SYDNEY. Melbourne Victory had a close win over Western Sydney Wanderers. The hero of the match was M. Paro who scored in the 74th, 45th, 51st and 8th minute.

The match was played at the Spotless Stadium stadium in Sydney on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Ben Abraham assisted by Kearney Robinson and Lance Greenshields. The 4th official was Tim Danaskos. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 22.1 degrees Celsius or 71.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Timeline

8'
Bruno Fornaroli(goal)
32'
Zinédine Machach- Yellow
45'
Bruno Fornaroli(goal)Zinédine Machach
O. Priestman- sub ->Lachlan Brook
46'
A. Simmons- sub ->Tate Russell
46'
51'
Bruno Fornaroli(penalty)
Marcus Antonsson(penalty)
57'
70'
Ben Folami- sub ->Zinédine Machach
70'
Stefan Nigro- sub ->Adama Traoré
N. Milanovic- Yellow
71'
74'
Jason Geria- sub ->Jake Brimmer
74'
Bruno Fornaroli(goal)Daniel Arzani
Valentino Yuel- sub ->Joshua Brillante
76'
82'
Chris Ikonomidis- sub ->Connor Chapman
82'
Fabian Monge- sub ->Daniel Arzani
D. Scicluna- sub ->Jack Clisby
82'
M. Younis- sub ->Dylan Pierias
82'
Marcus Antonsson(goal)Valentino Yuel
88'
Valentino Yuel(goal)Jorrit Hendrix
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Central Coast Mariners
55
27
Wellington Phoenix
53
27
Melbourne Victory
42
27
Sydney
41
27
Macarthur
41
27
Melbourne City
39
27
Western Sydney Wanderers
37
27
Adelaide United
32
27
Brisbane Roar
30
27
Newcastle Jets
28
27
Western United
26
27
Perth Glory
22
27

After this match, Western Sydney Wanderers stays with 12 points to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Melbourne Victory will has 13 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation

Western Sydney Wanderers
G
Lawrence Thomas 20.Australia
7.0
D
Marcelo 6.Brazil
6.7
D
T. Russell 13.Australia
6.3
46'
D
Tom Beadling 16.Australia
6.6
D
Jack Clisby 19.Australia
6.0
82'
M
D. Pierias 7.Australia
6.3
82'
M
N. Milanovic 14.Australia
7.1
71'
M
L. Brook 17.Australia
6.4
46'
M
Jorrit Hendrix 21.Netherlands
7.9
M
Joshua Brillante 25.Australia
6.8
76'
F
Marcus Antonsson 9.Sweden
8.2
57', 88'
Substitutes
G
J. Gibson 40.Australia
D
A. Simmons 31.Australia
6.4
46'
D
A. Bonetig 33.Australia
M
D. Scicluna 29.Malta
7.0
82'
M
O. Priestman 36.Australia
7.1
46'
F
Valentino Yuel 11.South Sudan
8.5
76' 90'
F
M. Younis 39.Australia
6.8
82'

Western Sydney Wanderers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Marko Ante Rudan decided to play with the following team: Lawrence Thomas (7.0), Tate Russell (6.3), Marcelo (6.7), Tom Beadling (6.6), Jack Clisby (6.0), Dylan Pierias (6.3), Joshua Brillante (6.8), Jorrit Hendrix (7.9), Lachlan Brook (6.4), Nicolas Milanovic (7.1) and Marcus Antonsson (8.2).

The home team had on the bench: Valentino Yuel (8.5), Dylan Scicluna (7.0), Aidan Simmons (6.4), Alex Bonetig, Oscar Priestman (7.1), Marcus Younis (6.8) and Jack Gibson.

Substitutions

Western Sydney Wanderers made 5 changes: Tate Russell for Aidan Simmons (46′), Lachlan Brook for Oscar Priestman (46′), Dylan Pierias for Marcus Younis (82′), Jack Clisby for Dylan Scicluna (82′) and Joshua Brillante for Valentino Yuel (76′).

Player of the match: Valentino Yuel​

The player that probably impressed the most for Western Sydney Wanderers was Valentino Yuel.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 3 passes (33% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was fantastic also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 76′.

Melbourne Victory – Formation

Melbourne Victory
G
Paul Izzo 20.Australia
6.3
D
A. Traoré 3.Ivory Coast
7.1
70'
D
Damien Da Silva 5.France
6.3
D
Connor Chapman 14.Australia
6.7
82'
D
Roderick Miranda 21.Portugal
6.7
M
Zinédine Machach 8.France
7.5
70' 32'
M
Jake Brimmer 22.Australia
6.7
74'
M
R. Teague 25.Australia
6.8
F
Bruno Fornaroli 10.Australia
10.1
8', 45', 51', 74'
F
N. Velupillay 17.Australia
7.3
F
Daniel Arzani 19.Australia
8.1
82'
Substitutes
G
Christian Siciliano 40.Australia
D
Jason Geria 2.Australia
6.0
74'
D
Stefan Nigro 16.Australia
6.3
70'
M
Fabian Monge 18.Australia
6.6
82'
F
Chris Ikonomidis 7.Australia
6.4
82'
F
Ben Folami 11.Australia
7.1
70'
F
Eli Adams 24.Australia

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

Tony Popović played with: Paul Izzo (6.3), Connor Chapman (6.7), Damien Da Silva (6.3), Roderick Miranda (6.7), Adama Traoré (7.1), Jake Brimmer (6.7), Zinédine Machach (7.5), Ryan Teague (6.8), Daniel Arzani (8.1), Matteo Paro (10.1) and Nishan Velupillay (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jason Geria (6.0), Christopher Ikonomidis (6.4), Ben Folami (7.1), Stefan Nigro (6.3), Fabian Monge (6.6), Eli Adams and Christian Siciliano.

Melbourne Victory could not rely on the presence of Jason Geria (injured), Stefan Nigro (injured) and Christopher Ikonomidis (injured).

Substitutions

Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: Jake Brimmer for Jason Geria (74′), Adama Traoré for Stefan Nigro (70′), Daniel Arzani for Fabian Monge (82′), Connor Chapman for Christopher Ikonomidis (82′) and Zinédine Machach for Ben Folami (70′).

Player of the match: Daniel Arzani​

The player that probably impressed the most for Melbourne Victory was Daniel Arzani even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 43 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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