Western Sydney Wanderers 1-0 Melbourne Victory: beats 1-0 with a goal scored by T. Mrcela
MELBOURNE. Western Sydney Wanderers defeats Melbourne Victory 1-0 after T. Mrcela scored just 1 goal (42').
MELBOURNE. Western Sydney Wanderers beats Melbourne Victory 1-0 after T. Mrcela scored just 1 goal (42′). Melbourne Victory was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
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 Alex King with the help of Andrew Lindsay and Daniel Illievski. The 4th official was Adam Bavcar. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 23.9 degrees Celsius or 74.98 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 90%.
Match Statistics
Melbourne Victory was in firm control of the ball 62% while Western Sydney Wanderers was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Melbourne Victory was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Western Sydney Wanderers managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Melbourne Victory shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Western Sydney Wanderers shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Melbourne Victory received 4 yellow cards (L. Broxham, P. Izzo, C. Ikonomidis and S. Nigro). On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers received 6 yellow cards (M. Ninkovic, C. Nieuwenhof, T. Mrcela, Marcelo, J. Carluccio and B. Borrello).
After this encounter, Melbourne Victory stays with 3 points to occupy the 2nd place in the standings. while Western Sydney Wanderers has 3 points (4th).
Match Events
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21'21'
L. Broxham
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42'42'
T. Mrcela
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49'49'
M. Ninkovic
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67'67'
C. Ikonomidis
B. Folami
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67'67'
N. Smith
Cadete
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68'68'
S. Nigro
Rai
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77'77'
N. Velupillay
J. Brimmer
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79'79'
R. Najjarine
M. Ninkovic
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84'84'
L. Brooks
Nani
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85'85'
C. Nieuwenhof
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86'86'
T. Mrcela
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86'86'
P. Izzo
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88'88'
J. Carluccio
G. Cleur
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89'89'
Marcelo
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90'90'
J. Carluccio
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90'90'
B. Borrello
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90'90'
C. Ikonomidis
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90'90'
S. Nigro
Next match
In the upcoming A-League match, Melbourne Victory will host Melbourne City on the 22nd of October with a 14-12 head to head statistic in favor of Melbourne Victory (11 draws).
Western Sydney Wanderers will host Brisbane Roar on the 22nd of October with a 11-10 head to head stats in favor of Brisbane Roar (12 draws).
Melbourne Victory: Formation and Lineups
Melbourne Victory started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Tony Popović chose to play with the following team: Paul Izzo , Leigh Broxham , Roderick Miranda , George Timotheou , Cadete , Joshua Brillante , Rai Marchán , Ben Folami , Jake Brimmer , Nani and Nicholas D’Agostino .
Substitutes
Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: B. Folami for C. Ikonomidis (67′), Cadete for N. Smith (67′), Rai for S. Nigro (68′), J. Brimmer for N. Velupillay (77′) and Nani for L. Brooks (84′).
Top player: Roderick Miranda
The player who no doubt impressed Melbourne Victory the most was Roderick Miranda.
His rating is with 97 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12.
Western Sydney Wanderers: Formation and Lineups
Western Sydney Wanderers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Marko Ante Rudan played with: Lawrence Thomas , Gabriel Cleur , Tomislav Mrčela , Marcelo , Adama Traoré , Brandon Borrello , Romain Amalfitano , Calem Nieuwenhof , Kusini Yengi , Sulejman Krpić and Miloš Ninković .
Substitutes
Western Sydney Wanderers made 2 changes: M. Ninkovic for R. Najjarine (79′) and G. Cleur for J. Carluccio (88′).
Top player: Tomislav Mrčela
The player who no doubt impressed Western Sydney Wanderers the most was Tomislav Mrčela.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
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