Western United vs Melbourne City FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Semifinals
· 1st Leg
FT
0 - 3
1st Leg
0 - 3
1st Leg
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
 MCY |
WTU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,186
Line-Ups
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  |
| 23 | Rhys Bozinovski |
| 77 | Riku Danzaki |
| 10 | Matthew Grimaldi |
| 9 | Hiroshi Ibusuki |
| 24 | Michael Ruhs |
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 |
| 30 | Andreas Kuen |
| 21 | Alessandro Lopane |
| 17 | Max Caputo |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
| 10 | Yonatan Cohen |
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