Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Western United
    FT
    0 - 2
    Auckland FC
    • 44': Guillermo May
    • 45'+2': Max Mata

    About

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

    Match Commentary

    • 40': Jordan Lauton (Western United) Yellow Card at 40'
    • 44': Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Goal at 44'
    • 45'+2': Max Mata (Auckland FC) Goal at 47'
    • 66': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) Substitution at 66'
    • 69': Marlee Francois (Auckland FC) Substitution at 69'
    • 69': Jesse Randall (Auckland FC) Substitution at 69'
    • 69': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 69'
    • 77': Tate Russell (Western United) Substitution at 77'
    • 77': Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) Substitution at 77'
    • 80': Callan Elliot (Auckland FC) Substitution at 80'
    • 83': Michael Ruhs (Western United) Substitution at 83'
    • 90'+1': Adama Coulibaly (Auckland FC) Substitution at 91'
    • 90'+5': Ben Garuccio (Western United) Yellow Card at 95'

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 9
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 0
    36.9 Possession 63.1
    11 SHOTS 11
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    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
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    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: 3,862

    A-League Men Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sydney FC 7 +9 15
    2 Brisbane Roar 7 +5 14
    3 Auckland FC 7 +4 14
    4 Melbourne City FC 7 +4 12
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WTU Western United (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    33 Matthew Sutton (GK)
    30 Dylan Leonard
    6 Tomoki Imai
    17 Ben Garuccio Yellow Card
    29 Charbel Shamoon
    44 Jordan Lauton Yellow Card
    23 Rhys Bozinovski
    20 Abel Walatee
    77 Riku Danzaki
    19 Noah Botic
    9 Hiroshi Ibusuki
    Western United Substitutes:
    Tate Russell, Sebastian Pasquali, Luke Vickery, Matthew Grimaldi, Michael Vonja, Kane Vidmar, Michael Ruhs.

    AFC Auckland FC (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    12 Alex Paulsen (GK)
    4 Nando Pijnaker
    5 Tommy Smith
    15 Francis DeVries
    2 Hiroki Sakai
    28 Felipe Gallegos
    22 Jake Brimmer
    25 Neyder Moreno
    27 Logan Rogerson
    10 Guillermo May
    9 Max Mata
    Auckland FC Substitutes:
    Jesse Randall, Callan Elliot, Adama Coulibaly, William Gillion, Marlee Francois, Michael Woud, Cameron Howieson.

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