Australian A-League Men

Melbourne V vs Melbourne City 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

  • 7': Damien Da Silva
  • 46': Bruno Fornaroli
  • 77': Josh Brillante
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3 - 2
  • 24': Mathew Leckie
  • 80': Mathew Leckie

Introduction

Melbourne Victory are hosting Melbourne City FC at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 7': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Melbourne City 0. Damien da Silva (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross following a corner.
  • 24': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Melbourne City 1. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Richard van der Venne with a cross following a corner.
  • 37': Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Melbourne City 1.
  • 46': Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Melbourne City 1. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range to the top left corner.
  • 58': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Substitution, Melbourne City. Valon Berisha replaces Marco Tilio.
  • 68': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Chris Ikonomidis.
  • 77': Substitution, Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout replaces Florin Berenguer.
  • 77': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Callum Talbot.
  • 77': Goal! Melbourne Victory 3, Melbourne City 1. Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
  • 78': Tom Glover (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 80': Goal! Melbourne Victory 3, Melbourne City 2. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
  • 80': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Fernando Romero replaces Bruno Fornaroli.
  • 81': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Leigh Broxham replaces Connor Chapman.
  • 88': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nathan Konstandopoulos replaces Jake Brimmer.
  • 88': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Bruce Kamau replaces Ben Folami.
  • 90'+6': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 18,011

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
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Statistics

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11 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 5
67.3 Possession 32.7
19 SHOTS 6
6 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.8
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
526 Accurate Passes 202
620 Passes 294
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 4
14 Crosses 13
0.4 Cross % 0.3
56 Long Balls 53
24 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
7 Blocked Shots 0
12 Effective Tackles 8
20 Tackles 28
0.6 Tackle % 0.3
10 Interceptions 8
8 Effective Clearances 21
8 Clearances 21

Line-Ups

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Paul Izzo (GK)
21 Roderick Miranda Yellow Card
5 Damien Da Silva
3 Cadete
2 Jason Geria
14 Connor Chapman Yellow Card
8 Josh Brillante
11 Ben Folami
7 Christopher Ikonomidis
22 Jake Brimmer
10 Bruno Fornaroli

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thomas Glover (GK) Yellow Card
4 Nuno Reis
6 Thomas Lam
38 Jordan Bos
25 Callum Talbot
13 Aiden O'Neill
8 Richard van der Venne
10 Florin Berenguer
9 Jamie Maclaren
7 Mathew Leckie
23 Marco Tilio Yellow Card

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