Western Utd vs Melbourne City 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
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
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 4,740
Australian A-League Men Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+12 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 22 | 43 | 3 |
+16 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 40 | 5 |
+2 | Macarthur FC | 22 | 35 | 5 |
+10 | Melbourne Victory | 22 | 35 | 3 |
Statistics
MCY | WTU | |
---|---|---|
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 |
Western United (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Jamie Young (GK) |
44 | Nikolai Topor-Stanley |
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 |
Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
5 | Rostyn Griffiths |
4 | Nuno Reis |
3 | Scott Jamieson |
6 | Carl Jenkinson |
10 | Florin Berenguer |
16 | Taras Gomulka |
8 | Aiden O'Neill |
17 | Stefan Colakovski |
38 | Jordan Bos |
2 | Scott Galloway |
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