Western Utd vs Melbourne City 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 32': Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+1': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Western United FC 0, Melbourne City FC 0.
- 65': Nuno Reis (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Pierias replaces Connor Pain.
- 70': Penalty saved! Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 71': Goal! Western United FC 1, Melbourne City FC 0. Steven Lustica (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 74': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Raphael Borges Rodrigues replaces Stefan Colakovski.
- 86': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Manuel Pucciarelli replaces Carl Jenkinson.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Western United FC 1, Melbourne City FC 0.
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 4,740
Australian A-League Men Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +9 | Newcastle Jets | 16 | 30 | 6 |
| +6 | Auckland FC | 16 | 28 | 4 |
| +7 | Sydney FC | 15 | 25 | 6 |
| +1 | Macarthur FC | 17 | 25 | 4 |
Statistics
 MCY |
WTU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 59 | Possession | 41 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 528 | Accurate Passes | 335 |
| 604 | Passes | 410 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 22 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 17 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 21 | Clearances | 25 |
Western United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Young (GK) |
| 44 | Nikolai Topor-Stanley  |
| 4 | Léo Lacroix |
| 17 | Ben Garuccio |
| 19 | Joshua Risdon |
| 23 | Alessandro Diamanti |
| 88 | Neil Kilkenny |
| 10 | Steven Lustica |
| 99 | Aleksandar Prijovic |
| 11 | Connor Pain |
| 8 | Lachlan Wales |
Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
| 5 | Rostyn Griffiths |
| 4 | Nuno Reis |
| 3 | Scott Jamieson |
| 6 | Carl Jenkinson |
| 10 | Florin Berenguer |
| 16 | Taras Gomulka |
| 8 | Aiden O'Neill |
| 17 | Stefan Colakovski |
| 38 | Jordan Bos |
| 2 | Scott Galloway |
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