MELBOURNE. Western Sydney Wanderers beats Melbourne City 1-0 after D. Pierias scored just 1 goal (27′). Melbourne City was much superior in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Friday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Elder who had the assistance of Brad Wright and Andrej Giev. The 4th official was Tim Danaskos. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.95 degrees Celsius or 91.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 11 Total 14
- 1 On Target 8
- 6 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 61 Attack 117
- 39 Dangerous attack 59
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Melbourne City had a strong ball possession 66% while Western Sydney Wanderers was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Western Sydney Wanderers was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Western Sydney Wanderers won the match.
Melbourne City shot 11 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers shot 14 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Melbourne City received 4 yellow cards (Tolgay Arslan, Hamza Sakhi, Steven Ugarković and Jamie Young). Talking about the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (Marcus Younis and Marko Rudan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Melbourne City stays with 18 points like Macarthur to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers will has 21 points like Wellington Phoenix to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
Melbourne City – Formation
Melbourne City
90'
85'
Melbourne City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Aurelio Vidmar decided to play with the following team: Jamie Young , Callum Talbot , Samuel Souprayen , Curtis Good , Scott Galloway , Steven Ugarković , Hamza Sakhi , Alessandro Lopane , Tolgay Arslan , Léo Natel and Jamie Maclaren .
The home team had on the bench: Nuno Reis, Andrew Nabbout , Terry Antonis, Patrick Beach, Max Caputo , Harry Politidis and Benjamin Mazzeo .
Substitutions
Melbourne City made 3 changes: Jamie Maclaren for Max Caputo (72′), Steven Ugarković for Andrew Nabbout (62′) and Scott Galloway for Benjamin Mazzeo (85′).
Player of the match: Jamie Young
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne City was the goalkeeper: Jamie Young. His rating is 8.06. He performed 8 saves.
Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation
Western Sydney Wanderers
27'
Western Sydney Wanderers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Marko Ante Rudan played with: Daniel Margush , Aidan Simmons , Marcelo , Alex Bonetig , Jack Clisby , Dylan Pierias , Joshua Brillante , Oscar Priestman , Nicolas Milanovic , Alexander Badolato and Marcus Antonsson .
These were the players on the bench: Gabriel Cléúr , Miloš Ninković , Valentino Yuel , Tom Beadling , Lachlan Brook, Taiga Oliver Harper and Marcus Younis .
Substitutions
Western Sydney Wanderers made 5 changes: Oscar Priestman for Tom Beadling (69′), Nicolas Milanovic for Valentino Yuel (75′), Alexander Badolato for Miloš Ninković (76′), Marcus Antonsson for Gabriel Cléúr (82′) and Dylan Pierias for Marcus Younis (82′).
Player of the match: Aidan Simmons
The most impressive player for Western Sydney Wanderers was Aidan Simmons even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 31 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
