Western Sydney vs Melbourne V 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 55': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Tate Russell (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phillip Cancar with a through ball.
- 61': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Bernie Ibini-Isei replaces Tomer Hemed.
- 66': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Marco Rojas replaces Ben Folami.
- 66': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Jason Davidson.
- 71': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Steven Ugarkovic replaces Terry Antonis.
- 71': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Ramy Najjarine replaces Keijiro Ogawa.
- 72': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nicholas D'Agostino replaces Francesco Margiotta.
- 72': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Robbie Kruse replaces Birkan Kirdar.
- 80': Ivan Kelava (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2, Melbourne Victory 0. Dimitrios Petratos (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 87': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. William Wilson replaces Jake Brimmer.
- 89': Phillip Cancar (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Daniel Margush (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 4,321
Australian A-League Men Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+18 | Central Coast Mariners | 25 | 49 | 6 |
+13 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 25 | 49 | 4 |
+11 | Melbourne Victory | 25 | 41 | 4 |
+6 | Sydney FC | 25 | 38 | 9 |
Statistics
MVC | WSW | |
---|---|---|
12 | Fouls | 21 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 0 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
3 | Saves | 1 |
50.6 | Possession | 49.4 |
6 | SHOTS | 7 |
1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.7 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
352 | Accurate Passes | 338 |
458 | Passes | 451 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
12 | Crosses | 13 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
62 | Long Balls | 73 |
27 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
12 | Tackles | 17 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
15 | Interceptions | 20 |
16 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
16 | Clearances | 7 |
Western Sydney Wanderers (4-1-2-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Daniel Margush (GK) |
25 | Philip Cancar |
2 | Ziggy Gordon |
17 | Keanu Baccus |
3 | Adama Traoré |
13 | Tate Russell |
29 | Terry Antonis |
14 | James Troisi |
23 | Dimitrios Petratos |
11 | Keijiro Ogawa |
10 | Tomer Hemed |
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 |
6 | Leigh Broxham |
13 | Birkan Kirdar |
9 | Francesco Margiotta |
11 | Ben Folami |
7 | Christopher Ikonomidis |
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