BALLARAT. Western United overcomes Perth Glory 1-0 after N. Botic scored just 1 goal (53′). Western United was surely superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Mars Stadium (Ballarat) stadium in Ballarat on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Shaun Evans with the help of George Lakrindis and Andrew Meimarakis. The 4th official was Lachlan Keevers. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 21.23 degrees Celsius or 70.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 24 Total 12
- 7 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 9
- 9 Shots blocked 3
- 139 Attack 83
- 77 Dangerous attack 30
- 75 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
Fouls
- 9 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Western United had a strong ball possession 63% while Perth Glory was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Western United was more pushing with 77 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Western United won the match.
Western United shot 24 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Perth Glory shot 12 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Western United received 1 yellow card (Ben Garuccio). On the opposite side, Perth Glory received 1 yellow card (Joshua Rawlins).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Western United has 15 points to sit in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Perth Glory will stays with 20 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
Western United – Formation
Western United
90'
79'
53'
Western United adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager John Aloisi decided to play with the following team: Matt Sutton , Josh Risdon , Tomoki Imai , Kane Vidmar , Ben Garuccio , Lachlan Wales , Sebastian Pasquali , Angus Thurgate , Matthew Grimaldi , Noah Botic and Michael Ruhs .
The home team had on the bench: Daniel Penha , Nikita Rukavytsya, Charbel Awni Shamoon, Rhys Bozinovski , Khoder Kaddour , Michael Vonja and Riku Danzaki .
Substitutions
Western United made 4 changes: Michael Ruhs for Riku Danzaki (64′), Lachlan Wales for Daniel Penha (64′), Angus Thurgate for Rhys Bozinovski (79′) and Noah Botic for Nikita Rukavytsya (90′).
Player of the match: Ben Garuccio
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Western United was Ben Garuccio even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 62 passes (89% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.
Perth Glory – Formation
Perth Glory
Also Perth Glory adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Alen Stajcic played with: Oliver Sail , Joshua Rawlins , Darryl Lachman , Aleksandar Susnjar , Riley Warland , Daniel Bennie , Jacob Muir , Giordano Colli , Jarrod Carluccio , Adam Taggart and Stefan Colakovski .
These were the players on the bench: Mustafa Amini , David Williams , Cameron Cook, Trent Ostler , Jayden Gorman, Kaelan Majekodunmi and Joel Anasmo .
Perth Glory could not rely on the presence of Kaelan Majekodunmi (injured).
Substitutions
Perth Glory made 4 changes: Jacob Muir for Mustafa Amini (46′), Stefan Colakovski for David Williams (59′), Aleksandar Susnjar for Kaelan Majekodunmi (67′) and Joshua Rawlins for Trent Ostler (79′).
Player of the match: Darryl Lachman
The player that probably impressed the most for Perth Glory was Darryl Lachman.
His rating is with 58 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
- Western United – Perth Glory – 1-0
- Newcastle Jets – Central Coast Mariners – 0-1
- Western Sydney Wanderers – Sydney – 1-4
