MELBOURNE. Brisbane Roar prevails over Melbourne Victory 1-0 after J. O’Shea scored just 1 goal (73′).
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Kurt Ams assisted by George Lakrindis and Wilson Brown. The 4th official was Adam Bavcar. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.6 degrees Celsius or 58.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 12 Total 9
- 6 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 8
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 125 Attack 89
- 50 Dangerous attack 42
- 95 Ball safe 123
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
Fouls
- 17 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Melbourne Victory was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Brisbane Roar that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne Victory had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Brisbane Roar was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Melbourne Victory shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Brisbane Roar shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Melbourne Victory received 3 yellow cards (Rai, Cadete and Nani). On the other side, Brisbane Roar received 2 yellow cards (Jack Hingert and Yared Abetew).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Melbourne Victory will stay with 10 points like Perth Glory to hold in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Brisbane Roar will have 15 points like Adelaide United to go down in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Melbourne Victory will host Brisbane Roar on the 29th of April with a 20-19 head to head in favor of Melbourne Victory (11 draws).
Brisbane Roar will play away agasint Melbourne Victory on the 29th of April with a 20-19 head to head stats in favor of Melbourne Victory (11 draws).
Melbourne Victory – Formation
Melbourne Victory
83'
78'
Melbourne Victory started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Tony Popović decided to play with the following team: Matt Acton , Joshua Brillante , Jason Geria , Matthew Špiranović , Roderick Miranda , Cadete , Jake Brimmer , Rai Marchán , Ben Folami , Nicholas D’Agostino and Nani .
The home team had on the bench: Jay Barnett, Nishan Velupillay , William Wilson , Bruno Fornaroli , Lleyton Brooks , Ahmad Taleb and Leigh Broxham.
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: Ben Folami for Bruno Fornaroli (68′), Jake Brimmer for Nishan Velupillay (68′), Jake Brimmer for William Wilson (68′), Joshua Brillante for Lleyton Brooks (74′) and Cadete for Jay Barnett (83′).
Best player: Nani
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne Victory was Nani.
His rating is with 51 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Brisbane Roar – Formation
Brisbane Roar
73'
Brisbane Roar started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Warren Moon played with: Jordan Holmes , Scott Neville , Connor Chapman , Jordan Courtney-Perkins , Jack Hingert , Henry Hore , Kai Trewin , Jay O’Shea , Joseph Knowles , Nikola Mileusnić and Carlo Armiento .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Anton Mlinaric, Jez Lofthouse, Louis Zabala , Rahmat Akbari, Josh Brindell-South, Riku Danzaki and Macklin Freke.
Substitutions
Brisbane Roar made 3 changes: Jack Hingert for Louis Zabala (66′), Yared Abetew for Riku Danzaki (85′) and Nikola Mileusnić for Rahmat Akbari (88′).
Best player: Jay O’Shea
The player that probably impressed the most for Brisbane Roar was Jay O’Shea.
His rating is with 1 goal, 67 passes (82% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
