Melbourne City vs Melbourne V 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 19': Goal! Melbourne City FC 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Folami with a through ball following a fast break.
- 29': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florin Berenguer with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Melbourne City FC 1, Melbourne Victory 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City FC 1, Melbourne Victory 1.
- 60': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Leigh Broxham replaces Rai Marchán.
- 63': Nuno Reis (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Carl Jenkinson (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Marco Tilio.
- 83': Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Marco Rojas.
- 84': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Francesco Margiotta replaces Jake Brimmer.
- 87': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Jordan Bos replaces Scott Jamieson because of an injury.
- 90': Stefan Colakovski (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 18,080
Australian A-League Men Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +16 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 27 | 53 | 4 |
| +20 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 52 | 6 |
| +10 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 42 | 5 |
| +11 | Sydney FC | 27 | 41 | 10 |
Statistics
 MVC |
MCY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.4 | Possession | 60.6 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 303 | Accurate Passes | 501 |
| 381 | Passes | 579 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 16 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 10 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 23 | Clearances | 20 |
Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
| 22 | Curtis Good |
| 4 | Nuno Reis  |
| 3 | Scott Jamieson |
| 6 | Carl Jenkinson |
| 10 | Florin Berenguer |
| 18 | Connor Metcalfe |
| 8 | Aiden O'Neill |
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
| 15 | Andrew Nabbout |
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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