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Melbourne City FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Scottish Cup
2-1
Final
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Match pulse

MBCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTWSW
31%Possession69%
9Shots29
4On target9
3Corners12
8Saves2
17Fouls5
49'Miguel Di PizioWSW49'Aziz BehichMBC65'Awer MabilMBC86'Mathew LeckieMBC90'+4'Julio CascanteMBC
Team1H2HT
MBC112
WSW101

Who won: Melbourne C 2-1

Melbourne City FC beat Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2-1 on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. Goals for Melbourne C: Matheus Rossetto (4') and Andrew Nabbout (62'). Goals for Western Sydney: Nicolas Milanovic (45').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.3James NieuwenhuizenG
  2. 27.4Andrew NabboutF
  3. 37.2Matheus RossettoRM
  4. 47.2Nicolas MilanovicAM-R
  5. 56.8Dylan SciclunaLM
  6. 66.4Julio CascanteCD-R
  7. 76.4Kavian RahmaniLM
  8. 86.4Brandon BorrelloF
  9. 96.3Medin MemetiAM-R
  10. 106.2Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  11. 116.2Emiliano MarcondesAM
  12. 126.0Harrison DelbridgeCD-L

Team stats

MBCWSW
17Fouls5
3Yellow Cards1
1Red Cards0
0Offsides2
3Corner Kicks12
8Saves2
31.4Possession68.6
9SHOTS29
4ON GOAL9
0.4On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
188Accurate Passes529
280Passes617
0.7Pass Completion %0.9
3Accurate Crosses7
12Crosses21
0.3Cross %0.3
55Long Balls41
18Accurate Long Balls17
0.3Long Balls %0.4
0Blocked Shots13
22Effective Tackles12
32Tackles19
0.7Tackle %0.6
16Interceptions12
37Effective Clearances19
37Clearances19

Player of the game

James Nieuwenhuizen

MBC · 8 saves

8.3

Deserved to win

15%
MBC · 1.04 xG
20%
Draw
66%
WSW · 2.20 xG

Western Sydney deserved better: 66% on chances, lost 1-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Melbourne City 2, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Melbourne City 2, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.
  3. 90'+6'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Panashe Madanha with a cross.

    J. Carluccio

  4. 90'+6'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hiroshi Ibusuki.

  5. 90'+6'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.

    B. Borrello

  6. 90'+4'Julio Cascante

    Yellow card

    Julio Cascante (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.

    J. Cascante

  7. 90'+1'WSW

    Var - referee decision cancelled

    VAR Decision: No Goal Melbourne City 2-1 Western Sydney Wanderers.

  8. 90'+1'

    Deleted after review

    GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.

  9. 90'+1'

    Offside

    Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Nicolas Milanovic is caught offside.

  10. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  11. 90'

    Free kick won

    Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  12. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Harrison Delbridge (Melbourne City).

  13. 87'WSW

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Germán Ferreyra (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  14. 86'

    Yellow card

    Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    M. Leckie

  15. 86'

    Free kick won

    Nathan Barrie (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).

  17. 85'WSW

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Besian Kutleshi.

  18. 85'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Nieuwenhuizen (Melbourne City). Assisted by Nathan Barrie with a through ball.

    A. Hammond

  19. 83'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Gillion

    Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Hiroshi Ibusuki replaces Liam Gillion.

    H. Ibusuki

  20. 83'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Di Pizio

    Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Aydan Hammond replaces Miguel Di Pizio.

    A. Hammond

  21. 82'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Liam Gillion (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Borrello.

  22. 79'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Atiya Waraga (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  23. 79'WSW

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Julio Cascante.

  24. 79'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Di Pizio.

    N. Milanovic

  25. 77'WSW

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Aziz Behich.

Leaders

MBCWSW
Total Shots
Andrew Nabbout
2
Brandon Borrello
8
Accurate Passes
Nathaniel Atkinson
24
German Ferreyra
85
Defensive Interventions
Aziz Behich
17
German Ferreyra
11
Saves
James Nieuwenhuizen
8
Lawrence Thomas
2