Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney vs Melbourne City 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

  • 80': Dimitrios Petratos (P)
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1 - 3
  • 36': Mathew Leckie
  • 43': Mathew Leckie
  • 64': Florin Berenguer

Introduction

Western Sydney Wanderers are hosting Melbourne City FC at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

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

Competition: Australian A-League Men

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
Full Table

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

WSW 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

MCY 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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