Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne Victory, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Elimination Finals

· Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers

23': Zachary Sapsford

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Melbourne Victory

7': Kasey Bos
42': Zinédine Machach

About

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

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		WSW
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

Competition: Australian A-League Men

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

Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:

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

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

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Brendan Hamill, Bruno Fornaroli, Clarismario Rodrigues, Jing Lual, Joshua Rawlins, Fabian Monge, Daniel Graskoski.

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