Melbourne Victory tops Perth Glory 2-1 with B. Fornaroli scoring a double. HIGHLIGHTS

MELBOURNE. Melbourne Victory prevailed over Perth Glory to win 2-1. B. Fornaroli was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals.

David Brown

April 1, 2024

MELBOURNE. Melbourne Victory prevailed over Perth Glory to win 2-1. B. Fornaroli was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Melbourne Victory to strike first with a goal of Bruno Fornaroli at the 16′. Then Bruno Fornaroli scored again for Melbourne Victory in the 53′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, D. Bennie reduced the distance for Perth Glory (61′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Melbourne Victory capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Marvel Stadium stadium in Melbourne on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Ben Abraham with the help of Nathan MacDonald and Joey Lee. The 4th official was Jack Morgan. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 21.38 degrees Celsius or 70.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.

Match Statistics

Melbourne Victory

2 - 1

Perth Glory

59 Ball Possession 41

Shots

18 Total 8
7 On Target 3
6 Off Target 1
5 Shots blocked 4

117 Attack 85
73 Dangerous attack 39
81 Ball safe 76

0 Penalties 0
11 Corners 5

Fouls

7 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Melbourne Victory had a superior ball possession 59% while Perth Glory was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Melbourne Victory was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Melbourne Victory won the match.

Melbourne Victory shot 18 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Perth Glory shot 8 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Melbourne Victory received 2 yellow cards (N. Velupillay and Paul Izzo). Regarding the opposition, Perth Glory received 1 yellow card (Alen Stajcic).

Match Timeline

Bruno Fornaroli(goal)Zinédine Machach

16'

46'

Jarrod Carluccio- sub ->Bruce Kamau

Bruno Fornaroli(goal)Daniel Arzani

53'

55'

David Williams- sub ->Jayden Gorman

56'

J. Rawlins- sub ->John Koutroumbis

61'

D. Bennie(goal)Jarrod Carluccio

60'

Mustafa Amini- sub ->G. Colli

R. Bonevacia- sub ->R. Teague

70'

Jordi Valadon- sub ->Jake Brimmer

70'

73'

Jarrod Carluccio(VAR)

Chris Ikonomidis- sub ->Zinédine Machach

80'

N. Velupillay- sub ->Ben Folami

80'

81'

Joel Anasmo- sub ->Riley Warland

N. Velupillay- Yellow

90'

Salim Khelifi- sub ->Daniel Arzani

90'

Paul Izzo- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Central Coast Mariners

Western Sydney Wanderers

After playing this contest, Melbourne Victory has 38 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Perth Glory will stays with 21 points like Newcastle Jets to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Perth Glory will host Sydney on the 3rd of April with a 31-9 head to head record in favor of Sydney (12 draws).

Melbourne Victory – Formation

Melbourne Victory

Paul Izzo 20.Australia

7.1

90'

Jason Geria 2.Australia

7.3

A. Traoré 3.Ivory Coast

7.1

Damien Da Silva 5.France

7.1

Roderick Miranda 21.Portugal

6.7

Zinédine Machach 8.France

7.5

80'

Ben Folami 11.Australia

6.6

80'

Daniel Arzani 19.Australia

9.1

90'

Jake Brimmer 22.Australia

8.5

70'

R. Teague 25.Australia

7.1

70'

Bruno Fornaroli 10.Australia

8.1

16', 53'

Substitutes

Ahmad Taleb 30.Australia

Connor Chapman 14.Australia

Jordi Valadon 27.Australia

6.8

70'

Salim Khelifi 23.Tunisia

90'

R. Bonevacia 28.Curaçao

7.1

70'

Chris Ikonomidis 7.Australia

6.6

80'

N. Velupillay 17.Australia

6.7

80'

90'

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 (7.1), Jason Geria (7.3), Damien Da Silva (7.1), Roderick Miranda (6.7), A. Traoré (7.1), Jake Brimmer (8.5), R. Teague (7.1), Daniel Arzani (9.1), Zinédine Machach (7.5), Ben Folami (6.6) and Bruno Fornaroli (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Chris Ikonomidis (6.6), Connor Chapman, N. Velupillay (6.7), Salim Khelifi, Jordi Valadon (6.8), R. Bonevacia (7.1) and Ahmad Taleb.

Substitutions

Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: R. Teague for R. Bonevacia (70′), Jake Brimmer for Jordi Valadon (70′), Zinédine Machach for Chris Ikonomidis (80′), Ben Folami for N. Velupillay (80′) and Daniel Arzani for Salim Khelifi (90′).

Player of the match: Daniel Arzani

The most impressive player for Melbourne Victory was Daniel Arzani even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 9.1 with 71 passes (86% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 10 crosses.

Perth Glory – Formation

Perth Glory

Oliver Sail 1.New Zealand

7.5

John Koutroumbis 2.Australia

6.4

56'

Riley Warland 14.Australia

7.0

81'

K. Majekodunmi 28.Australia

7.1

Darryl Lachman 29.Curaçao

6.6

T. Ostler 19.Australia

6.7

G. Colli 20.Australia

6.6

60'

D. Bennie 23.Australia

7.5

61'

Bruce Kamau 77.Australia

7.0

46'

Adam Taggart 22.Australia

6.8

Jayden Gorman 27.Australia

6.7

55'

Substitutes

C. Cook 13.Australia

Jacob Muir 3.Australia

J. Rawlins 16.Australia

6.7

56'

Mustafa Amini 8.Australia

7.3

60'

David Williams 9.Australia

6.8

55'

Jarrod Carluccio 17.Australia

7.0

46'

Joel Anasmo 31.Australia

6.4

81'

Perth Glory started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Alen Stajcic played with: Oliver Sail (7.5), John Koutroumbis (6.4), K. Majekodunmi (7.1), Darryl Lachman (6.6), Riley Warland (7.0), G. Colli (6.6), T. Ostler (6.7), Bruce Kamau (7.0), D. Bennie (7.5), Adam Taggart (6.8) and Jayden Gorman (6.7).

They had on the bench: Jacob Muir, Mustafa Amini (7.3), David Williams (6.8), C. Cook, J. Rawlins (6.7), Jarrod Carluccio (7.0) and Joel Anasmo (6.4).

Substitutions

Perth Glory made 5 changes: Bruce Kamau for Jarrod Carluccio (46′), Jayden Gorman for David Williams (55′), John Koutroumbis for J. Rawlins (56′), G. Colli for Mustafa Amini (60′) and Riley Warland for Joel Anasmo (81′).