Perth Glory vs Melbourne City FC, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Perth Glory

45'+1': Adam Taggart

FT
1 - 2

Melbourne City FC

38': Tolgay Arslan (P)
66': Mathew Leckie

About

Perth Glory are hosting Melbourne City FC at HBF Park, Perth, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt saved. Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan.
5': Foul by Oliver Bozanic (Perth Glory).
5': Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Foul by Giordano Colli (Perth Glory).
9': Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Callum Talbot (Melbourne City).
14': Salim Khelifi (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': VAR Decision: No Red Card Callum Talbot (Melbourne City).
16': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17': Penalty conceded by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
19': VAR Decision: Penalty Perth Glory.
20': Penalty missed! Still Perth Glory 0, Melbourne City 0. Salim Khelifi (Perth Glory) hits the right post with a right footed shot.
21': Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21': Foul by Trent Ostler (Perth Glory).
22': Attempt saved. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Hamza Sakhi with a cross.
23': Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Curtis Good (Melbourne City).
24': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mathew Leckie with a cross.
27': Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Marin Jakolis.
31': Attempt saved. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
31': Attempt missed. Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marin Jakolis.
36': Penalty Melbourne City. Tolgay Arslan draws a foul in the penalty area.
36': Penalty conceded by John Koutroumbis (Perth Glory) after a foul in the penalty area.
36': VAR Decision: Penalty Melbourne City.
37': John Koutroumbis (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Goal! Perth Glory 0, Melbourne City 1. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
41': Attempt missed. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aziz Behich with a cross.
42': Offside, Perth Glory. Stefan Colakovski is caught offside.
43': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan with a through ball.
44': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathew Leckie.
44': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Giordano Colli.
45': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Samuel Souprayen.
45'+1': Goal! Perth Glory 1, Melbourne City 1. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
45'+5': Attempt saved. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+8': First Half ends, Perth Glory 1, Melbourne City 1.
45': Second Half begins Perth Glory 1, Melbourne City 1.
46': Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Trent Ostler (Perth Glory).
46': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Curtis Good.
47': Attempt missed. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
50': Delay in match because of an injury Callum Talbot (Melbourne City).
51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
52': Attempt missed. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Ivanovic.
52': Foul by Luke Ivanovic (Perth Glory).
52': Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Curtis Good (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Giordano Colli (Perth Glory).
54': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Darryl Lachman.
56': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by John Koutroumbis.
56': Foul by Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City).
56': Luke Ivanovic (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt missed. Salim Khelifi (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Trent Ostler.
58': Substitution, Perth Glory. Daniel Bennie replaces Luke Ivanovic.
59': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Talbot.
60': Attempt saved. Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Marin Jakolis.
60': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Cameron Cook.
62': Substitution, Melbourne City. Steven Ugarkovic replaces Alessandro Lopane.
62': Curtis Good (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Adam Taggart (Perth Glory).
63': Attempt missed. Oliver Bozanic (Perth Glory) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
64': Foul by Giordano Colli (Perth Glory).
64': Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Attempt saved. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathew Leckie.
66': Goal! Perth Glory 1, Melbourne City 2. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aziz Behich with a cross.
68': Attempt saved. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aziz Behich.
71': Substitution, Melbourne City. Léo Natel replaces Marin Jakolis.
71': Substitution, Perth Glory. Jarrod Carluccio replaces Trent Ostler.
71': Substitution, Perth Glory. David Williams replaces Stefan Colakovski.
72': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Mark Beevers.
75': Attempt missed. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Salim Khelifi.
76': Substitution, Perth Glory. Bruce Kamau replaces Salim Khelifi.
76': Substitution, Perth Glory. Mustafa Amini replaces Oliver Bozanic.
77': David Williams (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77': Foul by Aziz Behich (Melbourne City).
80': Attempt saved. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giordano Colli with a cross.
81': Substitution, Melbourne City. Terry Antonis replaces Tolgay Arslan.
81': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Mathew Leckie.
82': Foul by Scott Galloway (Melbourne City).
82': John Koutroumbis (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Attempt saved. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giordano Colli with a cross.
83': Attempt saved. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mustafa Amini with a cross.
85': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Scott Galloway.
87': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hamza Sakhi.
88': Attempt saved. John Koutroumbis (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
90': Attempt blocked. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Williams with a cross.
90': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Curtis Good.
90'+1': Attempt missed. David Williams (Perth Glory) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Mustafa Amini (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Carluccio.
90'+3': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Curtis Good.
90'+4': Foul by Giordano Colli (Perth Glory).
90'+4': Léo Natel (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City).
90'+5': Jarrod Carluccio (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Offside, Perth Glory. Adam Taggart is caught offside.
90'+6': Foul by Léo Natel (Melbourne City).
90'+6': Jarrod Carluccio (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Perth Glory 1, Melbourne City 2.
0': Match ends, Perth Glory 1, Melbourne City 2.
0': Match ends, Perth Glory 1, Melbourne City 2.

Statistics

MCY		PER
8	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	8
52	Possession	48
18	SHOTS	14
10	ON GOAL	5
0.6	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
388	Accurate Passes	331
471	Passes	424
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	8
18	Crosses	22
0.4	Cross %	0.4
63	Long Balls	62
35	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	2
5	Effective Tackles	5
10	Tackles	8
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	9
28	Effective Clearances	16
28	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: HBF Park
Location: Perth, Australia
Attendance: 5,523

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Adelaide United	0	0	0
2	Auckland FC	0	0	0
3	Brisbane Roar	0	0	0
4	Central Coast Mariners	0	0	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Perth Glory (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Cameron Cook (GK)
5	Mark Beevers
29	Darryl Lachman
19	Trent Ostler
2	Johnny Koutroumbis
24	Oliver Bozanic
20	Giordano Colli
10	Salim Khelifi
12	Luke Ivanovic
22	Adam Taggart
7	Stefan Colakovski

Perth Glory Substitutes:

Bruce Kamau, Oliver Sail, Jacob Muir, David Williams, Mustafa Amini, Jarrod Carluccio, Daniel Bennie.

Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Jamie Young (GK)
22	Curtis Good
26	Samuel Souprayen
16	Aziz Behich
25	Callum Talbot
8	Hamza Sakhi
7	Mathew Leckie
21	Alessandro Lopane
9	Jamie Maclaren
10	Tolgay Arslan
44	Marin Jakolis

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Léo Natel, Terry Antonis, Steven Ugarkovic, Scott Galloway, Patrick Beach, Jordon Hall, Max Caputo.

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