Melbourne City FC vs Macarthur FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC

25': Aziz Behich

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Macarthur FC

36': Rafael Durán

About

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

Match Commentary

17': Frans Deli (Macarthur FC) Yellow Card at 17'
25': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 25'
26': Harrison Sawyer (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 26'
33': Luke Brattan (Macarthur FC) Yellow Card at 33'
36': Rafael Durán (Macarthur FC) Goal at 36'
45': Liam Rose (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 45'
52': Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 52'
60': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 60'
60': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 60'
60': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 60'
68': Bernardo Oliveira (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 68'
68': Zane Helweh (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 68'
71': Matthew Jurman (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 71'
75': Beckham Baker (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 75'
89': Besian Kutleshi (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 89'
90': Bernardo Oliveira (Macarthur FC) Yellow Card at 90'

Statistics

MAC		MCY
10	Fouls	14
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	9
3	Saves	3
34.1	Possession	65.9
8	SHOTS	12
4	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.3
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
1	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

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 4,304

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	1	+2	3
2	Wellington Phoenix FC	1	+1	3
3	Macarthur FC	1	+1	3
4	Newcastle Jets	1	0	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Melbourne City FC (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Patrick Beach (GK)
4	Liam Bonetig
16	Aziz Behich
22	German Ferreyra
39	Emin Durakovic
27	Kai Trewin
11	Elbasan Rashani
13	Nathaniel Atkinson
17	Max Caputo
30	Andreas Kuen
10	Takeshi Kanamori

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Andrew Nabbout, Zane Schreiber, Beckham Baker, Medin Memeti, Michael Olakigbe, Peter Antoniou, Besian Kutleshi.

Macarthur FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Filip Kurto (GK)
3	Damien Da Silva
14	Kristian Popovic
19	Harry Politidis
25	Callum Talbot
26	Luke Brattan
23	Frans Deli
8	Luke Vickery
13	Rafael Durán
24	Dean Bosnjak
33	Ji Dong-Won

Macarthur FC Substitutes:

Alex Robinson, Harrison Sawyer, Zane Helweh, Bernardo Dias, Liam Rose, Matthew Jurman, Will Mckay.

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