Western Sydney vs Perth Glory 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 26': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Perth Glory 0. Jack Rodwell (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Aquilina.
- 45': Second Half begins Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Perth Glory 0.
- 57': Ziggy Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Substitution, Perth Glory. Daniel Stynes replaces Giordano Colli.
- 58': Substitution, Perth Glory. Aaron Calver replaces Jonathan Aspropotamitis.
- 61': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Bernie Ibini-Isei replaces Tomer Hemed.
- 67': Substitution, Perth Glory. Pacifique Niyongabire replaces Andy Keogh.
- 70': Bernie Ibini-Isei (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Dimitrios Petratos replaces Keijiro Ogawa.
- 83': Substitution, Perth Glory. Jacob Young replaces Kosuke Ota because of an injury.
- 87': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Tate Russell replaces Adama Traoré.
- 88': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Alessandro Lopane replaces James Troisi.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Perth Glory 0.
Game Information
Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 4,124
Australian A-League Men Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6 | Auckland FC | 13 | 24 | 3 |
| +9 | Sydney FC | 12 | 22 | 4 |
| +2 | Newcastle Jets | 13 | 21 | 6 |
| 0 | Brisbane Roar | 14 | 21 | 5 |
Statistics
 PER |
WSW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 5 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 42.5 | Possession | 57.5 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 375 | Accurate Passes | 553 |
| 464 | Passes | 628 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 11 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 16 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 16 | Clearances | 18 |
Western Sydney Wanderers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Tomás Mejías (GK) |
| 22 | Johnny Koutroumbis |
| 2 | Ziggy Gordon  |
| 3 | Adama Traoré |
| 39 | Thomas Aquilina |
| 5 | Jack Rodwell |
| 17 | Keanu Baccus |
| 8 | Steven Ugarkovic |
| 10 | Tomer Hemed |
| 11 | Keijiro Ogawa |
| 14 | James Troisi |
Perth Glory (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Cameron Cook (GK) |
| 29 | Darryl Lachman |
| 5 | Jonathan Aspropotamitis |
| 6 | Osama Malik |
| 8 | Kosuke Ota |
| 22 | Joshua Rawlins |
| 19 | Callum Timmins |
| 26 | Giordano Colli |
| 7 | Adrian Sardinero |
| 21 | Antonee Burke-Gilroy |
| 10 | Andy Keogh |
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