Western Sydney Wanderers vs Auckland FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers

FT
0 - 1

Auckland FC

90'+5': Neyder Moreno

About

Western Sydney Wanderers are hosting Auckland FC at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

41': Oscar Priestman (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 41'
51': Neyder Moreno (Auckland FC) Substitution at 51'
68': Felipe Gallegos (Auckland FC) Substitution at 68'
68': Marlee Francois (Auckland FC) Substitution at 68'
68': James Temelkovski (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 68'
68': Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 68'
79': Mohamed Al-Taay (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 79'
79': Dean Pelekanos (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 79'
86': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 86'
86': Jonty Bidois (Auckland FC) Substitution at 86'
90': Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 90'
90'+2': Felipe Gallegos (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 92'
90'+5': Neyder Moreno (Auckland FC) Goal at 95'

Statistics

AFC		WSW
12	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	4
6	Saves	5
53.2	Possession	46.8
22	SHOTS	15
6	ON GOAL	6
0.3	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
5	Blocked Shots	2
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: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 7,410

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 Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
20	Lawrence Thomas (GK)
4	Alex Bonetig
25	Josh Brillante
19	Jack Clisby
22	Anthony Pantazopoulos
18	Oscar Priestman
64	Juan Mata
23	Bozhidar Kraev
14	Nicolas Milanovic
7	Zachary Sapsford
9	Marcus Antonsson

Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:

Dean Pelekanos, Jordan Holmes, Mohamed Al-Taay, James Temelkovski, Aidan Simmons, Aydan Hammond, Jarrod Carluccio.

Auckland FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Alex Paulsen (GK)
4	Nando Pijnaker
5	Tommy Smith
15	Francis DeVries
2	Hiroki Sakai
22	Jake Brimmer
6	Louis Verstraete
21	Jesse Randall
27	Logan Rogerson
10	Guillermo May
9	Max Mata

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Jonty Bidois, Marlee Francois, Cameron Howieson, Michael Woud, Callan Elliot, Neyder Moreno, Felipe Gallegos.

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