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

· Australian A-League Men

Western United

FT
0 - 2

Auckland FC

44': Guillermo May
45'+2': Max Mata

About

Western United are hosting Auckland FC at Ironbark Fields, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

40': Jordan Lauton (Western United) Yellow Card at 40'
44': Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Goal at 44'
45'+2': Max Mata (Auckland FC) Goal at 47'
66': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) Substitution at 66'
69': Marlee Francois (Auckland FC) Substitution at 69'
69': Jesse Randall (Auckland FC) Substitution at 69'
69': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 69'
77': Tate Russell (Western United) Substitution at 77'
77': Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) Substitution at 77'
80': Callan Elliot (Auckland FC) Substitution at 80'
83': Michael Ruhs (Western United) Substitution at 83'
90'+1': Adama Coulibaly (Auckland FC) Substitution at 91'
90'+5': Ben Garuccio (Western United) Yellow Card at 95'

Statistics

AFC		WTU
9	Fouls	9
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	0
36.9	Possession	63.1
11	SHOTS	11
2	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.3
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	4
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: Ironbark Fields
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 3,862

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	19	+19	41
2	Western United	20	+12	35
3	Melbourne City FC	19	+10	34
4	Melbourne Victory	20	+8	33

Full Table

Line-Ups

Western United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
33	Matthew Sutton (GK)
30	Dylan Leonard
6	Tomoki Imai
17	Ben Garuccio
29	Charbel Shamoon
44	Jordan Lauton
23	Rhys Bozinovski
20	Abel Walatee
77	Riku Danzaki
19	Noah Botic
9	Hiroshi Ibusuki

Western United Substitutes:

Tate Russell, Sebastian Pasquali, Luke Vickery, Matthew Grimaldi, Michael Vonja, Kane Vidmar, Michael Ruhs.

Auckland FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Alex Paulsen (GK)
4	Nando Pijnaker
5	Tommy Smith
15	Francis DeVries
2	Hiroki Sakai
28	Felipe Gallegos
22	Jake Brimmer
25	Neyder Moreno
27	Logan Rogerson
10	Guillermo May
9	Max Mata

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Jesse Randall, Callan Elliot, Adama Coulibaly, William Gillion, Marlee Francois, Michael Woud, Cameron Howieson.

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