Melbourne City 3-2 Western Sydney Wanderers — A-League, 9 Jan 2016
Melbourne City beat Western Sydney Wanderers 3-2 in the A-League on 9 January 2016 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. H. Novillo, B. Fornaroli, M. Nichols got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Melbourne City have won 1 and Western Sydney Wanderers 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·AAMI Park · Melbourne·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-07'
- 2-024'
- 29'
- 2-129'
- 34'
- Half-time2-1
- 58'out: M. Zullo
- 59'
- 3-160'Own Goal
- 68'
- 69'
- 74'out: J. Trifiro
- 77'
- 84'
- 4-185'
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Melbourne City
- 8.0Bruno FornaroliF
- 7.9Thomas SorensenG
- 7.9Harry NovilloF
- 7.8Aaron MooyM
- 6.9Michael ZulloD
- 6.9Jack ClisbyD
- 6.9Jason TrifiroM
- 6.9Erik PaartaluM
- 6.7Patrick KisnorboD
- 6.7Paulo RetreM
- 6.7David WilliamsF
- 6.7Jacob MellingM
- 6.7Ben GaruccioD
- 6.6Aaron HughesD
Western Sydney Wanderers
- 7.6Mitch NicholsM
- 7.5Dimas DelgadoM
- 7.3Mark BridgeF
- 7.2Dario VidosicM
- 6.8Federico PiovaccariF
- 6.7Golgol MebrahtuF
- 6.7AndreuM
- 6.7Romeo CastelenF
- 6.6Nikolai Topor-StanleyD
- 6.6Andrew RedmayneG
- 6.6AlbertoD
- 6.6Jacob PepperD
- 6.2Scott JamiesonD
Line-ups
- 18P. RetreM6.7
- 23B. Fornaroli24'F8.0
- 22J. ClisbyD6.9
- 25J. Melling68'M6.7
- 8A. MooyM7.8
- 19B. Garuccio58'D6.7
- 3A. Hughes60'74'D6.6
- 9H. Novillo7'85'7.9
- 6E. PaartaluM6.9
- 1T. SørensenG7.9
- 24P. KisnorboD6.7
Substitutes
- 11M. Zullo58'D6.9
- 15D. Williams68'F6.7
- 20D. BouzanisG
- 17W. DekkerF
- 16J. Trifiro74'M6.9
- 20Andrew RedmayneG6.6
- 3S. JamiesonD6.2
- 10D. Vidošić77'M7.2
- 4N. Topor-StanleyD6.6
- 19M. BridgeF7.3
- 21J. PepperD6.6
- 9F. Piovaccari59'F6.8
- 8DimasM7.5
- 6M. Nichols29'M7.6
- 18AndreuM6.7
- 17AlbertoD6.6
Substitutes
- 30L. Reddy
- 15K. BaccusM
- 22J. AspropotamitisD
- 14G. Mebrahtu77'F6.7
- 7R. Castelen59'F6.7
Team statistics
47%Possession53%
14Total shots17
7Shots on target12
6Shots off target3
1Blocked shots2
6Corners9
4Offsides9
0Fouls0
4Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
11Goalkeeper saves4
417Total passes449
322Accurate passes336
77%Pass accuracy75%
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Fornaroli | 90 | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | 8.0 |
| Thomas Sorensen | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.9 |
| Harry Novillo | 90 | 2 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Aaron Mooy | 90 | – | 2 | 3 | 4 | – | 0 | 7.8 |
| Michael Zullo | 32 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Jack Clisby | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Jason Trifiro | 16 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Erik Paartalu | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Patrick Kisnorbo | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Paulo Retre | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| David Williams | 22 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jacob Melling | 68 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Ben Garuccio | 58 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Aaron Hughes | 74 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
Western Sydney Wanderers
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Nichols | 90 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.6 |
| Dimas Delgado | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Mark Bridge | 90 | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Dario Vidosic | 77 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Federico Piovaccari | 59 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Golgol Mebrahtu | 13 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Andreu | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Romeo Castelen | 31 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Andrew Redmayne | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Alberto | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jacob Pepper | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Scott Jamieson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Melbourne CityDLWWW
- D02 Jan 16HSydney2-2
- L27 Dec 15ABrisbane Roar1-3
- W19 Dec 15HMelbourne Victory2-1
- W13 Dec 15ANewcastle Jets4-0
- W03 Dec 15ACentral Coast Mariners5-1
- D01 Jan 16HAdelaide United0-0
- W24 Dec 15HNewcastle Jets2-0
- D19 Dec 15APerth Glory2-2
- W12 Dec 15HMelbourne Victory2-0
- W05 Dec 15HBrisbane Roar2-1
Head-to-head
- 13 Nov 15Melbourne City0-3Western Sydney Wanderers
- 03 Apr 15Western Sydney Wanderers1-1Melbourne City
- 11 Mar 15Western Sydney Wanderers3-2Melbourne City
- 01 Feb 15Melbourne City2-1Western Sydney Wanderers
- 12 Apr 14Melbourne City2-3Western Sydney Wanderers
- 07 Dec 13Western Sydney Wanderers1-1Melbourne City
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