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Melbourne City FC vs Buriram United, 1st Leg

FA Cup
1-1
Final
1st Leg
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Match pulse

MBCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTBUR
54%Possession46%
7Shots7
3On target3
3Corners4
2Saves2
16Fouls14
13'Goran CausicBUR67'Sandy WalshBUR81'Peter ZuljBUR90'+4'BissoliBUR
Team1H2HT
MBC011
BUR101

Final score

Melbourne City FC and Buriram United drew 1-1 in 1st Leg on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. Goals for Melbourne C: Benjamin Mazzeo (90'+5'). Goals for Buriram: Bissoli (37').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 16.6Marcus YounisAM-R
  2. 26.5Benjamin MazzeoSUB
  3. 36.5Kingsley SchindlerAM-R
  4. 46.3BissoliF
  5. 56.2Patrick BeachG
  6. 66.2Samuel SouprayenCD-L
  7. 76.2Neil EtheridgeG
  8. 86.1Go Myeong-SeokCD-R
  9. 96.1Eduardo dos SantosLB
  10. 106.1Robert ZuljAM
  11. 116.1Rubén SánchezSUB
  12. 126.0German FerreyraCD-R

Team stats

MBCBUR
16Fouls14
0Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
2Offsides1
3Corner Kicks4
2Saves2
53.6Possession46.4
7SHOTS7
3ON GOAL3
0.4On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
249Accurate Passes215
355Passes316
0.7Pass Completion %0.7
4Accurate Crosses4
19Crosses13
0.2Cross %0.3
50Long Balls71
14Accurate Long Balls15
0.3Long Balls %0.2
0Blocked Shots2
11Effective Tackles8
12Tackles10
0.9Tackle %0.8
11Interceptions17
17Effective Clearances29
17Clearances29

Player of the game

Marcus Younis

MBC · 1 A

6.6

Deserved to win

6%
MBC · 0.07 xG
88%
Draw
6%
BUR · 0.07 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Melbourne City 1, Buriram United 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Melbourne City 1, Buriram United 1.
  3. GOAL90'+5'

    Goal! Header

    B. Mazzeo · ast M. Younis

    Goal! Melbourne City 1, Buriram United 1. Benjamin Mazzeo (Melbourne City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Younis with a cross.

    MBC 1 - 1 BUR
  4. 90'+4'

    Yellow card

    Bissoli (Buriram United) is shown the yellow card.

    Bissoli

  5. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Bissoli (Buriram United) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.

  6. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Suphanat Mueanta (Buriram United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  7. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City).

  8. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City).

  9. 90'+1'
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Arzani

    Substitution, Melbourne City. Benjamin Mazzeo replaces Daniel Arzani.

    B. Mazzeo

  10. 90'+1'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  11. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  12. 90'

    Delay in match because of an injury Eduardo Mancha (Buriram United).

  13. 88'

    Delay in match because of an injury Goran Causic (Buriram United).

  14. 87'

    Handball

    Handball by Peter Zulj (Buriram United).

  15. 86'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Bissoli (Buriram United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Zulj with a cross following a set piece situation.

    Bissoli

  16. 85'

    Free kick won

    Rubén Sánchez (Buriram United) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  17. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by Aziz Behich (Melbourne City).

  18. 84'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Buriram United. Conceded by Patrick Beach.

  19. 84'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Peter Zulj (Buriram United) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Patrick Beach (Melbourne City). Assisted by Robert Zulj.

  20. 81'

    Yellow card

    Peter Zulj (Buriram United) is shown the yellow card.

    P. Zulj

  21. 81'

    Free kick won

    Goran Causic (Buriram United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  22. 81'

    Foul

    Foul by Elbasan Rashani (Melbourne City).

  23. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Kuen

    Substitution, Melbourne City. Elbasan Rashani replaces Andreas Kuen.

    E. Rashani

  24. 78'Daniel Arzani

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Daniel Arzani (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.

    D. Arzani

  25. 77'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Bissoli (Buriram United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Peter Zulj.

    Bissoli

Leaders

MBCBUR
Total Shots
Daniel Arzani
3
Bissoli
3
Accurate Passes
Samuel Souprayen
39
Go Myeong-Seok
33
Saves
Patrick Beach
2
Neil Etheridge
2