Western Sydney Wanderers vs Western United, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers

45': Alex Gersbach
66': Matthew Sutton (OG)

FT
2 - 0

Western United

About

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

Match Timeline

45': Alex Gersbach (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 45'
45': Luke Vickery (Western United) Substitution at 45'
62': Jordan Lauton (Western United) Substitution at 62'
66': Matthew Sutton (Western United) Own Goal at 66'
75': Michael Ruhs (Western United) Substitution at 75'
75': Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 75'
80': Ramy Najjarine (Western United) Substitution at 80'
80': James Donachie (Western United) Substitution at 80'
87': Oscar Priestman (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 87'
89': Michael Ruhs (Western United) Yellow Card at 89'
89': Mohamed Al-Taay (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 89'
90': Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 90'
90'+4': Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 94'

Statistics

WTU		WSW
8	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	3
56.3	Possession	43.7
12	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	6
0.3	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
6	Blocked Shots	5
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: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 13,041

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	21	+12	40
2	Auckland FC	21	+15	39
3	Sydney FC	21	+7	33
4	Melbourne Victory	21	+7	32

Full Table

Line-Ups

Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
20	Lawrence Thomas (GK)
4	Alex Bonetig
22	Anthony Pantazopoulos
3	Alex Gersbach
2	Gabriel Cleur
18	Oscar Priestman
25	Josh Brillante
23	Bozhidar Kraev
14	Nicolas Milanovic
7	Zachary Sapsford
26	Brandon Borrello

Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:

Juan Mata, Jack Clisby, Mohamed Al-Taay, Aydan Hammond, Marcus Antonsson, Jarrod Carluccio, Jordan Holmes.

Western United (4-4-2)

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

Western United Substitutes:

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

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