SYDNEY. Brisbane Roar overcame Western Sydney Wanderers to win 2-1. It was Brisbane Roar to strike first with a goal of Tom Aldred at the 32′. Then it was a goal in the 64′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Henry Hore gave the win to Brisbane Roar in the 77′ minute with a goal.
Marcus Antonsson missed a decisive penalty (90′). That would have allowed Western Sydney Wanderers to draw the match.
The match was played at the Spotless Stadium stadium in Sydney on Friday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Elder who was helped by Henry Day and Lance Greenshields. The 4th official was Tim Danaskos. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was pleasant at 18.7 degrees Celsius or 65.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 18 Total 14
- 7 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 7
- 6 Shots blocked 4
- 96 Attack 94
- 58 Dangerous attack 63
- 62 Ball safe 61
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Western Sydney Wanderers was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Brisbane Roar that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Brisbane Roar was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Brisbane Roar won the match.
Western Sydney Wanderers shot 18 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Brisbane Roar shot 14 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Western Sydney Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (Sonny Kittel and O. Priestman). Talking about the opposition, Brisbane Roar received 2 yellow cards (Tom Aldred and M. Freke).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Western Sydney Wanderers stays with 34 points to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Brisbane Roar will has 29 points to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation
Western Sydney Wanderers
82'
56'
64'
Western Sydney Wanderers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marko Ante Rudan decided to play with the following team: Lawrence Thomas , A. Simmons , Marcelo , Tom Beadling , Jack Clisby , O. Priestman , Jorrit Hendrix , L. Brook , Sonny Kittel , N. Milanovic and Brandon Borrello .
The home team had on the bench: Daniel Margush, Gabriel Cléùr , D. Pierias , Marcus Antonsson , M. Ninković , T. Russell and A. Bonetig.
Substitutions
Western Sydney Wanderers made 5 changes: Jorrit Hendrix for Gabriel Cléùr (53′), Sonny Kittel for M. Ninković (61′), L. Brook for D. Pierias (61′), A. Simmons for T. Russell (82′) and N. Milanovic for Marcus Antonsson (82′).
Player of the match: N. Milanovic
The most impressive player for Western Sydney Wanderers was N. Milanovic.
His rating is with 32 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.
Brisbane Roar – Formation
Brisbane Roar
Brisbane Roar started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Ben Cahn played with: M. Freke , Antonee Burke-Gilroy , Tom Aldred , K. Trewin , Corey Brown , J. O’Shea , Taras Gomulka , Keegan Jelacic , Florin Bérenguer , Henry Hore and T. Waddingham .
They had on the bench: Jonas Markovski, Nikola Mileusnic , J. Lofthouse , J. Hingert , Marco Rojas , Matt Acton and L. Zabala.
Brisbane Roar could not rely on the presence of J. Lofthouse (injured).
Substitutions
Brisbane Roar made 4 changes: Florin Bérenguer for J. Lofthouse (84′), Antonee Burke-Gilroy for J. Hingert (75′), T. Waddingham for Marco Rojas (75′) and Taras Gomulka for Nikola Mileusnic (65′).
Player of the match: M. Freke
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Brisbane Roar was the goalkeeper: M. Freke. His rating is 8.47. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
