SYDNEY. Macarthur conquers Melbourne City 2-0 after B. Oliveira scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium in Sydney on Friday and it started at 6:58 pm local time. The referee was Adam Bavcar with the help of Andrej Giev and Adam Powers. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.51 degrees Celsius or 90.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 11 Total 22
- 5 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 8
- 4 Shots blocked 9
- 61 Attack 111
- 27 Dangerous attack 69
- 86 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 15
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 18
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Melbourne City had a superior ball possession 56% while Macarthur was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne City was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Macarthur was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Macarthur shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Melbourne City shot 22 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Macarthur didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Melbourne City received 1 yellow card (Andrew Nabbout).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Macarthur has 32 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Melbourne City will stays with 23 points to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
Macarthur – Formation
Macarthur
67'
47', 57'
Macarthur adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mile Sterjovski decided to play with the following team: Filip Kurto , Kealey Adamson , Tomislav Uskok , Matthew Jurman , Ivan Vujica , Jake Hollman , Clayton Lewis , Raphael Borges Rodrigues , Ulises Dávila , Bernardo Oliveira and Valère Germain .
The home team had on the bench: Danijel Nizic, Kristian Popovic, Kearyn Baccus , Yianni Nicolaou , Lachlan Rose, Ali Auglah and Jed Drew .
Macarthur could not rely on the presence of Yianni Nicolaou (injured).
Substitutions
Macarthur made 3 changes: Kealey Adamson for Yianni Nicolaou (67′), Bernardo Oliveira for Kearyn Baccus (81′) and Valère Germain for Jed Drew (81′).
Player of the match: Bernardo Oliveira
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Macarthur was Bernardo Oliveira.
His rating is with 2 goals, 19 passes (74% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9.
Melbourne City – Formation
Melbourne City
89'Also Melbourne City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Aurelio Vidmar played with: Jamie Young , Callum Talbot , Samuel Souprayen , Curtis Good , Vicente Fernández , James Jeggo , Steven Ugarković , Marin Jakoliš , Tolgay Arslan , Léo Natel and Jamie Maclaren .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Nuno Reis, Andrew Nabbout , Terry Antonis, Alessandro Lopane , Patrick Beach, Max Caputo and Harry Politidis .
Substitutions
Melbourne City made 4 changes: Vicente Fernández for Alessandro Lopane (67′), Léo Natel for Andrew Nabbout (67′), Steven Ugarković for Harry Politidis (67′) and Jamie Maclaren for Max Caputo (78′).
Player of the match: Alessandro Lopane
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne City was Alessandro Lopane.
His rating is with 24 passes (96% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
His performance was extraordinary also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 67′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
