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Melbourne Victory vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC

U.S. Open Cup
Melbourne V
11-5-9
3-1
Final
Western Sydney
7-9-9
AAMI Park

Match pulse

MBVAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTWSW
42%Possession58%
14Shots20
6On target5
4Corners10
4Saves3
18Fouls25
40'Joshua RisdonWSW43'Michael ThwaiteWSW45'+3'Michael ThwaiteWSW45'+5'Besart BerishaMBV45'+6'Kosta BarbarousesMBV87'Rhys WilliamsMBV
Team1H2HT
MBV213
WSW101

Who won: Melbourne V 3-1

Melbourne Victory beat Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3-1 on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at AAMI Park. Goals for Melbourne V: Leroy George (30'), Besart Berisha (45'+7' pen) and Thomas Deng (51'). Goals for Western Sydney: Álvaro Cejudo (45'+1').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.7Leroy GeorgeAM-L
  2. 27.3Álvaro CejudoAM-L
  3. 37.2Thomas DengRB
  4. 47.1Lawrence ThomasG
  5. 57.0Terry AntonisRM
  6. 67.0Besart BerishaF
  7. 76.3Rhys WilliamsCD-L
  8. 86.3James DonachieCD-R
  9. 96.3Leigh BroxhamLB
  10. 106.3James TroisiAM
  11. 116.2Carl ValeriLM
  12. 126.2Steven LusticaAM

Team stats

MBVWSW
18Fouls25
1Yellow Cards1
1Red Cards1
5Offsides1
4Corner Kicks10
4Saves3
42.3Possession57.7
14SHOTS20
6ON GOAL5
0.4On Target %0.3
1Penalty Goals0
1Penalty Kicks Taken0
251Accurate Passes372
354Passes472
0.7Pass Completion %0.8
5Accurate Crosses4
8Crosses25
0.6Cross %0.2
61Long Balls65
24Accurate Long Balls31
0.4Long Balls %0.5
3Blocked Shots5
10Effective Tackles11
19Tackles13
0.5Tackle %0.8
10Interceptions11
30Effective Clearances8
30Clearances8

Player of the game

Leroy George

MBV · 1 G

7.7

Deserved to win

66%
MBV · 0.89 xG
29%
Draw
5%
WSW · 0.20 xG

Melbourne V created better chances: they win this game 66% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Melbourne Victory 3, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 3, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1.
  3. 90'+5'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Lawrence Thomas.

  4. 90'+5'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Álvaro Cejudo (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo Carrusca.

    Á. Cejudo

  5. 90'+3'

    Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Josh Risdon.

  6. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Jai Ingham (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  7. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Álvaro Cejudo (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).

  8. 90'+1'WSW

    Free kick won

    Matías Sánchez (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  9. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Marcelo Carrusca (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).

  10. 90'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Oriol Riera (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelo Carrusca with a cross.

  11. 89'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Jaushua Sotirio (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Risdon.

    J. Sotirio

  12. 89'

    Free kick won

    Marcelo Carrusca (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  13. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Jai Ingham (Melbourne Victory).

  14. 87'

    Yellow card

    Rhys Williams (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    R. Williams

  15. 87'

    Free kick won

    Oriol Riera (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  16. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by Rhys Williams (Melbourne Victory).

  17. 87'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. James Troisi (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matías Sánchez.

  18. 86'

    Offside

    Offside, Melbourne Victory. Thomas Deng tries a through ball, but Jai Ingham is caught offside.

  19. 85'

    Free kick won

    Jaushua Sotirio (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  20. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).

  21. 84'

    Free kick won

    James Donachie (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  22. 84'

    Foul

    Foul by Oriol Riera (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).

  23. 84'

    Free kick won

    James Troisi (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  24. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Valeri

    Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Matías Sánchez replaces Carl Valeri.

    M. Sánchez

  25. 80'WSW

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Carl Valeri.

Leaders

MBVWSW
Total Shots
Leroy George
5
Álvaro Cejudo
6
Accurate Passes
James Troisi
36
Keanu Baccus
46
Saves
Lawrence Thomas
4
Vedran Janjetovic
3

Season seriesMBV leads series 3-0-2