A-League: Melbourne City prevails over Macarthur 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit
MELBOURNE. Melbourne City succeeded in turn the table against Macarthur.
MELBOURNE. Melbourne City was capable to turn the table against Macarthur. It was Macarthur to score first with a goal from A. Giannou. However, later Melbourne City found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with A. Mariappa (28′), F. Berenguer (44′) and J. Maclaren (54′). Melbourne City took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Wednesday and it started at 7:05 pm local time. The referee was Jonathon Barreiro with the help of George Lakrindis and Daniel Illievski. The 4th official was Lachlan Keevers. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 21.2 degrees Celsius or 70.2 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 89%.
Match Statistics
Melbourne City was in firm control of the ball 58% while Macarthur was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Melbourne City was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Melbourne City won the match.
Melbourne City shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Macarthur shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Melbourne City received 1 yellow card (C. Jenkinson). On the other side, Macarthur received 2 yellow cards (A. Mariappa and A. Susnjar).
After this encounter, Melbourne City will have 29 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Macarthur will stay with 22 points to move up in the 5th place.
Match Events
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15'15'
A. Giannou
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23'23'
C. Jenkinson
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28'28'
A. Mariappa (OG)
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36'36'
A. Mariappa
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44'44'
F. Berenguer
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54'54'
J. Maclaren (Penalty)
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61'61'
A. Toure
L. Rose
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61'61'
J. Mutch
C. M\'Mombwa
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72'72'
S. Colakovski
A. Nabbout
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72'72'
T. Gomulka
F. Berenguer
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79'79'
M. Ruhs
A. Giannou
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81'81'
A. Susnjar
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82'82'
J. Bos
M. Tilio
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82'82'
T. Endoh
C. Metcalfe
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83'83'
A. Jovanovic
T. Oar
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84'84'
L. Rose
C. Noone
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89'89'
R. Borges Rodrigues
J. Maclaren
Next match
In the upcoming A-League match, Melbourne City will play away with Western United on the 12th of March with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Melbourne City (0 draws).
Macarthur will host Western Sydney Wanderers on the 12th of March with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Macarthur (1 draw).
Melbourne City: Formation and Lineups
Melbourne City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Patrick Kisnorbo chose to play with the following team: Matthew Sutton , Carl Jenkinson , Nuno Reis , Curtis Good , Scott Jamieson , Aiden O’Neill , Conor Metcalfe , Andrew Nabbout , Florin Berenguer , Marco Tilio and Jamie MacLaren .
Substitutes
Melbourne City made 5 changes: A. Nabbout for S. Colakovski (72′), F. Berenguer for T. Gomulka (72′), M. Tilio for J. Bos (82′), C. Metcalfe for T. Endoh (82′) and J. Maclaren for R. Borges Rodrigues (89′).
Top player: Jamie MacLaren
The player who no doubt impressed Melbourne City the most was Jamie MacLaren.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Macarthur: Formation and Lineups
Also Macarthur adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Ante Milicic played with: Filip Kurto , Tomislav Uskok , Adrian Mariappa , Aleksandar Susnjar , Moudi Najjar , Charles M’Mombwa , Thomas Oar , Craig Noone , Ulises Dávila , Lachlan Rose and Apostolos Giannou .
Substitutes
Macarthur made 5 changes: L. Rose for A. Toure (61′), C. M’Mombwa for J. Mutch (61′), A. Giannou for M. Ruhs (79′), T. Oar for A. Jovanovic (83′) and C. Noone for L. Rose (84′).
Top player: Apostolos Giannou
The player who no doubt impressed Macarthur the most was Apostolos Giannou.
His rating is with 1 goal, 9 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 10.
Results of the day
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