Australian A-League Men

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

  • 71': Steven Lustica
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1 - 0

Introduction

Western United 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

  • 32': Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+1': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western United FC 0, Melbourne City FC 0.
  • 65': Nuno Reis (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Pierias replaces Connor Pain.
  • 70': Penalty saved! Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 71': Goal! Western United FC 1, Melbourne City FC 0. Steven Lustica (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 74': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Raphael Borges Rodrigues replaces Stefan Colakovski.
  • 86': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Manuel Pucciarelli replaces Carl Jenkinson.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Western United FC 1, Melbourne City FC 0.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 4,740

Australian A-League Men Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+22 Auckland FC 26 53 3
+16 Melbourne City FC 26 48 6
+18 Western United 26 47 7
+18 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 46 6
Full Table

Statistics

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13 Fouls 3
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 3
59 Possession 41
10 SHOTS 15
3 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
528 Accurate Passes 335
604 Passes 410
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 5
22 Crosses 25
0.2 Cross % 0.2
55 Long Balls 55
26 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 12
17 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
7 Interceptions 13
21 Effective Clearances 25
21 Clearances 25

Line-Ups

WTU Western United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jamie Young (GK)
44 Nikolai Topor-Stanley Yellow Card
4 Léo Lacroix
17 Ben Garuccio
19 Joshua Risdon
23 Alessandro Diamanti
88 Neil Kilkenny
10 Steven Lustica
99 Aleksandar Prijovic
11 Connor Pain
8 Lachlan Wales Yellow Card

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Thomas Glover (GK)
5 Rostyn Griffiths
4 Nuno Reis Yellow Card
3 Scott Jamieson
6 Carl Jenkinson
10 Florin Berenguer
16 Taras Gomulka
8 Aiden O'Neill Yellow Card
17 Stefan Colakovski
38 Jordan Bos
2 Scott Galloway

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