MELBOURNE. Brisbane Roar and Western United draw 1-1. Y. Abetew scored the first goal (29′) for Brisbane Roar. A. Prijović made it even (79′).
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Shaun Evans assisted by Andrew Meimarakis and Adam Powers. The 4th official was Adam Bavcar. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.2 degrees Celsius or 64.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 9 Total 14
- 3 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 10
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 128 Attack 106
- 56 Dangerous attack 52
- 81 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 8
Fouls
- 7 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Western United was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Brisbane Roar that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Western United had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Western United to win the match.
Western United shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Brisbane Roar shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Western United received 1 yellow card (Peter Butler). Regarding the opposition, Brisbane Roar didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Western United will have 11 points like Wellington Phoenix to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Brisbane Roar will have 12 points like Adelaide United and Newcastle Jets to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Western United will play away against Perth Glory on the 29th of April with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Western United (1 draw).
Brisbane Roar will play away agasint Melbourne Victory on the 29th of April with a 20-18 head to head record in favor of Melbourne Victory (11 draws).
Western United – Formation
Western United
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Western United started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager John Aloisi decided to play with the following team: Jamie Young , Joshua Risdon , Tomoki Imai , Léo Lacroix , Ben Garuccio , Lachlan Wales , Neil Kilkenny , Tongo Doumbia , Connor Pain , Alessandro Diamanti and Aleksandar Prijović .
The home team had on the bench: Rhys Bozinovski , Ryan Scott, Dylan Wenzel-Halls, Dylan Pierias , Jacob Tratt, Noah Botic and Nicolas Milanovic .
Substitutions
Western United made 4 changes: Connor Pain for Nicolas Milanovic (46′), Tongo Doumbia for Rhys Bozinovski (56′), Peter Butler for Dylan Pierias (56′) and Ben Garuccio for Noah Botic (76′).
Best player: Joshua Risdon
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Western United was Joshua Risdon.
His rating is with 72 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 24. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Brisbane Roar – Formation
Brisbane Roar
Brisbane Roar started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Warren Moon played with: Jordan Holmes , Scott Neville , Tom Aldred , Connor Chapman , Joseph Knowles , Jay O’Shea , Kai Trewin , Jordan Courtney-Perkins , Henry Hore , Nikola Mileusnić and Carlo Armiento .
These were the players on the bench: Jez Lofthouse, Jack Hingert , Rahmat Akbari , Riku Danzaki , Louis Zabala, Macklin Freke and Cyrus Dehmie.
Substitutions
Brisbane Roar made 4 changes: Nikola Mileusnić for Riku Danzaki (56′), Henry Hore for Jack Hingert (56′), Yared Abetew for Rahmat Akbari (69′) and Joe Knowles for Cyrus Dehmie (83′).
Best player: Henry Hore
The player that probably impressed the most for Brisbane Roar was Henry Hore.
His rating is with 25 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
