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

· 2nd Leg - Melbourne City FC advance 4-1 on aggregate

Melbourne City FC

20': Aziz Behich

FT
1 - 1
2nd Leg - Melbourne City FC advance 4-1 on aggregate

Western United

66': Noah Botic

About

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

Match Timeline

20': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 20'
45': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Western United) Substitution at 45'
45': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 45'
45': Tate Russell (Western United) Substitution at 45'
60': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 60'
60': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) Substitution at 60'
66': Noah Botic (Western United) Goal at 66'
71': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 71'
71': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 71'
72': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 72'
72': Ben Garuccio (Western United) Yellow Card at 72'
78': Ramy Najjarine (Western United) Substitution at 78'
82': Jordan Lauton (Western United) Substitution at 82'
83': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 83'
87': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 87'

Statistics

WTU		MCY
14	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	4
6	Saves	6
47.7	Possession	52.3
11	SHOTS	23
7	ON GOAL	7
0.6	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
1	Blocked Shots	7
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: 7,691

Line-Ups

Melbourne City FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
33	Patrick Beach (GK)
27	Kai Trewin
22	German Ferreyra
6	Steven Ugarkovic
16	Aziz Behich
13	Nathaniel Atkinson
30	Andreas Kuen
21	Alessandro Lopane
23	Marco Tilio
10	Yonatan Cohen
17	Max Caputo

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Kavian Rahmani, Callum Talbot, Emin Durakovic, Dakota Ochsenham, Mathew Leckie, Medin Memeti, Zane Schreiber.

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
20	Abel Walatee
77	Riku Danzaki
24	Michael Ruhs
19	Noah Botic

Western United Substitutes:

Michael Vonja, Ramy Najjarine, Jordan Lauton, Tate Russell, Hiroshi Ibusuki, Oliver Lavale, Matthew Grimaldi.

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