Western United vs Melbourne Victory, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Western United

19': Noah Botic

FT
1 - 3

Melbourne Victory

8': Zinédine Machach
48': Nikolaos Vergos
69': Bruno Fornaroli

About

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

Match Timeline

8': Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 8'
19': Noah Botic (Western United) Goal at 19'
48': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 48'
67': Reno Piscopo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 67'
67': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 67'
69': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 69'
69': Abel Walatee (Western United) Substitution at 69'
75': Michael Ruhs (Western United) Substitution at 75'
75': Ramy Najjarine (Western United) Substitution at 75'
78': Fabian Monge (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 78'
78': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 78'
80': Jordan Lauton (Western United) Substitution at 80'

Statistics

MVC		WTU
6	Fouls	5
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	6
43.8	Possession	56.2
15	SHOTS	9
9	ON GOAL	3
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	3
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,263

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

Western United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
33	Matthew Sutton (GK)
6	Tomoki Imai
22	Kane Vidmar
29	Charbel Shamoon
13	Tate Russell
32	Angus Thurgate
23	Rhys Bozinovski
10	Matthew Grimaldi
77	Riku Danzaki
19	Noah Botic
9	Hiroshi Ibusuki

Western United Substitutes:

Ramy Najjarine, Abel Walatee, James York, Jake Najdovski, Jordan Lauton, Tom Heward-Belle, Michael Ruhs.

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Jack Duncan (GK)
21	Roderick Miranda
5	Brendan Hamill
28	Kasey Bos
2	Jason Geria
8	Zinédine Machach
14	Jordi Valadon
6	Ryan Teague
9	Nikolaos Vergos
7	Daniel Arzani
11	Clarismario Rodrigues

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Bruno Fornaroli, Fabian Monge, Jing Lual, Joshua Rawlins, Reno Piscopo, Adama Traoré, Daniel Graskoski.

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