Western Utd vs Perth Glory 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Wenzel-Halls gives Western United victory against Perth Glory
A-League
Match Commentary
- 3': Aaron Calver (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Kosuke Ota (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Jack Clisby (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Western United FC 0, Perth Glory 0.
- 45': Substitution, Western United FC. Nikolai Topor-Stanley replaces Tomoki Imai.
- 45': Second Half begins Western United FC 0, Perth Glory 0.
- 45': Substitution, Perth Glory. Ciaran Bramwell replaces Adrián Sardinero.
- 45': Substitution, Perth Glory. Pacifique Niyongabire replaces Aaron Calver.
- 70': Antonee Burke-Gilroy (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Wenzel-Halls replaces Aleksandar Prijovic.
- 71': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Pierias replaces Lachlan Wales.
- 78': Goal! Western United FC 1, Perth Glory 0. Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Western United FC) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 79': Substitution, Perth Glory. Joshua Rawlins replaces Luke Bodnar.
- 86': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Western United FC. Jerry Skotadis replaces Connor Pain.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Western United FC 1, Perth Glory 0.
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 3,013
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 | 25 | 41 | 4 |
| +6 | Sydney FC | 25 | 38 | 9 |
Statistics
 PER |
WTU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 53.9 | Possession | 46.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 482 | Accurate Passes | 396 |
| 580 | Passes | 481 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 15 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 20 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 25 | Clearances | 13 |
Western United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Young (GK) |
| 4 | Léo Lacroix |
| 6 | Tomoki Imai |
| 17 | Ben Garuccio |
| 19 | Joshua Risdon |
| 23 | Alessandro Diamanti  |
| 88 | Neil Kilkenny |
| 10 | Steven Lustica |
| 99 | Aleksandar Prijovic |
| 11 | Connor Pain |
| 8 | Lachlan Wales |
Perth Glory (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Jones (GK) |
| 29 | Darryl Lachman |
| 5 | Jonathan Aspropotamitis |
| 4 | Luke Bodnar |
| 8 | Kosuke Ota |
| 2 | Aaron Calver |
| 7 | Adrian Sardinero |
| 18 | Daniel Stynes |
| 14 | Jack Clisby |
| 21 | Antonee Burke-Gilroy |
| 9 | Bruno Fornaroli |
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