Western United vs Melbourne City FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Semifinals

· 1st Leg

Western United

FT
0 - 3
1st Leg

Melbourne City FC

16': German Ferreyra
54': Yonatan Cohen
72': Mathew Leckie

About

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

Match Timeline

12': Michael Ruhs (Western United) Yellow Card at 12'
16': German Ferreyra (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 16'
28': Rhys Bozinovski (Western United) Yellow Card at 28'
54': Yonatan Cohen (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 54'
58': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 58'
59': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 59'
65': Oliver Lavale (Western United) Substitution at 65'
65': Abel Walatee (Western United) Substitution at 65'
67': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 67'
67': Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 67'
71': Noah Botic (Western United) Substitution at 71'
72': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 72'
72': Ramy Najjarine (Western United) Substitution at 72'
82': German Ferreyra (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 82'
83': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 83'
84': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 84'
86': Angus Thurgate (Western United) Yellow Card at 86'
89': Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 89'

Statistics

MCY		WTU
13	Fouls	5
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	1
50.2	Possession	49.8
13	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	4
0.3	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
2	Blocked Shots	3
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: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,186

Line-Ups

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
24	Michael Ruhs

Western United Substitutes:

Ramy Najjarine, Oliver Lavale, Noah Botic, Jordan Lauton, Abel Walatee, Michael Vonja, Kane Vidmar.

Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
33	Patrick Beach (GK)
27	Kai Trewin
22	German Ferreyra
16	Aziz Behich
2	Callum Talbot
19	Zane Schreiber
30	Andreas Kuen
21	Alessandro Lopane
17	Max Caputo
23	Marco Tilio
10	Yonatan Cohen

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Mathew Leckie, Medin Memeti, Michael Olakigbe, Kavian Rahmani, Lawrence Wong, Harrison Shillington, Steven Ugarkovic.

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