Australian A-League Men

Western United vs Melbourne City FC, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western United
  • 13': Michael Ruhs
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Melbourne City FC
  • 52': Hamza Sakhi
  • 83': Terry Antonis

About

Western United are hosting Melbourne City FC at AAMI Park, Melbourne, 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.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Curtis Good.
  • 3': Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
  • 4': Attempt missed. Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 5': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United).
  • 5': Léo Natel (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Offside, Melbourne City. Jamie Maclaren is caught offside.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Léo Natel (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 10': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Léo Natel (Melbourne City).
  • 12': Hand ball by Léo Natel (Melbourne City).
  • 13': Goal! Western United 1, Melbourne City 0. Michael Ruhs (Western United) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Angus Thurgate with a cross.
  • 17': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Curtis Good.
  • 19': Foul by Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City).
  • 19': Michael Ruhs (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noah Botic.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Lopane.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hamza Sakhi.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 26': Foul by Léo Natel (Melbourne City).
  • 26': Joshua Risdon (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Jacob Tratt.
  • 28': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Lachlan Wales.
  • 29': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City).
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Michael Ruhs (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Risdon.
  • 30': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Curtis Good.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Daniel Penha (Western United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Garuccio with a cross.
  • 34': Hand ball by Tomoki Imai (Western United).
  • 36': Attempt saved. Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alessandro Lopane.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Léo Natel.
  • 39': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 39': Léo Natel (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Foul by Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City).
  • 40': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Noah Botic (Western United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 44': Offside, Western United. Noah Botic is caught offside.
  • 45': Foul by Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City).
  • 45': Michael Ruhs (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Lustica.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Western United 1, Melbourne City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western United 1, Melbourne City 0.
  • 46': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
  • 47': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Curtis Good (Melbourne City).
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Botic.
  • 48': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Scott Galloway.
  • 50': Foul by Steven Lustica (Western United).
  • 50': Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Steven Lustica (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Angus Thurgate.
  • 52': Goal! Western United 1, Melbourne City 1. Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Michael Ruhs (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Risdon with a headed pass.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 55': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Angus Thurgate.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marin Jakolis.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Curtis Good (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hamza Sakhi with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Scott Galloway.
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City).
  • 58': Substitution, Melbourne City. Benjamin Mazzeo replaces Marin Jakolis because of an injury.
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Hand ball by Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City).
  • 60': Foul by Callum Talbot (Melbourne City).
  • 60': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Penha with a through ball.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Benjamin Mazzeo (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Benjamin Mazzeo (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 63': Hand ball by Benjamin Mazzeo (Melbourne City).
  • 66': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan.
  • 68': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Ben Garuccio.
  • 70': Substitution, Western United. Rhys Bozinovski replaces Steven Lustica.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rhys Bozinovski.
  • 72': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United).
  • 72': Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Substitution, Melbourne City. Terry Antonis replaces Hamza Sakhi because of an injury.
  • 73': Substitution, Melbourne City. Steven Ugarkovic replaces Alessandro Lopane.
  • 75': Ben Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Benjamin Mazzeo (Melbourne City).
  • 76': Ben Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City).
  • 77': Offside, Western United. Noah Botic is caught offside.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Talbot with a cross.
  • 80': Offside, Melbourne City. Léo Natel is caught offside.
  • 82': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
  • 82': Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Angus Thurgate (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Goal! Western United 1, Melbourne City 2. Terry Antonis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Curtis Good following a set piece situation.
  • 87': Hand ball by Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City).
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Natel.
  • 87': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Angus Thurgate.
  • 89': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Joshua Risdon.
  • 90': Offside, Melbourne City. Benjamin Mazzeo is caught offside.
  • 90': Substitution, Western United. Matthew Grimaldi replaces Michael Ruhs.
  • 90': Substitution, Western United. Ramy Najjarine replaces Noah Botic.
  • 90': Substitution, Western United. Jake Najdovski replaces Lachlan Wales.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 90'+1': Léo Natel (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Jamie Young (Melbourne City).
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Garuccio.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Jamie Young.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ben Garuccio (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daniel Penha following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Benjamin Mazzeo (Melbourne City).
  • 90'+5': Jacob Tratt (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Léo Natel (Melbourne City).
  • 90'+6': Rhys Bozinovski (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City).
  • 90'+6': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Western United 1, Melbourne City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Western United 1, Melbourne City 2.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 5
8 Saves 4
54.6 Possession 45.4
19 SHOTS 14
6 ON GOAL 9
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
446 Accurate Passes 374
528 Passes 452
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 6
26 Crosses 13
0.1 Cross % 0.5
56 Long Balls 41
26 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 5
15 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 7
16 Effective Clearances 32
16 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 6,265

A-League Men Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Auckland FC 4 +6 12
2 Wellington Phoenix FC 5 +4 10
3 Melbourne Victory 5 +4 10
4 Adelaide United 4 +3 10
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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
10 Steven Lustica Yellow Card
32 Angus Thurgate
8 Lachlan Wales
11 Daniel Penha
38 Noah Botic
9 Michael Ruhs
Western United Substitutes:
Kane Vidmar, Ramy Najjarine, Jake Najdovski, Matthew Sutton, Matthew Grimaldi, Connor O'Toole, Rhys Bozinovski.

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jamie Young (GK)
22 Curtis Good
26 Samuel Souprayen
2 Scott Galloway
25 Callum Talbot
10 Tolgay Arslan
8 Hamza Sakhi
21 Alessandro Lopane
9 Jamie Maclaren
11 Léo Natel
44 Marin Jakolis
Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
Steven Ugarkovic, Benjamin Mazzeo, Harry Politidis, Jordon Hall, Terry Antonis, Patrick Beach, Max Caputo.

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