Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne City FC
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    Western Sydney Wanderers FC
    • 27': Dylan Pierias

    About

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

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City).
    • 2': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Hand ball by Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 3': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 5': VAR Decision: No Goal Melbourne City 0-0 Western Sydney Wanderers.
    • 7': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Curtis Good.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Brillante with a cross.
    • 12': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City).
    • 12': Joshua Brillante (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Hamza Sakhi.
    • 14': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 14': Foul by Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 18': Attempt saved. Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City).
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Marcelo.
    • 23': Foul by Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 23': Léo Natel (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 27': Goal! Melbourne City 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 1. Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexander Badolato with a through ball.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oscar Priestman.
    • 31': Foul by Oscar Priestman (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 31': Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Milanovic.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dylan Pierias with a cross.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Oscar Priestman (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 38': Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City).
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Natel.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Léo Natel (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic with a cross.
    • 41': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Curtis Good.
    • 43': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Jamie Young.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Brillante with a cross following a corner.
    • 44': Foul by Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City).
    • 44': Oscar Priestman (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 45': Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Léo Natel with a cross.
    • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamza Sakhi.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City).
    • 45'+4': Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+7': First Half ends, Melbourne City 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.
    • 47': Foul by Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 47': Léo Natel (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Oscar Priestman (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 48': Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 48': Foul by Léo Natel (Melbourne City).
    • 49': Foul by Callum Talbot (Melbourne City).
    • 49': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Dylan Pierias.
    • 57': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Marcelo.
    • 58': Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City).
    • 58': Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 62': Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Léo Natel (Melbourne City).
    • 62': Substitution, Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout replaces Steven Ugarkovic.
    • 64': Offside, Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Léo Natel (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oscar Priestman following a fast break.
    • 68': Hand ball by Callum Talbot (Melbourne City).
    • 69': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Thomas Beadling replaces Oscar Priestman.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
    • 72': Substitution, Melbourne City. Max Caputo replaces Jamie Maclaren.
    • 74': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Aidan Simmons.
    • 75': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Valentino Yuel replaces Nicolas Milanovic.
    • 76': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Milos Ninkovic replaces Alexander Badolato.
    • 77': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Alex Bonetig.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Caputo.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Léo Natel (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Lopane.
    • 80': Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Foul by Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City).
    • 80': Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Thomas Beadling (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Clisby.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Max Caputo (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Callum Talbot with a cross.
    • 82': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Gabriel Cléùr replaces Marcus Antonsson.
    • 82': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Marcus Younis replaces Dylan Pierias.
    • 85': Substitution, Melbourne City. Benjamin Mazzeo replaces Scott Galloway.
    • 85': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Valentino Yuel.
    • 88': Offside, Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.
    • 89': Hand ball by Valentino Yuel (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 90': Foul by Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City).
    • 90': Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Marcus Younis (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 90'+1': Jamie Young (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Marcus Younis (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Alex Bonetig.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Gabriel Cléùr.
    • 90'+4': VAR Decision: No Penalty Melbourne City.
    • 90'+6': Jamie Young (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Melbourne City 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.
    • 90'+6': Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 0': Match ends, Melbourne City 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    1 Saves 8
    35.6 Possession 64.4
    14 SHOTS 11
    8 ON GOAL 1
    0.6 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    267 Accurate Passes 503
    327 Passes 578
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 6
    7 Crosses 34
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    44 Long Balls 53
    19 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    6 Effective Tackles 8
    11 Tackles 13
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    14 Interceptions 8
    41 Effective Clearances 7
    41 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: CommBank Stadium
    Location: Sydney, Australia
    Attendance: 7,117

    A-League Men Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Wellington Phoenix 4 +6 10
    2 Sydney FC 4 +3 7
    3 Brisbane Roar FC 3 +2 7
    4 Melbourne City FC 4 0 7
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Jamie Young (GK) Yellow Card
    22 Curtis Good
    26 Samuel Souprayen
    2 Scott Galloway
    25 Callum Talbot
    10 Tolgay Arslan Yellow Card
    8 Hamza Sakhi Yellow Card
    6 Steven Ugarkovic Yellow Card
    9 Jamie Maclaren
    11 Léo Natel
    21 Alessandro Lopane
    Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
    Benjamin Mazzeo, Patrick Beach, Max Caputo, Andrew Nabbout, Harry Politidis, Nuno Reis, Terry Antonis.

    WSW Western Sydney Wanderers FC (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Margush (GK)
    33 Alex Bonetig
    6 Marcelo
    19 Jack Clisby
    31 Aidan Simmons
    36 Oscar Priestman
    25 Josh Brillante
    14 Nicolas Milanovic
    7 Dylan Pierias
    9 Marcus Antonsson
    37 Alexander Badolato
    Western Sydney Wanderers FC Substitutes:
    Lachlan Brook, Marcus Younis, Valentino Yuel, Milos Ninkovic, Taiga Harper, Gabriel Cleur, Tom Beadling.

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