces Daniel Arzani.
62': Substitution, Macarthur. Aleksandar Susnjar replaces Jonathan Aspropotamitis.
68': Goal! Melbourne City 4, Macarthur 0. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florin Berenguer with a cross following a corner.
72': Goal! Melbourne City 4, Macarthur 1. Moudi Najjar (Macarthur) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ali Auglah.
73': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Jamieson replaces Jordan Bos.
77': Goal! Melbourne City 5, Macarthur 1. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florin Berenguer with a cross following a corner.
78': Substitution, Macarthur. Joel Bertolissio replaces Craig Noone.
81': Substitution, Melbourne City. Raphael Rodrigues replaces Richard van der Venne.
87': Goal! Melbourne City 6, Macarthur 1. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 4,252

Australian A-League Men Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+13	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	50	4
+18	Central Coast Mariners	25	49	6
+11	Melbourne Victory	26	42	4
0	Macarthur FC	26	41	7

Full Table

Statistics

MAC		MCY
11	Fouls	17
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	9
3	Saves	3
35	Possession	65
6	SHOTS	20
4	ON GOAL	9
0.7	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
247	Accurate Passes	549
329	Passes	627
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	6
15	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.4
42	Long Balls	47
16	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	7
17	Effective Tackles	13
25	Tackles	17
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
5	Interceptions	15
31	Effective Clearances	13
31	Clearances	13

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Thomas Glover (GK)
22	Curtis Good
6	Thomas Lam
38	Jordan Bos
4	Nuno Reis
8	Richard van der Venne
14	Valon Berisha
13	Aiden O'Neill
9	Jamie Maclaren
7	Mathew Leckie
23	Marco Tilio

Substitutes:

Scott Jamieson, Matthew Sutton, Scott Galloway, Andrew Nabbout, Florin Berenguer, Callum Talbot, Raphael Borges Rodrigues.

Macarthur FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Nick Suman (GK)
5	Jonathan Aspropotamitis
6	Tomislav Uskok
13	Ivan Vujica
44	Matthew Millar
10	Ulises Dávila
24	Charles M'Mombwa
8	Jake Hollman
9	Bachana Arabuli
99	Daniel Arzani
17	Craig Noone

Substitutes:

Jed Drew, Ali Auglah, Jerry Skotadis, Filip Kurto, Joel Bertolissio, Aleksandar Susnjar, Moudi Najjar.

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