MELBOURNE. Brisbane Roar conquers Melbourne Victory 1-0 after J. Courtney-Perkins scored just 1 goal (54′).
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Shaun Evans who was helped by Wilson Brown and George Lakrindis. The 4th official was Jack Morgan. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.6 degrees Celsius or 72.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 21 Total 14
- 4 On Target 6
- 12 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 124 Attack 137
- 73 Dangerous attack 67
- 87 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 4
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Melbourne Victory was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Brisbane Roar that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne Victory was putting more pressure with 73 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Brisbane Roar found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Melbourne Victory shot 21 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Brisbane Roar shot 14 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Melbourne Victory received 2 yellow cards (Connor Chapman and Rai Marchán). On the opposite side, Brisbane Roar received 1 yellow card (Macklin Freke).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Melbourne Victory will stay with 28 points to remain in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Brisbane Roar will have 30 points to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
Melbourne Victory – Formation
Melbourne Victory
63'
58'
Melbourne Victory started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
The manager Tony Popović decided to play with the following team: Paul Izzo , Stefan Nigro , Damien Da Silva , Roderick Miranda , Enrique Lopez , Connor Chapman , Nishan Velupillay , Jordi Valadon , Ben Folami , Bruno Fornaroli and Fernando Romero .
The home team had on the bench: Lleyton Brooks , Joshua Brillante , Christopher Ikonomidis , Matt Acton, Leigh Broxham, Bruce Kamau and Rai Marchán .
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: Jordi Valadon for Christopher Oikonomidis (58′), N. Velupillay for Rai (58′), Connor Chapman for Lleyton Brooks (63′), Connor Chapman for Joshua Brillante (63′) and Ben Folami for Bruce Kamau (75′).
Best player: Paul Izzo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne Victory was the goalkeeper: Paul Izzo. His rating is 7.42. He performed 6 saves.
Brisbane Roar – Formation
Brisbane Roar
54'
Brisbane Roar started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Nick Green played with: Macklin Freke , Jack Hingert , Scott Neville , Tom Aldred , Jordan Courtney-Perkins , Henry Hore , Kai Trewin , Taras Gomulka , Jez Lofthouse , Jay O’Shea and Stefan Šćepović .
These were the players on the bench: Marcel Čanadi, Rahmat Akbari , Jordan Holmes, Nikola Mileusnić , Noah Smith, Carlo Armiento and Joseph Knowles.
Brisbane Roar could not rely on the presence of Nikola Mileusnic (injured).
Substitutions
Brisbane Roar made 3 changes: Taras Gomulka for Rahmat Akbari (58′), Henry Hore for Nikola Mileusnić (77′) and Jez Lofthouse for Joe Knowles (86′).
Best player: Henry Hore
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Brisbane Roar was Henry Hore even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 39 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
- Macarthur – Wellington Phoenix – 0-1
- Perth Glory – Western United – 1-2
- Melbourne Victory – Brisbane Roar – 0-1
- Sydney – Newcastle Jets – 2-0
