Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne Victory, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Elimination Finals
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Match Commentary
- 4': Joshua Inserra (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 4'
- 7': Kasey Bos (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 7'
- 23': Zachary Sapsford (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 23'
- 42': Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 42'
- 73': Juan Mata (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 73'
- 73': Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 73'
- 73': Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 73'
- 78': Joshua Rawlins (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 78'
- 82': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 82'
- 84': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 84'
- 87': Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 87'
- 87': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 87'
- 88': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 88'
- 89': Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 89'
Statistics
 MVC |
WSW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 43.9 | Possession | 56.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | 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 | 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
Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 16,399
Line-Ups
Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Lawrence Thomas (GK) |
| 4 | Alex Bonetig |
| 22 | Anthony Pantazopoulos |
| 3 | Alex Gersbach |
| 2 | Gabriel Cleur |
| 18 | Oscar Priestman |
| 25 | Josh Brillante |
| 23 | Bozhidar Kraev |
| 14 | Nicolas Milanovic |
| 7 | Zachary Sapsford |
| 26 | Brandon Borrello |
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Jack Duncan (GK) |
| 4 | Lachlan Jackson |
| 21 | Roderick Miranda |
| 28 | Kasey Bos |
| 16 | Joshua Inserra  |
| 8 | Zinédine Machach |
| 14 | Jordi Valadon |
| 6 | Ryan Teague |
| 9 | Nikolaos Vergos |
| 17 | Nishan Velupillay |
| 7 | Daniel Arzani |
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