Western United vs Perth Glory, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
· Australian A-League MenWenzel-Halls gives Western United victory against Perth Glory
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory).
- 2': Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United FC).
- 3': Connor Pain (Western United FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Aaron Calver (Perth Glory).
- 3': Aaron Calver (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 4': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Bruno Fornaroli.
- 4': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Neil Kilkenny with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United FC).
- 5': Attempt blocked. Jack Clisby (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 5': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Léo Lacroix.
- 9': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
- 9': Attempt missed. Antonee Burke-Gilroy (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 10': Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Perth Glory).
- 11': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Foul by Kosuke Ota (Perth Glory).
- 12': Attempt saved. Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor Pain.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Garuccio (Western United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti.
- 15': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Aaron Calver.
- 20': Attempt saved. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Prijovic.
- 20': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Bradley Jones.
- 22': Daniel Stynes (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Léo Lacroix (Western United FC).
- 22': Daniel Stynes (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Léo Lacroix (Western United FC).
- 24': Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Léo Lacroix (Western United FC).
- 25': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 28': Attempt saved. Adrián Sardinero (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 29': Offside, Perth Glory. Darryl Lachman tries a through ball, but Antonee Burke-Gilroy is caught offside.
- 30': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Kosuke Ota (Perth Glory).
- 30': Kosuke Ota (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Offside, Western United FC. Tomoki Imai tries a through ball, but Alessandro Diamanti is caught offside.
- 35': Adrián Sardinero (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC).
- 37': Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United FC).
- 38': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Aaron Calver.
- 41': Foul by Jack Clisby (Perth Glory).
- 41': Joshua Risdon (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Jack Clisby (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Darryl Lachman.
- 44': Attempt missed. Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adrián Sardinero with a through ball.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Western United FC 0, Perth Glory 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Western United FC 0, Perth Glory 0.
- 45': Substitution, Perth Glory. Ciaran Bramwell replaces Adrián Sardinero.
- 45': Substitution, Perth Glory. Pacifique Niyongabire replaces Aaron Calver.
- 45': Substitution, Western United FC. Nikolai Topor-Stanley replaces Tomoki Imai.
- 50': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Risdon.
- 51': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Luke Bodnar (Perth Glory).
- 51': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Stynes with a through ball.
- 53': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Connor Pain with a cross.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
- 55': Attempt saved. Daniel Stynes (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Bodnar.
- 57': Offside, Western United FC. Nikolai Topor-Stanley tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Prijovic is caught offside.
- 58': Hand ball by Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC).
- 61': Attempt blocked. Neil Kilkenny (Western United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Pain.
- 62': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Jonathan Aspropotamitis.
- 62': Attempt missed. Léo Lacroix (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neil Kilkenny with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Foul by Darryl Lachman (Perth Glory).
- 63': Joshua Risdon (Western United FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Steven Lustica (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikolai Topor-Stanley.
- 65': Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Léo Lacroix (Western United FC).
- 68': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Benjamin Garuccio.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Darryl Lachman with a headed pass.
- 69': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Joshua Risdon.
- 70': Foul by Antonee Burke-Gilroy (Perth Glory).
- 70': Neil Kilkenny (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Antonee Burke-Gilroy (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Wenzel-Halls replaces Aleksandar Prijovic.
- 71': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Pierias replaces Lachlan Wales.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Ciaran Bramwell (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 75': Attempt saved. Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Risdon with a cross.
- 75': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Bradley Jones.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Risdon.
- 78': Attempt saved. Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Western United FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Neil Kilkenny.
- 78': Goal! Western United FC 1, Perth Glory 0. Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Western United FC) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 79': Substitution, Perth Glory. Joshua Rawlins replaces Luke Bodnar.
- 85': Attempt saved. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dylan Pierias.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Stynes.
- 85': Ciaran Bramwell (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Connor Pain (Western United FC).
- 86': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Attempt missed. Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 90'+2': Foul by Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Western United FC).
- 90'+2': Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Western United FC. Jerry Skotadis replaces Connor Pain.
- 90'+5': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Dylan Pierias.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Western United FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left following a fast break.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Western United FC 1, Perth Glory 0.
- 0': Match ends, Western United FC 1, Perth Glory 0.
Statistics
 PER |
WTU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 53.9 | Possession | 46.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 482 | Accurate Passes | 396 |
| 580 | Passes | 481 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 15 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 20 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 25 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 3,013
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 3,013
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | +16 | 48 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 26 | +10 | 43 |
| 3 | Auckland FC | 26 | +13 | 42 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | +11 | 40 |
Line-Ups
Western United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Young (GK) |
| 4 | Léo Lacroix |
| 6 | Tomoki Imai |
| 17 | Ben Garuccio |
| 19 | Joshua Risdon |
| 23 | Alessandro Diamanti  |
| 88 | Neil Kilkenny |
| 10 | Steven Lustica |
| 99 | Aleksandar Prijovic |
| 11 | Connor Pain |
| 8 | Lachlan Wales |
Perth Glory (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Jones (GK) |
| 29 | Darryl Lachman |
| 5 | Jonathan Aspropotamitis |
| 4 | Luke Bodnar |
| 8 | Kosuke Ota |
| 2 | Aaron Calver |
| 7 | Adrian Sardinero |
| 18 | Daniel Stynes |
| 14 | Jack Clisby |
| 21 | Antonee Burke-Gilroy |
| 9 | Bruno Fornaroli |
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