A-League: Melbourne City manages to draw 2-2 with Western United after recovering a 0-2 deficit
MELBOURNE. Western United manages to recover against Melbourne City with a goal on the C. Metcalfe 42' and a goal on the J. Maclaren 65'.
MELBOURNE. Western United manages to recover against Melbourne City with a goal on the C. Metcalfe 42′ and a goal on the J. Maclaren 65′. Melbourne City was far superior when it came to possession ball (70%)
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was Alireza Faghani with the help of Anton Schetinin and Ashley Beecham. The 4th official was Jonathon Barreiro. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 22.7 degrees Celsius or 72.84 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 91%.
Match Statistics
Melbourne City was in firm control of the ball 70% while Western United was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Melbourne City was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Melbourne City to win the match.
Western United shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Melbourne City shot 21 times, 7 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Western United received 3 yellow cards (A. Prijovic, and L. Lacroix). On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to Melbourne City.
After playing this contest, Western United will have 32 points like Melbourne City to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Melbourne City will have 32 points like Western United to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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16'16'
L. Lacroix
B. Garuccio
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31'31'
R. Krhin
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35'35'
T. Imai
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42'42'
C. Metcalfe
M. Tilio
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42'42'
A. Prijovic
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65'65'
J. Maclaren
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67'67'
C. Pain
A. Bayew
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72'72'
J. Skotadis
R. Krhin
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76'76'
L. Lacroix
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82'82'
D. Wenzel-Halls
L. Wales
Next match
In the upcoming A-League match, Western United will play away against Sydney on the 19th of March with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Sydney (1 draw).
Melbourne City will host Melbourne Victory on the 19th of March with a 13-12 head to head in favor of Melbourne Victory (10 draws).
Western United: Formation and Lineups
Western United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager John Aloisi chose to play with the following team: Jamie Young , Joshua Risdon , Tomoki Imai , Léo Lacroix , Ben Garuccio , Steven Lustica , Rene Krhin , Dylan Pierias , Lachlan Wales , Adisu Bayew and Aleksandar Prijović .
Substitutes
Western United made 3 changes: A. Bayew for C. Pain (67′), R. Krhin for J. Skotadis (72′) and L. Wales for D. Wenzel-Halls (82′).
Top player: Léo Lacroix
The player who no doubt impressed Western United the most was Léo Lacroix.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.
Melbourne City: Formation and Lineups
Also Melbourne City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Patrick Kisnorbo played with: Matthew Sutton , Carl Jenkinson , Nuno Reis , Curtis Good , Scott Jamieson , Conor Metcalfe , Aiden O’Neill , Andrew Nabbout , Florin Berenguer , Marco Tilio and Jamie MacLaren .
Substitutes
Melbourne City decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.
Top player: Conor Metcalfe
Probably the most impressive player in Melbourne City was Conor Metcalfe.
His rating is with 1 goal, 36 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League
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