Australian A-League Men

Western United vs Melbourne Victory, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western United
  • 43': Daniel Penha
  • 90': Ben Garuccio
FT
2 - 2
Melbourne Victory
  • 70': Ben Folami
  • 79': Christopher Ikonomidis

About

Western United are hosting Melbourne Victory 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.
  • 1': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 1': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Ben Garuccio.
  • 3': Hand ball by Damien Da Silva (Melbourne Victory).
  • 4': VAR Decision: No Penalty Melbourne Victory.
  • 6': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Nishan Velupillay.
  • 8': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Connor Chapman.
  • 14': Foul by Ben Garuccio (Western United).
  • 14': Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Foul by Michael Ruhs (Western United).
  • 16': Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Pasquali.
  • 20': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
  • 20': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay.
  • 27': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United).
  • 27': Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Tomoki Imai (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Foul by Michael Ruhs (Western United).
  • 28': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by James Donachie (Western United).
  • 29': Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Jason Geria.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Grimaldi.
  • 32': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
  • 33': Foul by Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory).
  • 33': Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory).
  • 34': Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Michael Ruhs (Western United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Grimaldi.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 38': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Connor Chapman.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Angus Thurgate (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 43': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Jordi Valadon (Melbourne Victory).
  • 43': Goal! Western United 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Garuccio.
  • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury James Donachie (Western United).
  • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory).
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Michael Ruhs (Western United).
  • 45'+4': Damien Da Silva (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Michael Ruhs (Western United).
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Western United 1, Melbourne Victory 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western United 1, Melbourne Victory 0.
  • 48': Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by Matthew Grimaldi (Western United).
  • 48': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Ben Garuccio.
  • 50': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Foul by Jordi Valadon (Melbourne Victory).
  • 50': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Damien Da Silva.
  • 52': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
  • 52': Hand ball by Matthew Grimaldi (Western United).
  • 53': Penalty Western United. Ben Garuccio draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 53': Penalty conceded by Salim Khelifi (Melbourne Victory) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 53': Salim Khelifi (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Penalty saved. Michael Ruhs (Western United) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 59': Substitution, Western United. Riku Danzaki replaces Matthew Grimaldi.
  • 59': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Daniel Arzani replaces Salim Khelifi.
  • 59': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Roly Bonevacia replaces Jake Brimmer.
  • 60': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Jason Geria.
  • 60': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
  • 60': Paul Izzo (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay.
  • 64': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory).
  • 65': Hand ball by Roly Bonevacia (Melbourne Victory).
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 66': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Connor Chapman.
  • 67': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Zinédine Machach.
  • 67': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami replaces Nishan Velupillay.
  • 70': Goal! Western United 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fornaroli.
  • 71': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 71': Jordi Valadon (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 72': Joshua Risdon (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Foul by Roly Bonevacia (Melbourne Victory).
  • 75': Michael Ruhs (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, Western United. Nikita Rukavytsya replaces Michael Ruhs.
  • 77': Hand ball by Ben Garuccio (Western United).
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Folami.
  • 78': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Ben Garuccio.
  • 79': Goal! Western United 1, Melbourne Victory 2. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 82': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by James Donachie.
  • 87': Ben Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Foul by Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory).
  • 88': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 88': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami is caught offside.
  • 89': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Ben Garuccio (Western United).
  • 90': Goal! Western United 2, Melbourne Victory 2. Ben Garuccio (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Penha.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Jordi Valadon (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ben Folami.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Roly Bonevacia (Melbourne Victory).
  • 90'+2': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by James Donachie.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Western United 2, Melbourne Victory 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Western United 2, Melbourne Victory 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 9
3 Saves 0
51 Possession 49
8 SHOTS 9
2 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
390 Accurate Passes 376
479 Passes 458
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 2
15 Crosses 22
0.1 Cross % 0.1
60 Long Balls 36
24 Accurate Long Balls 11
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 9
16 Tackles 22
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
9 Interceptions 12
15 Effective Clearances 27
15 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 3,058

A-League Men Table

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

Line-Ups

WTU Western United (4-4-2)

No. Name
33 Matthew Sutton (GK)
4 James Donachie
6 Tomoki Imai Yellow Card
17 Ben Garuccio
19 Joshua Risdon Yellow Card
32 Angus Thurgate
21 Sebastian Pasquali
39 Matthew Grimaldi
8 Lachlan Wales
9 Michael Ruhs
11 Daniel Penha
Western United Substitutes:
Nikita Rukavytsya, Khoder Kaddour, Michael Vonja, Steven Lustica, Luke Vickery, Riku Danzaki, Kane Vidmar.

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
20 Paul Izzo (GK)
21 Roderick Miranda Yellow Card
5 Damien Da Silva
2 Jason Geria
14 Connor Chapman
8 Zinédine Machach
22 Jake Brimmer
27 Jordi Valadon
10 Bruno Fornaroli
17 Nishan Velupillay
23 Salim Khelifi Yellow Card
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Alexander Menelaou, Christian Siciliano, Christopher Ikonomidis, Roly Bonevacia, Kasey Bos, Ben Folami, Daniel Arzani.

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