Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers vs Western United, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western Sydney Wanderers
  • 6': Lachlan Brook
  • 13': Lachlan Brook
  • 34': Nicolas Milanovic
  • 39': Marcelo
  • 45'+3': Nicolas Milanovic
FT
5 - 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.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Lachlan Brook (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Milanovic.
    • 1': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Tom Heward-Belle.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joshua Brillante with a cross following a corner.
    • 6': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Western United 0. Lachlan Brook (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Brandon Borrello.
    • 9': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Foul by Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 11': Attempt saved. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Lustica.
    • 13': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 2, Western United 0. Lachlan Brook (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 16': Foul by Steven Lustica (Western United).
    • 16': Jorrit Hendrix (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Thomas Beadling.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomoki Imai.
    • 20': Foul by Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 20': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Joshua Risdon (Western United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Angus Thurgate.
    • 21': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Tate Russell tries a through ball, but Brandon Borrello is caught offside.
    • 24': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 24': Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Ben Garuccio.
    • 26': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 26': Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 27': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Ben Garuccio.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Thomas Beadling (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 28': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Foul by Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 31': Offside, Western United. Tomoki Imai tries a through ball, but Noah Botic is caught offside.
    • 32': Jorrit Hendrix (Western Sydney Wanderers) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Brandon Borrello.
    • 34': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 3, Western United 0. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Clisby with a cross.
    • 35': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 35': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
    • 39': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 4, Western United 0. Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jorrit Hendrix with a cross following a corner.
    • 40': Offside, Western United. Tomoki Imai tries a through ball, but Lachlan Wales is caught offside.
    • 41': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 42': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Jorrit Hendrix (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 42': Attempt missed. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Riku Danzaki (Western United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joshua Risdon with a cross.
    • 44': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Thomas Beadling.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Joshua Risdon (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Jorrit Hendrix with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+3': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 5, Western United 0. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brandon Borrello following a corner.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 5, Western United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Western Sydney Wanderers 5, Western United 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Western United. Ramy Najjarine replaces Riku Danzaki.
    • 45': Substitution, Western United. Sebastian Pasquali replaces Steven Lustica.
    • 48': Offside, Western United. Daniel Penha tries a through ball, but Lachlan Wales is caught offside.
    • 49': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Nicolas Milanovic.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Milanovic following a fast break.
    • 52': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 53': Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ramy Najjarine.
    • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 58': Foul by Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 58': Jacob Tratt (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': Foul by Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 62': Attempt saved. Lachlan Brook (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tate Russell.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Lachlan Brook (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Noah Botic.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Jorrit Hendrix (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tate Russell.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lachlan Brook.
    • 65': Substitution, Western United. Michael Ruhs replaces Noah Botic.
    • 67': Foul by Daniel Penha (Western United).
    • 67': Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Daniel Penha (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 68': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 68': Jorrit Hendrix (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Delay in match (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Lachlan Brook (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
    • 72': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Dylan Pierias replaces Lachlan Brook.
    • 73': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 73': Jorrit Hendrix (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Michael Ruhs (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Pasquali.
    • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Risdon.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Ramy Najjarine (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daniel Penha.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Zachary Sapsford replaces Marcus Antonsson.
    • 78': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Anthony Pantazopoulos replaces Marcelo because of an injury.
    • 78': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Dylan Scicluna replaces Jack Clisby.
    • 79': Foul by Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 79': Ramy Najjarine (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Zachary Sapsford (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dylan Scicluna.
    • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Jacob Tratt (Western United).
    • 83': Substitution, Western United. Kane Vidmar replaces Jacob Tratt because of an injury.
    • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Nicolas Milanovic tries a through ball, but Dylan Scicluna is caught offside.
    • 85': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Anthony Pantazopoulos.
    • 86': Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 86': Joshua Risdon (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 86': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Oscar Priestman replaces Jorrit Hendrix.
    • 89': Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United).
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zachary Sapsford.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Oscar Priestman (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 90'+2': Ramy Najjarine (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramy Najjarine.
    • 90'+3': Hand ball by Sebastian Pasquali (Western United).
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 5, Western United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 5, Western United 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    6 Saves 5
    49.8 Possession 50.2
    12 SHOTS 19
    5 ON GOAL 11
    0.4 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    454 Accurate Passes 447
    528 Passes 530
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 7
    15 Crosses 18
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    25 Long Balls 73
    6 Accurate Long Balls 40
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    11 Effective Tackles 14
    18 Tackles 23
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 8
    13 Effective Clearances 24
    13 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: CommBank Stadium
    Location: Sydney, Australia
    Attendance: 8,098

    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 (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    20 Lawrence Thomas (GK)
    16 Tom Beadling
    6 Marcelo
    19 Jack Clisby
    13 Tate Russell
    21 Jorrit Hendrix
    25 Josh Brillante
    14 Nicolas Milanovic
    17 Lachlan Brook
    9 Marcus Antonsson
    26 Brandon Borrello
    Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
    Dylan Pierias, Jack Gibson, Oscar Priestman, Dylan Scicluna, Zachary Sapsford, Anthony Pantazopoulos, Alexander Badolato.

    WTU Western United (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Tom Heward-Belle (GK)
    27 Jacob Tratt
    6 Tomoki Imai
    17 Ben Garuccio
    19 Joshua Risdon Yellow Card
    32 Angus Thurgate
    10 Steven Lustica
    77 Riku Danzaki
    11 Daniel Penha Yellow Card
    38 Noah Botic
    8 Lachlan Wales
    Western United Substitutes:
    Connor O'Toole, Kane Vidmar, Matthew Sutton, Ramy Najjarine, Sebastian Pasquali, Matthew Grimaldi, Michael Ruhs.

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