Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
  • 3': Rhys Bozinovski
  • 33': Hiroshi Ibusuki
  • 51': Matthew Grimaldi
  • 62': Matthew Grimaldi
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4 - 1
  • 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

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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 Auckland FC 26 +22 53
2 Melbourne City FC 26 +16 48
3 Western United 26 +18 47
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 +18 46
Full Table

Line-Ups

WTU Western United (4-4-2)

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

WEL 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 Yellow Card
27 Matthew Sheridan
14 Alex Rufer Yellow Card
12 Francisco Geraldes
6 Tim Payne
21 Marco Rojas
7 Kosta Barbarouses

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