Australian A-League Men

Western United vs Melbourne City FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Semifinals

· 1st Leg
Western United
    FT
    0 - 3
    1st Leg
    Melbourne City FC
    • 16': German Ferreyra
    • 54': Yonatan Cohen
    • 72': Mathew Leckie

    About

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

    Match Commentary

    • 12': Michael Ruhs (Western United) Yellow Card at 12'
    • 16': German Ferreyra (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 16'
    • 28': Rhys Bozinovski (Western United) Yellow Card at 28'
    • 54': Yonatan Cohen (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 54'
    • 58': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 58'
    • 59': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 59'
    • 65': Oliver Lavale (Western United) Substitution at 65'
    • 65': Abel Walatee (Western United) Substitution at 65'
    • 67': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 67'
    • 67': Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 67'
    • 71': Noah Botic (Western United) Substitution at 71'
    • 72': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 72'
    • 72': Ramy Najjarine (Western United) Substitution at 72'
    • 82': German Ferreyra (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 82'
    • 83': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 83'
    • 84': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 84'
    • 86': Angus Thurgate (Western United) Yellow Card at 86'
    • 89': Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 89'

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 5
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 3
    4 Saves 1
    50.2 Possession 49.8
    13 SHOTS 14
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 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
    2 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: AAMI Park
    Location: Melbourne, Australia
    Attendance: 5,186

    Line-Ups

    WTU 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 Yellow Card
    23 Rhys Bozinovski Yellow Card
    77 Riku Danzaki
    10 Matthew Grimaldi
    9 Hiroshi Ibusuki
    24 Michael Ruhs Yellow Card
    Western United Substitutes:
    Ramy Najjarine, Oliver Lavale, Noah Botic, Jordan Lauton, Abel Walatee, Michael Vonja, Kane Vidmar.

    MCY Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    33 Patrick Beach (GK)
    27 Kai Trewin
    22 German Ferreyra
    16 Aziz Behich
    2 Callum Talbot
    19 Zane Schreiber Yellow Card
    30 Andreas Kuen
    21 Alessandro Lopane
    17 Max Caputo
    23 Marco Tilio
    10 Yonatan Cohen
    Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
    Mathew Leckie, Medin Memeti, Dakota Ochsenham, Kavian Rahmani, Lawrence Wong, Harrison Shillington, Steven Ugarkovic.

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