Melbourne City vs Perth Glory 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
2 - 2
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Perth Glory 0. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathew Leckie.
- 29': Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Perth Glory 0. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe.
- 31': Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Perth Glory 1. Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kosuke Ota.
- 41': Brandon O'Neill (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Marco Tilio replaces Mathew Leckie because of an injury.
- 56': Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Perth Glory 2. Callum Timmins (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Clisby.
- 62': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Rostyn Griffiths.
- 63': Substitution, Perth Glory. Adrián Sardinero replaces Daniel Stynes.
- 66': Substitution, Perth Glory. Giordano Colli replaces Callum Timmins.
- 76': Substitution, Perth Glory. Ciaran Bramwell replaces Jack Clisby.
- 76': Substitution, Perth Glory. Adam Zimarino replaces Nick Fitzgerald.
- 80': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Taras Gomulka replaces Andrew Nabbout.
- 90'+4': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 2,584
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 | 26 | 42 | 4 |
| 0 | Macarthur FC | 26 | 41 | 7 |
Statistics
 PER |
MCY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.4 | Possession | 60.6 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 368 | Accurate Passes | 599 |
| 441 | Passes | 674 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 7 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 22 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 17 | Clearances | 5 |
Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
| 22 | Curtis Good |
| 4 | Nuno Reis |
| 3 | Scott Jamieson  |
| 6 | Carl Jenkinson |
| 5 | Rostyn Griffiths |
| 10 | Florin Berenguer |
| 18 | Connor Metcalfe |
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren |
| 7 | Mathew Leckie |
| 15 | Andrew Nabbout |
Perth Glory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Liam Reddy (GK) |
| 29 | Darryl Lachman |
| 5 | Jonathan Aspropotamitis |
| 8 | Kosuke Ota |
| 21 | Antonee Burke-Gilroy |
| 18 | Daniel Stynes |
| 13 | Brandon O'Neill |
| 19 | Callum Timmins |
| 9 | Bruno Fornaroli |
| 14 | Jack Clisby |
| 11 | Nick Fitzgerald |
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