PERTH. Perth Glory had a astounding comeback against Macarthur.
The match was played at the nib Stadium stadium in Perth on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Adam Bavcar who had the assistance of Josh Manella and Arvin Shanmuganathan. The 4th official was Shane Skinner. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 26.94 degrees Celsius or 80.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 20 Total 11
- 7 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 4
- 7 Shots blocked 3
- 104 Attack 88
- 57 Dangerous attack 42
- 82 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 8
Fouls
- 12 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Perth Glory was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Macarthur that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Perth Glory was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Perth Glory won the match.
Perth Glory shot 20 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Macarthur shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Perth Glory received 1 yellow card (Salim Khelifi). Regarding the opposition, Macarthur received 1 yellow card (Ali Auglah).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Perth Glory has 8 points to sit in the 11th place. On the other side, Macarthur will stays with 15 points like Western Sydney Wanderers to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
Perth Glory – Formation
Perth Glory
84'
24'
48'
Perth Glory started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Alen Stajcic decided to play with the following team: Cameron Cook , John Koutroumbis , Jacob Muir , Mark Beevers , Aleksandar Susnjar , Luke Ivanovic , Giordano Colli , Oliver Božanić , Salim Khelifi , Stefan Colakovski and Adam Taggart .
The home team had on the bench: Oliver Sail, Mustafa Amini , David Williams , Jarrod Carluccio , Trent Ostler , Darryl Lachman and Bruce Kamau .
Substitutions
Perth Glory made 5 changes: Oliver Božanić for Mustafa Amini (59′), Stefan Colakovski for David Williams (84′), John Koutroumbis for Trent Ostler (84′), Salim Khelifi for Jarrod Carluccio (84′) and Luke Ivanovic for Bruce Kamau (72′).
Player of the match: David Williams
The most impressive player for Perth Glory was David Williams.
His rating is with 1 goal, 4 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was amazing also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 84′.
Macarthur – Formation
Macarthur
Macarthur started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mile Sterjovski played with: Filip Kurto , Matthew Millar , Jonathan Aspropotamitis , Matthew Jurman , Isaac Hovar , Raphael Borges Rodrigues , Kearyn Baccus , Clayton Lewis , Daniel De Silva , Valère Germain and Ulises Dávila .
These were the players on the bench: Danijel Nizic, Jake Hollman , Kristian Popovic, Jesper Webber , Yianni Nicolaou, Lachlan Rose and Ali Auglah .
Macarthur could not rely on the presence of Ali Auglah (injured).
Substitutions
Macarthur made 4 changes: Clayton Lewis for Jake Hollman (59′), Daniel De Silva for Ali Auglah (59′), Valère Germain for Kristian Popovic (90′) and Raphael Borges Rodrigues for Lachlan Rose (77′).
Player of the match: Matthew Millar
The most impressive player for Macarthur was Matthew Millar.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
- Wellington Phoenix – Western Sydney Wanderers – 2-0
- Sydney – Western United – 4-2
- Melbourne City – Melbourne Victory – 0-0
- Perth Glory – Macarthur – 3-2
