A-League: Perth Glory manages to draw 2-2 with Melbourne City after recovering a 0-2 deficit
MELBOURNE. Melbourne City manages to recover against Perth Glory with a goal on the B. Fornaroli 31' and a goal on the C. Timmins 56'.
MELBOURNE. Melbourne City manages to recover against Perth Glory with a goal on the B. Fornaroli 31′ and a goal on the C. Timmins 56′. Melbourne City was far superior when it came to possession ball (62%)
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 Alex King who had the assistance of David Walsh and Andrew Lindsay. The 4th official was Jack Morgan. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 13 degrees Celsius or 55.45 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 89%.
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 80 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Melbourne City to win the match.
Melbourne City shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Perth Glory shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Melbourne City received 1 yellow card (S. Jamieson). On the opposite side, Perth Glory received 1 yellow card (B. O’Neill).
After this match, Melbourne City will have 28 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Perth Glory will have 11 points like Central Coast Mariners and Brisbane Roar to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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8'8'
F. Berenguer
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29'29'
M. Leckie
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31'31'
B. Fornaroli
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41'41'
B. O\'Neill
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43'43'
M. Tilio
M. Leckie
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56'56'
C. Timmins
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62'62'
S. Colakovski
R. Griffiths
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63'63'
A. Sardinero
D. Stynes
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66'66'
G. Colli
C. Timmins
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76'76'
C. Bramwell
J. Clisby
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76'76'
A. Zimarino
N. Fitzgerald
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80'80'
T. Gomulka
A. Nabbout
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90'90'
S. Jamieson
Next match
In the upcoming A-League match, Melbourne City will play away with Wellington Phoenix on the 6th of March with a 14-12 head to head stats in favor of Melbourne City (7 draws).
Perth Glory will host Adelaide United on the 6th of March with a 18-15 head to head statistic in favor of Adelaide United (12 draws).
Melbourne City: Formation and Lineups
Melbourne City adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Patrick Kisnorbo chose to play with the following team: Tom Glover , Carl Jenkinson , Nuno Reis , Curtis Good , Scott Jamieson , Conor Metcalfe , Rostyn Griffiths , Florin Berenguer , Andrew Nabbout , Jamie MacLaren and Mathew Leckie .
Substitutes
Melbourne City made 3 changes: M. Leckie for M. Tilio (43′), R. Griffiths for S. Colakovski (62′) and A. Nabbout for T. Gomulka (80′).
Top player: Mathew Leckie
Probably the most impressive player in Melbourne City was Mathew Leckie.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Perth Glory: Formation and Lineups
Also Perth Glory adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Richard García played with: Liam Reddy , Antonee Burke-Gilroy , Jonathan Aspropotamitis , Darryl Lachman , Kosuke Ota , Nick Fitzgerald , Brandon O’Neill , Callum Timmins , Daniel Stynes , Bruno Fornaroli and Jack Clisby .
Substitutes
Perth Glory made 4 changes: D. Stynes for A. Sardinero (63′), C. Timmins for G. Colli (66′), J. Clisby for C. Bramwell (76′) and N. Fitzgerald for A. Zimarino (76′).
Top player: Kosuke Ota
The player who no doubt impressed Perth Glory the most was Kosuke Ota.
His rating is with 42 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
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