Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney vs Melbourne V 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

  • 55': Tate Russell
  • 80': Dimitrios Petratos (P)
FT
2 - 0

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 55': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Tate Russell (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phillip Cancar with a through ball.
  • 61': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Bernie Ibini-Isei replaces Tomer Hemed.
  • 66': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Marco Rojas replaces Ben Folami.
  • 66': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Jason Davidson.
  • 71': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Steven Ugarkovic replaces Terry Antonis.
  • 71': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Ramy Najjarine replaces Keijiro Ogawa.
  • 72': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nicholas D'Agostino replaces Francesco Margiotta.
  • 72': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Robbie Kruse replaces Birkan Kirdar.
  • 80': Ivan Kelava (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2, Melbourne Victory 0. Dimitrios Petratos (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 87': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. William Wilson replaces Jake Brimmer.
  • 89': Phillip Cancar (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Daniel Margush (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 4,321

Australian A-League Men Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+12 Wellington Phoenix FC 22 43 3
+16 Central Coast Mariners 21 40 5
+2 Macarthur FC 22 35 5
+10 Melbourne Victory 22 35 3
Full Table

Statistics

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12 Fouls 21
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 1
50.6 Possession 49.4
6 SHOTS 7
1 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
352 Accurate Passes 338
458 Passes 451
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 1
12 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.1
62 Long Balls 73
27 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 11
12 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
15 Interceptions 20
16 Effective Clearances 7
16 Clearances 7

Line-Ups

WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
1 Daniel Margush (GK) Yellow Card
25 Philip Cancar
2 Ziggy Gordon
17 Keanu Baccus
3 Adama Traoré
13 Tate Russell
29 Terry Antonis
14 James Troisi
23 Dimitrios Petratos
11 Keijiro Ogawa
10 Tomer Hemed

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

No. Name
20 Ivan Kelava (GK) Yellow Card
21 Roderick Miranda
5 Matthew Spiranovic
3 Jason Davidson
2 Jason Geria
22 Jake Brimmer
6 Leigh Broxham
13 Birkan Kirdar
9 Francesco Margiotta
11 Ben Folami
7 Christopher Ikonomidis

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