Western United vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Western United

3': Rhys Bozinovski
33': Hiroshi Ibusuki
51': Matthew Grimaldi
62': Matthew Grimaldi

FT
4 - 1

Wellington Phoenix FC

82': Nathan Walker

About

Western United are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at Ironbark Fields, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

3': Rhys Bozinovski (Western United) Goal at 3'
9': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 9'
13': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 13'
21': Dylan Leonard (Western United) Yellow Card at 21'
33': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Western United) Goal at 33'
35': Angus Thurgate (Western United) Yellow Card at 35'
51': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) Goal at 51'
57': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 57'
62': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) Goal at 62'
64': Jordan Lauton (Western United) Substitution at 64'
66': Hideki Ishige (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 66'
67': Paulo Retre (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 67'
67': Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 67'
67': Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 67'
72': Michael Ruhs (Western United) Substitution at 72'
72': Luke Vickery (Western United) Substitution at 72'
78': Ramy Najjarine (Western United) Substitution at 78'
78': Jake Najdovski (Western United) Substitution at 78'
82': Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 82'

Statistics

WEL		WTU
4	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	0
52.3	Possession	47.7
11	SHOTS	21
1	ON GOAL	9
0.1	On Target %	0.4
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	4
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: Ironbark Fields
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 3,993

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Melbourne City FC	3	+4	5
2	Wellington Phoenix FC	2	+1	4
3	Auckland FC	2	+1	4
4	Brisbane Roar	3	0	4

Full Table

Line-Ups

Western United (4-4-2)

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

Western United Substitutes:

Jordan Lauton, Luke Vickery, Ramy Najjarine, James Donachie, Michael Vonja, Jake Najdovski, Michael Ruhs.

Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
30	Alby Kelly-Heald (GK)
15	Isaac Hughes
4	Scott Wootton
19	Sam Sutton
3	Corban Piper
27	Matthew Sheridan
14	Alex Rufer
12	Francisco Geraldes
6	Tim Payne
21	Marco Rojas
7	Kosta Barbarouses

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Nathan Walker, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Dublin Boon, Hideki Ishige, Paulo Retre, Luke Brooke-Smith, Kazuki Nagasawa.

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