Melbourne V vs Western Utd 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Semifinals
Western Utd beat Victory, make ALM decider
A-League
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 18': Goal! Melbourne Victory 0, Western United FC 1. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Connor Pain with a cross.
- 37': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Western United FC 1. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 44': VAR Decision: No Penalty Melbourne Victory.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Western United FC 1.
- 49': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Western United FC 2. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dylan Wenzel-Halls with a cross.
- 65': Substitution, Western United FC. Steven Lustica replaces Jerry Skotadis.
- 66': Joshua Risdon (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Marco Rojas.
- 78': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Western United FC 3. Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Prijovic.
- 81': Neil Kilkenny (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Brendan Hamill replaces Matthew Spiranovic.
- 84': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Francesco Margiotta replaces Joshua Brillante.
- 84': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Ben Folami.
- 90': Substitution, Western United FC. Rhys Bozinovski replaces Steven Lustica because of an injury.
- 90'+9': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Western United FC 4. Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Western United FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor Pain following a fast break.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Western United FC 4.
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 15,349
Statistics
WTU | MVC | |
---|---|---|
10 | Fouls | 9 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 1 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
8 | Saves | 2 |
43.4 | Possession | 56.6 |
8 | SHOTS | 21 |
6 | ON GOAL | 9 |
0.8 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
342 | Accurate Passes | 465 |
440 | Passes | 570 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
17 | Crosses | 29 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
76 | Long Balls | 47 |
36 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
14 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
22 | Tackles | 13 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
7 | Interceptions | 6 |
33 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
33 | Clearances | 17 |
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
20 | Ivan Kelava (GK) |
21 | Roderick Miranda |
5 | Matthew Spiranovic |
3 | Jason Davidson |
2 | Jason Geria |
22 | Jake Brimmer |
4 | Rai |
8 | Josh Brillante |
18 | Nicholas D'Agostino |
11 | Ben Folami |
23 | Marco Rojas |
Western United (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Jamie Young (GK) |
4 | Léo Lacroix |
6 | Tomoki Imai |
17 | Ben Garuccio |
19 | Joshua Risdon |
9 | Dylan Wenzel-Halls |
27 | Jerry Skotadis |
88 | Neil Kilkenny |
99 | Aleksandar Prijovic |
11 | Connor Pain |
8 | Lachlan Wales |
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