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

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC

32': Harry Politidis
59': Benjamin Mazzeo

FT
2 - 0

Western United

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

32': Harry Politidis (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 32'
41': Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 41'
41': Angus Thurgate (Western United) Yellow Card at 41'
51': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 51'
59': Benjamin Mazzeo (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 59'
63': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 63'
64': Luke Vickery (Western United) Substitution at 64'
64': Noah Botic (Western United) Substitution at 64'
64': Kane Vidmar (Western United) Substitution at 64'
73': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 73'
73': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 73'
73': German Ferreyra (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 73'
73': Jake Najdovski (Western United) Substitution at 73'
73': Ramy Najjarine (Western United) Substitution at 73'
84': Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 84'
86': Benjamin Dunbar (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 86'
90': Benjamin Dunbar (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 90'
90': Rhys Bozinovski (Western United) Yellow Card at 90'

Statistics

WTU		MCY
6	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	2
4	Saves	2
51.7	Possession	48.3
7	SHOTS	14
2	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.4
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
3	Blocked Shots	2
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: 5,018

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	15	+12	33
2	Adelaide United	14	+7	28
3	Melbourne Victory	15	+7	25
4	Western United	15	+6	25

Full Table

Line-Ups

Melbourne City FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
33	Patrick Beach (GK)
26	Samuel Souprayen
27	Kai Trewin
6	Steven Ugarkovic
16	Aziz Behich
2	Callum Talbot
41	Lawrence Wong
13	Nathaniel Atkinson
38	Harry Politidis
46	Benjamin Mazzeo
20	Arion Sulemani

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Michael Ghossaini, Jamie Young, Kavian Rahmani, Medin Memeti, German Ferreyra, Benjamin Dunbar, Zane Schreiber.

Western United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
33	Matthew Sutton (GK)
30	Dylan Leonard
6	Tomoki Imai
17	Ben Garuccio
13	Tate Russell
32	Angus Thurgate
23	Rhys Bozinovski
77	Riku Danzaki
10	Matthew Grimaldi
9	Hiroshi Ibusuki
24	Michael Ruhs

Western United Substitutes:

Kane Vidmar, Ramy Najjarine, Tom Heward-Belle, Jake Najdovski, Noah Botic, Luke Vickery, James York.

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