Melbourne City vs Western Utd 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
2 - 1
Reshuffled Melbourne City beat Western United in A-League season opener
A-League
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 30': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.
- 30': Connor Pain (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
- 38': Own Goal by Léo Lacroix, Western United. Melbourne City 1, Western United 0.
- 42': James Troisi (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Western United. Nikolai Topor-Stanley replaces Tomoki Imai.
- 59': Goal! Melbourne City 2, Western United 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 61': Substitution, Western United. Dylan Pierias replaces Dylan Wenzel-Halls.
- 62': Substitution, Western United. Tongo Doumbia replaces Steven Lustica.
- 65': Substitution, Melbourne City. Jordon Hall replaces Thomas Lam because of an injury.
- 73': Substitution, Melbourne City. Marco Tilio replaces Andrew Nabbout because of an injury.
- 75': Joshua Risdon (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, Western United. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Lachlan Wales.
- 86': Léo Lacroix (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Goal! Melbourne City 2, Western United 1. Nicolas Milanovic (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Melbourne City 2, Western United 1.
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 7,501
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 | 25 | 41 | 4 |
| +6 | Sydney FC | 25 | 38 | 9 |
Statistics
 WTU |
MCY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 7 | Saves | 3 |
| 51.1 | Possession | 48.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 369 | Accurate Passes | 329 |
| 471 | Passes | 438 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 6 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 19 |
| 17 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 23 | Clearances | 14 |
Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
| 3 | Scott Jamieson |
| 6 | Thomas Lam |
| 38 | Jordan Bos  |
| 25 | Callum Talbot |
| 14 | Valon Berisha |
| 13 | Aiden O'Neill |
| 16 | Taras Gomulka |
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren |
| 7 | Mathew Leckie |
| 15 | Andrew Nabbout |
Western United (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Young (GK) |
| 4 | Léo Lacroix |
| 6 | Tomoki Imai |
| 17 | Ben Garuccio |
| 19 | Joshua Risdon |
| 88 | Neil Kilkenny |
| 10 | Steven Lustica |
| 11 | Connor Pain |
| 8 | Lachlan Wales |
| 14 | James Troisi |
| 9 | Dylan Wenzel-Halls |
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