Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne City FC
  • 23': Andreas Kuen
  • 33': Marcus Younis
  • 49': Elbasan Rashani
  • Red Card 67': Marcus Younis
FT
3 - 0
Western Sydney Wanderers

    About

    Melbourne City FC are hosting Western Sydney Wanderers at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

    Match Commentary

    • 13': Marcus Younis (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 13'
    • 23': Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 23'
    • 33': Marcus Younis (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 33'
    • 43': Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 43'
    • 45': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 45'
    • 49': Elbasan Rashani (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 49'
    • 62': Jai Rose (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 62'
    • 66': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 66'
    • 66': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 66'
    • 66': Awan Lual (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 66'
    • 67': Marcus Younis (Melbourne City FC) Red Card at 67'
    • 73': Harrison Shillington (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 73'
    • 75': Anthony Pantazopoulos (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 75'
    • 80': Alou Kuol (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 80'
    • 83': Emin Durakovic (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 83'
    • 85': Angus Thurgate (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 85'
    • 88': Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 88'

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 12
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 1
    0 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 8
    5 Saves 3
    51.9 Possession 48.1
    17 SHOTS 15
    4 ON GOAL 8
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 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 2
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
    Location: Melbourne, Australia
    Attendance: 4,458

    A-League Men Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Auckland FC 1 +2 3
    2 Macarthur FC 1 +1 3
    3 Newcastle Jets 1 0 1
    4 Central Coast Mariners 1 0 1
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    MCY Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    40 James Nieuwenhuizen (GK)
    26 Samuel Souprayen
    22 German Ferreyra
    16 Aziz Behich
    13 Nathaniel Atkinson Yellow Card
    8 Ryan Teague
    14 Daniel Arzani
    30 Andreas Kuen
    17 Max Caputo
    11 Elbasan Rashani
    28 Marcus Younis Yellow Card
    Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
    Lachie Charles, Harrison Delbridge, Kavian Rahmani, Zane Schreiber, Emin Durakovic, Harrison Shillington, Andrew Nabbout.

    WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    20 Lawrence Thomas (GK)
    22 Anthony Pantazopoulos Yellow Card
    25 Josh Brillante
    3 Alex Gersbach
    14 Philip Cancar
    5 Dylan Scicluna
    8 Steven Ugarkovic
    38 Jai Rose Yellow Card
    21 Aydan Hammond
    23 Bozhidar Kraev
    32 Angus Thurgate Yellow Card
    Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
    Jarrod Carluccio, Ruon Tongyik, Oscar Morrison, Jordan Holmes, Alou Kuol, Alaat Abdul-Rahman, Awan Lual.

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