FOOTSCRAY. Western United managed to reverse the scoreline against Perth Glory to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Perth Glory to strike first with a goal of Jordan Elsey at the 22′. Then it was a goal in the 42′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Noah Botic gave the win to Western United in the 45′ minute. Perth Glory lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Whitten Oval stadium in Footscray on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Jonathon Barreiro with the assistance of Wilson Brown and Daniel Illievski. The 4th official was Jack Morgan. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 29.8 degrees Celsius or 85.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 11 Total 17
- 3 On Target 7
- 4 Off Target 8
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 90 Attack 128
- 40 Dangerous attack 60
- 89 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 4
Fouls
- 8 Total 17
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Perth Glory had a superior ball possession 58% while Western United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Perth Glory was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, Western United found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Western United shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Perth Glory shot 17 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Western United received 1 yellow card (Aleksandar Prijovic). On the opposite side, Perth Glory received 3 yellow cards (Jordan Elsey, Mustafa Amini and Mark Beevers).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Western United will have 22 points to move up in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Perth Glory will stay with 20 points like Brisbane Roar to remain in the 11th 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 6-2 head to head record in favor of Western United (1 draw).
Perth Glory will host Western United on the 29th of April with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Western United (1 draw).
Western United – Formation
Western United
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79'Western United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager John Aloisi decided to play with the following team: Jamie Young , Joshua Risdon , Tomoki Imai , Léo Lacroix , Ben Garuccio , Neil Kilkenny , Tongo Doumbia , Lachlan Wales , James Troisi , Connor Pain and Noah Botic .
The home team had on the bench: Michael Ruhs, Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Steven Lustica , Dylan Pierias , Ryan Scott, Aleksandar Prijović and Alessandro Diamanti .
Western United could not rely on the presence of Aleksandar Prijovic (injured).
Substitutions
Western United made 4 changes: James Troisi for Alessandro Diamanti (40′), Neil Kilkenny for Steven Luštica (70′), Connor Pain for Dylan Pierias (70′) and Noah Botic for Aleksandar Prijović (78′).
Best player: Tongo Doumbia
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Western United was Tongo Doumbia.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 13.
Perth Glory – Formation
Perth Glory
Perth Glory started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Ruben Zadkovich played with: Cameron Cook , Salim Khelifi , Johnny Koutroumbis , Jordan Elsey , Mark Beevers , Jack Clisby , Keegan Jelacic , Mustafa Amini , Aaron McEneff , Adam Taggart and David Williams .
They had on the bench: Pierce Clark, Adam Zimarino , Giordano Colli , Zachary Duncan , Jacob Muir, Antonee Burke-Gilroy and Luke Bodnar.
Substitutions
Perth Glory made 4 changes: John Koutroumbis for Antonee Burke Gilroy (70′), Mustafa Amini for Zach Duncan (70′), Adam Taggart for Giordano Colli (75′) and Adam Taggart for Adam Zimarino (73′).
Best player: Keegan Jelacic
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Perth Glory was Keegan Jelacic.
His rating is with 42 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
- Sydney – Melbourne Victory – 1-0
- Western Sydney Wanderers – Central Coast Mariners – 2-0
- Western United – Perth Glory – 2-1
- Wellington Phoenix – Newcastle Jets – 2-1
