Western Utd vs Melbourne V 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Semifinals
A-League playoff semifinal: Melbourne Victory snatch late win over Western United to claim narrow first-leg lead
A-League
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 50': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Joshua Risdon (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Connor Pain (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Marco Rojas.
- 74': Goal! Western United FC 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a corner.
- 77': Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Pierias replaces Dylan Wenzel-Halls.
- 80': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Ben Folami.
- 90': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Francesco Margiotta replaces Nicholas D'Agostino because of an injury.
- 90': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Leigh Broxham replaces Jake Brimmer.
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 7,295
Statistics
 MVC |
WTU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 57 | Possession | 43 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 565 | Accurate Passes | 381 |
| 642 | Passes | 469 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 11 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 11 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 25 | Clearances | 10 |
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 |
| 88 | Neil Kilkenny |
| 27 | Jerry Skotadis |
| 99 | Aleksandar Prijovic |
| 11 | Connor Pain |
| 8 | Lachlan Wales |
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 |
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