Melbourne Victory beats Western United 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

MELBOURNE. Melbourne Victory defeats Western United 3-1.

Melbourne Victory beats Western United 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

MELBOURNE. Melbourne Victory beats Western United 3-1. Melbourne Victory got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from J. Geria (18′) and J. Brillante (19′). Western United tried to recover with a goal from A. Prijovic (87′). Nevertheless, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by N. D’Agostino for Melbourne Victory.

The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Sunday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Shaun Evans with the support of George Lakrindis and Wilson Brown. The 4th official was Lachlan Keevers. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.2 degrees Celsius or 59.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 16 Total 20
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 11 Off Target 17
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 82 Attack 122
  • 42 Dangerous attack 71
  • 68 Ball safe 79
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 13
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 1

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Melbourne Victory was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Western United that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Western United was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Melbourne Victory managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Melbourne Victory shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Western United shot 20 times, 3 on target, 17 off target.

Cards

Melbourne Victory received 1 yellow card (J. Davidson). On the opposite side, Western United didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Jason Geria(goal)J. Brimmer
18'
19'
37'
Nishan Velupillay- sub ->C. Ikonomidis
46'
61'
68'
72'
85'
87'
90'

Standings

After this match, Melbourne Victory will have 13 points like Macarthur to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Western United will stay with 12 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Melbourne Victory will host Wellington Phoenix on the 29th of April with a 19-10 head to head in favor of Melbourne Victory (9 draws).

Western United will play away agasint Central Coast Mariners on the 30th of April with a 3-3 head to head.

Melbourne Victory – Formation

Melbourne Victory
G
I. Kelava 20.Croatia
7.3
D
Jason Davidson 3.Australia
7.3
37'
D
Roderick Miranda 21.Portugal
6.6
D
Brendan Hamill 17.Australia
7.3
D
Jason Geria 2.Australia
7.4
Goals18'
M
Joshua Brillante 8.Australia
7.3
Goals19'
M
Rai Marchán 4.Spain
7.3
M
Jake Brimmer 22.Australia
8.0
85'
M
6.5
46'
M
Ben Folami 11.Australia
7.3
72'
F
7.2
68'
Substitutes
G
J. Tyson 19.Australia
D
Stefan Nigro 16.Australia
M
Leigh Broxham 6.Australia
F
Robbie Kruse 10.Australia
6.3
85'
F
Nishan Velupillay 24.Australia
6.6
46'
F
Marco Rojas 23.New Zealand
7.1
72'
F
Nick D'Agostino 18.Australia
7.3
68' Goals90'

Melbourne Victory adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Tony Popović decided to play with the following team: Ivan Kelava (7.3), Jason Geria (7.4), Brendan Hamill (7.3), Roderick Miranda (6.6), Jason Davidson (7.3), Joshua Brillante (7.3), Rai Marchán (7.3), Christopher Ikonomidis (6.5), Jake Brimmer (8.0), Ben Folami (7.3) and Francesco Margiotta (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Robbie Kruse (6.3), Jerrad Tyson, Leigh Broxham, Stefan Nigro, Nishan Velupillay (6.6), Marco Rojas (7.1) and Nicholas D’Agostino (7.3).

Substitutions

Melbourne Victory made 4 changes: C. Ikonomidis for N. Velupillay (46′), F. Margiotta for N. D’Agostino (68′), B. Folami for M. Rojas (72′) and J. Brimmer for R. Kruse (85′).

Best player: Jake Brimmer​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne Victory was Jake Brimmer even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 34 passes (79% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.

Western United – Formation

Western United
G
Jamie Young 1.Australia
6.1
D
Nikolai Topor-Stanley 44.Australia
6.6
D
Léo Lacroix 4.Switzerland
6.3
D
Josh Risdon  19.Australia
7.3
D
Tomoki Imai 6.Japan
6.6
M
Dylan Pierias 5.Australia
6.1
M
Neil Kilkenny 88.Australia
7.4
M
Steven Lustica 10.Australia
6.5
M
Connor Pain 11.Australia
6.7
M
Lachlan Wales 8.Australia
7.4
F
Dylan Wenzel-Halls 9.Australia
6.8
61'
Substitutes
G
Ryan Scott 37.Australia
D
Dalibor Markovic 12.Australia
M
A. Bayew 31.Australia
M
Luke Duzel 25.Australia
F
7.4
61' Goals87'

Also Western United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

John Aloisi played with: Jamie Young (6.1), Tomoki Imai (6.6), Léo Lacroix (6.3), Nikolai Topor-Stanley (6.6), Joshua Risdon (7.3), Steven Lustica (6.5), Neil Kilkenny (7.4), Dylan Pierias (6.1), Lachlan Wales (7.4), Connor Pain (6.7) and Dylan Wenzel-Halls (6.8).

They had on the bench: Aleksandar Prijović (7.4), Dalibor Markovic, Ryan Scott, Adisu Bayew and Luke Duzel.

Substitutions

Western United made only 1 change substituting D. Wenzel-Halls for A. Prijovic (61′)​.

Best player: Neil Kilkenny​

The most impressive player for Western United was Neil Kilkenny.

His rating is (7.4) with 84 passes (77% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 18 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the A-League.​