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Melbourne City FC
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Match Complete
Macarthur FC
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| 94' |  | A. Susnjar | ||
| B. Garuccio | | 87' | ||
| A. O'Neill | | 84' | ||
| 59' | | C. M'Mombwa | ||
| M. Tilio |  | 55' | ||
| S. Colakovski | | 54' | ||
| F. Berenguer | | 30' |
| 12 | Shots | 11 | ||
| 4 | On Target | 1 | ||
| 16 | Fouls | 13 | ||
| 6 | Corners | 7 | ||
| 3 | Offsides | 2 | ||
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | ||
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
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Destiny – and Sydney FC – awaits for the victor as Melbourne City take on A-League newbies Macarthur FC in a semi-final showdown in Sydney. Don’t miss a moment of this second semi-final with live scores on The Roar from 4:05pm (AEST).
Melbourne’s ongoing COVID-19 restrictions have forced this game away from City’s AAMI Park fortress to Kogarah Oval, in a major early win for underdogs Macarthur FC. Expect to see the Macarthur fans turn out in force as they hope to crown a successful debut season with a grand final berth.
It’s been a strange old season for the newbies, perennially knocking on the door of the best teams in the competition without ever really threatening to dethrone them. However, last week’s stirring triumph on the road against the Mariners, surging in extra time to win 2-0 despite being a man down throughout, shows the Bulls are already an A-League heavyweight.
The man they lost, James Meredith, will miss this match through suspension but be available for the grand final should they make it; Loic Puyo slots back into the team from his own ban. Other than that, the Bulls are at near-full strength, with Denis Genreau the only player on Socceroos duty. However, coach Ante Milicic will be hoping star pair Matt Derbyshire and Markel Susaeta get up for the crunch game, having struggled with hamstring injuries against the Mariners.
D-Day has arrived for Melbourne City; after a dominant A-League season in which they clinched the Premiers Plate with three rounds remaining, to fail to secure a maiden championship, let alone failing to even make the grand final, would be disastrous.
However, their form of late has been troubling, losing twice and drawing once in the three home-and-away games they played after sewing up top spot, leaving the top dogs as vulnerable as they’ve looked all season. Compounding the issue is the unavailability of star striker Jamie Maclaren, as well as Connor Metcalfe and Curtis Good, with the national team.
Craig Noone’s return from injury is a big boost, though coach Patrick Kisnorbo will have to wait until kick-off to know whether Rostyn Griffiths and Andrew Nabbout are good to go with their own injury concerns.
City soundly beat the Bulls 3-0 in their first match of the season, before they had a 1-1 draw back in April on the Bulls’ home turf. Should they win, City will take on Sydney FC in a rematch of last season’s grand final.
Kick-off time: 4:05pm (AEST)
Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
TV: Fox Sports 5 (505)
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel Now, Foxtel Go, MyFootball Live app
Betting: City $1.52, Macarthur FC $5.80, draw $4.10 (odds via PlayUp)
Squads:
Melbourne City
1. Tom Glover (gk), 2. Scott Galloway, 3. Scott Jamieson (c), 4. Nuno Reis, 7. Rostyn Griffiths, 8. Aiden O’Neill, 10. Florin Berenguer-Bohrer, 11. Craig Noone, 13. Nathaniel Atkinson, 14. Naoki Tsubaki, 15. Andrew Nabbout, 16. Taras Gomulka, 17. Stefan Colakovski, 19. Ben Garuccio, 20. Adrian Luna, 23. Marco Tilio, 33. Matthew Sutton (gk), 35. Raphael Borges Rodrigues, 36. Kerrin Stokes, 39. Anthony Lesiotis
Macarthur FC
1. Adam Federici (gk), 2. Jake McGing, 3. Antony Golec, 4. Benat Etxebarria, 5. Mark Milligan (c), 7. Ivan Franjic, 11. Tommy Oar, 10. Loic Puyo, 15. Aleksandar Susnjar, 16. Nick Suman (gk), 17. Kyle Cimenti, 19. Michael Ruhs, 21. Jake Hollman, 22. Liam Rose, 23. Walter Scott, 24. Charles M’Mombwa, 27. Matt Derbyshire, 29. Antonis Martis, 31. Lachlan Rose, 33. Markel Susaeta
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