SYDNEY. Macarthur prevailed over Brisbane Roar.

J. Courtney-Perkins received a red card (90′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Brisbane Roar lost the match.

The match was played at the Northbridge Oval stadium in Sydney on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Adam Kersey assisted by Andrej Giev and Greg Taylor. The 4th official was Hassan Jomaa. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 26.8 degrees Celsius or 80.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Macarthur was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Brisbane Roar that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Brisbane Roar was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Macarthur found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Macarthur shot 10 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Brisbane Roar shot 17 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Macarthur didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Brisbane Roar received 2 yellow cards (J. Courtney-Perkins and Tom Aldred).

Also, Brisbane Roar didn’t finish the match with 11 players after J. Courtney-Perkins (Brisbane Roar) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Standings

After playing this match, Macarthur will have 24 points like Newcastle Jets to sit in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Brisbane Roar will stay with 20 points like Perth Glory to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Macarthur will host Wellington Phoenix on the 30th of April with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Wellington Phoenix (2 draws).

Brisbane Roar will play away agasint Melbourne Victory on the 29th of April with a 20-19 head to head record in favor of Melbourne Victory (11 draws).

Macarthur – Formation

Macarthur started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Mile Sterjovski decided to play with the following team: Filip Kurto (7.1), Matthew Millar (6.5), Tomislav Uskok (6.9), Jonathan Aspropotamitis (7.4), Ivan Vujica (6.6), Jake Hollman (7.0), Kearyn Baccus (7.1), Daniel De Silva (6.5), Daniel Arzani (5.9), Bachana Arabuli (7.6) and Al Hassan Toure (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Ali Auglah (6.1), Nick Suman, Jake McGing, Charles M’Mombwa (6.9), Jerry Skotadis, Jason Romero (6.2) and Oliver Jones.

Substitutions

Macarthur made 5 changes: Bachana Arabuli for Ali Auglah (60′), Jake Hollman for Charles M’Mombwa (61′), Daniel Arzani for Jason Romero (75′), Alhassan Touré for Jake McGing (81′) and Alhassan Touré for Jerry Skotadis (82′).

Best player: Bachana Arabuli​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Macarthur was Bachana Arabuli.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 15 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7.

Brisbane Roar – Formation

Brisbane Roar started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Warren Moon played with: Jordan Holmes (5.9), Kai Trewin (6.6), Tom Aldred (7.2), Jordan Courtney-Perkins (7.4), Rahmat Akbari (7.5), Jack Hingert (6.8), Henry Hore (7.1), Taras Gomulka (6.8), Jez Lofthouse (7.6), Stefan Šćepović (6.8) and Nikola Mileusnić (7.3).

They had on the bench: Macklin Freke, Louis Zabala, Marcel Čanadi, Jay O’Shea (7.4), Noah Smith, Scott Neville (6.2) and Carlo Armiento (6.7).

Substitutions

Brisbane Roar made 5 changes: R. Akbari for Jay O’Shea (46′), J. Hingert for Yared Abetew (66′), Taras Gomulka for Scott Neville (77′), J. Lofthouse for Louis Zabala (89′) and Nikola Mileusnic for Marcel Canadi (89′).

Best player: Jez Lofthouse​

The most impressive player for Brisbane Roar was Jez Lofthouse.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 42 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 19. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Macarthur – Brisbane Roar – 3-2