Western Sydney vs Melbourne City 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

Western Sydney Wanderers

69': Marcus Younis

FT
1 - 2

Melbourne City FC

28': Léo Natel
39': Marin Jakolis

Introduction

Western Sydney Wanderers are hosting Melbourne City FC at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

8': Vicente Fernández (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Melbourne City 1. Léo Natel (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mathew Leckie.
39': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Melbourne City 2. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic.
45': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Nathan Barrie replaces Alex Bonetig.
45': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Marcus Younis replaces Marcus Antonsson.
45': Second Half begins Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Melbourne City 2.
58': Substitution, Melbourne City. Harry Politidis replaces Léo Natel.
67': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Dylan Scicluna replaces Aidan Simmons.
69': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Melbourne City 2. Marcus Younis (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dylan Scicluna with a cross.
74': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Milos Ninkovic replaces Sonny Kittel.
75': Nuno Reis (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Melbourne City. Max Caputo replaces Tolgay Arslan.
78': Substitution, Melbourne City. Terry Antonis replaces Mathew Leckie.
79': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Nathanael Blair replaces Zachary Sapsford.
83': Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Substitution, Melbourne City. Alessandro Lopane replaces Harry Politidis.
87': Substitution, Melbourne City. Curtis Good replaces Vicente Fernández.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 10,098

Australian A-League Men Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+16	Wellington Phoenix FC	27	53	4
+20	Central Coast Mariners	26	52	6
+10	Melbourne Victory	27	42	5
+11	Sydney FC	27	41	10

Full Table

Statistics

MCY		WSW
15	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	6
7	Saves	0
44.3	Possession	55.7
11	SHOTS	20
2	ON GOAL	8
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
358	Accurate Passes	476
462	Passes	566
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	8
12	Crosses	29
0.1	Cross %	0.3
77	Long Balls	62
29	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	6
7	Effective Tackles	5
22	Tackles	9
0.3	Tackle %	0.6
11	Interceptions	10
26	Effective Clearances	16
26	Clearances	16

Line-Ups

Western Sydney Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
20	Lawrence Thomas (GK)
33	Alex Bonetig
6	Marcelo
19	Jack Clisby
31	Aidan Simmons
35	Zachary Sapsford
36	Oscar Priestman
25	Josh Brillante
9	Marcus Antonsson
5	Sonny Kittel
7	Dylan Pierias

Substitutes:

Daniel Margush, Nathan Barrie, Nathanael Blair, Gabriel Cleur, Milos Ninkovic, Marcus Younis, Dylan Scicluna.

Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jamie Young (GK)
26	Samuel Souprayen
4	Nuno Reis
14	Vicente Fernández
6	Steven Ugarkovic
10	Tolgay Arslan
8	James Jeggo
7	Mathew Leckie
9	Jamie Maclaren
11	Léo Natel
44	Marin Jakolis