Brisbane Roar and Western United draw 2-2 on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS

BRISBANE. Brisbane Roar recovers against Western United with a goal on the N. Rukavytsya 6' and a goal on the N. Botic 79'.

Brisbane Roar and Western United draw 2-2 on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS

BRISBANE. Brisbane Roar bounces back against Western United with a goal on the N. Rukavytsya 6′ and a goal on the N. Botic 79′. Brisbane Roar was much superior in terms of ball possession (63%)​

The match was played at the Suncorp Stadium stadium in Brisbane on Friday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Casey Reibelt with the collaboration of Ashley Beecham and Joey Lee. The 4th official was Alex King. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.39 degrees Celsius or 92.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 20 Total 7
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 1
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 116 Attack 78
  • 56 Dangerous attack 31
  • 100 Ball safe 84
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 13 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Brisbane Roar was in firm control of the ball 63% while Western United was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Brisbane Roar was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Brisbane Roar to win the match​.

Brisbane Roar shot 20 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Western United shot 7 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Brisbane Roar received 2 yellow cards (Joe Caletti and Jack Hingert). On the opposite side, Western United received 2 yellow cards (Rhys Bozinovski and Lachlan Wales).

Match Timeline

6'
Nikita Rukavytsya(goal)Lachlan Wales
42'
Lachlan Wales- Yellow
J. Hingert- Yellow
44'
Joe Caletti - sub ->Jay O\'Shea
46'
Marco Rojas- sub ->Nikola Mileusnic
46'
Joe Caletti - Yellow
49'
T. Waddingham(goal)Florin Bérenguer
58'
59'
Rhys Bozinovski - sub ->Sebastian Pasquali
A. Majok- sub ->Florin Bérenguer
59'
60'
Noah Botic - sub ->Nikita Rukavytsya
70'
Riku Danzaki- sub ->Lachlan Wales
72'
Rhys Bozinovski - Yellow
Corey Brown- sub ->Antonee Burke-Gilroy
74'
79'
Noah Botic (goal)Riku Danzaki
Jonas Markovski- sub ->Thomas Waddingham
80'
Jonas Markovski(goal)Corey Brown 
90'

Standings

After playing this match, Brisbane Roar has 22 points like Melbourne City to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, Western United will has 12 points to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

Brisbane Roar – Formation

Brisbane Roar
G
M. Freke 1.Australia
6.7
D
Tom Aldred  5.Scotland
7.3
D
J. Hingert 19.Australia
5.8
44'
D
Antonee Burke-Gilroy 21.Australia
7.3
74'
D
K. Trewin 27.Australia
7.0
M
7.5
59'
M
Nikola Mileusnic 10.Australia
6.4
46'
M
Henry Hore 13.Australia
7.7
M
Keegan Jelacic 23.Australia
6.8
M
J. O'Shea 26.Republic of Ireland
7.1
46'
F
T. Waddingham 16.Australia
7.5
80' Goals58'
Substitutes
G
Matt Acton 29.Australia
D
Corey Brown 3.Australia
7.7
74'
D
J. Nikolovski 32.Australia
M
Joe Caletti  6.Australia
6.7
46' 49'
M
A. Majok 99.South Sudan
6.7
59'
F
Jonas Markovski 8.Australia
7.5
80' Goals90'
F
Marco Rojas 20.New Zealand
6.6
46'

Brisbane Roar adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Ben Cahn decided to play with the following team: Macklin Freke (6.7), Jack Hingert (5.8), Tom Aldred  (7.3), Kai Trewin (7.0), Antonee Burke-Gilroy (7.3), Nikola Mileusnic (6.4), Jay O’Shea (7.1), Henry Hore  (7.7), Keegan Jelacic (6.8), Florin Bérenguer (7.5) and Thomas Waddingham (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Corey Brown  (7.7), Joe Caletti (6.7), Jonas Markovski (7.5), Marco Rojas (6.6), Matt Acton, James Nikolovski and Ayom Majok (6.7).

Brisbane Roar could not rely on the presence of Joe Caletti (injured).

Substitutions

Brisbane Roar made 5 changes: Nikola Mileusnic for Marco Rojas (46′), Jay O’Shea for Joe Caletti (46′), Florin Bérenguer for Ayom Majok (59′), Antonee Burke-Gilroy for Corey Brown  (74′) and Thomas Waddingham for Jonas Markovski (80′).

Player of the match: Corey Brown ​

The most impressive player for Brisbane Roar was Corey Brown .

His rating is 7.7 with 12 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.

His performance was exceptional also because he commenced the encounter from the bench before entering in the 74′.

Western United – Formation

Western United
G
Matt Sutton 33.Australia
7.3
D
Tomoki Imai 6.Japan
7.0
D
Josh Risdon  19.Australia
7.1
D
Kane Vidmar 22.Australia
6.4
M
Lachlan Wales 8.Australia
6.7
70' 42'
M
Sebastian Pasquali 21.Australia
6.8
59'
M
Angus Thurgate 32.Australia
7.0
M
Matthew Grimaldi 39.Australia
7.3
85'
F
Michael Ruhs 9.Australia
6.4
F
Nikita Rukavytsya 13.Australia
7.3
60' Goals6'
Substitutes
G
Michael Vonja 70.Australia
M
Steven Lustica 10.Australia
M
Rhys Bozinovski  42.Australia
6.3
59' 72'
M
Riku Danzaki 77.Japan
6.7
70'
F
Noah Botic  38.Australia
7.7
60' Goals79'

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

John Aloisi played with: Matt Sutton (7.3), Khoder Kaddour (6.8), Tomoki Imai (7.0), Kane Vidmar (6.4), Josh Risdon (7.1), Lachlan Wales (6.7), Sebastian Pasquali (6.8), Angus Thurgate (7.0), Matthew Grimaldi (7.3), Nikita Rukavytsya (7.3) and Michael Ruhs (6.4).

They had on the bench: Steven Lustica, Charbel Awni Shamoon (6.8), Luke Vickery (6.4), Noah Botic (7.7), Rhys Bozinovski (6.3), Michael Vonja and Riku Danzaki (6.7).

Substitutions

Western United made 3 changes: Lachlan Wales for Riku Danzaki (70′), Sebastian Pasquali for Rhys Bozinovski (59′) and Nikita Rukavytsya for Noah Botic (60′).

Player of the match: Noah Botic​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Western United was Noah Botic.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 2 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 3.

His performance was fantastic also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 60′.

Results of the day

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