Melbourne V vs Western Utd 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 13': Joshua Risdon (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Substitution, Western United FC. Jerry Skotadis replaces Joshua Risdon because of an injury.
- 40': Tomoki Imai (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 0, Western United FC 0.
- 47': Goal! Melbourne Victory 0, Western United FC 1. Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United FC) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Pain with a headed pass following a corner.
- 68': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Nishan Velupillay.
- 78': Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Leigh Broxham replaces Rai Marchán.
- 78': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Birkan Kirdar replaces Joshua Brillante.
- 85': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Western United FC 1. Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jason Davidson with a cross.
- 86': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Wenzel-Halls replaces Dylan Pierias.
- 89': Substitution, Western United FC. Adisu Bayew replaces Connor Pain.
- 90'+2': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,022
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
 WTU |
MVC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 6 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 11 | Saves | 3 |
| 46.1 | Possession | 53.9 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 12 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 373 | Accurate Passes | 462 |
| 466 | Passes | 556 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 23 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 12 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 20 | Clearances | 23 |
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Ivan Kelava (GK) |
| 21 | Roderick Miranda  |
| 17 | Brendan Hamill |
| 3 | Jason Davidson |
| 2 | Jason Geria |
| 22 | Jake Brimmer |
| 4 | Rai |
| 8 | Josh Brillante |
| 9 | Francesco Margiotta |
| 24 | Nishan Velupillay |
| 23 | Marco Rojas |
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 |
| 8 | Lachlan Wales |
| 16 | Rene Krhin |
| 10 | Steven Lustica |
| 99 | Aleksandar Prijovic |
| 11 | Connor Pain |
| 5 | Dylan Pierias |
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