Australian A-League Men

Western United vs Western Sydney Wanderers, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western United
  • 5': Aleksandar Prijovic
FT
1 - 0
Western Sydney Wanderers

    About

    Western United are hosting Western Sydney Wanderers at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Benjamin Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Foul by Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 5': Goal! Western United 1, Western Sydney Wanderers 0. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Troisi.
    • 14': Foul by Oliver Bozanic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 14': Nicolas Milanovic (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Tongo Doumbia (Western United).
    • 15': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Foul by Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United).
    • 18': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Sulejman Krpic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tomislav Mrcela with a through ball.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Sulejman Krpic (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Cléùr with a cross.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
    • 23': Foul by Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 23': Tongo Doumbia (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Oliver Bozanic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 27': Tongo Doumbia (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross.
    • 30': Foul by Tongo Doumbia (Western United).
    • 30': Oliver Bozanic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 33': James Troisi (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Foul by Tongo Doumbia (Western United).
    • 38': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Foul by Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 39': Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Neil Kilkenny (Western United).
    • 40': Sulejman Krpic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Nicolas Milanovic.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Nicolas Milanovic (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 42': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Lawrence Thomas.
    • 43': Offside, Western United. Nikolai Topor-Stanley tries a through ball, but Benjamin Garuccio is caught offside.
    • 45': Foul by Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 45': Tongo Doumbia (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Hand ball by Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Tongo Doumbia (Western United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Western United 1, Western Sydney Wanderers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Western United 1, Western Sydney Wanderers 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Daniel Wilmering replaces Romain Amalfitano.
    • 48': Daniel Wilmering (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Foul by Jacob Tratt (Western United).
    • 52': Foul by Tongo Doumbia (Western United).
    • 52': Oliver Bozanic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 52': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sulejman Krpic.
    • 55': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United).
    • 55': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Tomoki Imai (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Sulejman Krpic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo.
    • 56': Foul by Daniel Wilmering (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 56': Jacob Tratt (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Calem Nieuwenhof with a cross.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Tongo Doumbia (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Prijovic.
    • 60': Offside, Western United. Nicolas Milanovic tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Prijovic is caught offside.
    • 61': Substitution, Western United. Rhys Bozinovski replaces Tongo Doumbia.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 64': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Alessandro Lopane replaces Oliver Bozanic.
    • 64': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Aidan Simmons replaces Brandon Borrello.
    • 66': Foul by Nicolas Milanovic (Western United).
    • 66': Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Nicolas Milanovic (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Substitution, Western United. Connor Pain replaces Nicolas Milanovic.
    • 70': Foul by James Troisi (Western United).
    • 70': Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alessandro Lopane.
    • 73': Alessandro Lopane (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Foul by James Troisi (Western United).
    • 74': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Jacob Tratt.
    • 74': Foul by Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 74': Jamie Young (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Daniel Wilmering (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by James Troisi (Western United).
    • 77': Substitution, Western United. Alessandro Diamanti replaces Lachlan Wales.
    • 77': Substitution, Western United. Noah Botic replaces Aleksandar Prijovic.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 78': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Jamie Young.
    • 79': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by James Troisi.
    • 79': Foul by Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 79': Jamie Young (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Alessandro Lopane (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 81': James Troisi (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Ramy Najjarine replaces Yeni N'Gbakoto.
    • 83': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 87': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Ruon Tongyik replaces Marcelo.
    • 88': Connor Pain (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Foul by Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 88': Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Foul by Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 89': James Troisi (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Jacob Tratt (Western United) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90': Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by James Troisi (Western United).
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Noah Botic (Western United) right footed shot from long range on the right is too high.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Western United 1, Western Sydney Wanderers 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Western United 1, Western Sydney Wanderers 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/13696.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originWSW WTUhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/20086.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    16 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 1
    3 Saves 4
    59.6 Possession 40.4
    9 SHOTS 7
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    579 Accurate Passes 348
    661 Passes 443
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    23 Crosses 18
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    47 Long Balls 66
    27 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 0
    5 Effective Tackles 12
    16 Tackles 19
    0.3 Tackle % 0.6
    12 Interceptions 17
    12 Effective Clearances 25
    12 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: AAMI Park
    Location: Melbourne, Australia
    Attendance: 2,755

    A-League Men Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Adelaide United 0 0 0
    2 Auckland FC 0 0 0
    3 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0
    4 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WTU Western United (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Jamie Young (GK)
    44 Nikolai Topor-Stanley
    6 Tomoki Imai Yellow Card
    17 Ben Garuccio
    27 Jacob Tratt
    7 Tongo Doumbia
    88 Neil Kilkenny
    26 Nicolas Milanovic Yellow Card
    8 Lachlan Wales
    99 Aleksandar Prijovic
    14 James Troisi
    Western United Substitutes:
    Rhys Bozinovski, Alessandro Diamanti, Connor Pain, Dylan Pierias, Ryan Scott, Noah Botic, Benjamin Collins.

    WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    20 Lawrence Thomas (GK)
    6 Marcelo
    5 Tomislav Mrcela Yellow Card
    3 Adama Traoré
    2 Gabriel Cleur Yellow Card
    8 Oliver Bozanic
    28 Calem Nieuwenhof
    23 Yeni N'Gbakoto
    26 Brandon Borrello
    17 Romain Amalfitano
    11 Sulejman Krpic
    Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
    Ruon Tongyik, Daniel Wilmering, Daniel Margush, Alessandro Lopane, Aidan Simmons, Ramy Najjarine, Nathanael Blair.

    A-League Men News

    Referees strike over as Football Australia reaches deal
    Referees strike over as Football Australia reaches deal

    Australian Professional Leagues (APL) chief executive Steve Rosich has all but ruled out the introduction of further standalone women's clubs in the A-League Women.

    A-Leagues in no rush to replace Western United - Steve Rosich
    A-Leagues in no rush to replace Western United - Steve Rosich

    A-League chief executive Steve Rosich says there is no rush to fill the void left by Western United in the Melbourne market, with the competition's current priority the stabilisation of its existing franchises.

    A-Leagues 'wait and see' amid Manchester City turmoil
    A-Leagues 'wait and see' amid Manchester City turmoil

    The A-Leagues will "wait and see" how the fallout from Manchester City's financial turmoil will unfold, believing it's too early to raise concern around Melbourne City.

    Why Melbourne Victory feels like home for Giovanni Savarese
    Why Melbourne Victory feels like home for Giovanni Savarese

    From New York to Melbourne, new Victory boss Giovanni Savarese sat down with ESPN to discuss football, culture and the pressure to return to the A-League summit.

    Overy joins Sydney FC from Manchester United to chase Socceroos dream
    Overy joins Sydney FC from Manchester United to chase Socceroos dream

    James Overy will be out to emulate Socceroos young gun Paul Okon-Engstler after joining Sydney FC from Manchester United.