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Melbourne Victory Dominates Western United in Thrilling Encounter
Melbourne, Australia – In a thrilling match at AAMI Park, Melbourne Victory secured a resounding 3-1 victory over Western United in Round 6 of the A-League regular season. The match, officiated by Adam Bavcar, was characterized by the offensive prowess of the winning team, who, despite having less possession (43%), proved more clinical in front of goal.
Z. Machach put Melbourne Victory ahead in the 8th minute, assisted by D. Arzani. N. Botic equalized for Western United in the 19th minute. However, Melbourne Victory demonstrated their strength in the second half. N. Vergos regained the lead for his team in the 48th minute, thanks to an assist from Z. Machach, and B. Fornaroli sealed the victory with a goal in the 69th minute. Despite Western United’s territorial dominance (57% possession), Melbourne Victory’s accuracy and decisiveness were crucial in securing the three points. The final score reflects the home team’s superiority in goal-scoring opportunities, with 15 shots (9 on target) compared to Western United’s 8 (2 on target).
Substitutions melbourne victory: at minute 66 R. Piscopo came in and D. Arzani went out., at minute 66 B. Fornaroli came in and N. Vergos went out., at minute 78 F. Monge came in and R. Teague went out., at minute 78 J. Reec came in and Santos went out.
Substitutions western united: at minute 69 A. Walatee came in and M. Grimaldi went out., at minute 75 M. Ruhs came in and N. Botic went out., at minute 75 R. Najjarine came in and R. Danzaki went out., at minute 80 J. Lauton came in and R. Bozinovski went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Western United
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