MELBOURNE. Melbourne Victory managed to reverse the score against Melbourne City to win 2-1. It was Melbourne City to strike first with an early goal of Tolgay Arslan at the 4′. Then it was a penalty in the 34′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Damien Da Silva gave the win to Melbourne Victory in the 86′ minute.
The match was played at the Marvel Stadium stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Alireza Faghani who had the assistance of Andrew Lindsay and Kearney Robinson. The 4th official was Jonathon Barreiro. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.43 degrees Celsius or 65.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 22 Total 8
- 5 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 4
- 10 Shots blocked 3
- 107 Attack 107
- 50 Dangerous attack 50
- 77 Ball safe 94
- 1 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 7
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 19
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Melbourne Victory was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Melbourne City that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne Victory was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Melbourne Victory won the match.
Melbourne Victory shot 22 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Melbourne City shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Melbourne Victory received 4 yellow cards (Bruno Fornaroli, Zinédine Machach, Damien Da Silva and Daniel Arzani). Talking about the opposition, Melbourne City received 4 yellow cards (Vicente Fernández, Marin Jakolis, M. Caputo and C. Talbot).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Melbourne Victory has 41 points to remain in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Melbourne City will stays with 30 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
Melbourne Victory – Formation
Melbourne Victory
90'
40'
86'
Melbourne Victory adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Tony Popović decided to play with the following team: Paul Izzo , Jason Geria , Damien Da Silva , Roderick Miranda , A. Traoré , Jake Brimmer , R. Teague , Daniel Arzani , Zinédine Machach , Ben Folami and Bruno Fornaroli .
The home team had on the bench: Leigh Broxham, Chris Ikonomidis , Connor Chapman, N. Velupillay , Jordi Valadon , R. Bonevacia and Ahmad Taleb.
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: Jake Brimmer for Jordi Valadon (72′), Ben Folami for N. Velupillay (72′), Zinédine Machach for Chris Ikonomidis (83′), Daniel Arzani for R. Bonevacia (90′) and A. Traoré for Connor Chapman (90′).
Player of the match: Jason Geria
The most impressive player for Melbourne Victory was Jason Geria even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 26 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.
Melbourne City – Formation
Melbourne City
Also Melbourne City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Aurelio Vidmar played with: Jamie Young , C. Talbot , Samuel Souprayen , Curtis Good , Vicente Fernández , Steven Ugarkovic , James Jeggo , Marin Jakolis , Tolgay Arslan , Léo Natel and M. Caputo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mathew Leckie , Jamie Maclaren , Terry Antonis, Jordon Hall, A. Lopane, Patrick Beach and Harry Politidis.
Substitutions
Melbourne City made 3 changes: M. Caputo for Jamie Maclaren (72′), Léo Natel for Mathew Leckie (62′) and James Jeggo for A. Lopane (89′).
Player of the match: Jamie Young
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne City was the goalkeeper: Jamie Young. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
- Western United – Macarthur – 4-2
- Central Coast Mariners – Wellington Phoenix – 2-1
- Melbourne Victory – Melbourne City – 2-1
