Melbourne City beat Perth in five-goal thriller
Melbourne City had the goalpost to thank after holding off a frenetic fightback from Perth Glory to post a 3-2 A-League victory at HBF Park.
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KO
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Kickoff
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14
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Rostyn Griffiths Yellow Card
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24
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Rostyn Griffiths Goal
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30
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Florin Berenguer Goal
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34
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Markel Susaeta Goal
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45
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On: Ivan Franjic|Off: Tarek Elrich
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45
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On: Kristian Popovic|Off: Jake Brimmer
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HT
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Halftime
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53
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Joel Chianese Goal
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59
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On: Lachlan Wales|Off: Markel Susaeta
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59
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Florin Berenguer Yellow Card
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60
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On: Harrison Delbridge|Off: Nathaniel Atkinson
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65
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Bruno Fornaroli Goal
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73
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On: Scott Galloway|Off: Rostyn Griffiths
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78
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On: Nicholas D'Agostino|Off: Joel Chianese
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82
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Adrián Luna Yellow Card
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85
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Nicholas D'Agostino Yellow Card
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88
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Scott Jamieson Yellow Card
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88
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Craig Noone Yellow Card
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90+6
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Scott Galloway Yellow Card
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FT
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End Regular Time
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Perth Glory
PER
Melbourne City FC
MBC
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3-4-2-1
- Reddy
- Grant
- Mrcela
- Wüthrich
- Meredith
- Kilkenny
- BrimmerOn: Kristian Popovic | Off: Jake Brimmer
- ElrichOn: Ivan Franjic | Off: Tarek Elrich
- Castro
- ChianeseOn: Nicholas D'Agostino | Off: Joel Chianese
- Fornaroli
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33
Liam Reddy
Saves
2
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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20
Jake Brimmer
Goals
0
45'
29
Kristian Popovic
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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21
Tarek Elrich
Goals
0
45'
5
Ivan Franjic
Goals
0
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9
Bruno Fornaroli
65'
Goals
1
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17
Diego Castro
Goals
0
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7
Joel Chianese
53'
Goals
1
78'
18
Nicholas D'Agostino
85'
Goals
0
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| Substitutes | ||
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27
Juande
Goals
0
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Saves
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Game Information
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VENUE: HBF Park
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,
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ATTENDANCE: 8,107
Match Commentary
| - | Match ends, Perth Glory 2, Melbourne City FC 3. | |
| 90'+7' | Second Half ends, Perth Glory 2, Melbourne City FC 3. | |
| 90'+7' | Attempt missed. Tomislav Mrcela (Perth Glory) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Neil Kilkenny with a cross following a set piece situation. |
Match Stats
Possession
58%
42%
Shots (on Goal)
16 (7)
9 (5)
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| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 6 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
Data is currently unavailable.
Australian A-League Standings
| POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
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| 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 4 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 4 | Macarthur FC | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Brisbane Roar | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 6 | Melbourne City FC | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Western United | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Sydney FC | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 11 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 2 | -3 | 0 |
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