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

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41': Tomislav Mrcela

Introduction

Melbourne Victory are hosting Western Sydney Wanderers at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
20': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Goal! Melbourne Victory 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 1. Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a fast break.
45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.
49': Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Ben Folami.
67': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Leigh Broxham.
67': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Noah Smith replaces Cadete.
77': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Jake Brimmer.
79': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Ramy Najjarine replaces Milos Ninkovic.
84': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Lleyton Brooks replaces Nani.
85': Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
86': Paul Izzo (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
88': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Jarrod Carluccio replaces Gabriel Cleur.
89': Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Stefan Nigro (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 18,017

Australian A-League Men Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+22	Auckland FC	26	53	3
+16	Melbourne City FC	26	48	6
+18	Western United	26	47	7
+18	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	46	6

Full Table

Statistics

WSW		MVC
18	Fouls	11
6	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
0	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	1
38.7	Possession	61.3
5	SHOTS	10
2	ON GOAL	1
0.4	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
309	Accurate Passes	532
407	Passes	639
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	4
10	Crosses	21
0.0	Cross %	0.2
62	Long Balls	60
30	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	3
15	Effective Tackles	12
24	Tackles	23
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
15	Interceptions	8
23	Effective Clearances	16
23	Clearances	16

Line-Ups

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
20	Paul Izzo (GK)
15	George Timotheou
21	Roderick Miranda
3	Cadete
6	Leigh Broxham
22	Jake Brimmer
4	Rai
8	Josh Brillante
18	Nicholas D'Agostino
17	Nani
11	Ben Folami

Substitutes:

Nishan Velupillay, Lleyton Brooks, Stefan Nigro, Nathan Konstandopoulos, Noah Smith, Christopher Ikonomidis, Matt Acton.

Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
20	Lawrence Thomas (GK)
6	Marcelo
5	Tomislav Mrcela
3	Adama Traoré
2	Gabriel Cleur
28	Calem Nieuwenhof
17	Romain Amalfitano
9	Kusini Yengi
26	Brandon Borrello
10	Milos Ninkovic
11	Sulejman Krpic