Melbourne City FC vs Western United, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Semifinals
· 2nd Leg - Melbourne City FC advance 4-1 on aggregate1 - 1
2nd Leg - Melbourne City FC advance 4-1 on aggregate
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Match Commentary
- 20': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 20'
- 45': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Western United) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Tate Russell (Western United) Substitution at 45'
- 60': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 60'
- 60': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) Substitution at 60'
- 66': Noah Botic (Western United) Goal at 66'
- 71': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 71'
- 71': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 71'
- 72': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 72'
- 72': Ben Garuccio (Western United) Yellow Card at 72'
- 78': Ramy Najjarine (Western United) Substitution at 78'
- 82': Jordan Lauton (Western United) Substitution at 82'
- 83': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 83'
- 87': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 87'
Statistics
 WTU |
MCY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 6 | Saves | 6 |
| 47.7 | Possession | 52.3 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | 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 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 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: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 7,691
Line-Ups
Melbourne City FC (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Patrick Beach (GK) |
| 27 | Kai Trewin |
| 22 | German Ferreyra |
| 6 | Steven Ugarkovic |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 13 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 30 | Andreas Kuen |
| 21 | Alessandro Lopane |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
| 10 | Yonatan Cohen |
| 17 | Max Caputo |
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 |
| 20 | Abel Walatee |
| 77 | Riku Danzaki |
| 24 | Michael Ruhs |
| 19 | Noah Botic |
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