SYDNEY. Macarthur recovers against Western Sydney Wanderers with 2 goals from B. Borrello from a goal on the 90′ and a goal on the 42′. Western Sydney Wanderers was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Ben Abraham with the support of Greg Taylor and Brad Wright. The 4th official was Stephen Lucas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.1 degrees Celsius or 64.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 9 Total 18
- 6 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 9
- 94 Attack 109
- 31 Dangerous attack 66
- 91 Ball safe 96
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 9
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Western Sydney Wanderers had a strong ball possession 59% while Macarthur was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Western Sydney Wanderers was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Western Sydney Wanderers to win the match.
Macarthur shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers shot 18 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Macarthur received 3 yellow cards (Jonathan Aspropotamitis, Kearyn Baccus and Craig Noone). Talking about the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (Calem Nieuwenhof, Morgan Schneiderlin and Aidan Simmons).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Macarthur will have 26 points like Brisbane Roar, Newcastle Jets and Western United to hold in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers will have 35 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Macarthur will host Wellington Phoenix on the 29th of April with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Wellington Phoenix (2 draws).
Western Sydney Wanderers will play away agasint Melbourne City on the 28th of April with a 11-10 head to head record in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers (7 draws).
Macarthur – Formation
Macarthur
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Macarthur started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Mile Sterjovski decided to play with the following team: Filip Kurto , Jake McGing , Jonathan Aspropotamitis , Oliver Jones , Ivan Vujica , Matthew Millar , Kearyn Baccus , Daniel De Silva , Ali Auglah , Jake Hollman and Lachlan Rose .
The home team had on the bench: Nick Suman, Jason Romero, Jerry Skotadis , Jed Drew , Craig Noone, Al Hassan Toure and Moudi Najjar.
Substitutions
Macarthur made 6 changes: Jake Hollman for Jerry Skotadis (60′), Ali Auglah for Yeni N’Gbakoto (60′), Ali Auglah for Al Hassan Toure (60′), Matthew Millar for Jed Drew (77′), Daniel De Silva for Craig Noone (84′) and Lachlan Rose for Moudi Najjar (84′).
Best player: Lachlan Rose
The player that probably impressed the most for Macarthur was Lachlan Rose.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.
Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation
Western Sydney Wanderers
Western Sydney Wanderers started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
Marko Ante Rudan played with: Lawrence Thomas , Aidan Simmons , Tomislav Mrčela , Tom Beadling , Adama Traoré , Morgan Schneiderlin , Calem Nieuwenhof , Amor Layouni , Romain Amalfitano , Brandon Borrello and Miloš Ninković .
These were the players on the bench: Nicolas Milanovic, Oliver Božanić, Alex Bonetig, Daniel Margush, Yeni N’Gbakoto , Kusini Yengi and Jarrod Carluccio.
Substitutions
Western Sydney Wanderers made 3 changes: Morgan Schneiderlin for Kusini Yengi (74′), M. Ninković for Nicolas Milanovic (79′) and Romain Amalfitano for Oliver Božanić (79′).
Best player: Morgan Schneiderlin
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Western Sydney Wanderers was Morgan Schneiderlin.
His rating is with 71 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
