Australian A-League Men

Western United vs Perth Glory, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western United
  • 53': Noah Botic
FT
1 - 0
Perth Glory

    About

    Western United are hosting Perth Glory at Mars Stadium, Ballarat, 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': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Kane Vidmar.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Giordano Colli with a cross following a corner.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross.
    • 2': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Oliver Sail.
    • 5': Hand ball by Michael Ruhs (Western United).
    • 8': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Darryl Lachman.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Noah Botic (Western United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 9': Foul by Aleksandar Susnjar (Perth Glory).
    • 9': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Angus Thurgate.
    • 10': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Foul by Stefan Colakovski (Perth Glory).
    • 10': Offside, Western United. Michael Ruhs is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Noah Botic.
    • 13': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Ben Garuccio.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) right footed shot from very close range is too high following a corner.
    • 15': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Giordano Colli.
    • 15': Offside, Western United. Joshua Risdon is caught offside.
    • 19': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
    • 19': Joshua Rawlins (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Angus Thurgate.
    • 22': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Adam Taggart (Perth Glory).
    • 23': Offside, Western United. Noah Botic is caught offside.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Grimaldi.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Noah Botic (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Angus Thurgate with a cross.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Lachlan Wales (Western United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Grimaldi.
    • 33': Foul by Joshua Rawlins (Perth Glory).
    • 33': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Joshua Rawlins (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Daniel Bennie.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Noah Botic (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Angus Thurgate (Western United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Garuccio.
    • 34': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Joshua Rawlins.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Ben Garuccio (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Noah Botic (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 35': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Joshua Rawlins.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Michael Ruhs (Western United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Grimaldi.
    • 39': Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United).
    • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Stefan Colakovski (Perth Glory).
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Joshua Risdon (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
    • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Western United 0, Perth Glory 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Western United 0, Perth Glory 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Perth Glory. Mustafa Amini replaces Jacob Muir.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Joshua Risdon (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 52': Aleksandar Susnjar (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Michael Ruhs (Western United).
    • 53': Goal! Western United 1, Perth Glory 0. Noah Botic (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Risdon with a through ball.
    • 56': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 56': Jarrod Carluccio (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Stefan Colakovski (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Taggart following a fast break.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Riley Warland.
    • 59': Substitution, Perth Glory. Joel Anasmo replaces Jarrod Carluccio.
    • 59': Substitution, Perth Glory. David Williams replaces Stefan Colakovski.
    • 59': Foul by Giordano Colli (Perth Glory).
    • 59': Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Adam Taggart (Perth Glory).
    • 60': Kane Vidmar (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Lachlan Wales (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ben Garuccio.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Garuccio.
    • 64': Substitution, Western United. Daniel Penha replaces Lachlan Wales.
    • 64': Substitution, Western United. Riku Danzaki replaces Michael Ruhs.
    • 67': Substitution, Perth Glory. Kaelan Majekodunmi replaces Aleksandar Susnjar because of an injury.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Williams with a cross.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Riku Danzaki (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Garuccio.
    • 73': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Joshua Rawlins.
    • 74': David Williams (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Matthew Grimaldi (Western United).
    • 75': Attempt blocked. David Williams (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Anasmo.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Giordano Colli (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Williams.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mustafa Amini with a headed pass.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Grimaldi.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Riku Danzaki (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomoki Imai.
    • 79': Substitution, Western United. Khoder Kaddour replaces Joshua Risdon.
    • 79': Substitution, Western United. Rhys Bozinovski replaces Angus Thurgate.
    • 79': Substitution, Perth Glory. Trent Ostler replaces Joshua Rawlins.
    • 83': Hand ball by Noah Botic (Western United).
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley Warland.
    • 85': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Kane Vidmar.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Kaelan Majekodunmi (Perth Glory) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mustafa Amini with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rhys Bozinovski.
    • 86': Offside, Western United. Riku Danzaki is caught offside.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Khoder Kaddour (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matthew Grimaldi with a through ball.
    • 89': Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United).
    • 89': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Ben Garuccio.
    • 90': Darryl Lachman (Perth Glory) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Giordano Colli with a cross following a corner.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Daniel Bennie (Perth Glory) right footed shot from very close range is too high following a corner.
    • 90': Substitution, Western United. Nikita Rukavytsya replaces Noah Botic.
    • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Darryl Lachman (Perth Glory).
    • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Ben Garuccio (Western United).
    • 90'+4': Giordano Colli (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Ben Garuccio (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Matthew Sutton.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Western United 1, Perth Glory 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Western United 1, Perth Glory 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 4
    5 Corner Kicks 7
    6 Saves 0
    37.7 Possession 62.3
    12 SHOTS 24
    0 ON GOAL 7
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    264 Accurate Passes 520
    356 Passes 599
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 7
    12 Crosses 21
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    59 Long Balls 35
    22 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 9
    8 Effective Tackles 4
    15 Tackles 8
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    19 Interceptions 11
    35 Effective Clearances 15
    35 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: Mars Stadium
    Location: Ballarat, Australia
    Attendance: 3,016

    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
    33 Matthew Sutton (GK)
    22 Kane Vidmar
    6 Tomoki Imai
    17 Ben Garuccio Yellow Card
    19 Joshua Risdon
    32 Angus Thurgate
    21 Sebastian Pasquali
    39 Matthew Grimaldi
    8 Lachlan Wales
    9 Michael Ruhs
    38 Noah Botic
    Western United Substitutes:
    Riku Danzaki, Rhys Bozinovski, Khoder Kaddour, Michael Vonja, Nikita Rukavytsya, Daniel Penha, Charbel Shamoon.

    PER Perth Glory (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Oliver Sail (GK)
    15 Aleksandar Susnjar
    29 Darryl Lachman
    14 Riley Warland
    16 Joshua Rawlins Yellow Card
    20 Giordano Colli
    3 Jacob Muir
    17 Jarrod Carluccio
    23 Daniel Bennie
    7 Stefan Colakovski
    22 Adam Taggart
    Perth Glory Substitutes:
    David Williams, Jayden Gorman, Trent Ostler, Kaelan Majekodunmi, Joel Anasmo, Mustafa Amini, Cameron Cook.

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