Australian A-League Men

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

· 2nd Leg - Melbourne City FC advance 4-1 on aggregate
  • 20': Aziz Behich
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2nd Leg - Melbourne City FC advance 4-1 on aggregate
  • 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

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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

MCY 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

WTU Western United (4-4-2)

No. Name
33 Matthew Sutton (GK)
30 Dylan Leonard
4 James Donachie
17 Ben Garuccio Yellow Card
6 Tomoki Imai
32 Angus Thurgate
23 Rhys Bozinovski
20 Abel Walatee
77 Riku Danzaki
24 Michael Ruhs
19 Noah Botic

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