SYDNEY. Macarthur snatched a late win Western United 1-0 after A. Auglah scored just 1 goal (90′). Macarthur capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Alireza Faghani assisted by Anton Schetinin and Ashley Beecham. The 4th official was Tim Danaskos. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.02 degrees Celsius or 68.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Macarthur had a strong ball possession 56% while Western United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Macarthur was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Macarthur won the match​.

Macarthur shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Western United shot 12 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Macarthur received 4 yellow cards (Valère Germain, Clayton Lewis, Jake Hollman and Kearyn Baccus). Regarding the opposition, Western United received 2 yellow cards (Ben Garuccio and Tomoki Imai).

Standings

After playing this match, Macarthur has 7 points to occupy the 4th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Western United stays with 3 points (9th).

Next matches

Macarthur – Formation

Macarthur started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Mile Sterjovski decided to play with the following team: Filip Kurto (7.7), Yianni Nicolaou (7.8), Tomislav Uskok (7.5), Jonathan Aspropotamitis (7.7), Ivan Vujica (7.0), Kearyn Baccus (8.2), Clayton Lewis (7.5), Raphael Borges Rodrigues (7.0), Jake Hollman (7.5), Jed Drew (7.5) and Valère Germain (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Danijel Nizic, Ulises Dávila (7.1), Kristian Popovic (6.6), Oliver Jones (7.0), Lachlan Rose (6.4), Ali Auglah (7.5) and Matthew Millar.

Macarthur could not rely on the presence of Oliver Jones (injured).

Substitutions

Macarthur made 5 changes: Jed Drew for Ulises Dávila (76′), Jonathan Aspropotamitis for Oliver Jones (60′), Raphael Borges Rodrigues for Ali Auglah (60′), Kearyn Baccus for Kristian Popovic (86′) and Valère Germain for Lachlan Rose (86′).

Best player: Kearyn Baccus​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Macarthur was Kearyn Baccus even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 77 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Western United – Formation

Western United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

John Aloisi played with: Tom Heward-Belle (7.9), Josh Risdon (8.2), Tomoki Imai (7.3), Kane Vidmar (6.8), Ben Garuccio (6.3), Lachlan Wales (7.0), Angus Thurgate (6.7), Steven Lustica (7.0), Riku Danzaki (6.8), Noah Botic (6.8) and Michael Ruhs (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ramy Najjarine (7.0), Daniel Penha  (6.6), Nikita Rukavytsya (6.8), Sebastian Pasquali (6.8), Connor O’Toole, Matt Sutton and Matthew Grimaldi.

Western United could not rely on the presence of Nikita Rukavytsya (injured), Sebastian Pasquali (injured) and Connor O’Toole (injured).

Substitutions

Western United made 5 changes: Michael Ruhs for Daniel Penha  (46′), Riku Danzaki for Ramy Najjarine (64′), Noah Botic for Nikita Rukavytsya (64′), Steven Lustica for Sebastian Pasquali (72′) and Kane Vidmar for Connor O’Toole (87′).

Best player: Josh Risdon​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Western United was Josh Risdon.

His rating is (8.2) with 56 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 20. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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

• Wellington Phoenix – Brisbane Roar – 5-2
• Macarthur – Western United – 1-0
• Melbourne Victory – Adelaide United – 1-1
• Perth Glory – Central Coast Mariners – 2-0