Brisbane Roar destroys Melbourne City 5-1 with a great performance. HIGHLIGHTS

BRISBANE. Brisbane Roar liquidates Melbourne City 5-1 with goals of

February 11, 2024

BRISBANE. Brisbane Roar destroys Melbourne City 5-1 with goals of Kai Trewin (2′), Thomas Waddingham (30′), Jay O’Shea (33′), Keegan Jelacic (39′) and Thomas Waddingham (46′). Regarding the opposition, Melbourne City scored with Terry Antonis (73′).

The match was played at the Suncorp Stadium stadium in Brisbane on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Alex King with the collaboration of David Walsh and Joey Lee. The 4th official was Adam Kersey. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.53 degrees Celsius or 76.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.

Match Statistics

Brisbane Roar

5 - 1

Melbourne City

53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

16 Total 14
9 On Target 9
5 Off Target 3
2 Shots blocked 2

73 Attack 138
40 Dangerous attack 56
73 Ball safe 65

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 8

Fouls

6 Total 11
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Brisbane Roar was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Melbourne City that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Melbourne City had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 9 were on target. Nevertheless, Brisbane Roar managed to find the solution to win this match.

Brisbane Roar shot 16 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Melbourne City shot 14 times, 9 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Brisbane Roar received 2 yellow cards (Macklin Freke and Henry Hore ). Regarding the opposition, Melbourne City received 1 yellow card (Scott Galloway).

Match Timeline

K. Trewin(goal)

Henry Hore- Yellow

10'

T. Waddingham(goal)Nikola Mileusnic

30'

J. O'Shea(goal)Keegan Jelacic

33'

Keegan Jelacic(goal)Jay O\'Shea

39'

T. Waddingham(goal)

46'

Terry Antonis- sub ->Alessandro Lopane

46'

Marin Jakolis- sub ->Andrew Nabbout

46'

Mathew Leckie- sub ->Harry Politidis

Florin Bérenguer- sub ->Henry Hore

55'

58'

Marco Tilio - sub ->Léo Natel

62'

Scott Galloway - Yellow

Corey Brown- sub ->Antonee Burke-Gilroy

68'

Marco Rojas- sub ->Thomas Waddingham

68'

73'

Terry Antonis(goal)

81'

M. Caputo- sub ->Jamie Maclaren

M. Freke- Yellow

88'

Taras Gomulka- sub ->Joe Caletti

88'

L. Zabala- sub ->Jack Hingert

88'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Central Coast Mariners

Western Sydney Wanderers

After this encounter, Brisbane Roar has 21 points like Melbourne City to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Melbourne City will stays with 21 points like Brisbane Roar to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

Brisbane Roar – Formation

Brisbane Roar

M. Freke 1.Australia

8.4

88'

J. Hingert 19.Australia

7.0

88'

Antonee Burke-Gilroy 21.Australia

7.3

68'

K. Trewin 27.Australia

7.5

J. Nikolovski 32.Australia

6.8

Joe Caletti 6.Australia

7.3

88'

Nikola Mileusnic 10.Australia

8.1

Henry Hore 13.Australia

7.0

55'

10'

J. O'Shea 26.Republic of Ireland

8.5

33'

T. Waddingham 16.Australia

9.1

68'

30', 46'

Keegan Jelacic 23.Australia

8.7

39'

Substitutes

Matt Acton 29.Australia

Corey Brown 3.Australia

6.7

68'

Florin Bérenguer 7.France

7.0

55'

Taras Gomulka 12.Australia

88'

L. Zabala 35.Australia

88'

Carlo Armiento 17.Australia

Marco Rojas 20.New Zealand

6.4

68'

Brisbane Roar started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Ben Cahn decided to play with the following team: Macklin Freke (8.4), Jack Hingert (7.0), James Nikolovski (6.8), Kai Trewin (7.5), Antonee Burke-Gilroy (7.3), Nikola Mileusnic (8.1), Joe Caletti (7.3), Jay O’Shea (8.5), Henry Hore (7.0), Keegan Jelacic (8.7) and Thomas Waddingham (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Corey Brown (6.7), Florin Bérenguer (7.0), Taras Gomulka, Carlo Armiento, Marco Rojas (6.4), Matt Acton and Louis Zabala.

Brisbane Roar could not rely on the presence of Louis Zabala (injured).

Substitutions

Brisbane Roar made 5 changes: Henry Hore for Florin Bérenguer (55′), Joe Caletti for Taras Gomulka (88′), Jack Hingert for Louis Zabala (88′), Antonee Burke-Gilroy for Corey Brown (68′) and Thomas Waddingham for Marco Rojas (68′).

Player of the match: Thomas Waddingham

The most impressive player for Brisbane Roar was Thomas Waddingham.

His rating is 9.1 with 2 goals, 8 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10.

Melbourne City – Formation

Melbourne City

Jamie Young 1.Australia

6.4

Scott Galloway 2.Australia

5.7

62'

Jordon Hall 18.Australia

6.6

Curtis Good 22.Australia

6.3

Harry Politidis 38.Australia

6.0

46'

Steven Ugarkovic 6.Australia

7.3

James Jeggo 8.Australia

6.8

Léo Natel 11.Brazil

7.0

58'

Andrew Nabbout 15.Australia

6.7

46'

A. Lopane 21.Australia

6.7

46'

Jamie Maclaren 9.Australia

6.6

81'

Substitutes

Patrick Beach 33.Australia

Samuel Souprayen 26.France

Terry Antonis 17.Australia

7.5

46'

73'

Mathew Leckie 7.Australia

6.8

46'

Marco Tilio 23.Australia

6.6

58'

M. Caputo 37.Australia

6.8

81'

Marin Jakolis 44.Croatia

7.1

46'

Melbourne City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Aurelio Vidmar played with: Jamie Young (6.4), Scott Galloway (5.7), Jordon Hall (6.6), Curtis Good (6.3), Harry Politidis (6.0), Steven Ugarković (7.3), James Jeggo (6.8), Andrew Nabbout (6.7), Alessandro Lopane (6.7), Léo Natel (7.0) and Jamie Maclaren (6.6).

They had on the bench: Mathew Leckie (6.8), Terry Antonis (7.5), Marco Tilio (6.6), Samuel Souprayen, Patrick Beach, Max Caputo (6.8) and Marin Jakoliš (7.1).

Substitutions

Melbourne City made 5 changes: Alessandro Lopane for Terry Antonis (46′), Andrew Nabbout for Marin Jakoliš (46′), Harry Politidis for Mathew Leckie (46′), Léo Natel for Marco Tilio (58′) and Jamie Maclaren for Max Caputo (81′).