Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Macarthur FC
  • 32': Ulises Dávila
  • 51': Ulises Dávila
  • 90': Ulises Dávila
FT
3 - 3
Western United
  • 3': Ben Garuccio
  • 74': Daniel Penha
  • 85': Daniel Penha

About

Macarthur FC 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.
  • 3': Goal! Macarthur 0, Western United 1. Ben Garuccio (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Grimaldi.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Michael Ruhs (Western United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joshua Risdon with a cross.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Joshua Risdon (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 7': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Ulises Dávila.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Ben Garuccio (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 8': Foul by Jake Hollman (Macarthur).
  • 8': Steven Lustica (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Matthew Jurman.
  • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Matthew Jurman (Macarthur).
  • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 12': Foul by Lachlan Wales (Western United).
  • 12': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Grimaldi.
  • 18': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Ben Garuccio.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Michael Ruhs (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
  • 21': Ali Auglah (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 22': Attempt missed. Valère Germain (Macarthur) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Clayton Lewis with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Valère Germain (Macarthur).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
  • 26': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Michael Ruhs (Western United).
  • 27': Jake Hollman (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Ali Auglah (Macarthur).
  • 30': Joshua Risdon (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Goal! Macarthur 1, Western United 1. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kealey Adamson.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Michael Ruhs (Western United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Garuccio with a cross.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jed Drew.
  • 36': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Jacob Tratt.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Clayton Lewis (Macarthur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jed Drew.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 39': Ali Auglah (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Foul by Ben Garuccio (Western United).
  • 41': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Tomislav Uskok.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Steven Lustica (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Angus Thurgate with a cross.
  • 42': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Filip Kurto.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Lustica.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Michael Ruhs (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45': Hand ball by Michael Ruhs (Western United).
  • 45'+3': Foul by Steven Lustica (Western United).
  • 45'+3': Kealey Adamson (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Macarthur 1, Western United 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Macarthur 1, Western United 1.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Lachlan Wales (Western United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Garuccio with a cross.
  • 48': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
  • 48': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United).
  • 49': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Tomoki Imai (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Offside, Western United. Lachlan Wales is caught offside.
  • 50': Foul by Ali Auglah (Macarthur).
  • 50': Joshua Risdon (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Goal! Macarthur 2, Western United 1. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Angus Thurgate (Western United).
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Offside, Western United. Michael Ruhs is caught offside.
  • 58': Substitution, Western United. Ramy Najjarine replaces Matthew Grimaldi.
  • 58': Substitution, Western United. Rhys Bozinovski replaces Steven Lustica.
  • 58': Substitution, Macarthur. Lachlan Rose replaces Ali Auglah.
  • 60': Foul by Michael Ruhs (Western United).
  • 60': Jake Hollman (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Western United. Noah Botic replaces Michael Ruhs.
  • 64': Foul by Jacob Tratt (Western United).
  • 64': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Ivan Vujica.
  • 66': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 66': Valère Germain (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Joshua Risdon (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Substitution, Macarthur. Kristian Popovic replaces Clayton Lewis.
  • 68': Substitution, Macarthur. Raphael Borges Rodrigues replaces Jed Drew.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Noah Botic with a headed pass.
  • 69': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Filip Kurto.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Rhys Bozinovski (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 71': Ben Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Kealey Adamson (Macarthur).
  • 71': Kealey Adamson (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Rhys Bozinovski (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rhys Bozinovski.
  • 73': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Matthew Jurman.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Noah Botic (Western United) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Penha with a cross.
  • 74': Angus Thurgate (Western United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ramy Najjarine.
  • 74': Goal! Macarthur 2, Western United 2. Daniel Penha (Western United) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 76': Valère Germain (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card.
  • 77': Foul by Jacob Tratt (Western United).
  • 77': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ulises Dávila.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Valère Germain (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ulises Dávila.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Noah Botic (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Penha with a through ball.
  • 80': Foul by Ulises Dávila (Macarthur).
  • 80': Rhys Bozinovski (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Kristian Popovic.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Lachlan Rose (Macarthur) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Vujica with a cross.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Angus Thurgate.
  • 84': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Filip Kurto.
  • 85': Goal! Macarthur 2, Western United 3. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ramy Najjarine.
  • 86': Daniel Penha (Western United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 86': Substitution, Macarthur. Joel Bertolissio replaces Valère Germain.
  • 86': Substitution, Macarthur. Jerry Skotadis replaces Kealey Adamson.
  • 88': Foul by Rhys Bozinovski (Western United).
  • 88': Kristian Popovic (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Goal! Macarthur 3, Western United 3. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jerry Skotadis with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Western United. Lachlan Wales is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Kristian Popovic (Macarthur).
  • 90'+3': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': 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 Angus Thurgate.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jerry Skotadis following a fast break.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Macarthur 3, Western United 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Macarthur 3, Western United 3.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 6
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
9 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 6
57 Possession 43
27 SHOTS 11
9 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
578 Accurate Passes 408
646 Passes 493
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
8 Accurate Crosses 4
24 Crosses 10
0.3 Cross % 0.4
24 Long Balls 48
14 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
8 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 7
14 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
9 Interceptions 7
11 Effective Clearances 30
11 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 3,441

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

MAC Macarthur FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Filip Kurto (GK)
4 Matthew Jurman
6 Tomislav Uskok
13 Ivan Vujica
20 Kealey Adamson
10 Ulises Dávila
23 Clayton Lewis
8 Jake Hollman
98 Valère Germain Yellow Card
36 Ali Auglah
37 Jed Drew
Macarthur FC Substitutes:
Joel Bertolissio, Jerry Skotadis, Danijel Nizic, Oliver Jones, Raphael Borges Rodrigues, Lachlan Rose, Kristian Popovic.

WTU Western United (4-4-2)

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

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