Melbourne City 1-0 Macarthur: beats 1-0 with a goal scored by J. Maclaren
SYDNEY. Melbourne City defeats Macarthur 1-0 after J. Maclaren scored just 1 goal (64').
SYDNEY. Melbourne City prevails over Macarthur 1-0 after J. Maclaren scored just 1 goal (64′). Melbourne City took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Alex King with the assistance of Lance Greenshields and Adam Powers. The 4th official was Tim Danaskos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 18.8 degrees Celsius or 65.8 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 86%.
Match Statistics
Melbourne City was in firm control of the ball 58% while Macarthur was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Macarthur was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Melbourne City succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Macarthur shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Melbourne City shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Macarthur received 2 yellow cards (A. Giannou and U. Davila). On the opposite side, Melbourne City received 5 yellow cards (J. Bos, K. Stokes, C. Good, A. O’Neill and T. Gomulka).
After this encounter, Macarthur will stay with 25 points to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Melbourne City will have 37 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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7'7'
C. Good (Goal Disallowed)
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31'31'
J. Bos
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38'38'
K. Stokes
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41'41'
A. Giannou
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45'45'
C. Good
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46'46'
J. Hall
K. Stokes
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46'46'
M. Leckie
R. Borges Rodrigues
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60'60'
J. Meredith
J. McGing
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64'64'
J. Maclaren
M. Leckie
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70'70'
M. Ruhs
A. Giannou
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70'70'
A. Toure
L. Rose
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82'82'
J. Hollman
C. M\'Mombwa
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83'83'
U. Davila
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88'88'
A. O\'Neill
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90'90'
T. Gomulka
Next match
In the upcoming A-League match, Macarthur will play away with Sydney on the 30th of March with a 2-2 head to head.
Melbourne City will play away with Wellington Phoenix on the 2nd of April with a 14-12 head to head record in favor of Melbourne City (7 draws).
Macarthur: Formation and Lineups
Macarthur started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Ante Milicic chose to play with the following team: Nick Suman , Tomislav Uskok , Aleksandar Jovanović , Aleksandar Susnjar , Jake McGing , Charles M’Mombwa , Jordon Mutch , Craig Noone , Ulises Dávila , Lachlan Rose and Apostolos Giannou .
Substitutes
Macarthur made 4 changes: J. McGing for J. Meredith (60′), A. Giannou for M. Ruhs (70′), L. Rose for A. Toure (70′) and C. M’Mombwa for J. Hollman (82′).
Top player: Jordon Mutch
The player who no doubt impressed Macarthur the most was Jordon Mutch.
His rating is with 63 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Melbourne City: Formation and Lineups
Melbourne City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Patrick Kisnorbo played with: Tom Glover , Kerrin Stokes , Carl Jenkinson , Curtis Good , Jordan Bos , Taras Gomulka , Aiden O’Neill , Florin Berenguer , Andrew Nabbout , Jamie MacLaren and Raphael Borges Rodrigues .
Substitutes
Melbourne City made 2 changes: K. Stokes for J. Hall (46′) and R. Borges Rodrigues for M. Leckie (46′).
Top player: Carl Jenkinson
Probably the most impressive player in Melbourne City was Carl Jenkinson even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 89 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
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