MELBOURNE. Macarthur beats Melbourne Victory 1-0 after J. Hollman scored just 1 goal (21′). Melbourne Victory was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (66%).
Matteo Paro squandered a decisive penalty (84′). That would have allowed Melbourne Victory to draw the match.
The match was played at the Marvel Stadium stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Tim Danaskos who had the assistance of Andrew Meimarakis and Peter Jaworski. The 4th official was Lachlan Keevers. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 23.01 degrees Celsius or 73.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 29 Total 6
- 9 On Target 2
- 12 Off Target 3
- 8 Shots blocked 2
- 134 Attack 72
- 92 Dangerous attack 42
- 82 Ball safe 82
- 1 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 5
Fouls
- 8 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Melbourne Victory had a superior ball possession 66% while Macarthur was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne Victory was more aggressive with 92 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 9 were on target. Still, Macarthur managed to find the solution to win this match.
Melbourne Victory shot 29 times, 9 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Macarthur shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Melbourne Victory didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Macarthur received 3 yellow cards (Tomislav Uskok, Filip Kurto and Raphael Borges Rodrigues).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Melbourne Victory stays with 27 points to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Macarthur will has 28 points like Central Coast Mariners to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
Melbourne Victory – Formation
Melbourne Victory
46'
Melbourne Victory started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Tony Popović decided to play with the following team: Paul Izzo , Connor Chapman , Damien Da Silva , Roderick Miranda , Adama Traoré , Daniel Arzani , Jake Brimmer , Ryan Teague , Ben Folami , Matteo Paro and Zinédine Machach .
The home team had on the bench: Jason Geria , Stefan Nigro, Nishan Velupillay , Salim Khelifi , Eli Adams , Jordi Valadon and Christian Siciliano.
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: Daniel Arzani for Salim Khelifi (64′), Adama Traoré for Jason Geria (46′), Jake Brimmer for Jordi Valadon (74′), Ben Folami for Nishan Velupillay (64′) and Zinédine Machach for Eli Adams (88′).
Player of the match: Zinédine Machach
The most impressive player for Melbourne Victory was Zinédine Machach.
His rating is with 35 passes (63% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 19. He performed 5 crosses.
Macarthur – Formation
Macarthur
90'
21'
Macarthur started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Mile Sterjovski played with: Filip Kurto , Kealey Adamson , Tomislav Uskok , Oliver Jones , Ivan Vujica , Bernardo , Clayton Lewis , Jake Hollman , Raphael Borges Rodrigues , Valère Germain and Lachlan Rose .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Danijel Nizic, Tommy Smith , Yianni Nicolaou, Charles M’Mombwa , Jed Drew , Ariath Piol and Kristian Popovic .
Macarthur could not rely on the presence of Charles M’Mombwa (injured).
Substitutions
Macarthur made 4 changes: Raphael Borges Rodrigues for Jed Drew (65′), Bernardo for Charles M’Mombwa (66′), Jake Hollman for Kristian Popovic (88′) and Oliver Jones for Tommy Smith (78′).
Player of the match: Jake Hollman
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Macarthur was Jake Hollman.
His rating is with 1 goal, 36 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 17.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
- Wellington Phoenix – Western United – 2-0
- Melbourne Victory – Macarthur – 0-1
- Brisbane Roar – Melbourne City – 5-1
- Central Coast Mariners – Sydney – 1-3
