A-League: C. Timmins scores a double to give a 2-0 win to Perth Glory over Melbourne City
PERTH. Perth Glory 2-0 Melbourne City: beats 2-0 after C. Timmins scores 2 goals.
PERTH. Perth Glory 2-0 Melbourne City: tops 2-0 after C. Timmins scores a double.
Also, Melbourne City had 2 players sent off: C. Good (90′ for a double yellow card) and (90′ for a red card).
The match was played at the HBF Park stadium in Perth on Wednesday and it started at 7:05 am local time. The referee was Alex King with the assistance of Josh Manella and Arvin Shanmuganathan. The 4th official was Shane Skinner. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 15.4 degrees Celsius or 59.68 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 49%.
Match Statistics
Melbourne City was in firm control of the ball 62% while Perth Glory was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Melbourne City was more aggressive with 92 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Perth Glory was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Perth Glory shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Melbourne City shot 25 times, 4 on target, 21 off target.
Cards
Perth Glory received 1 yellow card (A. Edwards). On the opposite side, Melbourne City received 5 yellow cards (R. Griffiths, S. Jamieson, C. Good, M. Tilio and C. Jenkinson).
Also, Melbourne City didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after C. Good (Melbourne City) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
(Melbourne City) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).
After playing this encounter, Perth Glory will have 15 points to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, Melbourne City will stay with 46 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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5'5'
C. Timmins
A. Burke-Gilroy
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32'32'
A. Edwards
M. Oxborrow
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45'45'
A. Edwards
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55'55'
R. Griffiths
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67'67'
C. Timmins
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71'71'
S. Jamieson
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72'72'
C. Good
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75'75'
J. Bos
M. Leckie
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76'76'
T. Vecchio
O. Malik
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76'76'
A. Zimarino
N. Fitzgerald
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78'78'
M. Tilio
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78'78'
T. Gomulka
R. Griffiths
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84'84'
C. Jenkinson
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90'90'
A. Coyne
A. Burke-Gilroy
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90'90'
C. Good
Next match
In the next match in the Melbourne City will host Wellington Phoenix on the 9th of May with a 15-12 head to head stats in favor of Melbourne City (7 draws).
Perth Glory: Formation and Lineups
Perth Glory started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Ruben Zadkovich chose to play with the following team: Liam Reddy , Joshua Rawlins , Jacob Muir , Darryl Lachman , Joseph Forde , Antonee Burke-Gilroy , Callum Timmins , Osama Malik , Nick Fitzgerald , Mitchell Oxborrow and Giordano Colli .
Substitutes
Perth Glory made 4 changes: M. Oxborrow for A. Edwards (32′), N. Fitzgerald for A. Zimarino (75′), O. Malik for T. Vecchio (75′) and A. Burke-Gilroy for A. Coyne (90′).
Top player: Callum Timmins
Probably the most impressive player in Perth Glory was Callum Timmins.
His rating is with 2 goals, 45 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 15.
Melbourne City: Formation and Lineups
Melbourne City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Patrick Kisnorbo played with: Tom Glover , Carl Jenkinson , Nuno Reis , Curtis Good , Scott Jamieson , Rostyn Griffiths , Conor Metcalfe , Andrew Nabbout , Marco Tilio , Mathew Leckie and Jamie MacLaren .
Substitutes
Melbourne City made 2 changes: M. Leckie for J. Bos (75′) and R. Griffiths for T. Gomulka (78′).
Top player: Curtis Good
The player who no doubt impressed Melbourne City the most was Curtis Good.
His rating is with 97 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
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