Melbourne City annihilates Macarthur 6-1 with a superb match. HIGHLIGHTS

MELBOURNE. Melbourne City destroys Macarthur 6-1 with goals of

Melbourne City annihilates Macarthur 6-1 with a superb match. HIGHLIGHTS

MELBOURNE. Melbourne City wipes out Macarthur 6-1 with goals of Jamie Maclaren (3′), Richard van der Venne (33′), Richard van der Venne (43′), Andrew Nabbout (68′), Richard van der Venne (77′) and Jamie Maclaren (88′). On the other side, Macarthur scored with ​Moudi Najjar (72′). Melbourne City was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Jamie Maclaren missed a penalty (17′) for Melbourne City.​

The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Jonathon Barreiro with the support of Andrew Meimarakis and Daniel Illievski. The 4th official was Lachlan Keevers. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.3 degrees Celsius or 61.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 22 Total 6
  • 10 On Target 4
  • 11 Off Target 2
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 144 Attack 74
  • 71 Dangerous attack 43
  • 90 Ball safe 73
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 17 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Melbourne City was in firm control of the ball 65% while Macarthur was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Melbourne City was putting more pressure with 71 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Melbourne City won the match​.

Melbourne City shot 22 times, 10 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Macarthur shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Melbourne City received 1 yellow card (Thomas Lam). Regarding the opposition, Macarthur received 2 yellow cards (Daniel Arzani and Charles M’Mombwa).

Match Timeline

Jamie Maclaren(goal)Mathew Leckie
3'
12'
Jamie Maclaren- missed penaltyJamie Maclaren
17'
33'
43'
45'
46'
55'
Jed Drew- sub ->Ulises Dávila
56'
Charles M'Mombwa- Yellow
Callum Talbot- sub ->Thomas Lam
59'
59'
Andrew Nabbout- sub ->Mathew Leckie
59'
62'
Ali Auglah- sub ->Daniel Arzani
62'
Andrew Nabbout(goal)
68'
72'
73'
77'
81'
Raphael Borges Rodrigues- sub ->Richard van der Venne
Jamie Maclaren(goal)
88'

Standings

After playing this encounter, Melbourne City will have 31 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Macarthur will stay with 18 points like Newcastle Jets to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Melbourne City will host Western Sydney Wanderers on the 28th of April with a 11-10 head to head in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers (7 draws).

Macarthur will host Wellington Phoenix on the 30th of April with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Wellington Phoenix (2 draws).

Melbourne City – Formation

Melbourne City
G
Tom Glover 1.Australia
6.6
D
Nuno Reis 4.Portugal
6.7
D
Curtis Good 22.Australia
7.2
D
Jordan Bos 38.Australia
7.0
73'
D
Thomas Lam 6.Finland
6.8
59' 45'
M
Valon Berisha 14.Kosovo
7.1
M
Richard van der Venne 8.Netherlands
9.2
81' Goals33', 43', 77'
M
Aiden O'Neill  13.Australia
7.3
59'
M
Mathew Leckie 7.Australia
7.3
59'
M
Marco Tilio  23.Australia
6.1
F
Jamie Maclaren 9.Australia
7.7
Goals3', 88'
Substitutes
G
Matt Sutton 33.Australia
D
Scott Jamieson 3.Australia
6.8
73'
D
Scott Galloway 2.Australia
D
Callum Talbot 25.Australia
6.6
59'
M
Florin Bérenguer 10.France
8.3
59'
F
Andrew Nabbout 15.Australia
7.2
59' Goals68'
F
81'

Melbourne City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Rado Vidošić decided to play with the following team: Tom Glover (6.6), Nuno Reis (6.7), Thomas Lam (6.8), Curtis Good (7.2), Jordan Bos (7.0), Aiden O’Neill (7.3), Valon Berisha (7.1), Marco Tilio (6.1), Richard van der Venne (9.2), Mathew Leckie (7.3) and Jamie MacLaren (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Matthew Sutton, Scott Jamieson (6.8), Andrew Nabbout (7.2), Scott Galloway, Florin Berenguer (8.3), Raphael Borges Rodrigues and Callum Talbot (6.6).

Substitutions

Melbourne City made 5 changes: Thomas Lam for Callum Talbot (59′), Aiden O’Neill for Florin Berenguer (59′), Mathew Leckie for Andrew Nabbout (59′), J. Bos for Scott Jamieson (73′) and Richard van der Venne for Raphael Borges Rodrigues (81′).

Best player: Richard van der Venne​

The most impressive player for Melbourne City was Richard van der Venne.

His rating is (9.2) with 3 goals, 58 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Macarthur – Formation

Macarthur
G
Nick Suman 1.Australia
5.5
D
5.9
62'
D
Ivan Vujica 13.Australia
5.8
D
Matthew Millar  44.Australia
5.2
D
Tomislav Uskok 6.Australia
6.0
M
Craig Noone 17.England
6.8
78'
M
Ulises Dávila  10.Mexico
7.1
55'
M
Charles M'Mombwa 24.Tanzania
6.3
56'
M
Jake Hollman 8.Australia
7.2
M
Daniel Arzani 99.Australia
6.5
62' 12'
F
Bachana Arabuli 9.Georgia
6.6
46'
Substitutes
G
Filip Kurto 12.Poland
D
Aleksandar Susnjar 15.Australia
6.6
62'
M
Jerry Skotadis 27.Australia
M
Moudi Najjar 14.Australia
6.7
46' Goals72'
F
Jed Drew 37.Australia
6.4
55'
F
Ali Auglah 36.Australia
6.2
62'

Also Macarthur adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mile Sterjovski played with: Nick Suman (5.5), Matthew Millar (5.2), Tomislav Uskok (6.0), Jonathan Aspropotamitis (5.9), Ivan Vujica (5.8), Jake Hollman (7.2), Charles M’Mombwa (6.3), Craig Noone (6.8), Ulises Dávila (7.1), Daniel Arzani (6.5) and Bachana Arabuli (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jerry Skotadis, Jed Drew (6.4), Aleksandar Susnjar (6.6), Filip Kurto, Moudi Najjar (6.7), Joel Bertolissio, Ali Auglah (6.2) and Joel Bertolissio (6.3).

Substitutions

Macarthur made 4 changes: Bachana Arabuli for Moudi Najjar (46′), Ulises Dávila for Jed Drew (55′), Daniel Arzani for Ali Auglah (62′) and Jonathan Aspropotamitis for Aleksandar Susnjar (62′).

Best player: Jake Hollman​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Macarthur was Jake Hollman.

His rating is (7.2) with 39 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the A-League.​