Western United vs Adelaide United, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Elimination Finals

· Australian A-League Men

Western United

20': Noah Botic
31': Noah Botic
62': Noah Botic

FT
3 - 2

Adelaide United

3': Luka Jovanovic
79': Stefan Mauk

About

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

Match Timeline

3': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Goal at 3'
14': Tate Russell (Western United) Substitution at 14'
20': Noah Botic (Western United) Goal at 20'
31': Noah Botic (Western United) Goal at 31'
34': Dylan Leonard (Western United) Yellow Card at 34'
62': Noah Botic (Western United) Goal at 62'
63': Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 63'
66': Abel Walatee (Western United) Substitution at 66'
66': Oliver Lavale (Western United) Substitution at 66'
70': Jay Barnett (Adelaide United) Substitution at 70'
70': Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) Substitution at 70'
73': Riku Danzaki (Western United) Yellow Card at 73'
77': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Western United) Substitution at 77'
77': Ramy Najjarine (Western United) Substitution at 77'
79': Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) Goal at 79'
79': Harry Crawford (Adelaide United) Substitution at 79'
79': Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) Substitution at 79'
86': Panagiotis Kikianis (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 86'
88': Jordan Elsey (Adelaide United) Substitution at 88'
89': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Western United) Yellow Card at 89'
90'+3': Ramy Najjarine (Western United) Yellow Card at 93'

Statistics

ADE		WTU
6	Fouls	16
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	3
5	Saves	2
52.2	Possession	47.8
11	SHOTS	16
4	ON GOAL	10
0.4	On Target %	0.6
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: 3,078

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
77	Riku Danzaki
10	Matthew Grimaldi
19	Noah Botic
24	Michael Ruhs

Western United Substitutes:

Oliver Lavale, Jordan Lauton, Hiroshi Ibusuki, Tate Russell, Ramy Najjarine, Michael Vonja, Abel Walatee.

Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Max Vartuli (GK)
51	Panagiotis Kikianis
3	Bart Vriends
21	Javi López
20	Dylan Pierias
6	Stefan Mauk
55	Ethan Alagich
8	Isaías
9	Luka Jovanovic
7	Ryan Kitto
10	Zach Clough

Adelaide United Substitutes:

James Delianov, Ben Folami, Harry Crawford, Yaya Dukuly, Jordan Elsey, Jonny Yull, Jay Barnett.

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