Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 9': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 9'
- 13': Kai Trewin (Melbourne City FC) Own Goal at 13'
- 18': Gabriel Cleur (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 18'
- 36': Kai Trewin (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 36'
- 61': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 61'
- 62': Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 62'
- 73': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 73'
- 78': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 78'
- 78': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 78'
- 78': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 78'
- 80': Mohamed Al-Taay (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 80'
- 85': Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 85'
- 86': Kai Trewin (Melbourne City FC) Penalty - Scored at 86'
- 90'+2': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 92'
- 90'+4': Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 94'
- 90'+8': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 98'
Statistics
 MCY |
WSW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 62.8 | Possession | 37.2 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | 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 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 10,428
A-League Men Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC | 7 | +9 | 15 |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar | 7 | +5 | 14 |
| 3 | Auckland FC | 7 | +4 | 14 |
| 4 | Melbourne City FC | 7 | +4 | 12 |
Line-Ups
Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Lawrence Thomas (GK) |
| 4 | Alex Bonetig |
| 22 | Anthony Pantazopoulos |
| 3 | Alex Gersbach |
| 2 | Gabriel Cleur  |
| 18 | Oscar Priestman |
| 13 | Dean Pelekanos |
| 23 | Bozhidar Kraev |
| 14 | Nicolas Milanovic |
| 7 | Zachary Sapsford |
| 26 | Brandon Borrello |
Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Patrick Beach (GK) |
| 27 | Kai Trewin |
| 22 | German Ferreyra |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 13 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 30 | Andreas Kuen |
| 6 | Steven Ugarkovic |
| 21 | Alessandro Lopane |
| 17 | Max Caputo |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
| 10 | Yonatan Cohen |
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