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

· Australian A-League Men

Western United

52': Riku Danzaki
56': Michael Ruhs
59': Matthew Grimaldi
66': Michael Ruhs

FT
4 - 2

Macarthur FC

17': Valère Germain (P)
24': Ulises Dávila

About

Western United are hosting Macarthur FC at Ironbark Fields, 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.
2': Attempt blocked. Valère Germain (Macarthur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kearyn Baccus with a headed pass.
2': Attempt blocked. Yianni Nicolaou (Macarthur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
2': Attempt missed. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yianni Nicolaou.
2': Attempt saved. Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel De Silva.
7': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Yianni Nicolaou.
10': Attempt blocked. Yianni Nicolaou (Macarthur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphael Borges Rodrigues.
11': Attempt blocked. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Jurman.
12': Foul by Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur).
12': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Matthew Jurman.
15': Attempt missed. Joshua Risdon (Western United) header from very close range misses to the left following a corner.
16': Penalty Macarthur. Raphael Borges Rodrigues draws a foul in the penalty area.
16': Penalty conceded by Kane Vidmar (Western United) after a foul in the penalty area.
16': Kane Vidmar (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17': Goal! Western United 0, Macarthur 1. Valère Germain (Macarthur) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
19': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Tomislav Uskok.
20': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Yianni Nicolaou.
20': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riku Danzaki.
21': Attempt blocked. Valère Germain (Macarthur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ulises Dávila.
22': Attempt saved. Michael Ruhs (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
22': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
22': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
22': Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Goal! Western United 0, Macarthur 2. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel De Silva with a headed pass.
26': Foul by Sebastian Pasquali (Western United).
26': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Attempt missed. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Pasquali.
30': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Tomislav Uskok.
33': Foul by Kearyn Baccus (Macarthur).
33': Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Offside, Western United. Michael Ruhs is caught offside.
34': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Riku Danzaki (Western United) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
35': VAR Decision: No Goal Western United 0-2 Macarthur.
35': Lachlan Wales (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
37': Attempt blocked. Ivan Vujica (Macarthur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
37': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Ben Garuccio.
38': Attempt missed. Daniel De Silva (Macarthur) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Clayton Lewis with a cross following a corner.
38': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Foul by Ivan Vujica (Macarthur).
38': Ivan Vujica (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Attempt missed. Daniel Penha (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Ruhs.
41': Attempt missed. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Valère Germain.
41': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross.
43': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
43': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Penha (Western United).
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+1': Substitution, Western United. Matthew Grimaldi replaces Daniel Penha because of an injury.
45'+5': Foul by Yianni Nicolaou (Macarthur).
45'+5': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+6': First Half ends, Western United 0, Macarthur 2.
45': Second Half begins Western United 0, Macarthur 2.
47': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Tomislav Uskok.
48': Attempt blocked. Joshua Risdon (Western United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross.
49': Offside, Macarthur. Raphael Borges Rodrigues is caught offside.
51': Attempt saved. Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
51': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Ivan Vujica.
51': Attempt blocked. Ben Garuccio (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Grimaldi.
52': Goal! Western United 1, Macarthur 2. Riku Danzaki (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
53': Delay in match (Macarthur).
55': Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card.
55': Joshua Risdon (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
56': Goal! Western United 2, Macarthur 2. Michael Ruhs (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Risdon with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
58': VAR Decision: Goal Western United 2-2 Macarthur (Michael Ruhs).
59': Goal! Western United 3, Macarthur 2. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
60': Substitution, Macarthur. Jed Drew replaces Daniel De Silva.
60': Offside, Macarthur. Jed Drew is caught offside.
62': Foul by Ben Garuccio (Western United).
62': Jed Drew (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Ben Garuccio (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
63': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Matthew Grimaldi.
63': Foul by Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur).
63': Joshua Risdon (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Michael Ruhs (Western United) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
64': Michael Ruhs (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
65': Attempt blocked. Michael Ruhs (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
65': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Matthew Jurman.
66': Ben Garuccio (Western United) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Matthew Grimaldi following a corner.
66': James Donachie (Western United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
66': Goal! Western United 4, Macarthur 2. Michael Ruhs (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
67': Substitution, Macarthur. Jake Hollman replaces Kearyn Baccus.
68': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Kane Vidmar.
69': Attempt blocked. Jake Hollman (Macarthur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jed Drew.
69': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Valère Germain (Macarthur).
71': Attempt missed. Joshua Risdon (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Pasquali.
71': Foul by Jake Hollman (Macarthur).
71': Kane Vidmar (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
74': Attempt missed. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matthew Grimaldi.
74': Attempt saved. Jed Drew (Macarthur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphael Borges Rodrigues.
75': Foul by Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur).
75': Michael Ruhs (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Attempt saved. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Risdon.
77': Attempt saved. Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valère Germain.
77': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Tom Heward-Belle.
77': Attempt missed. Valère Germain (Macarthur) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Clayton Lewis with a cross following a corner.
78': Substitution, Macarthur. Tommy Smith replaces Tomislav Uskok.
78': Substitution, Macarthur. Lachlan Rose replaces Clayton Lewis.
80': Delay in match because of an injury James Donachie (Western United).
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81': Substitution, Western United. Zach Lisolajski replaces James Donachie because of an injury.
81': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Lachlan Rose (Macarthur).
81': Lachlan Rose (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Foul by Ulises Dávila (Macarthur).
83': Zach Lisolajski (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Substitution, Western United. Oliver Lavale replaces Lachlan Wales.
83': Substitution, Western United. Nikita Rukavytsya replaces Michael Ruhs.
84': Foul by Riku Danzaki (Western United).
84': Yianni Nicolaou (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Offside, Western United. Nikita Rukavytsya is caught offside.
86': Attempt missed. Lachlan Rose (Macarthur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Valère Germain with a cross.
86': Attempt blocked. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphael Borges Rodrigues.
86': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Angus Thurgate.
87': Attempt missed. Tommy Smith (Macarthur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lachlan Rose with a cross following a corner.
89': Attempt saved. Nikita Rukavytsya (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matthew Grimaldi with a through ball.
89': Attempt blocked. Nikita Rukavytsya (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Risdon.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Angus Thurgate.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Joshua Risdon (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Angus Thurgate.
90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Nikita Rukavytsya (Western United).
90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+4': Nikita Rukavytsya went off injured after Western United had used all subs.
90'+5': Foul by Oliver Lavale (Western United).
90'+5': Tommy Smith (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Attempt missed. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jed Drew.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Western United 4, Macarthur 2.
0': Match ends, Western United 4, Macarthur 2.

