Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne Victory, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Elimination Finals
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Match Timeline
- 4': Joshua Inserra (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 4'
- 7': Kasey Bos (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 7'
- 23': Zachary Sapsford (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 23'
- 42': Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 42'
- 73': Juan Mata (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 73'
- 73': Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 73'
- 73': Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 73'
- 78': Joshua Rawlins (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 78'
- 82': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 82'
- 84': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 84'
- 87': Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 87'
- 87': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 87'
- 88': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 88'
- 89': Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 89'
Statistics
MVC |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 43.9 | Possession | 56.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 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
Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 16,399
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 |
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Jack Duncan (GK) |
| 4 | Lachlan Jackson |
| 21 | Roderick Miranda |
| 28 | Kasey Bos |
| 16 | Joshua Inserra |
| 8 | Zinédine Machach |
| 14 | Jordi Valadon |
| 6 | Ryan Teague |
| 9 | Nikolaos Vergos |
| 17 | Nishan Velupillay |
| 7 | Daniel Arzani |
A-League Men News
Bozhidar Kraev hammers a quality one-touch effort to give the Wanderers the advantage just before half time.
One of Australia's brightest young talents appears to have been lost to the Socceroos without even playing a game, with Portsmouth dynamo Adrian Segecic switching associations to Croatia.
A masterclass from Juan Mata highlighted the A-League weekend, while a keeper howler spelt the end of Giancarlo Italiano's time at the Nix.
Former Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper, Josh Oluwayemi, had an afternoon to forget on Saturday when his comical error in goal began a disastrous chain of events.
Giancarlo Italiano has fallen on his sword, resigning as Wellington Phoenix coach in the immediate aftermath of his side's 5-0 New Zealand derby humiliation at the hands of Auckland FC.
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