Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 12': Trent Ostler (Perth Glory) Goal at 12'
- 17': Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 17'
- 42': Trent Ostler (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 42'
- 45'+5': Louis D'Arrigo (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 50'
- 51': Charbel Shamoon (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 51'
- 53': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 53'
- 54': Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) Substitution at 54'
- 54': Khoa Ngo (Perth Glory) Substitution at 54'
- 69': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 69'
- 71': Nicholas Pennington (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 71'
- 77': Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 77'
- 77': Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 77'
- 77': Luke Amos (Perth Glory) Substitution at 77'
- 77': Giovanni De Abreu (Perth Glory) Substitution at 77'
- 79': Khoa Ngo (Perth Glory) Goal at 79'
- 85': Oliver Dragicevic (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 85'
- 85': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 85'
Statistics
 PER |
MVC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 43.8 | Possession | 56.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 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 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 10,533
A-League Men Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | +16 | 48 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 26 | +10 | 43 |
| 3 | Auckland FC | 26 | +13 | 42 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | +11 | 40 |
Line-Ups
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Jack Duncan (GK) |
| 21 | Roderick Miranda |
| 15 | Sebastian Esposito |
| 2 | Jason Davidson |
| 16 | Joshua Inserra |
| 64 | Juan Mata |
| 10 | Denis Genreau |
| 27 | Louis D'Arrigo |
| 9 | Nikolaos Vergos |
| 11 | Clarismario Rodrigues |
| 17 | Nishan Velupillay |
Perth Glory (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Matthew Sutton (GK) |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 45 | Brian Kaltack |
| 3 | Sam Sutton |
| 2 | Charbel Shamoon  |
| 27 | William Freney |
| 18 | Rhys Bozinovski |
| 34 | Tom Lawrence |
| 17 | Arion Sulemani |
| 20 | Trent Ostler |
| 7 | Nicholas Pennington |
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