Australian A-League Men

Macarthur FC vs Western United, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Macarthur FC
  • 90'+3': Ali Auglah
FT
1 - 0
Western United

    About

    Macarthur FC are hosting Western United at Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Ivan Vujica (Macarthur).
    • 2': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Jonathan Aspropotamitis.
    • 4': Delay in match because of an injury Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Macarthur).
    • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 5': Offside, Western United. Ben Garuccio tries a through ball, but Lachlan Wales is caught offside.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Ben Garuccio (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Michael Ruhs.
    • 9': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Filip Kurto.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Tomoki Imai (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 10': Foul by Steven Lustica (Western United).
    • 10': Ivan Vujica (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 10': Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kearyn Baccus.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Valère Germain (Macarthur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jed Drew.
    • 18': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Tom Heward-Belle.
    • 20': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
    • 20': Jake Hollman (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Ben Garuccio.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Jake Hollman (Macarthur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Steven Lustica (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Noah Botic (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
    • 25': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Jonathan Aspropotamitis.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Botic.
    • 26': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Jonathan Aspropotamitis.
    • 27': Foul by Michael Ruhs (Western United).
    • 27': Yianni Nicolaou (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United).
    • 28': Valère Germain (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Tomoki Imai (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 29': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
    • 29': Kearyn Baccus (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jed Drew with a cross.
    • 31': Foul by Ivan Vujica (Macarthur).
    • 31': Joshua Risdon (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Steven Lustica (Western United).
    • 32': Jake Hollman (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Michael Ruhs (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Risdon.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Noah Botic (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Risdon with a cross.
    • 41': Foul by Jake Hollman (Macarthur).
    • 41': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Jake Hollman (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Clayton Lewis (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Michael Ruhs (Western United).
    • 42': Attempt saved. Yianni Nicolaou (Macarthur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Raphael Borges Rodrigues.
    • 42': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Tom Heward-Belle.
    • 44': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Kane Vidmar.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Macarthur 0, Western United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Macarthur 0, Western United 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Western United. Daniel Penha replaces Michael Ruhs.
    • 50': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
    • 50': Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Kearyn Baccus (Macarthur).
    • 54': Kane Vidmar (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Foul by Kearyn Baccus (Macarthur).
    • 58': Kearyn Baccus (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Joshua Risdon (Western United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Riku Danzaki.
    • 59': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Filip Kurto.
    • 60': Substitution, Macarthur. Oliver Jones replaces Jonathan Aspropotamitis because of an injury.
    • 60': Substitution, Macarthur. Ali Auglah replaces Raphael Borges Rodrigues.
    • 60': Offside, Macarthur. Ivan Vujica tries a through ball, but Jake Hollman is caught offside.
    • 61': Offside, Macarthur. Ivan Vujica tries a through ball, but Valère Germain is caught offside.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joshua Risdon.
    • 63': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 63': Jed Drew (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Substitution, Western United. Nikita Rukavytsya replaces Noah Botic.
    • 64': Substitution, Western United. Ramy Najjarine replaces Riku Danzaki.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Jake Hollman (Macarthur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yianni Nicolaou with a cross.
    • 69': Ali Auglah (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Ramy Najjarine (Western United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross.
    • 71': Foul by Steven Lustica (Western United).
    • 71': Kearyn Baccus (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, Western United. Sebastian Pasquali replaces Steven Lustica.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Jed Drew (Macarthur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Jones.
    • 76': Substitution, Macarthur. Ulises Dávila replaces Jed Drew.
    • 77': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Ben Garuccio.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Yianni Nicolaou (Macarthur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 78': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
    • 78': Delay in match (Macarthur).
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 80': Jake Hollman (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Joshua Risdon (Western United) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ramy Najjarine.
    • 83': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
    • 83': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Clayton Lewis (Macarthur).
    • 84': Clayton Lewis (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card.
    • 86': Substitution, Macarthur. Kristian Popovic replaces Kearyn Baccus.
    • 86': Valère Germain (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card.
    • 86': Ben Garuccio (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 86': Substitution, Macarthur. Lachlan Rose replaces Valère Germain.
    • 87': Foul by Lachlan Rose (Macarthur).
    • 87': Kane Vidmar (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Substitution, Western United. Connor O'Toole replaces Kane Vidmar because of an injury.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Jake Hollman (Macarthur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ulises Dávila.
    • 89': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 89': Jake Hollman (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Foul by Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur).
    • 89': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Nikita Rukavytsya (Western United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ramy Najjarine with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 90'+1': Jake Hollman (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Goal! Macarthur 1, Western United 0. Ali Auglah (Macarthur) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Macarthur 1, Western United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Macarthur 1, Western United 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 7
    5 Saves 3
    44.2 Possession 55.8
    12 SHOTS 12
    3 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    444 Accurate Passes 563
    503 Passes 639
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    19 Crosses 20
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    33 Long Balls 58
    13 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 14
    11 Tackles 19
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    14 Interceptions 14
    20 Effective Clearances 21
    20 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
    Location: Sydney, Australia
    Attendance: 2,863

    A-League Men Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Auckland FC 2 +3 6
    2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2 +2 4
    3 Melbourne Victory 2 +2 4
    4 Macarthur FC 2 +4 3
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MAC Macarthur FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Filip Kurto (GK)
    5 Jonathan Aspropotamitis
    6 Tomislav Uskok
    13 Ivan Vujica
    22 Yianni Nicolaou
    8 Jake Hollman Yellow Card
    23 Clayton Lewis Yellow Card
    15 Kearyn Baccus Yellow Card
    98 Valère Germain Yellow Card
    37 Jed Drew
    17 Raphael Borges Rodrigues
    Macarthur FC Substitutes:
    Danijel Nizic, Ulises Dávila, Ali Auglah, Kristian Popovic, Lachlan Rose, Matthew Millar, Oliver Jones.

    WTU Western United (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Tom Heward-Belle (GK)
    22 Kane Vidmar
    6 Tomoki Imai Yellow Card
    17 Ben Garuccio Yellow Card
    19 Joshua Risdon
    10 Steven Lustica
    32 Angus Thurgate
    77 Riku Danzaki
    8 Lachlan Wales
    9 Michael Ruhs
    38 Noah Botic
    Western United Substitutes:
    Matthew Grimaldi, Ramy Najjarine, Daniel Penha, Connor O'Toole, Matthew Sutton, Sebastian Pasquali, Nikita Rukavytsya.

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