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

· Australian A-League Men

Perth Glory

23': Adam Taggart
47': Adam Taggart
90'+3': David Williams

FT
3 - 4

Western United

4': Matthew Grimaldi
65': Riku Danzaki
74': Abel Walatee
90'+2': Oliver Lavale

About

Perth Glory are hosting Western United at HBF Park, Perth, 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 missed. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Colakovski.
3': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
4': Goal! Perth Glory 0, Western United 1. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a through ball.
5': Daniel Bennie (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Steven Lustica (Western United).
6': Steven Lustica (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
7': Hand ball by Giordano Colli (Perth Glory).
9': Offside, Western United. Michael Ruhs is caught offside.
11': Charbel Shamoon (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Stefan Colakovski (Perth Glory).
13': Attempt saved. Stefan Colakovski (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Taggart.
14': Foul by Mustafa Amini (Perth Glory).
14': Michael Ruhs (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Foul by Riku Danzaki (Western United).
15': John Koutroumbis (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
15': Mustafa Amini (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt blocked. Stefan Colakovski (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darryl Lachman.
18': Charbel Shamoon (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Daniel Bennie (Perth Glory).
20': Attempt missed. Jarrod Carluccio (Perth Glory) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Stefan Colakovski with a cross.
21': Attempt missed. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aleksandar Susnjar.
23': Goal! Perth Glory 1, Western United 1. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by John Koutroumbis with a cross.
25': Attempt blocked. Michael Ruhs (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Grimaldi.
27': Attempt missed. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stefan Colakovski with a cross.
28': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Ben Garuccio.
29': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Charbel Shamoon.
29': Delay in match because of an injury Oliver Sail (Perth Glory).
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Attempt saved. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mustafa Amini.
32': Attempt saved. Stefan Colakovski (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
36': Attempt missed. Riku Danzaki (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lachlan Wales following a fast break.
42': Offside, Perth Glory. Adam Taggart is caught offside.
45': Giordano Colli (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Perth Glory 1, Western United 1.
45': Second Half begins Perth Glory 1, Western United 1.
46': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Ben Garuccio.
47': Goal! Perth Glory 2, Western United 1. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
49': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Mustafa Amini (Perth Glory).
53': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Giordano Colli.
54': Foul by Matthew Grimaldi (Western United).
54': Mustafa Amini (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Foul by Lachlan Wales (Western United).
54': Jarrod Carluccio (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by James Donachie.
57': Attempt saved. Mustafa Amini (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Giordano Colli.
58': Corner, Western United. Conceded by John Koutroumbis.
58': Substitution, Western United. Sebastian Pasquali replaces Steven Lustica.
58': Attempt blocked. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Pasquali.
60': Delay in match because of an injury Jarrod Carluccio (Perth Glory).
62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Substitution, Perth Glory. David Williams replaces Stefan Colakovski because of an injury.
62': Attempt blocked. Daniel Bennie (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Carluccio.
62': Charbel Shamoon (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by David Williams (Perth Glory).
64': Offside, Perth Glory. Adam Taggart is caught offside.
65': Goal! Perth Glory 2, Western United 2. Riku Danzaki (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Ruhs.
66': Charbel Shamoon (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Aleksandar Susnjar (Perth Glory).
67': Attempt missed. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Angus Thurgate.
67': Substitution, Western United. Jake Najdovski replaces Michael Ruhs.
67': Substitution, Western United. Abel Walatee replaces Matthew Grimaldi.
68': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
68': Jarrod Carluccio (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Susnjar (Perth Glory) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mustafa Amini with a cross.
69': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Tom Heward-Belle.
71': Abel Walatee (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71': Foul by Mustafa Amini (Perth Glory).
71': Mustafa Amini (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Foul by Aleksandar Susnjar (Perth Glory).
72': Riku Danzaki (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
73': Foul by Daniel Bennie (Perth Glory).
73': Jake Najdovski (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Goal! Perth Glory 2, Western United 3. Abel Walatee (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Angus Thurgate following a fast break.
78': Hand ball by Abel Walatee (Western United).
78': Delay in match because of an injury Mustafa Amini (Perth Glory).
80': Substitution, Perth Glory. Joshua Rawlins replaces John Koutroumbis.
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Substitution, Perth Glory. Trent Ostler replaces Jarrod Carluccio.
80': Substitution, Perth Glory. Jacob Muir replaces Mustafa Amini because of an injury.
83': Delay in match because of an injury Trent Ostler (Perth Glory).
83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85': Hand ball by Adam Taggart (Perth Glory).
85': Substitution, Perth Glory. Khoa Ngo replaces Daniel Bennie.
86': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Susnjar (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Williams.
86': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Tom Heward-Belle.
87': Attempt missed. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giordano Colli with a cross following a corner.
88': Abel Walatee (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Foul by Khoa Ngo (Perth Glory).
88': Substitution, Western United. Oliver Lavale replaces Lachlan Wales.
90': Darryl Lachman (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Sebastian Pasquali (Western United).
90'+1': Foul by Aleksandar Susnjar (Perth Glory).
90'+1': Riku Danzaki (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Goal! Perth Glory 2, Western United 4. Oliver Lavale (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
90'+3': Goal! Perth Glory 3, Western United 4. David Williams (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Ostler.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Oliver Lavale (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Najdovski.
90'+5': Foul by Sebastian Pasquali (Western United).
90'+5': Trent Ostler (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Attempt missed. David Williams (Perth Glory) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Giordano Colli with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Perth Glory 3, Western United 4.
0': Match ends, Perth Glory 3, Western United 4.

Statistics

WTU		PER
9	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	6
6	Saves	1
47.2	Possession	52.8
10	SHOTS	17
6	ON GOAL	9
0.6	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
392	Accurate Passes	435
486	Passes	528
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	8
5	Crosses	19
0.0	Cross %	0.4
54	Long Balls	62
26	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	11
13	Tackles	22
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
19	Interceptions	14
22	Effective Clearances	10
22	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: HBF Park
Location: Perth, Australia
Attendance: 4,651

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

Perth Glory (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Oliver Sail (GK)
29	Darryl Lachman
28	Kaelan Majekodunmi
15	Aleksandar Susnjar
2	Johnny Koutroumbis
20	Giordano Colli
8	Mustafa Amini
23	Daniel Bennie
17	Jarrod Carluccio
7	Stefan Colakovski
22	Adam Taggart

Perth Glory Substitutes:

Robert Cook, David Williams, Jacob Muir, Joshua Rawlins, Khoa Ngo, Andriano Lebib, Trent Ostler.

Western United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Tom Heward-Belle (GK)
4	James Donachie
6	Tomoki Imai
17	Ben Garuccio
29	Charbel Shamoon
32	Angus Thurgate
10	Steven Lustica
77	Riku Danzaki
8	Lachlan Wales
9	Michael Ruhs
39	Matthew Grimaldi

Western United Substitutes:

Oliver Lavale, Matthew Sutton, Abel Walatee, Jake Najdovski, Connor O'Toole, Zach Lisolajski, Sebastian Pasquali.

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