Statistics

MAC		WTU
10	Fouls	8
3	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	8
6	Saves	3
51	Possession	49
20	SHOTS	26
5	ON GOAL	10
0.3	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
384	Accurate Passes	386
474	Passes	456
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
8	Accurate Crosses	3
15	Crosses	19
0.5	Cross %	0.2
56	Long Balls	34
24	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
8	Blocked Shots	8
11	Effective Tackles	17
15	Tackles	23
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
8	Interceptions	10
30	Effective Clearances	19
30	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Ironbark Fields
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 3,430

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

Western United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Tom Heward-Belle (GK)
4	James Donachie
22	Kane Vidmar
17	Ben Garuccio
19	Joshua Risdon
21	Sebastian Pasquali
32	Angus Thurgate
77	Riku Danzaki
8	Lachlan Wales
9	Michael Ruhs
11	Daniel Penha

Western United Substitutes:

Nikita Rukavytsya, Connor O'Toole, Oliver Lavale, Matthew Grimaldi, Matthew Sutton, Steven Lustica, Zach Lisolajski.

Macarthur FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Filip Kurto (GK)
4	Matthew Jurman
6	Tomislav Uskok
13	Ivan Vujica
22	Yianni Nicolaou
10	Ulises Dávila
23	Clayton Lewis
15	Kearyn Baccus
98	Valère Germain
17	Raphael Borges Rodrigues
7	Danny De Silva

Macarthur FC Substitutes:

Lachlan Rose, Alex Robinson, Tommy Smith, Jake Hollman, Kristian Popovic, Charles M'Mombwa, Jed Drew.

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