Melbourne Victory seizes a draw against Macarthur. HIGHLIGHTS

SYDNEY. Melbourne Victory succeeded in capture a late draw against Macarthur with a late goal from Y. Nicolaou.

November 25, 2023

SYDNEY. Melbourne Victory was able to capture a draw against Macarthur with a late goal from Y. Nicolaou scored in the (90′) after Macarthur got a lead with a goal from M. Millar (12′). Melbourne Victory was decisively better in terms of ball possession (61%)

The match was played at the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium in Sydney on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Alireza Faghani who had the assistance of Brad Wright and Matthew McOrist. The 4th official was Nathan Shakespear. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 21.18 degrees Celsius or 70.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.

Match Statistics

Macarthur

1 - 1

Melbourne Victory

! 39 Ball Possession 61

Shots

12 Total 20
7 On Target 6
2 Off Target 11
3 Shots blocked 5

72 Attack 126
23 Dangerous attack 73
88 Ball safe 83

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 12

Fouls

14 Total 12
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 1
0 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Melbourne Victory had a superior ball possession 61% while Macarthur was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Melbourne Victory had a more offensive attitude with 73 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Melbourne Victory to win the match.

Macarthur shot 12 times, 7 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Melbourne Victory shot 20 times, 6 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Macarthur received 3 yellow cards (Mile Sterjovski, Ulises Dávila and Jonathan Aspropotamitis). On the other side, Melbourne Victory received 3 yellow cards (Adama Traoré, Daniel Arzani and Damien Da Silva).

Match Timeline

Matthew Millar (goal)Ulises Dávila

12'

42'

Damien Da Silva- Yellow

46'

Jake Brimmer- sub ->Fabian Monge

Ulises Dávila - Yellow

43'

53'

A. Traoré- Yellow

Raphael Borges Rodrigues- sub ->Jed Drew

61'

62'

A. Traoré(yellowredcard)

66'

Daniel Arzani- Yellow

67'

N. Velupillay- sub ->Daniel Arzani

A. Auglah- sub ->Matthew Millar

74'

Jake Hollman- sub ->Kearyn Baccus

74'

80'

Eli Adams- sub ->Zinédine Machach

Daniel De Silva- sub ->Valère Germain

84'

Jerry Skotadis- sub ->Clayton Lewis

84'

86'

Connor Chapman- sub ->Rai Marchán

90'

Bruno Fornaroli(VAR)

Yianni Nicolaou(own-goal)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Central Coast Mariners

Western Sydney Wanderers

After playing this match, Macarthur will have 9 points like Melbourne Victory to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Melbourne Victory will have 9 points like Macarthur to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

Macarthur – Formation

Macarthur

F. Kurto 12.Poland

7.9

J. Aspropotamitis 5.Australia

6.3

Tomislav Uskok 6.Australia

7.1

Ivan Vujica 13.Australia

7.3

Yianni Nicolaou 22.Australia

6.4

Ulises Dávila 10.Mexico

8.4

43'

Kearyn Baccus 15.Australia

7.0

74'

Clayton Lewis 23.New Zealand

7.1

84'

J. Drew 37.Australia

7.1

61'

Matthew Millar 44.Australia

7.9

74'

12'

Valère Germain 98.France

7.0

84'

Substitutes

Danijel Nizic 1.Australia

Jake Hollman 8.Australia

7.0

74'

O. Jones 16.Australia

Jerry Skotadis 27.Australia

7.3

84'

Daniel De Silva 7.Australia

6.7

84'

Raphael Borges Rodrigues 17.Australia

6.6

61'

A. Auglah 36.Australia

6.4

74'

Macarthur started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Mile Sterjovski decided to play with the following team: Filip Kurto (7.9), Yianni Nicolaou (6.4), Tomislav Uskok (7.1), Jonathan Aspropotamitis (6.3), Ivan Vujica (7.3), Matthew Millar (7.9), Kearyn Baccus (7.0), Clayton Lewis (7.1), Jed Drew (7.1), Ulises Dávila (8.4) and Valère Germain (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Danijel Nizic, Daniel De Silva (6.7), Jake Hollman (7.0), Oliver Jones, Raphael Borges Rodrigues (6.6), Jerry Skotadis (7.3) and Ali Auglah (6.4).

Substitutions

Macarthur made 5 changes: Matthew Millar for Ali Auglah (74′), Jed Drew for Raphael Borges Rodrigues (61′), Kearyn Baccus for Jake Hollman (74′), Valère Germain for Daniel De Silva (84′) and Clayton Lewis for Jerry Skotadis (84′).

Player of the match: Ulises Dávila

The most impressive player for Macarthur was Ulises Dávila.

His rating is (8.4) with 44 passes (81% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 18.

Melbourne Victory – Formation

Melbourne Victory

Paul Izzo 20.Australia

7.7

Jason Geria 2.Australia

7.0

A. Traoré 3.Ivory Coast

5.7

53'

Damien Da Silva 5.France

7.8

42'

Roderick Miranda 21.Portugal

7.5

Rai Marchán 4.Spain

7.3

86'

Chris Ikonomidis 7.Australia

7.3

67'

Zinédine Machach 8.France

7.0

80'

Fabian Monge 18.Australia

6.6

46'

Daniel Arzani 19.Australia

8.1

67'

66'

Bruno Fornaroli 10.Australia

6.8

Substitutes

Christian Siciliano 40.Australia

Connor Chapman 14.Australia

7.0

86'

Stefan Nigro 16.Australia

F. Lino 28.Australia

6.7

67'

Jake Brimmer 22.Australia

7.5

46'

N. Velupillay 17.Australia

6.8

67'

Eli Adams 24.Australia

6.8

80'

Melbourne Victory started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Tony Popović played with: Paul Izzo (7.7), Jason Geria (7.0), Damien Da Silva (7.8), Roderick Miranda (7.5), Adama Traoré (5.7), Rai Marchán (7.3), Fabian Monge (6.6), Daniel Arzani (8.1), Zinédine Machach (7.0), Christopher Ikonomidis (7.3) and Matteo Paro (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Connor Chapman (7.0), Stefan Nigro, Nishan Velupillay (6.8), Jake Brimmer (7.5), Eli Adams (6.8), Franco Lino (6.7) and Christian Siciliano.

Substitutions

Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: Fabian Monge for Jake Brimmer (46′), Christopher Ikonomidis for Franco Lino (67′), Rai Marchán for Connor Chapman (86′), Zinédine Machach for Eli Adams (80′) and Daniel Arzani for Nishan Velupillay (67′).