Melbourne V vs Melbourne City 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
35': Josh Brillante0 - 2
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 16': Nani (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Goal! Melbourne Victory 0, Melbourne City 1. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 19': Own Goal by Cadete, Melbourne Victory. Melbourne Victory 0, Melbourne City 2.
- 25': Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Second yellow card to Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) for a bad foul.
- 48': Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami replaces Chris Ikonomidis.
- 67': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Andrew Nabbout.
- 67': Substitution, Melbourne City. Richard van der Venne replaces Valon Berisha.
- 83': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nathan Konstandopoulos replaces Jake Brimmer.
- 83': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Tomi Juric replaces Nicholas D'Agostino.
- 83': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Stefan Nigro.
- 90'+2': Cadete (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Melbourne City 2.
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 23,489
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 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 50.8 | Possession | 49.2 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 447 | Accurate Passes | 407 |
| 519 | Passes | 497 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 18 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 17 | Clearances | 6 |
Melbourne Victory (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Paul Izzo (GK) |
| 15 | George Timotheou |
| 21 | Roderick Miranda |
| 3 | Cadete |
| 16 | Stefan Nigro |
| 4 | Rai |
| 8 | Josh Brillante  |
| 7 | Christopher Ikonomidis |
| 17 | Nani |
| 18 | Nicholas D'Agostino |
| 22 | Jake Brimmer |
Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
| 22 | Curtis Good |
| 6 | Thomas Lam |
| 38 | Jordan Bos |
| 25 | Callum Talbot |
| 14 | Valon Berisha |
| 7 | Mathew Leckie |
| 13 | Aiden O'Neill |
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
| 15 | Andrew Nabbout |
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