Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, August 7, 2020
Western Sydney Wanderers FC DDDWL 3
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Western United LWWWL 5
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Netstrata Jubilee Stadium · ESPN+

Match Report

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Western United end Wanderers' finals hopes in 5-3 thriller

Western United have taken a big step towards securing a maiden A-League final with a thrilling 5-3 win at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
16
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
10
51.8
Possession
48.2
21
SHOTS
17
13
ON GOAL
7
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
371
Accurate Passes
345
478
Passes
456
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
5
27
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.3
47
Long Balls
67
16
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
6
7
Effective Tackles
11
16
Tackles
19
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
14
9
Effective Clearances
23
9
Clearances
23

Head to Head

WTU leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

WTU · 3-5-2

  1. 1Filip KurtoG
  2. 4Andrew DuranteCD
  3. 2Aaron CalverCD-L
  4. 6Tomoki ImaiCD-R
  5. 22Tomislav UskokCM-L
  6. 10Steven LusticaCM-R
  7. 23Alessandro DiamantiAM
  8. 11Connor PainLM
  9. 19Joshua RisdonRM
  10. 18Besart BerishaCF-L
  11. 14Max BurgessCF-R

WSW · 3-4-1-2

  1. 50Tristan PrendergastG
  2. 4Dylan McgowanCD
  3. 6Matthew JurmanCD-L
  4. 34Patrick ZieglerCD-R
  5. 8Jordan O'DohertyCM-L
  6. 17Keanu BaccusCM-R
  7. 27Kwame YeboahAM
  8. 5Daniel GeorgievskiLM
  9. 33Tate RussellRM
  10. 10Simon CoxCF-L
  11. 7Mitchell DukeCF-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Western United FC 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Josh Risdon (Western United FC) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Burgess with a cross.
  2. 19' Goal! Western United FC 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Besart Berisha (Western United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Risdon with a cross.
  3. 27' Tomislav Uskok (Western United) Yellow Card at 27'
  4. 28' Joshua Risdon (Western United) Yellow Card at 28'
  5. 29' Matthew Jurman (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 29'
  6. 51' Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Western United) Substitution at 51'
  7. 52' Goal! Western United FC 3, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Pain following a corner.
  8. 57' Tass Mourdoukoutas (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 57'
  9. 57' Mohamed Adam (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 57'
  10. 61' Bruce Kamau (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 61'
  11. 61' Pirmin Schwegler (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 61'
  12. 66' Jerry Skotadis (Western United) Substitution at 66'
  13. 66' Valentino Yuel (Western United) Substitution at 66'
  14. 69' Goal! Western United FC 3, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Mitchell Duke (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruce Kamau with a cross.
  15. 75' Connor Pain (Western United) Yellow Card at 75'
  16. 76' Tass Mourdoukoutas (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 76'
  17. 82' Goal! Western United FC 3, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3. Mitchell Duke (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kwame Yeboah.
  18. 84' Goal! Western United FC 4, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3. Max Burgess (Western United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  19. 87' Goal! Western United FC 5, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  20. 90' Kosta Grozos (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 90'
  21. 90'+3' Joshua Cavallo (Western United) Substitution at 93'
  22. 90'+3' Dylan Pierias (Western United) Substitution at 93'

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