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

· Australian A-League Men

Western United

18': Michael Ruhs
23': Noah Botic
49': Angus Thurgate
90'+6': Oliver Lavale

FT
4 - 2

Auckland FC

62': Neyder Moreno
90'+4': Jesse Randall

About

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

Match Timeline

18': Michael Ruhs (Western United) Goal at 18'
23': Noah Botic (Western United) Goal at 23'
30': Francis DeVries (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 30'
45': Jake Brimmer (Auckland FC) Substitution at 45'
45': Callan Elliot (Auckland FC) Substitution at 45'
45': Jordan Lauton (Western United) Substitution at 45'
45': Neyder Moreno (Auckland FC) Substitution at 45'
49': Angus Thurgate (Western United) Goal at 49'
57': Michael Ruhs (Western United) Yellow Card at 57'
62': Neyder Moreno (Auckland FC) Goal at 62'
70': Jesse Randall (Auckland FC) Substitution at 70'
72': Oliver Lavale (Western United) Substitution at 72'
72': Abel Walatee (Western United) Substitution at 72'
74': Angus Thurgate (Western United) Yellow Card at 74'
78': Abel Walatee (Western United) Yellow Card at 78'
81': Tommy Smith (Auckland FC) Substitution at 81'
83': Charbel Shamoon (Western United) Substitution at 83'
86': Ramy Najjarine (Western United) Substitution at 86'
90'+4': Jesse Randall (Auckland FC) Goal at 94'
90'+6': Oliver Lavale (Western United) Goal at 96'

Statistics

AFC		WTU
13	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	1
56.5	Possession	43.5
12	SHOTS	10
3	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.7
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
2	Blocked Shots	2
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: 3,109

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)
30	Dylan Leonard
4	James Donachie
17	Ben Garuccio
6	Tomoki Imai
32	Angus Thurgate
23	Rhys Bozinovski
10	Matthew Grimaldi
77	Riku Danzaki
19	Noah Botic
24	Michael Ruhs

Western United Substitutes:

Abel Walatee, Charbel Shamoon, Michael Vonja, Ramy Najjarine, Luke Vickery, Oliver Lavale, Jordan Lauton.

Auckland FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Alex Paulsen (GK)
4	Nando Pijnaker
23	Daniel Hall
15	Francis de Vries
2	Hiroki Sakai
28	Felipe Gallegos
6	Louis Verstraete
11	Marlee Francois
27	Logan Rogerson
10	Guillermo May
9	Max Mata

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Michael Woud, Cameron Howieson, Tommy Smith, Neyder Moreno, Jake Brimmer, Jesse Randall, Callan Elliot.

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