A-League: Melbourne City liquidates Perth Glory 4-0 with a superb match
MELBOURNE. Melbourne City demolishes Perth Glory 4-0 with goals of
MELBOURNE. Melbourne City demolishes Perth Glory 4-0 with goals of J. Maclaren (49′), J. Maclaren (75′ pen), M. Tilio (82′) and M. Leckie (90′). Melbourne City was vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Jack Morgan with the assistance of Daniel Illievski and Peter Jaworski. The 4th official was Lachlan Keevers. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 24.1 degrees Celsius or 75.36 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 84%.
Match Statistics
Melbourne City was in firm control of the ball 63% while Perth Glory was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Melbourne City was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Melbourne City won the contest.
Melbourne City shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Perth Glory shot 0 times, 0 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Melbourne City. On the other side, Perth Glory received 5 yellow cards (J. Forde, R. Williams, Z. Duncan, B. Azubel and M. Beevers).
After this match, Melbourne City will have 10 points like Western Sydney Wanderers to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Perth Glory will stay with 3 points like Wellington Phoenix and Brisbane Roar to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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13'13'
J. Forde
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27'27'
R. Williams
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28'28'
Z. Duncan
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37'37'
B. Azubel
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46'46'
L. Ivanovic
B. Azubel
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46'46'
S. Colakovski
G. Colli
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49'49'
J. Maclaren
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63'63'
A. Nabbout
V. Berisha
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68'68'
M. Beevers
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69'69'
M. Oxborrow
L. Bodnar
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69'69'
A. Zimarino
S. Khelifi
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75'75'
J. Maclaren (Penalty)
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80'80'
S. Jamieson
N. Reis
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82'82'
M. Tilio
J. Bos
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90'90'
M. Leckie
Next match
In the upcoming A-League match, Melbourne City will play away against Newcastle Jets on the 12th of November with a 18-14 head to head in favor of Melbourne City (4 draws).
Perth Glory will host Western United on the 10th of December with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Western United (1 draw).
Melbourne City: Formation and Lineups
Melbourne City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Patrick Kisnorbo chose to play with the following team: Tom Glover , Callum Talbot , Nuno Reis , Curtis Good , Jordan Bos , Marco Tilio , Richard van der Venne , Aiden O’Neill , Mathew Leckie , Valon Berisha and Jamie MacLaren .
Substitutes
Melbourne City made 2 changes: V. Berisha for A. Nabbout (63′) and N. Reis for S. Jamieson (80′).
Top player: Jamie MacLaren
The player who no doubt impressed Melbourne City the most was Jamie MacLaren.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 7 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass.Perth Glory: Formation and Lineups
Perth Glory started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Ruben Zadkovich played with: Liam Reddy , Joseph Forde , Darryl Lachman , Mark Beevers , Jack Clisby , Zachary Duncan , Luke Bodnar , Ryan Williams , Giordano Colli , Salim Khelifi and Aaron McEneff, Ben Azubel .
Substitutes
Perth Glory made 4 changes: B. Azubel for S. Colakovski (46′), G. Colli for L. Ivanovic (46′), L. Bodnar for M. Oxborrow (69′) and S. Khelifi for A. Zimarino (69′).
Top player: Luke Bodnar
Probably the most impressive player in Perth Glory was Luke Bodnar.
His rating is
with 30 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.Results of the day
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