Western United vs Newcastle Jets, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Western United

17': Riku Danzaki
37': Noah Botic
54': Noah Botic

FT
3 - 1

Newcastle Jets

58': Lachlan Rose

About

Western United are hosting Newcastle Jets at Ironbark Fields, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

17': Riku Danzaki (Western United) Goal at 17'
37': Noah Botic (Western United) Goal at 37'
45': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) Substitution at 45'
45': Lachlan Rose (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 45'
45': Will Dobson (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 45'
54': Noah Botic (Western United) Goal at 54'
58': Lachlan Rose (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 58'
64': Michael Ruhs (Western United) Substitution at 64'
69': Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 69'
76': Luke Vickery (Western United) Substitution at 76'
76': Kane Vidmar (Western United) Substitution at 76'
77': Michael Ruhs (Western United) Yellow Card at 77'
81': Jordan Lauton (Western United) Substitution at 81'
82': Wellissol (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 82'
90'+4': Kane Vidmar (Western United) Yellow Card at 94'

Statistics

NEW		WTU
6	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	12
4	Saves	0
47.3	Possession	52.7
5	SHOTS	20
1	ON GOAL	7
0.2	On Target %	0.4
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
2	Blocked Shots	6
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: Ironbark Fields
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 3,430

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	26	+22	53
2	Melbourne City FC	26	+16	48
3	Western United	26	+18	47
4	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	+18	46

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Western United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
33	Matthew Sutton (GK)
30	Dylan Leonard
6	Tomoki Imai
17	Ben Garuccio
13	Tate Russell
32	Angus Thurgate
23	Rhys Bozinovski
20	Abel Walatee
77	Riku Danzaki
19	Noah Botic
9	Hiroshi Ibusuki

Western United Substitutes:

Tom Heward-Belle, Kane Vidmar, Luke Vickery, Matthew Grimaldi, Jordan Lauton, Ramy Najjarine, Michael Ruhs.

Newcastle Jets (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Ryan Scott (GK)
17	Kosta Grozos
33	Mark Natta
27	Nathan Grimaldi
37	Lachlan Bayliss
19	Callum Timmins
23	Daniel Wilmering
39	Thomas Aquilina
22	Ben Gibson
13	Clayton Taylor
6	Matthew Scarcella

Newcastle Jets Substitutes:

Justin Vidic, Lachlan Rose, Noah James, Ben Van Dorssen, Will Dobson, Christian Bracco, Wellissol.

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