Australian A-League Men

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
+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

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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

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

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

WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

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

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