Melbourne V vs Melbourne City 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 7': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Melbourne City FC 0. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 13': Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Melbourne City FC 0. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
- 23': Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Goal! Melbourne Victory 3, Melbourne City FC 0. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jason Davidson with a cross.
- 37': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Taras Gomulka replaces Florin Berenguer because of an injury.
- 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 3, Melbourne City FC 0.
- 72': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Marco Rojas.
- 72': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Leigh Broxham replaces Rai Marchán.
- 77': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Jordan Bos replaces Scott Jamieson.
- 77': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Mathew Leckie.
- 77': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Tsubasa Endoh replaces Marco Tilio.
- 80': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Francesco Margiotta replaces Nicholas D'Agostino.
- 83': Stefan Colakovski (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Birkan Kirdar replaces Jake Brimmer.
- 86': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Ben Folami.
- 87': Taras Gomulka (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Tsubasa Endoh (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 17,754
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
 MCY |
MVC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 7 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 57.8 | Possession | 42.2 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 454 | Accurate Passes | 301 |
| 545 | Passes | 386 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 10 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 21 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 14 | Clearances | 16 |
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 |
Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
| 22 | Curtis Good |
| 5 | Rostyn Griffiths |
| 3 | Scott Jamieson |
| 6 | Carl Jenkinson |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
| 10 | Florin Berenguer |
| 18 | Connor Metcalfe |
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren |
| 7 | Mathew Leckie |
| 15 | Andrew Nabbout |
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