A-League: Melbourne City liquidates Western United 4-0 showing huge dominance
MELBOURNE. Melbourne City demolishes Western United 4-0 with goals of
MELBOURNE. Melbourne City demolishes Western United 4-0 with goals of Marco Tilio (9′), Jamie Maclaren (24′) and Andrew Nabbout (85′). Regarding the opposition, Western United scored with Léo Lacroix (12′ own).
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Alireza Faghani with the help of Anton Schetinin and Daniel Illievski. The 4th official was Adam Bavcar. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.7 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 81%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Melbourne City was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Western United that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Western United was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Melbourne City succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Melbourne City shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Western United shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Melbourne City. Talking about the opposition, No yellow cards were issued to Western United.
After this match, Melbourne City will have 22 points to stay in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Western United will stay with 11 points like Wellington Phoenix to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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9'9'
Marco Tilio
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12'12'
Léo Lacroix (OG)
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24'24'
Jamie Maclaren
Marco Tilio
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46'46'
Dylan Pierias
Nicolas Milanovic
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61'61'
Jacob Tratt
Ben Garuccio
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67'67'
Florin Berenguer
Valon Berisha
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67'67'
Scott Galloway
Callum Talbot
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76'76'
Scott Jamieson
Mathew Leckie
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76'76'
Peter Butler
Tomoki Imai
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76'76'
Andrew Nabbout
Marco Tilio
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85'85'
Andrew Nabbout
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89'89'
Nuno Reis
Jamie Maclaren
Next match
In the upcoming A-League match, Melbourne City will play away against Western Sydney Wanderers on the 15th of January with a 11-10 head to head in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers (6 draws).
Western United will host Newcastle Jets on the 15th of January with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Western United (2 draws).
Melbourne City: Formation and Lineups
Melbourne City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Rado Vidošić chose to play with the following team: Tom Glover , Callum Talbot , Thomas Lam , Curtis Good , Jordan Bos , Aiden O’Neill , Marco Tilio , Richard van der Venne , Valon Berisha , Mathew Leckie and Jamie MacLaren .
Substitutes
Melbourne City made 5 changes: Valon Berisha for Florin Berenguer (67′), Callum Talbot for Scott Galloway (67′), Mathew Leckie for Scott Jamieson (76′), Marco Tilio for Andrew Nabbout (76′) and Jamie Maclaren for Nuno Reis (89′).
Top player: Marco Tilio
Probably the most impressive player in Melbourne City was Marco Tilio.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10.
Western United: Formation and Lineups
Western United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, John Aloisi played with: Jamie Young , Joshua Risdon , Tomoki Imai , Léo Lacroix , Ben Garuccio , Tongo Doumbia , Neil Kilkenny , Nicolas Milanovic , Lachlan Wales , Connor Pain and Aleksandar Prijović .
Western United could not rely on the presence of Jacob Tratt (injured).
Substitutes
Western United made 3 changes: Nicolas Milanovic for Dylan Pierias (46′), Ben Garuccio for Jacob Tratt (61′) and Tomoki Imai for Peter Butler (76′).
Top player: Neil Kilkenny
Probably the most impressive player in Western United was Neil Kilkenny.
His rating is with 52 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Anshuman Roy
Having spent over 10 years living in Bologna, Italy after being born and reared in Dublin, the individual is skilled at mispronouncing words in two languages. joined Lootrs.com in 2022 as a news writer before transitioning to the editing team and match coverage. attended the last three World Cups in Brazil, Russia, and Qatar; currently serves as principal features writer, covering every facet of the game. has never comprehended the existence of the Messi-Ronaldo debate.
