Western United recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Brisbane Roar 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

GEELONG. Western United was capable to turn the tables against Brisbane Roar to win 2-1.

December 16, 2023

GEELONG. Western United was able to turn the tables against Brisbane Roar to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Brisbane Roar to strike first with a penalty of Jay O’Shea at the 69′. Then it was a penalty in the 83′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Josh Risdon gave the win to Western United in the 90′ minute.

The match was played at the GMHBA Stadium stadium in Geelong on Friday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Jack Morgan with the support of Daniel Illievski and Joanna Kate Charaktis. The 4th official was Adam Bavcar. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.83 degrees Celsius or 67.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.

Match Statistics

Western United

2 - 1

Brisbane Roar

48 Ball Possession 52

Shots

17 Total 11
7 On Target 3
5 Off Target 7
5 Shots blocked 1

121 Attack 97
62 Dangerous attack 30
78 Ball safe 84

1 Penalties 1
5 Corners 4
2 Off Sides 3

Fouls

8 Total 11
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Western United was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Brisbane Roar that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Western United had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Western United won the match.

Western United shot 17 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Brisbane Roar shot 11 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Western United received 3 yellow cards (Matthew Grimaldi, John Aloisi and Matthew Grimaldi). Regarding the opposition, Brisbane Roar received 3 yellow cards (Louis Zabala, Jay O’Shea and Jez Lofthouse).

Match Timeline

10'

L. Zabala- Yellow

Daniel Penha(VAR)

73'

31'

J. O'Shea- Yellow

37'

J. Lofthouse- Yellow

36'

J. Lofthouse(VAR_CARD)

60'

Carlo Armiento- sub ->Jez Lofthouse

69'

J. O'Shea(penalty)

Ramy Najjarine - sub ->Riku Danzaki

71'

Michael Ruhs- sub ->Noah Botic

71'

72'

Alex Parsons- sub ->Taras Gomulka

Daniel Penha(penalty)

83'

Daniel Penha(VAR)

75'

Rhys Bozinovski - sub ->Sebastian Pasquali

76'

Josh Risdon (VAR)

81'

88'

J. Nikolovski- sub ->Louis Zabala

Josh Risdon (goal)Lachlan Wales

90'

Matthew Grimaldi- sub ->Lachlan Wales

90'

Matthew Grimaldi- Yellow

90'

Matthew Grimaldi- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Central Coast Mariners

Western Sydney Wanderers

After this encounter, Western United has 6 points like Sydney to sit in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Brisbane Roar will stays with 14 points like Wellington Phoenix to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

Western United – Formation

Western United

Tom Heward-Belle 1.Australia

7.0

Tomoki Imai 6.Japan

6.7

Ben Garuccio 17.Australia

7.7

Josh Risdon 19.Australia

8.4

90'

Jacob Tratt 27.Australia

7.0

Lachlan Wales 8.Australia

7.8

90'

Daniel Penha 11.Brazil

8.1

83'

Sebastian Pasquali 21.Australia

7.0

76'

Angus Thurgate 32.Australia

7.3

Riku Danzaki 77.Japan

6.3

71'

Noah Botic 38.Australia

7.3

71'

Substitutes

Matt Sutton 33.Australia

Kane Vidmar 22.Australia

Steven Lustica 10.Australia

Matthew Grimaldi 39.Australia

90'

Rhys Bozinovski 42.Australia

6.8

76'

Ramy Najjarine 7.Australia

6.8

71'

Michael Ruhs 9.Australia

6.4

71'

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

The manager John Aloisi decided to play with the following team: Tom Heward-Belle (7.0), Josh Risdon (8.4), Tomoki Imai (6.7), Jacob Tratt (7.0), Ben Garuccio (7.7), Lachlan Wales (7.8), Angus Thurgate (7.3), Sebastian Pasquali (7.0), Riku Danzaki (6.3), Daniel Penha (8.1) and Noah Botic (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Ramy Najjarine (6.8), Michael Ruhs (6.4), Steven Lustica, Kane Vidmar, Matt Sutton, Matthew Grimaldi and Rhys Bozinovski (6.8).

Substitutions

Western United made 4 changes: Noah Botic for Michael Ruhs (71′), Riku Danzaki for Ramy Najjarine (71′), Lachlan Wales for Matthew Grimaldi (90′) and Sebastian Pasquali for Rhys Bozinovski (76′).

Player of the match: Josh Risdon

The most impressive player for Western United was Josh Risdon.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 60 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.

Brisbane Roar – Formation

Brisbane Roar

M. Freke 1.Australia

7.5

Tom Aldred 5.Scotland

6.6

J. Hingert 19.Australia

6.1

K. Trewin 27.Australia

6.7

L. Zabala 35.Australia

7.1

88'

10'

Joe Caletti 6.Australia

7.0

Nikola Mileusnic 10.Australia

7.0

J. Lofthouse 11.Australia

7.0

60'

37'

Taras Gomulka 12.Australia

6.8

72'

J. O'Shea 26.Republic of Ireland

7.3

31'

69'

T. Waddingham 16.Australia

7.3

Substitutes

Matt Acton 29.Australia

J. Nikolovski 32.Australia

6.4

88'

Shae Cahill 18.England

R. Brownlie 14.Australia

Carlo Armiento 17.Australia

7.3

60'

Alex Parsons 22.Australia

6.3

72'

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

Ross Aloisi played with: Macklin Freke (7.5), Louis Zabala (7.1), Kai Trewin (6.7), Tom Aldred (6.6), Jack Hingert (6.1), Taras Gomulka (6.8), Jay O’Shea (7.3), Nikola Mileusnic (7.0), Joe Caletti (7.0), Jez Lofthouse (7.0) and Thomas Waddingham (7.3).

They had on the bench: Rylan Brownlie, Carlo Armiento (7.3), Shae Cahill, Alex Parsons (6.3), Matt Acton, James Nikolovski (6.4) and Dylan Meinicke.

Substitutions

Brisbane Roar made 3 changes: Jez Lofthouse for Carlo Armiento (60′), Taras Gomulka for Alex Parsons (72′) and Louis Zabala for James Nikolovski (88′).