Macarthur conquers Western Sydney Wanderers 4-3 with 3 goals from V. Germain. HIGHLIGHTS

SYDNEY. Macarthur had a narrow win over Western Sydney Wanderers. The hero of the match was V. Germain who scored in the 90th, 45th and 18th minute.

By
Mark Hall
-
Macarthur conquers Western Sydney Wanderers 4-3 with 3 goals from V. Germain. HIGHLIGHTS

SYDNEY. Macarthur had a close win over Western Sydney Wanderers. The hero of the match was V. Germain who scored in the 90th, 45th and 18th minute.

Tom Beadling received a red card (52′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Western Sydney Wanderers lost the match.

The match was played at the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium in Sydney on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Adam Kersey who was helped by Andrew Lindsay and Hugh White. The 4th official was Tim Danaskos. The weather was light rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 37.86 degrees Celsius or 100.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Macarthur

4 - 3

Team 1

Western Sydney Wanderers

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 15 Total 20
  • 7 On Target 9
  • 5 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 5
  • 88 Attack 90
  • 68 Dangerous attack 69
  • 64 Ball safe 66
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Macarthur was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Western Sydney Wanderers that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Western Sydney Wanderers was putting more pressure with 69 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. Even so, Macarthur managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Macarthur shot 15 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers shot 20 times, 9 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Macarthur received 2 yellow cards (Jake Hollman and Kealey Adamson). On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers received 5 yellow cards (Oscar Priestman, Marcelo, Dylan Scicluna, Alexander Badolato and Marko Rudan).

Also, Western Sydney Wanderers didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Tom Beadling (Western Sydney Wanderers) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (52′).

Match Timeline

Kealey Adamson- Yellow
8'
Valère Germain(penalty)
18'
20'
L. Brook(goal)Marcus Antonsson
28'
N. Milanovic(goal)Lachlan Brook
Raphael Borges Rodrigues(goal)Valère Germain
32'
38'
A. Badolato- Yellow
42'
L. Brook(goal)Marcus Antonsson
Valère Germain(goal)Tomislav Uskok
45'
46'
Lawrence Thomas- sub ->Daniel Margush
52'
Tom Beadling- Red
53'
Marcelo - Yellow
56'
Gabriel Cléùr- sub ->Alexander Badolato
Jake Hollman- sub ->Kearyn Baccus
56'
69'
Aydan Hammond- sub ->Nicolas Milanovic
69'
D. Scicluna- sub ->Jorrit Hendrix
Yianni Nicolaou- sub ->Kealey Adamson
70'
Bernardo Oliveira - sub ->Raphael Borges Rodrigues
70'
Jake Hollman- Yellow
72'
74'
D. Scicluna- Yellow
79'
D. Pierias- sub ->Lachlan Brook
79'
Z. Sapsford- sub ->Marcus Antonsson
Lachlan Rose- sub ->Jed Drew
90'
Valère Germain(goal)Ivan Vujica
90'
90'
O. Priestman- Yellow

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 playing this contest, Macarthur has 25 points to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers will stays with 24 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

Macarthur – Formation

Macarthur
G
F. Kurto 12.Poland
8.1
D
Matthew Jurman 4.Australia
7.0
D
Tomislav Uskok 6.Australia
6.7
D
Ivan Vujica 13.Australia
7.7
D
Kealey Adamson 20.Australia
6.7
70' 8'
M
Ulises Dávila  10.Mexico
7.3
M
Kearyn Baccus 15.Australia
6.4
56'
M
Raphael Borges Rodrigues 17.Australia
7.5
70' Goals32'
M
Clayton Lewis 23.New Zealand
7.8
M
J. Drew 37.Australia
6.4
90'
F
Valère Germain 98.France
9.4
Goals18', 45', 90'
Substitutes
G
Danijel Nizic 1.Australia
D
Yianni Nicolaou 22.Australia
6.6
70'
M
Jake Hollman 8.Australia
7.5
56' 72'
M
Kristian Popovic  14.Australia
M
Charles M'Mombwa 24.Tanzania
F
Bernardo Oliveira  21.Australia
6.4
70'
F
Lachlan Rose 31.Australia
6.4
90'

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

The manager Mile Sterjovski decided to play with the following team: Filip Kurto (8.1), Kealey Adamson (6.7), Tomislav Uskok (6.7), Matthew Jurman (7.0), Ivan Vujica (7.7), Jed Drew (6.4), Kearyn Baccus (6.4), Clayton Lewis (7.8), Raphael Borges Rodrigues (7.5), Ulises Dávila (7.3) and Valère Germain (9.4).

The home team had on the bench: Danijel Nizic, Jake Hollman (7.5), Kristian Popovic, Bernardo (6.4), Yianni Nicolaou (6.6), Charles M’Mombwa  and Lachlan Rose (6.4).

Substitutions

Macarthur made 4 changes: Jed Drew for Lachlan Rose (90′), Kearyn Baccus for Jake Hollman (56′), Kealey Adamson for Yianni Nicolaou (70′) and Raphael Borges Rodrigues for Bernardo (70′).

Player of the match: Valère Germain​

The player that probably impressed the most for Macarthur was Valère Germain.

His rating is 9.4 with 3 goals, 24 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation

Western Sydney Wanderers
G
Daniel Margush 1.Australia
6.7
46'
D
Jack Clisby 19.Australia
6.3
D
Marcelo  6.Brazil
6.4
53'
D
T. Russell 13.Australia
6.7
D
Tom Beadling 16.Australia
5.3
52'
M
Jorrit Hendrix 21.Netherlands
7.3
69'
M
O. Priestman 36.Australia
6.3
90'
M
N. Milanovic 14.Australia
7.7
69' Goals28'
M
L. Brook 17.Australia
9.5
79' Goals20', 42'
F
A. Badolato 37.Australia
7.0
56' 38'
F
Marcus Antonsson 9.Sweden
8.1
79'
Substitutes
G
Lawrence Thomas 20.Australia
7.0
46'
D
Gabriel Cléùr 2.Australia
7.0
56'
M
D. Scicluna 29.Malta
6.8
69' 74'
M
Z. Sapsford 35.Australia
6.4
79'
M
M. Ninković 10.Serbia
F
Aydan Hammond 28.Australia
6.7
69'
F
D. Pierias 7.Australia
6.4
79'

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

Marko Ante Rudan played with: Daniel Margush (6.7), Tate Russell (6.7), Marcelo (6.4), Tom Beadling (5.3), Jack Clisby (6.3), Lachlan Brook (9.5), Oscar Priestman (6.3), Jorrit Hendrix (7.3), Nicolas Milanovic (7.7), Marcus Antonsson (8.1) and Alexander Badolato (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Gabriel Cléúr (7.0), Dylan Pierias (6.4), Miloš Ninković, Lawrence Thomas (7.0), Aydan Hammond (6.7), Dylan Scicluna (6.8) and Zachary Sapsford (6.4).

Substitutions

Western Sydney Wanderers made 6 changes: Daniel Margush for Lawrence Thomas (46′), Alexander Badolato for Gabriel Cléúr (56′), Lachlan Brook for Dylan Pierias (79′), Nicolas Milanovic for Aydan Hammond (69′), Jorrit Hendrix for Dylan Scicluna (69′) and Marcus Antonsson for Zachary Sapsford (79′).

Player of the match: Lachlan Brook​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Western Sydney Wanderers was Lachlan Brook.

His rating is 9.5 with 2 goals, 18 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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