Melbourne V vs Western Sydney 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Introduction
Match Commentary
- 10': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Jarrod Carluccio replaces Ramy Najjarine because of an injury.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0.
- 61': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Rai Marchán replaces Leigh Broxham.
- 62': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Nishan Velupillay.
- 62': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. James Troisi replaces Terry Antonis.
- 68': Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Steven Ugarkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Birkan Kirdar replaces Joshua Brillante.
- 81': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Lleyton Brooks replaces Francesco Margiotta.
- 84': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Jason Geria.
- 89': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) is shown the red card.
- 90'+1': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Brimmer following a corner.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Jack Rodwell replaces Bernie Ibini-Isei.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Adama Traoré replaces Thomas Aquilina.
- 90'+6': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Steven Ugarkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1.
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 6,014
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 |
Statistics
 WSW |
MVC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 43.3 | Possession | 56.7 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 303 | Accurate Passes | 433 |
| 410 | Passes | 532 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 9 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 19 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 15 | Clearances | 17 |
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Acton (GK) |
| 21 | Roderick Miranda  |
| 17 | Brendan Hamill  |
| 3 | Jason Davidson |
| 2 | Jason Geria |
| 22 | Jake Brimmer |
| 6 | Leigh Broxham |
| 8 | Josh Brillante |
| 9 | Francesco Margiotta |
| 24 | Nishan Velupillay |
| 23 | Marco Rojas |
Western Sydney Wanderers (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Margush (GK) |
| 25 | Philip Cancar |
| 15 | Tomislav Mrcela |
| 39 | Thomas Aquilina |
| 13 | Tate Russell |
| 17 | Keanu Baccus |
| 8 | Steven Ugarkovic |
| 29 | Terry Antonis |
| 9 | Bernie Ibini-Isei |
| 11 | Keijiro Ogawa |
| 7 | Ramy Najjarine |
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