Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, December 20, 2019
Western United LLLWW 1
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Western Sydney Wanderers FC LLLLL 1
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Match Report

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Aaron Calver's late strike for Western United denies Western Sydney Wanderers much-needed win

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
1
45.6
Possession
54.4
4
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
318
Accurate Passes
381
394
Passes
453
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
7
11
Crosses
35
0.3
Cross %
0.2
53
Long Balls
52
27
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
5
11
Effective Tackles
9
19
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
14
24
Effective Clearances
7
24
Clearances
7

Head to Head

WTU leads series 1-0

Lineups

WSW · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Daniel LoparG
  2. 6Matthew JurmanCD-L
  3. 34Patrick ZieglerCD-R
  4. 19Pirmin SchweglerDM
  5. 5Daniel GeorgievskiLB
  6. 33Tate RussellRB
  7. 17Keanu BaccusCM-L
  8. 9Nicolai MüllerCM-R
  9. 7Mitchell DukeLM
  10. 27Kwame YeboahRM
  11. 14Alexander MeierF

WTU · 3-4-3

  1. 1Filip KurtoG
  2. 4Andrew DuranteCD
  3. 22Ersan GülümCD-L
  4. 3Brendan HamillCD-R
  5. 27Jerry SkotadisCM-L
  6. 12Dario JertecCM-R
  7. 11Connor PainLM
  8. 2Aaron CalverRM
  9. 18Besart BerishaF
  10. 8Panagiotis KoneCF-L
  11. 23Alessandro DiamantiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 22' Panagiotis Kone (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 30' Patrick Ziegler (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 38' Pirmin Schwegler (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 40' Substitution, Western United FC. Max Burgess replaces Panagiotis Kone because of an injury.
  5. 61' Connor Pain (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 73' Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Pierias replaces Besart Berisha.
  7. 79' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Western United FC 0. Patrick Ziegler (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Keanu Baccus following a corner.
  8. 85' Substitution, Western United FC. Valentino Yuel replaces Andrew Durante.
  9. 87' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Western United FC 1. Aaron Calver (Western United FC) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Pain with a cross.

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