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Melbourne Victory Edges Out Macarthur FC in Thrilling Encounter
Sydney, Australia – Melbourne Victory secured a 2-1 victory over Macarthur FC in a closely fought match at Campbelltown Sports Stadium in Sydney. The game, part of round 28 of the A-League regular season, was characterized by evenly matched possession (50% each) and a high tempo.
Goals came early. R. Teague opened the scoring for Victory in the 4th minute, assisted by Z. Machach. K. Bos doubled Victory’s lead in the 36th minute, with N. Velupillay providing the assist. Macarthur FC pulled one back through C. Ikonomidis in the 69th minute, assisted by M. Jakolis.
Despite Macarthur’s late push, Melbourne Victory held on, although both sides saw several yellow cards: three for Victory (D. Arzani, K. Bos, and L. Jackson) and one for Macarthur (L. Brattan). Additionally, J. Duncan of Victory received a late yellow card.
Statistics reflected the even contest: both teams had 50% possession, with Melbourne Victory registering 13 shots (4 on target) and Macarthur 16 (5 on target). Victory had 7 corners to Macarthur’s 5.
The referee was Daniel Elder from Australia.
Substitutions macarthur: at minute 46 M. Jurman came in and I. Vujica went out., at minute 46 L. Rose came in and F. Deli went out., at minute 54 H. Sawyer came in and K. Adamson went out., at minute 78 D. Bosnjak came in and C. Ikonomidis went out.
Substitutions melbourne victory: at minute 76 A. Badolato came in and N. Velupillay went out., at minute 76 F. Monge came in and J. Valadon went out., at minute 83 B. Hamill came in and D. Arzani went out., at minute 83 J. Rawlins came in and J. Inserra went out., at minute 86 B. Fornaroli came in and Z. Machach went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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