Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne Victory

24': Nikolaos Vergos
90': Bruno Fornaroli

FT
2 - 0

Sydney FC

About

Melbourne Victory are hosting Sydney FC at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

23': Patryk Klimala (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 23'
24': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 24'
27': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 27'
45': Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) Substitution at 45'
63': Anas Ouahim (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 63'
66': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 66'
67': Jaushua Sotirio (Sydney FC) Substitution at 67'
67': Tiago Quintal (Sydney FC) Substitution at 67'
75': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 75'
75': Reno Piscopo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 75'
86': Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) Substitution at 86'
86': Fabian Monge (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 86'
90': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 90'
90': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 90'

Statistics

SYD		MVC
10	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	2
64.5	Possession	35.5
8	SHOTS	11
1	ON GOAL	5
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 14,038

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	26	+22	53
2	Melbourne City FC	26	+16	48
3	Western United	26	+18	47
4	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	+18	46

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Mitch Langerak (GK)
21	Roderick Miranda
5	Brendan Hamill
28	Kasey Bos
22	Joshua Rawlins
8	Zinédine Machach
14	Jordi Valadon
6	Ryan Teague
9	Nikolaos Vergos
17	Nishan Velupillay
11	Clarismario Rodrigues

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Jack Duncan, Joshua Inserra, Adama Traoré, Reno Piscopo, Daniel Arzani, Fabian Monge, Bruno Fornaroli.

Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
41	Alexandar Popovic
23	Rhyan Grant
16	Joel King
21	Zachary De Jesus
8	Anas Ouahim
6	Corey Hollman
15	Leo Sena
9	Patryk Klimala
7	Adrian Segecic
10	Joe Lolley

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Jaushua Sotirio, Aaron Gurd, Andrew Redmayne, Tiago Quintal, Joseph Lacey, Jaiden Kucharski, Jordan Courtney-Perkins.

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