PERTH. Perth Glory managed to turn the tables against Macarthur to win 2-1. It was Macarthur to strike first with a goal of Lachlan Rose at the 43′. Then it was a goal in the 69′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Mark Beevers gave the win to Perth Glory in the 74′ minute. Perth Glory was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Macedonia Park stadium in Perth on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Cook assisted by Arvin Shanmuganathan and Josh Manella. The 4th official was Shane Skinner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.4 degrees Celsius or 68.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 12 Total 10
- 4 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 172 Attack 85
- 73 Dangerous attack 32
- 114 Ball safe 106
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
Fouls
- 4 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Perth Glory had a superior ball possession 62% while Macarthur was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Perth Glory had a more offensive attitude with 73 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Perth Glory won the match.
Perth Glory shot 13 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Macarthur shot 10 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Perth Glory didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Macarthur received 2 yellow cards (Jonathan Aspropotamitis and Matthew Millar).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Perth Glory will have 27 points to remain in the 7th place. On the other side, Macarthur will stay with 25 points like Newcastle Jets to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Perth Glory will host Western United on the 29th of April with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Western United (1 draw).
Macarthur will host Wellington Phoenix on the 29th of April with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Wellington Phoenix (2 draws).
Perth Glory – Formation
Perth Glory
74'
62'
Perth Glory started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Ruben Zadkovich decided to play with the following team: Cameron Cook , Jacob Muir , Darryl Lachman , Mark Beevers , Aaron McEneff , Trent Ostler , Mustafa Amini , Keegan Jelacic , Jack Clisby , Ryan Williams and Adam Taggart .
The home team had on the bench: Luke Bodnar , Joseph Forde , Luke Ivanovic , Zachary Duncan, Pierce Clark, Jacob Dowse and Adam Zimarino .
Perth Glory could not rely on the presence of Luke Bodnar (injured) and Luke Ivanovic (injured).
Substitutions
Perth Glory made 5 changes: Aaron McEneff for Luke Bodnar (21′), Jack Clisby for Jacob Dowse (62′), Jacob Muir for Luke Ivanovic (62′), Keegan Jelacic for Adam Zimarino (75′) and T. Ostler for Joseph Forde (76′).
Best player: Mark Beevers
The most impressive player for Perth Glory was Mark Beevers.
His rating is with 1 goal, 85 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 14.
Macarthur – Formation
Macarthur
45'
Macarthur started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Mile Sterjovski played with: Filip Kurto , Matthew Millar , Jake McGing , Tomislav Uskok , Jonathan Aspropotamitis , Ivan Vujica , Jerry Skotadis , Kearyn Baccus , Daniel De Silva , Jason Romero and Lachlan Rose .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jake Hollman , Moudi Najjar , Nick Suman, Craig Noone , Charles M’Mombwa, Jed Drew and Oliver Jones .
Macarthur could not rely on the presence of Jed Drew (injured).
Substitutions
Macarthur made 5 changes: Jerry Skotadis for Jake Hollman (61′), Lachlan Rose for Jed Drew (70′), Daniel De Silva for Craig Noone (70′), Jonathan Aspropotamitis for Oliver Jones (81′) and Jonathan Aspropotamitis for Moudi Najjar (81′).
Best player: Kearyn Baccus
The player that probably impressed the most for Macarthur was Kearyn Baccus.
His rating is with 52 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 23.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
- Perth Glory – Macarthur – 2-1
- Sydney – Western United – 3-3
- Central Coast Mariners – Brisbane Roar – 4-1
- Wellington Phoenix – Melbourne Victory – 1-2
