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

PER		WTU
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	Melbourne Victory	4	+5	10
2	Melbourne City FC	4	+5	9
3	Auckland FC	3	+5	9
4	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	+3	7

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Western United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
33	Matthew Sutton (GK)
22	Kane Vidmar
6	Tomoki Imai
17	Ben Garuccio
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.

Perth Glory (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Oliver Sail (GK)
15	Aleksandar Susnjar
29	Darryl Lachman
14	Riley Warland
16	Joshua Rawlins
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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