MELBOURNE. Melbourne Victory was finally too strong for Brisbane Roar with the goal of K. Trewin (28′ own), N. D’Agostino (32′) and B. Folami (50′).
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Sunday and it started at 4:05 pm local time. The referee was Alex King with the help of Wilson Brown and George Lakrindis. The 4th official was Lachlan Keevers. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.5 degrees Celsius or 54.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 14 Total 15
- 5 On Target 6
- 9 Off Target 9
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 115 Attack 137
- 34 Dangerous attack 49
- 78 Ball safe 85
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Melbourne Victory 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 has a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Melbourne Victory found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Melbourne Victory shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Brisbane Roar shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Melbourne Victory received 3 yellow cards (J. Brillante, L. Broxham and J. Brimmer). On the opposite side, Brisbane Roar received 3 yellow cards (J. O’Shea, C. Brown and J. Daley).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Melbourne Victory has 6 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Brisbane Roar stays with 0 points (12th).
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Melbourne Victory will host Perth Glory on the 5th of December with a 17-16 head to head record in favor of Perth Glory (12 draws).
Brisbane Roar will host Adelaide United on the 4th of December with a 21-18 head to head statistic in favor of Adelaide United (9 draws).
Melbourne Victory – Formation
Melbourne Victory
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Melbourne Victory started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Tony Popović decided to play with the following team: Ivan Kelava , Jason Geria , Brendan Hamill , Leigh Broxham , Jason Davidson , Rai Marchán , Joshua Brillante , Marco Rojas , Jake Brimmer , Ben Folami and Nicholas D’Agostino .
The home team had on the bench: Robbie Kruse , Jay Barnett, Nishan Velupillay , Stefan Nigro , Jerrad Tyson, Lleyton Brooks and Francesco Margiotta .
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: M. Rojas for N. Velupillay (63′), N. D’Agostino for F. Margiotta (68′), J. Brillante for R. Kruse (68′), J. Davidson for S. Nigro (86′) and B. Folami for L. Brooks (86′).
Best player: Ivan Kelava
The most impressive player for Melbourne Victory was the goalkeeper: Ivan Kelava. His rating is 8.22. He performed 6 saves.
Brisbane Roar – Formation
Brisbane Roar
Brisbane Roar started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Warren Moon played with: Macklin Freke , Jack Hingert , Scott Neville , Kai Trewin , Anton Mlinaric , Corey Brown , Matti Steinmann , Rahmat Akbari , Jay O’Shea , Dehmie Cyrus and Nikola Mileusnić .
These were the players on the bench: Jesse Daley , Josh Brindell-South, Jordan Holmes, Luke Ivanovic , Nicholas Olsen , Henry Hore and Juan Lescano .
Substitutions
Brisbane Roar made 5 changes: C. Dehmie for L. Ivanovic (46′), M. Steinmann for J. Daley (67′), A. Mlinaric for N. Olsen (67′), N. Mileusnic for J. Lescano (74′) and R. Akbari for H. Hore (81′).
Best player: Jay O’Shea
The player that probably impressed the most for Brisbane Roar was Jay O’Shea.
His rating is with 76 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
