Melbourne City vs Western Utd 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Grand Final
A-League Men Grand Final: Western United stun Melbourne City to win first title
A-League
Match Commentary
- 2': Own Goal by Nuno Reis, Melbourne City FC. Melbourne City FC 0, Western United FC 1.
- 30': Goal! Melbourne City FC 0, Western United FC 2. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Pain.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Melbourne City FC 0, Western United FC 2.
- 45': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Scott Galloway replaces Carl Jenkinson.
- 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City FC 0, Western United FC 2.
- 63': Substitution, Western United FC. Jerry Skotadis replaces Steven Lustica.
- 65': Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Marco Tilio replaces Rostyn Griffiths.
- 78': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Taras Gomulka replaces Connor Metcalfe because of an injury.
- 82': Substitution, Western United FC. Adisu Bayew replaces Connor Pain.
- 84': Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Pierias replaces Lachlan Wales.
- 89': Substitution, Western United FC. Rhys Bozinovski replaces Dylan Wenzel-Halls.
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 22,495
Statistics
 WTU |
MCY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 36.9 | Possession | 63.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 222 | Accurate Passes | 461 |
| 338 | Passes | 558 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 12 | Crosses | 39 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 25 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 36 | Clearances | 15 |
Melbourne City FC (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
| 4 | Nuno Reis |
| 22 | Curtis Good |
| 5 | Rostyn Griffiths |
| 3 | Scott Jamieson |
| 6 | Carl Jenkinson |
| 18 | Connor Metcalfe |
| 10 | Florin Berenguer |
| 7 | Mathew Leckie |
| 15 | Andrew Nabbout |
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren |
Western United (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Young (GK) |
| 4 | Léo Lacroix |
| 6 | Tomoki Imai |
| 17 | Ben Garuccio |
| 19 | Joshua Risdon |
| 88 | Neil Kilkenny |
| 10 | Steven Lustica |
| 11 | Connor Pain |
| 8 | Lachlan Wales  |
| 99 | Aleksandar Prijovic |
| 9 | Dylan Wenzel-Halls |
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