By Melbcityguy - 5 May 2021 7:31 AM
Western United FC have won three of their four A-League matches against Brisbane Roar FC (L1), including each of their last two meetings – they have kept a clean sheet in each of those three victories.
Brisbane Roar FC have drawn their last four A-League games played at Moreton Daily Stadium, including two nil-all draws.
Western United FC have won only two of their last nine A-League games played outside Victoria (D2, L5), with each of their last two such fixtures ending in a draw.
Brisbane Roar FC are the only team yet to win or concede a penalty in the 2020/21 A-League season, while Western United FC have conceded two and won one.
Melbourne Victory (11) are the only team to have made fewer shots per game this A-League season than Western United FC (12); although, Western United FC (+3) are one of only four teams to have outperformed their Expected Goals this campaign (Perth Glory, Adelaide United and Wellington Phoenix).
Western United FC (6) have scored the joint-most goals within the opening 15 minutes of games this A-League season of any team (also Adelaide United), while Brisbane Roar FC (1) have conceded the joint-fewest goals in this period (also Melbourne City FC and Wellington Phoenix).
Jay O’Shea (Brisbane Roar FC) has created 15 scoring chances for teammate Dylan Wenzel-Halls this A-League campaign, the second-most of any player for a teammate in the competition (16 – Noone for Maclaren).
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By Roar in me Blood - 6 May 2021 4:26 PM
+x+x Akbari's exaggeration in the box was exactly the sort of play that Mauk sold the ref on, Davide. He maintained his direction of run into the defender and made sure that there was contact before going to ground. There was contact that was not a foul, he chose to go to ground from that contact, and the ref ignored it (as did VAR). I wish the first Mauk incident had ended the same and maybe the game would have moved on without all the shit storm that followed (and the success of the first effort by Mauk encouraged more of the same that game).
Akbari did not dive in the sense that there was contact - but he did exaggerate it (which I do not like as you know).
Not exactly the evangelical anti-diving criticism I "expected" from you ;) Honesty in my view was more important than scoring easy points by damning it with venomous outrage. My problem with diving is initiating contact that is not otherwise there or the worst case of simply diving without contact.
I do not like seeing it in my side ever, and I do not like the ongoing protestations and shin rubbing that followed - but the contact was there and I think did sting; just that he was to blame for it.
Akbari clearly got his leg snagged - but to me he also clearly allowed his momentum to head that way to make the contact rather than sticking his leg out sideways to make contact. Very similar to how Diamanti in that game (and any number of other players in every game) tripped over a protuding leg because the opponent was silly enough to stick it out.
It was not a yellow card dive despite crappy theatrical behaviour - it was just contact that did not warrant a freekick.
Had a penalty been awarded I would have been outraged by rewarding that behaviour. Had he tried it again I would have damned him for a diving cheat.
If that makes me less than evangelical, then so be it :)
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