Western Sydney vs Melbourne City 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 36': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Melbourne City FC 1. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill following a corner.
- 43': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Melbourne City FC 2. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Jamieson with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot is close, but misses to the left. Jamie Maclaren should be disappointed.
- 64': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Melbourne City FC 3. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
- 71': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Terry Antonis replaces Steven Ugarkovic.
- 71': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Bernie Ibini-Isei replaces Ramy Najjarine.
- 72': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Alessandro Lopane replaces Keijiro Ogawa.
- 73': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Jordan Swibel replaces James Troisi.
- 74': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Marco Tilio replaces Mathew Leckie.
- 74': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Scott Galloway replaces Carl Jenkinson.
- 80': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Melbourne City FC 3. Dimitrios Petratos (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 88': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Taras Gomulka replaces Connor Metcalfe.
- 88': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Andrew Nabbout.
- 88': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Phillip Cancar replaces Mark Natta.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Manuel Pucciarelli replaces Florin Berenguer.
Game Information
Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 4,515
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 | 25 | 41 | 4 |
+6 | Sydney FC | 25 | 38 | 9 |
Statistics
MCY | WSW | |
---|---|---|
8 | Fouls | 10 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
7 | Offsides | 2 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
2 | Saves | 1 |
34.3 | Possession | 65.7 |
11 | SHOTS | 11 |
4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
255 | Accurate Passes | 547 |
346 | Passes | 672 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
12 | Crosses | 16 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
58 | Long Balls | 64 |
25 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
15 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
28 | Tackles | 14 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
9 | Interceptions | 7 |
18 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
18 | Clearances | 9 |
Western Sydney Wanderers (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
20 | Tomás Mejías (GK) |
33 | Mark Natta |
2 | Ziggy Gordon |
3 | Adama Traoré |
39 | Thomas Aquilina |
14 | James Troisi |
17 | Keanu Baccus |
8 | Steven Ugarkovic |
23 | Dimitrios Petratos |
7 | Ramy Najjarine |
11 | Keijiro Ogawa |
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 |
10 | Florin Berenguer |
18 | Connor Metcalfe |
8 | Aiden O'Neill |
9 | Jamie Maclaren |
7 | Mathew Leckie |
15 | Andrew Nabbout |
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