Australian A-League Men

Western Utd vs Western Sydney 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

  • 27': Aleksandar Prijovic
  • 45'+2': Ben Garuccio
  • 68': Ben Garuccio
FT
3 - 2
  • 51': Tomer Hemed (P)
  • 86': Steven Ugarkovic

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

  • 27': Goal! Western United FC 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomoki Imai with a through ball.
  • 33': Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Western United FC 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Benjamin Garuccio (Western United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Prijovic with a through ball.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western United FC 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Ziggy Gordon replaces Jack Rodwell.
  • 45': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Ramy Najjarine replaces Dimitrios Petratos.
  • 45': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Steven Ugarkovic replaces Terry Antonis.
  • 47': Tomer Hemed (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Goal! Western United FC 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Tomer Hemed (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 53': Phillip Cancar (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Léo Lacroix (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Substitution, Western United FC. Adisu Bayew replaces Alessandro Diamanti because of an injury.
  • 68': Goal! Western United FC 3, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Benjamin Garuccio (Western United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Prijovic.
  • 68': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Bernie Ibini-Isei replaces Tomer Hemed.
  • 73': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Jordan Swibel replaces Keijiro Ogawa.
  • 76': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Wenzel-Halls replaces Dylan Pierias.
  • 77': Substitution, Western United FC. Rene Krhin replaces Steven Lustica.
  • 86': Goal! Western United FC 3, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2. Steven Ugarkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tate Russell.
  • 86': Substitution, Western United FC. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Aleksandar Prijovic.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 3,200

Australian A-League Men Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+13 Wellington Phoenix FC 26 50 4
+18 Central Coast Mariners 25 49 6
+11 Melbourne Victory 26 42 4
0 Macarthur FC 26 41 7
Full Table

Statistics

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15 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 1
4 Saves 5
65.7 Possession 34.3
15 SHOTS 10
7 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.7
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
619 Accurate Passes 284
701 Passes 366
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
21 Crosses 10
0.1 Cross % 0.5
53 Long Balls 60
27 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 0
6 Effective Tackles 5
12 Tackles 6
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 15
10 Effective Clearances 36
10 Clearances 36

Line-Ups

WTU Western United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jamie Young (GK)
4 Léo Lacroix Yellow Card
6 Tomoki Imai
17 Ben Garuccio
19 Joshua Risdon
23 Alessandro Diamanti
10 Steven Lustica
88 Neil Kilkenny
99 Aleksandar Prijovic
8 Lachlan Wales
5 Dylan Pierias

WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Daniel Margush (GK)
5 Jack Rodwell
25 Philip Cancar Yellow Card
3 Adama Traoré Yellow Card
13 Tate Russell
17 Keanu Baccus
14 James Troisi
29 Terry Antonis
10 Tomer Hemed Yellow Card
11 Keijiro Ogawa
23 Dimitrios Petratos

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