Perth Glory FC vs Melbourne City FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 21': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 21'
- 66': Emin Durakovic (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 66'
- 66': Luca Tevere (Perth Glory) Substitution at 66'
- 66': Jaiden Kucharski (Perth Glory) Substitution at 66'
- 71': Harrison Shillington (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 71'
- 74': Giovanni De Abreu (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 74'
- 81': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 81'
- 81': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 81'
- 81': Anthony Didulica (Perth Glory) Substitution at 81'
- 89': Zach Lisolajski (Perth Glory) Substitution at 89'
- 90'+1': Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) Goal at 91'
- 90'+2': Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 92'
- 90'+3': Emin Durakovic (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 93'
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
| 50.3 | Possession | 49.7 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: HBF Park
Location: Perth, Australia
Attendance: 6,029
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 |
Line-Ups
Perth Glory FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Matthew Sutton (GK) |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 45 | Brian Kaltack |
| 3 | Sam Sutton |
| 2 | Charbel Shamoon |
| 27 | William Freney |
| 39 | Giovanni De Abreu |
| 67 | Stefan Colakovski |
| 7 | Nicholas Pennington |
| 25 | Sebastian Despotovski |
| 22 | Adam Taggart |
Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Beach (GK) |
| 26 | Samuel Souprayen |
| 22 | German Ferreyra |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 13 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 8 | Ryan Teague |
| 11 | Elbasan Rashani |
| 47 | Kavian Rahmani |
| 17 | Max Caputo |
| 14 | Daniel Arzani |
| 28 | Marcus Younis |
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