Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers vs Western United, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western Sydney Wanderers
  • 28': Yeni N'Gbakoto
FT
1 - 0
Western United

    About

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

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Aidan Simmons.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo.
    • 11': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Cléùr.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Tongo Doumbia (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aidan Simmons.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Romain Amalfitano (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Oliver Bozanic.
    • 24': Foul by Tongo Doumbia (Western United).
    • 24': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Delay in match (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto following a set piece situation.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto.
    • 28': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Western United 0. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oliver Bozanic.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Oliver Bozanic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto.
    • 37': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Marcelo.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto.
    • 41': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Nikolai Topor-Stanley.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Cléùr.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Connor Pain (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neil Kilkenny.
    • 45': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Marcelo.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Connor Pain (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nikolai Topor-Stanley following a corner.
    • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Jacob Tratt (Western United).
    • 45'+2': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Jacob Tratt (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Western United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Western United 0.
    • 46': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Marcelo.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 48': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Jamie Young.
    • 48': Foul by Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 48': Jamie Young (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Lachlan Wales (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 53': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Gabriel Cléùr.
    • 54': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 54': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Joshua Risdon (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oliver Bozanic.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Connor Pain (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neil Kilkenny.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Oliver Bozanic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 56': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Jamie Young.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto with a cross following a corner.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Cléùr with a through ball.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Oliver Bozanic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aidan Simmons.
    • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 63': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Neil Kilkenny.
    • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Tongo Doumbia (Western United).
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 65': Substitution, Western United. Rhys Bozinovski replaces Tongo Doumbia because of an injury.
    • 66': Substitution, Western United. Noah Botic replaces Aleksandar Prijovic.
    • 66': Substitution, Western United. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Joshua Risdon because of an injury.
    • 66': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Yeni N'Gbakoto.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Nicolas Milanovic (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nikolai Topor-Stanley.
    • 68': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
    • 68': Attempt missed. James Troisi (Western United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lachlan Wales following a corner.
    • 69': Lawrence Thomas (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tomislav Mrcela.
    • 71': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Jamie Young.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto with a cross following a corner.
    • 72': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 73': Substitution, Western United. Alessandro Diamanti replaces James Troisi.
    • 73': Substitution, Western United. Dylan Pierias replaces Lachlan Wales.
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Delay in match (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 76': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Milos Ninkovic replaces Oliver Bozanic.
    • 76': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Morgan Schneiderlin replaces Aidan Simmons.
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Brandon Borrello tries a through ball, but Romain Amalfitano is caught offside.
    • 82': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
    • 87': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Jarrod Carluccio replaces Romain Amalfitano.
    • 88': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Marcelo tries a through ball, but Jarrod Carluccio is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Jarrod Carluccio tries a through ball, but Gabriel Cléùr is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Marcelo.
    • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Nicolas Milanovic (Western United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dylan Pierias.
    • 90'+8': Dylan Pierias (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+8': Foul by Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Tomoki Imai (Western United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neil Kilkenny with a cross.
    • 90'+9': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Marcelo.
    • 90'+9': Foul by Nicolas Milanovic (Western United).
    • 90'+9': Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Western United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Western United 0.

    Statistics

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    4 Fouls 2
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    12 Corner Kicks 5
    6 Saves 3
    49 Possession 51
    8 SHOTS 20
    3 ON GOAL 7
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    369 Accurate Passes 409
    452 Passes 491
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    39 Crosses 15
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    54 Long Balls 62
    28 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    8 Effective Tackles 10
    22 Tackles 15
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    14 Interceptions 12
    12 Effective Clearances 31
    12 Clearances 31

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: CommBank Stadium
    Location: Sydney, Australia
    Attendance: 7,849

    A-League Men Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Auckland FC 15 +12 33
    2 Adelaide United 14 +7 28
    3 Melbourne Victory 15 +7 25
    4 Western United 15 +6 25
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    20 Lawrence Thomas (GK) Yellow Card
    6 Marcelo
    5 Tomislav Mrcela
    3 Adama Traoré
    2 Gabriel Cleur
    8 Oliver Bozanic
    17 Romain Amalfitano
    28 Calem Nieuwenhof
    26 Brandon Borrello
    23 Yeni N'Gbakoto
    31 Aidan Simmons
    Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
    Jarrod Carluccio, Daniel Margush, Daniel Wilmering, Morgan Schneiderlin, Nathanael Blair, Milos Ninkovic, Alex Bonetig.

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

    No. Name
    1 Jamie Young (GK)
    44 Nikolai Topor-Stanley
    6 Tomoki Imai
    19 Joshua Risdon Yellow Card
    27 Jacob Tratt Yellow Card
    7 Tongo Doumbia
    88 Neil Kilkenny
    11 Connor Pain
    8 Lachlan Wales Yellow Card
    99 Aleksandar Prijovic
    14 James Troisi
    Western United Substitutes:
    Alessandro Diamanti, Rhys Bozinovski, Ryan Scott, Noah Botic, Benjamin Collins, Nicolas Milanovic, Dylan Pierias.

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