PERTH. Perth Glory conquers Western Sydney Wanderers 1-0 after K. Jelacic scored just 1 goal (60′).

The match was played at the Macedonia Park stadium in Perth on Friday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Jack Morgan with the help of Josh Manella and Arvin Shanmuganathan. The 4th official was Shane Skinner. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.7 degrees Celsius or 69.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Perth Glory was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Western Sydney Wanderers that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Perth Glory had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Perth Glory won the match​.

Perth Glory shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Perth Glory received 3 yellow cards (David Williams, Joseph Forde and Jacob Muir). On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (Gabriel Cleur, Calem Nieuwenhof and Marcelo).

Standings

After this match, Perth Glory will have 10 points like Melbourne Victory to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers will stay with 18 points to move up in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Perth Glory will host Western United on the 29th of April with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Western United (1 draw).

Western Sydney Wanderers will play away agasint Melbourne City on the 28th of April with a 11-10 head to head stats in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers (6 draws).

Perth Glory – Formation

Perth Glory adopted the conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Ruben Zadkovich decided to play with the following team: Cameron Cook (7.1), Johnny Koutroumbis (7.6), Darryl Lachman (6.5), Jacob Muir (7.0), Jack Clisby (7.1), Salim Khelifi (6.8), Mustafa Amini (7.1), Luke Bodnar (7.3), Jacob Dowse (6.1), Keegan Jelacic (7.6) and Luke Ivanovic (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Matthew Hatch, Liam Reddy, Giordano Colli (6.7), David Williams (6.7), Adam Zimarino (6.4), Joseph Forde (7.0) and Zachary Duncan (6.8).

Perth Glory could not rely on the presence of Joseph Forde (injured) and Zachary Duncan (injured).

Substitutions

Perth Glory made 5 changes: Salim Khelifi for Joseph Forde (45′), Luke Ivanovic for David Williams (57′), Jacob Dowse for Adam Zimarino (57′), Luke Bodnar for Zachary Duncan (76′) and Keegan Jelacic for Giordano Colli (77′).

Best player: Johnny Koutroumbis​

The player that probably impressed the most for Perth Glory was Johnny Koutroumbis even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 53 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 11.

Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation

Also Western Sydney Wanderers adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Marko Ante Rudan played with: Lawrence Thomas (7.3), Gabriel Cleur (7.0), Tomislav Mrčela (7.3), Marcelo (6.8), Adama Traoré (6.8), Brandon Borrello (6.5), Romain Amalfitano (6.5), Calem Nieuwenhof (7.0), Kusini Yengi (6.1), Oliver Božanić (6.8) and Ramy Najjarine (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Daniel Wilmering (6.3), Alessandro Lopane, Sulejman Krpić (6.7), Daniel Margush, Alexander Badolato, Zachary Sapsford (6.2) and Ruon Tongyik.

Substitutions

Western Sydney Wanderers made 4 changes: Kusini Yengi for Sulejman Krpić (39′), Oliver Božanić for Daniel Wilmering (74′), Ramy Najjarine for Alexander Badolato (85′) and Brandon Borrello for Zachary Sapsford (85′).

Best player: Lawrence Thomas​

The most impressive player for Western Sydney Wanderers was the goalkeeper: Lawrence Thomas. His rating is 7.31. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the A-League.​

• Perth Glory – Western Sydney Wanderers – 1-0
• Melbourne Victory – Brisbane Roar – 0-1