MELBOURNE. Melbourne City obliterates Western Sydney Wanderers 7-0 with goals of Tolgay Arslan (30′), Tolgay Arslan (32′), Léo Natel (39′), Max Caputo (42′), Nuno Reis (72′), Jamie Maclaren (77′) and Terry Antonis (82′). Melbourne City was surely better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Tuesday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Jack Morgan with the collaboration of Daniel Illievski and Peter Jaworski. The 4th official was Lachlan Keevers. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 22.29 degrees Celsius or 72.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 21 Total 12
- 12 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 5
- 127 Attack 72
- 61 Dangerous attack 40
- 92 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Melbourne City had a superior ball possession 63% while Western Sydney Wanderers was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne City was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Melbourne City won the match.
Melbourne City shot 21 times, 12 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers shot 12 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Melbourne City didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (Dylan Pierias, Nathan Barrie and Miloš Ninković).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Melbourne City has 29 points to sit in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers will stays with 28 points to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
Melbourne City – Formation
Melbourne City
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74'
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 , Nuno Reis , Samuel Souprayen , Vicente Fernández , Steven Ugarković , James Jeggo , Marin Jakoliš , Tolgay Arslan , Léo Natel and Max Caputo .
The home team had on the bench: Jamie Maclaren , Andrew Nabbout , Terry Antonis , Jordon Hall, Alessandro Lopane , Patrick Beach and Harry Politidis .
Substitutions
Melbourne City made 5 changes: Marin Jakoliš for Andrew Nabbout (55′), Tolgay Arslan for Alessandro Lopane (65′), James Jeggo for Terry Antonis (54′), Max Caputo for Jamie Maclaren (65′) and Vicente Fernández for Harry Politidis (74′).
Player of the match: Nuno Reis
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne City was Nuno Reis.
His rating is with 1 goal, 102 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 8.
Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation
Western Sydney Wanderers
52'Western Sydney Wanderers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Marko Ante Rudan played with: Lawrence Thomas , Aidan Simmons , Tom Beadling , Alex Bonetig , Dylan Scicluna , Lachlan Brook , Jorrit Hendrix , Oscar Priestman , Nicolas Milanovic , Brandon Borrello and Marcus Antonsson .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Daniel Margush, Gabriel Cléúr , Nenad Mijailovic, Dylan Pierias , Miloš Ninković , Jack Clisby and Nathan Barrie .
Substitutions
Western Sydney Wanderers made 4 changes: Lachlan Brook for Dylan Pierias (46′), Aidan Simmons for Gabriel Cléúr (46′), Dylan Scicluna for Jack Clisby (46′) and Nicolas Milanovic for Miloš Ninković (46′).
Player of the match: Dylan Pierias
The player that probably impressed the most for Western Sydney Wanderers was Dylan Pierias.
His rating is with 9 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was fantastic also because he started the contest from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
