MELBOURNE. Perth Glory was ultimately too good for Melbourne Victory with the goal of A. Burke-Gilroy (66′), C. Bramwell (74′) and B. Fornaroli (88′).
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Sunday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Kurt Ams who had the assistance of George Lakrindis and Andrew Meimarakis. The 4th official was Jack Morgan. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.9 degrees Celsius or 60.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 8 Total 10
- 4 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 62 Attack 75
- 35 Dangerous attack 36
- 54 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 21
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Melbourne Victory was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Perth Glory that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Perth Glory was putting more pressure with 36 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Perth Glory won the encounter.
Melbourne Victory shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Perth Glory shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Melbourne Victory didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Perth Glory received 3 yellow cards (K. Ota, B. Fornaroli and P. Niyongabire).
(Melbourne Victory) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (45′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Melbourne Victory stays with 6 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. On the other side, Perth Glory has 4 points (5th).
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Melbourne Victory will play away against Adelaide United on the 11th of December with a 23-18 head to head statistic in favor of Melbourne Victory (10 draws).
Perth Glory will play away agasint Melbourne City on the 8th of December with a 16-9 head to head in favor of Perth Glory (10 draws).
Melbourne Victory – Formation
Melbourne Victory
13'
45'
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: Francesco Margiotta , Jerrad Tyson, Robbie Kruse , Stefan Nigro , Matthew Spiranovic, Lleyton Brooks and Nishan Velupillay .
Melbourne Victory could not rely on the presence of S. Nigro (injured).
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: B. Hamill for S. Nigro (13′), B. Folami for F. Margiotta (68′), N. D’Agostino for N. Velupillay (68′), M. Rojas for L. Brooks (82′) and J. Brimmer for R. Kruse (82′).
Best player: Joshua Brillante
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne Victory was Joshua Brillante.
His rating is with 57 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Perth Glory – Formation
Perth Glory
15'
66'
Perth Glory started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Richard García played with: Cameron Cook , Aaron Calver , Jonathan Aspropotamitis , Darryl Lachman , Antonee Burke-Gilroy , Jack Clisby , Luke Bodnar , Kosuke Ota , Daniel Stynes , Bruno Fornaroli and Adrian Sardinero .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Pacifique Niyongabire , Nicholas Sorras, Joshua Rawlins , Ciaran Bramwell , Chris Donnell, Aidan Coyne and Giordano Colli.
Substitutions
Perth Glory made 3 changes: A. Calver for J. Rawlins (58′), K. Ota for P. Niyongabire (61′) and A. Sardinero for C. Bramwell (68′).
Best player: Antonee Burke-Gilroy
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Perth Glory was Antonee Burke-Gilroy.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
