. Western United finds the way to recover against Melbourne Victory with a goal on the C. Ikonomidis 79′ and a goal on the B. Folami 70′.
Michael Ruhs didn’t convert a decisive penalty (56′). That would have allowed Western United to win the match.
The match was played at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium stadium in on Thursday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Shane Skinner with the help of George Lakrindis and Joanna Kate Charaktis. The 4th official was Adam Bavcar. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.15 degrees Celsius or 68.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 9 Total 8
- 5 On Target 2
- 1 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 100 Attack 99
- 51 Dangerous attack 44
- 70 Ball safe 91
- 2 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 6
Fouls
- 17 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Western United was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Melbourne Victory that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Western United was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Western United to win the match.
Western United shot 9 times, 5 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Melbourne Victory shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Western United received 2 yellow cards (Josh Risdon and Tomoki Imai). On the opposite side, Melbourne Victory received 2 yellow cards (Roderick Miranda and Salim Khelifi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Western United has 19 points like Adelaide United to hold in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Melbourne Victory will has 35 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
Western United – Formation
Western United
27'
90'
59'
Western United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager John Aloisi decided to play with the following team: Matt Sutton , Josh Risdon , Tomoki Imai , James Donachie , Ben Garuccio , Lachlan Wales , Sebastian Pasquali , Angus Thurgate , Matthew Grimaldi , Daniel Penha and Michael Ruhs .
The home team had on the bench: Steven Lustica, Nikita Rukavytsya , Kane Vidmar, Luke Vickery, Khoder Kaddour, Michael Vonja and Riku Danzaki .
Substitutions
Western United made 2 changes: Matthew Grimaldi for Riku Danzaki (59′) and Michael Ruhs for Nikita Rukavytsya (76′).
Player of the match: Ben Garuccio
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Western United was Ben Garuccio.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 20. He performed 2 crosses.
Melbourne Victory – Formation
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Tony Popović played with: Paul Izzo , Connor Chapman , Damien Da Silva , Roderick Miranda , Jason Geria , Jordi Valadon , Jake Brimmer , Salim Khelifi , Zinédine Machach , Nishan Velupillay and Matteo Paro .
They had on the bench: Christopher Ikonomidis , Ben Folami , Daniel Arzani , R. Bonevacia , Alexander Menelaou, Kasey Bos and Christian Siciliano.
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory made 4 changes: Salim Khelifi for Daniel Arzani (59′), Jake Brimmer for R. Bonevacia (59′), Nishan Velupillay for Ben Folami (67′) and Zinédine Machach for Christopher Ikonomidis (67′).
Player of the match: Ben Folami
The player that probably impressed the most for Melbourne Victory was Ben Folami.
His rating is with 1 goal, 9 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 2.
His performance was amazing also because he started the contest from the bench before entering in the 67′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
