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Melbourne City FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC

FA Cup
3-2
Final
AAMI Park

Match pulse

MBCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTWSW
57%Possession43%
19Shots7
10On target5
8Corners1
3Saves7
16Fouls5
36'Jordan BosMBC45'Amor LayouniWSW45'+1'Brandon BorrelloWSW56'Morgan SchneiderlinWSW81'Nicolas MilanovicWSW81'Scott JamiesonMBC
Team1H2HT
MBC033
WSW112

Who won: Melbourne C 3-2

Melbourne City FC beat Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3-2 on Friday, April 28, 2023 at AAMI Park. Goals for Melbourne C: Marco Tilio (49', 90'+3') and Jamie Maclaren (75'). Goals for Western Sydney: Brandon Borrello (41') and Nicolas Milanovic (74').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.8Marco TilioLF
  2. 27.5Jamie MaclarenF
  3. 36.6Brandon BorrelloCF-L
  4. 46.5Nuno ReisCD-R
  5. 56.5Florin BerenguerRM
  6. 66.4Aiden O'NeillCM
  7. 76.4Richard van der VenneLM
  8. 86.4Lawrence ThomasG
  9. 96.3Curtis GoodCD-L
  10. 106.3Callum TalbotRB
  11. 116.3Nicolas MilanovicSUB
  12. 126.2Andrew NabboutRF

Team stats

MBCWSW
16Fouls5
2Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
1Offsides1
8Corner Kicks1
3Saves7
56.8Possession43.2
19SHOTS7
10ON GOAL5
0.5On Target %0.7
0Penalty Goals0
1Penalty Kicks Taken1
534Accurate Passes405
599Passes459
0.9Pass Completion %0.9
1Accurate Crosses0
16Crosses5
0.1Cross %0.0
43Long Balls41
31Accurate Long Balls27
0.7Long Balls %0.7
5Blocked Shots1
13Effective Tackles8
18Tackles15
0.7Tackle %0.5
5Interceptions10
5Effective Clearances17
5Clearances17

Player of the game

Marco Tilio

MBC · 2 G

8.8

Deserved to win

27%
MBC · 0.92 xG
55%
Draw
19%
WSW · 0.82 xG

Melbourne C created better chances: they win this game 27% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Melbourne City 3, Western Sydney Wanderers 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Melbourne City 3, Western Sydney Wanderers 2.
  3. 90'+4'

    Shot hit woodwork

    Oliver Bozanic (Western Sydney Wanderers) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Tom Beadling.

  4. GOAL90'+3'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    M. Tilio · ast M. Leckie

    Goal! Melbourne City 3, Western Sydney Wanderers 2. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathew Leckie following a fast break.

    MBC 3 - 2 WSW
  5. 90'

    Free kick won

    Kusini Yengi (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'Thomas Lam

    Foul

    Foul by Thomas Lam (Melbourne City).

  7. 89'

    Free kick won

    Oliver Bozanic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).

  9. 89'MBC

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Nicolas Milanovic.

  10. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Bos

    Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Jordan Bos.

    S. Galloway

  11. 87'Thomas Lam

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Thomas Lam (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.

    T. Lam

  12. 83'

    Offside

    Offside, Melbourne City. Jordan Bos tries a through ball, but Jamie Maclaren is caught offside.

  13. 81'

    Yellow card

    Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.

    S. Jamieson

  14. 81'

    Yellow card

    Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.

    N. Milanovic

  15. 80'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Schneiderlin

    Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Tom Beadling replaces Morgan Schneiderlin.

    T. Beadling

  16. 80'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Layouni

    Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Yeni N'Gbakoto replaces Amor Layouni.

    Y. N'Gbakoto

  17. 80'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Tomislav Mrcela.

  18. 80'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathew Leckie.

    M. Tilio

  19. 79'

    Penalty - saved

    Penalty saved! Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.

    A. Nabbout

  20. 78'

    Foul

    Penalty conceded by Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers) after a foul in the penalty area.

  21. 78'WSW

    Foul

    Penalty Melbourne City. Marco Tilio draws a foul in the penalty area.

  22. GOAL75'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    J. Maclaren

    Goal! Melbourne City 2, Western Sydney Wanderers 2. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

    MBC 2 - 2 WSW
  23. 75'

    Attempt saved. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.

  24. GOAL74'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    N. Milanovic

    Goal! Melbourne City 1, Western Sydney Wanderers 2. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.

    MBC 1 - 2 WSW
  25. 74'

    Penalty - saved

    Penalty saved! Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.

    B. Borrello

Leaders

MBCWSW
Total Shots
Marco Tilio
7
Brandon Borrello
2
Saves
Thomas Glover
2
Lawrence Thomas
6