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