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Match report
Football Elite
International Shield: Round 4 (setup 4, season 9)
Melbourne Victory
v.
Catania
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
Overall form:
Home form:
Ben FOSTER1Emiliano VIVIANO
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Serge AURIER727RAFAEL Pereira da Silva
Leighton BAINES37Cristian MOLINARO
Jack CORK747Miralem PJANIC
Niklas STARK58DAVID LUIZ Moreira Marinho
Emiliano MORETTI6Marcos Alberto ANGELERI
Charles Mariano ARÁNGUIZ Sandoval7Mariano Julio IZCO
Adam LALLANA78Rodrigo Javier DE PAUL
Ciro IMMOBILE79Alessandro MATRI
Jermaine JONES10Lucas Nahuel CASTRO
Ivica OLIC116David VILLA Sánchez
Manager
Luciano SLAGVEER12Wesley HOEDT
John RUDDY13Mariano Gonzalo ANDÚJAR
Nasiru MOHAMMED14BURAK Yilmaz
Joost BROERSE15Sem ADDAMO
Rickie LAMBERT16Edgar ÇANI

Melbourne Victory 1 Catania 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 29,517, Stadium: AAMI Park, Referee: Armand ANCION 8, TV: highlights)
85 LallanaScorers14 De Paul, 71 Pjanic
50 Olic <=> BroerseSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings16 De Paul
3Corners3
8Fouls11
1Offsides2
6Shots on8
6Shots off12
12Total shots20
5Shots saved5
43%Possession57%
Man of the match: DAVID LUIZ Moreira Marinho
3A corner was collected by PJANIC who headed the ball over the bar.
14GOAL!! A terrible goal-kick was intercepted by MATRI who setup DE PAUL with a simple chance. (1-0 Catania)
16DE PAUL booked for an off-the-ball incident.
24A right foot effort from DE PAUL was pushed round the post by the Melbourne Victory 'keeper.
26A lovely cross from PJANIC, was tapped goalbound by DE PAUL only for the Melbourne Victory 'keeper to block.
30OLIC beat ANGELERI and drilled the ball to JONES who fumbled his effort wide.
35The Catania 'keeper was able to block a weak shot from ARÁNGUIZ.
38RAFAEL beat three Melbourne Victory players and thundered a great chance over the bar.
39A useful ball from IZCO on the right bobbled toward MATRI who scuffed his effort wide.
40RAFAEL booted the ball wide from the edge of the box.
42MATRI blasted a right foot shot inches wide from twenty yards out.
43A tame shot from DE PAUL rolled agonisingly wide.
44A accurate pass bobbled toward PJANIC and his right foot shot raced narrowly wide.
 
56IZCO made space on the left and knocked the ball to DE PAUL who fired the ball over.
57A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming FOSTER.
60DE PAUL headed inches wide.
66The Catania 'keeper was able to block a fierce effort.
68MATRI worked the ball to ANGELERI, DE PAUL latched onto his cross and booted the ball within easy reach of the Melbourne Victory 'keeper.
70IZCO was put clear by CASTRO and he stepped inside the 'keeper but glanced his shot wide.
71GOAL!! A brilliant ball from ANGELERI left MATRI in the clear, he made FOSTER commit himself before touching the ball to PJANIC to score. (2-0 Catania)
84DE PAUL's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
85GOAL!! Some useful work by STARK on the left, left LALLANA yards clear, and he pulled away from the 'keeper and stroked the ball into the net. (2-1 Catania)