. Melbourne City was capable to reverse the score against Western United to win 2-1. It was Western United to strike first with a goal of Michael Ruhs at the 13′. Then it was a goal in the 52′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Terry Antonis gave the win to Melbourne City in the 83′ minute.
The match was played at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium stadium in on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Ben Abraham with the support of David Walsh and Peter Jaworski. The 4th official was Adam Bavcar. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was pleasant at 21.03 degrees Celsius or 69.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 14 Total 19
- 9 On Target 6
- 3 Off Target 8
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 98 Attack 109
- 38 Dangerous attack 52
- 58 Ball safe 65
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 6 Total 17
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Melbourne City was in firm control of the ball 55% while Western United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne City was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Melbourne City won the encounter.
Western United shot 14 times, 9 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Melbourne City shot 19 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Western United received 2 yellow cards (Angus Thurgate and Steven Lustica). Talking about the opposition, Melbourne City didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Western United stays with 6 points to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Melbourne City will has 18 points like Western Sydney Wanderers to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
Western United – Formation
Western United
90'
13'
50'
Western United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager John Aloisi decided to play with the following team: Tom Heward-Belle , Josh Risdon , Tomoki Imai , Jacob Tratt , Ben Garuccio , Daniel Penha , Angus Thurgate , Steven Lustica , Lachlan Wales , Michael Ruhs and Noah Botic .
The home team had on the bench: Ramy Najjarine, Kane Vidmar, Connor O’Toole, Matt Sutton, Matthew Grimaldi, Rhys Bozinovski and Jake Najdovski.
Substitutions
Western United made 4 changes: Steven Lustica for Rhys Bozinovski (70′), Noah Botic for Ramy Najjarine (90′), Lachlan Wales for Jake Najdovski (90′) and Michael Ruhs for Matthew Grimaldi (90′).
Player of the match: Michael Ruhs
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Western United was Michael Ruhs.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 13.
Melbourne City – Formation
Melbourne City
Melbourne City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Aurelio Vidmar played with: Jamie Young , Callum Talbot , Samuel Souprayen , Curtis Good , Scott Galloway , Alessandro Lopane , Hamza Sakhi , Marin Jakoliš , Tolgay Arslan , Léo Natel and Jamie Maclaren .
These were the players on the bench: Steven Ugarković , Terry Antonis , Jordon Hall, Patrick Beach, Max Caputo, Harry Politidis and Benjamin Mazzeo .
Melbourne City could not rely on the presence of Benjamin Mazzeo (injured) and Terry Antonis (injured).
Substitutions
Melbourne City made 3 changes: Marin Jakoliš for Benjamin Mazzeo (58′), Hamza Sakhi for Terry Antonis (73′) and Alessandro Lopane for Steven Ugarković (73′).
Player of the match: Jamie Young
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne City was the goalkeeper: Jamie Young. His rating is 8.67. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
