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

Melbourne Victory

7': Damien Da Silva
46': Bruno Fornaroli
77': Josh Brillante

FT
3 - 2

Melbourne City FC

24': Mathew Leckie
80': Mathew Leckie

Introduction

Melbourne Victory are hosting Melbourne City 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.
7': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Melbourne City 0. Damien da Silva (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross following a corner.
24': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Melbourne City 1. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Richard van der Venne with a cross following a corner.
37': Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Melbourne City 1.
46': Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Melbourne City 1. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range to the top left corner.
58': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Substitution, Melbourne City. Valon Berisha replaces Marco Tilio.
68': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
75': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Chris Ikonomidis.
77': Substitution, Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout replaces Florin Berenguer.
77': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Callum Talbot.
77': Goal! Melbourne Victory 3, Melbourne City 1. Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
78': Tom Glover (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.
80': Goal! Melbourne Victory 3, Melbourne City 2. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
80': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Fernando Romero replaces Bruno Fornaroli.
81': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Leigh Broxham replaces Connor Chapman.
88': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nathan Konstandopoulos replaces Jake Brimmer.
88': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Bruce Kamau replaces Ben Folami.
90'+6': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 18,011

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	25	41	4
+6	Sydney FC	25	38	9

Full Table

Statistics

MCY		MVC
11	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	5
67.3	Possession	32.7
19	SHOTS	6
6	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.8
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
526	Accurate Passes	202
620	Passes	294
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	4
14	Crosses	13
0.4	Cross %	0.3
56	Long Balls	53
24	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
7	Blocked Shots	0
12	Effective Tackles	8
20	Tackles	28
0.6	Tackle %	0.3
10	Interceptions	8
8	Effective Clearances	21
8	Clearances	21

Line-Ups

Melbourne Victory (4-4-2)

No.	Name
20	Paul Izzo (GK)
21	Roderick Miranda
5	Damien Da Silva
3	Cadete
2	Jason Geria
14	Connor Chapman
8	Josh Brillante
11	Ben Folami
7	Christopher Ikonomidis
22	Jake Brimmer
10	Bruno Fornaroli

Substitutes:

Taleb Ahmad, Bruce Kamau, Leigh Broxham, Fernando Romero, Nishan Velupillay, Nathan Konstandopoulos, Stefan Nigro.

Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Glover (GK)
4	Nuno Reis
6	Thomas Lam
38	Jordan Bos
25	Callum Talbot
13	Aiden O'Neill
8	Richard van der Venne
10	Florin Berenguer
9	Jamie Maclaren
7	Mathew Leckie
23	Marco Tilio