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

· Australian A-League Men

Western United

4': Matthew Grimaldi

FT
1 - 0

Sydney FC

About

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

Match Commentary

4': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) Goal at 4'
28': Ben Garuccio (Western United) Yellow Card at 28'
45'+1': Riku Danzaki (Western United) Yellow Card at 46'
61': Anas Ouahim (Sydney FC) Substitution at 61'
61': Kyle Reilly Shaw (Sydney FC) Substitution at 61'
70': Oliver Lavale (Western United) Substitution at 70'
75': Jordan Lauton (Western United) Substitution at 75'
75': Abel Walatee (Western United) Substitution at 75'
76': Charbel Shamoon (Western United) Substitution at 76'
77': Alexandar Popovic (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 77'
82': Tiago Quintal (Sydney FC) Substitution at 82'
86': Wataru Kamijo (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 86'
87': Ramy Najjarine (Western United) Substitution at 87'
87': Kyle Reilly Shaw (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 87'
90'+3': Jordan Lauton (Western United) Yellow Card at 93'

Statistics

SYD		WTU
9	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	3
51.5	Possession	48.5
14	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	4
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
4	Blocked Shots	3
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: 2,886

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	2	+2	3
2	Central Coast Mariners	1	+1	3
3	Adelaide United	1	+1	3
4	Brisbane Roar	1	+1	3

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Western United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
33	Matthew Sutton (GK)
30	Dylan Leonard
4	James Donachie
17	Ben Garuccio
6	Tomoki Imai
32	Angus Thurgate
23	Rhys Bozinovski
77	Riku Danzaki
10	Matthew Grimaldi
19	Noah Botic
24	Michael Ruhs

Western United Substitutes:

Jordan Lauton, Abel Walatee, Charbel Shamoon, Michael Vonja, Ramy Najjarine, Oliver Lavale, Luke Vickery.

Sydney FC (5-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
16	Joel King
4	Jordan Courtney-Perkins
41	Alexandar Popovic
10	Joe Lolley
23	Rhyan Grant
17	Anthony Cáceres
24	Wataru Kamijo
7	Adrian Segecic
25	Jaiden Kucharski
11	Douglas Costa

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Kyle Reilly Shaw, Mathias Macallister, Will Kennedy, Anas Ouahim, Tiago Quintal, Joseph Lacey, Andrew Redmayne.

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