Western Utd vs Melbourne V 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
Western United are hosting Melbourne Victory
at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 15': Tongo Doumbia (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United) is shown the red card.
- 37': Substitution, Western United. Jacob Tratt replaces Lachlan Wales.
- 45'+1': Goal! Western United 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Joshua Risdon (Western United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Troisi with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami replaces Cadete.
- 63': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. William Wilson replaces Rai Marchán.
- 72': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Chris Ikonomidis.
- 72': Substitution, Western United. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Aleksandar Prijovic.
- 73': Substitution, Western United. Rhys Bozinovski replaces Tongo Doumbia.
- 79': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Jason Geria.
- 79': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jay Barnett replaces Joshua Brillante.
- 79': Joshua Risdon (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Western United. Alessandro Diamanti replaces Connor Pain.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Western United 1, Melbourne Victory 0.
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 2,867
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 2,867
Australian A-League Men Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +22 | Auckland FC | 26 | 53 | 3 |
| +16 | Melbourne City FC | 26 | 48 | 6 |
| +18 | Western United | 26 | 47 | 7 |
| +18 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 46 | 6 |
Statistics
 MVC |
WTU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 60.5 | Possession | 39.5 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 539 | Accurate Passes | 313 |
| 621 | Passes | 413 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 31 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 14 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 17 | Clearances | 32 |
Western United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Young (GK) |
| 44 | Nikolai Topor-Stanley  |
| 6 | Tomoki Imai |
| 17 | Ben Garuccio |
| 19 | Joshua Risdon |
| 14 | James Troisi |
| 88 | Neil Kilkenny |
| 7 | Tongo Doumbia  |
| 99 | Aleksandar Prijovic |
| 11 | Connor Pain |
| 8 | Lachlan Wales |
Melbourne Victory (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Paul Izzo (GK) |
| 6 | Leigh Broxham |
| 15 | George Timotheou |
| 2 | Jason Geria |
| 4 | Rai |
| 22 | Jake Brimmer |
| 8 | Josh Brillante |
| 3 | Cadete |
| 7 | Christopher Ikonomidis |
| 10 | Bruno Fornaroli |
| 18 | Nicholas D'Agostino |
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