Western United vs Brisbane Roar, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Western United

75':
83': Daniel Penha (P)
90'+1': Joshua Risdon

FT
2 - 1

Brisbane Roar

69': Jay O'Shea (P)

About

Western United are hosting Brisbane Roar at AAMI Park, Melbourne, 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.
3': Foul by Sebastian Pasquali (Western United).
3': Jez Lofthouse (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Attempt saved. Riku Danzaki (Western United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Risdon with a cross.
6': Attempt missed. Jez Lofthouse (Brisbane Roar) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nikola Mileusnic with a cross.
7': Hand ball by Nikola Mileusnic (Brisbane Roar).
8': Nikola Mileusnic (Brisbane Roar) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jay O'Shea.
8': Attempt saved. Riku Danzaki (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Penha with a through ball.
9': Attempt saved. Ben Garuccio (Western United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Noah Botic.
9': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Macklin Freke.
10': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Garuccio.
10': Delay in match because of an injury Riku Danzaki (Western United).
10': Louis Zabala (Brisbane Roar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
14': Foul by Ben Garuccio (Western United).
14': Nikola Mileusnic (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Foul by Taras Gomulka (Brisbane Roar).
16': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
19': VAR Decision: No Penalty Western United.
21': Foul by Jay O'Shea (Brisbane Roar).
21': Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Foul by Jez Lofthouse (Brisbane Roar).
22': Tomoki Imai (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Kai Trewin.
26': Corner, Brisbane Roar. Conceded by Jacob Tratt.
29': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riku Danzaki.
30': Foul by Taras Gomulka (Brisbane Roar).
30': Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Jay O'Shea (Brisbane Roar).
31': Jay O'Shea (Brisbane Roar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Offside, Western United. Lachlan Wales is caught offside.
34': Attempt blocked. Angus Thurgate (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Botic.
35': Foul by Jez Lofthouse (Brisbane Roar).
35': Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Jez Lofthouse (Brisbane Roar).
37': Jez Lofthouse (Brisbane Roar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Offside, Brisbane Roar. Louis Zabala is caught offside.
43': Attempt missed. Daniel Penha (Western United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross.
44': Corner, Brisbane Roar. Conceded by Angus Thurgate.
44': Attempt blocked. Jack Hingert (Brisbane Roar) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
44': Corner, Brisbane Roar. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
45': Attempt missed. Joe Caletti (Brisbane Roar) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Noah Botic with a through ball.
45'+3': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Jack Hingert.
45'+6': First Half ends, Western United 0, Brisbane Roar 0.
45': Second Half begins Western United 0, Brisbane Roar 0.
47': Attempt saved. Jez Lofthouse (Brisbane Roar) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
47': Corner, Brisbane Roar. Conceded by Tom Heward-Belle.
48': Attempt missed. Thomas Waddingham (Brisbane Roar) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jay O'Shea with a cross following a corner.
49': Foul by Ben Garuccio (Western United).
49': Nikola Mileusnic (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Thomas Waddingham (Brisbane Roar).
51': Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Sebastian Pasquali (Western United).
53': Jez Lofthouse (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Offside, Brisbane Roar. Nikola Mileusnic is caught offside.
59': Attempt blocked. Joshua Risdon (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Botic.
59': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Tom Aldred.
59': Attempt missed. Joshua Risdon (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
60': Substitution, Brisbane Roar. Carlo Armiento replaces Jez Lofthouse.
60': Daniel Penha (Western United) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ben Garuccio.
65': Attempt blocked. Noah Botic (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
66': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Angus Thurgate with a cross.
67': Attempt saved. Carlo Armiento (Brisbane Roar) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
67': Penalty Brisbane Roar. Thomas Waddingham draws a foul in the penalty area.
67': Penalty conceded by Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) after a foul in the penalty area.
69': Goal! Western United 0, Brisbane Roar 1. Jay O'Shea (Brisbane Roar) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
71': Substitution, Western United. Michael Ruhs replaces Noah Botic.
71': Substitution, Western United. Ramy Najjarine replaces Riku Danzaki.
72': Substitution, Brisbane Roar. Alex Parsons replaces Taras Gomulka.
73': Offside, Western United. Michael Ruhs is caught offside.
73': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Daniel Penha (Western United) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
75': VAR Decision: No Goal Western United 0-1 Brisbane Roar.
75': Alex Parsons (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
76': Foul by Michael Ruhs (Western United).
76': Nikola Mileusnic (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Substitution, Western United. Rhys Bozinovski replaces Sebastian Pasquali.
76': Attempt missed. Jack Hingert (Brisbane Roar) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
77': Hand ball by Michael Ruhs (Western United).
79': Penalty conceded by Jack Hingert (Brisbane Roar) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
81': VAR Decision: Penalty Western United.
83': Goal! Western United 1, Brisbane Roar 1. Daniel Penha (Western United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
85': Foul by Alex Parsons (Brisbane Roar).
85': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Alex Parsons (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
85': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
85': Joe Caletti (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Attempt missed. Carlo Armiento (Brisbane Roar) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jay O'Shea.
87': Offside, Brisbane Roar. Nikola Mileusnic is caught offside.
88': Substitution, Brisbane Roar. James Nikolovski replaces Louis Zabala.
88': Attempt missed. Alex Parsons (Brisbane Roar) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlo Armiento with a through ball.
88': Carlo Armiento (Brisbane Roar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Foul by Ramy Najjarine (Western United).
90': Ben Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Thomas Waddingham (Brisbane Roar).
90'+1': Corner, Western United. Conceded by James Nikolovski.
90'+1': Goal! Western United 2, Brisbane Roar 1. Joshua Risdon (Western United) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross following a corner.
90'+2': Substitution, Western United. Matthew Grimaldi replaces Lachlan Wales.
90'+4': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Penha (Western United).
90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+5': Foul by Thomas Waddingham (Brisbane Roar).
90'+5': Jacob Tratt (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+9': Attempt missed. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Ramy Najjarine.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Western United 2, Brisbane Roar 1.
0': Match ends, Western United 2, Brisbane Roar 1.
0': Match ends, Western United 2, Brisbane Roar 1.

Statistics

BRR		WTU
12	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	2
51.9	Possession	48.1
11	SHOTS	17
3	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
419	Accurate Passes	393
530	Passes	486
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	6
10	Crosses	22
0.4	Cross %	0.3
60	Long Balls	60
17	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	5
10	Effective Tackles	5
19	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.3
10	Interceptions	18
15	Effective Clearances	13
15	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 2,842

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

Western United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Tom Heward-Belle (GK)
27	Jacob Tratt
6	Tomoki Imai
17	Ben Garuccio
19	Joshua Risdon
21	Sebastian Pasquali
32	Angus Thurgate
77	Riku Danzaki
8	Lachlan Wales
38	Noah Botic
11	Daniel Penha

Western United Substitutes:

Ramy Najjarine, Steven Lustica, Kane Vidmar, Michael Ruhs, Matthew Grimaldi, Matthew Sutton, Rhys Bozinovski.

Brisbane Roar (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Macklin Freke (GK)
5	Tom Aldred
27	Kai Trewin
19	Jack Hingert
35	Louis Zabala
6	Joe Caletti
26	Jay O'Shea
12	Taras Gomulka
16	Thomas Waddingham
11	Jez Lofthouse
10	Nikola Mileusnic

Brisbane Roar Substitutes:

Dylan Meinicke, Matt Acton, Shae Cahill, James Nikolovski, Alex Parsons, Carlo Armiento, Rylan Brownlie.

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