Western United defeats Macarthur after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

MELBOURNE. Western United had a astounding comeback against Macarthur.

April 7, 2024

MELBOURNE. Western United had a fantastic comeback against Macarthur.

The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Shaun Evans assisted by George Lakrindis and Joanna Kate Charaktis. The 4th official was Daniel Cook. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 18.43 degrees Celsius or 65.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.

Match Statistics

Western United

4 - 2

Macarthur

49 Ball Possession 51

Shots

26 Total 20
10 On Target 5
8 Off Target 7
8 Shots blocked 8

93 Attack 109
66 Dangerous attack 52
75 Ball safe 94

0 Penalties 1
8 Corners 5
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

8 Total 10
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

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 49% of the time vs. Macarthur that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Western United was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Western United won the match.

Western United shot 26 times, 10 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Macarthur shot 20 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Western United received 5 yellow cards (Ben Garuccio, Michael Ruhs, Josh Risdon , Lachlan Wales and Kane Vidmar). On the opposite side, Macarthur received 3 yellow cards (Lachlan Rose, Raphael Borges Rodrigues and Ivan Vujica).

Match Timeline

Kane Vidmar- Yellow

16'

17'

Valère Germain(penalty)

24'

Ulises Dávila (goal)Daniel De Silva

Riku Danzaki(VAR)

35'

Lachlan Wales- Yellow

35'

38'

Ivan Vujica- Yellow

Matthew Grimaldi- sub ->Daniel Penha

45'

Riku Danzaki(goal)

52'

Josh Risdon - Yellow

55'

Raphael Borges Rodrigues- Yellow

Michael Ruhs(goal)Josh Risdon

56'

Michael Ruhs(VAR)

58'

Matthew Grimaldi(goal)

59'

60'

J. Drew- sub ->Daniel De Silva

Ben Garuccio- Yellow

62'

Michael Ruhs- Yellow

64'

Michael Ruhs(goal)

66'

67'

Jake Hollman- sub ->Kearyn Baccus

78'

Lachlan Rose- sub ->Clayton Lewis

78'

Tommy Smith- sub ->Tomislav Uskok

81'

Lachlan Rose- Yellow

Nikita Rukavytsya- sub ->Michael Ruhs

83'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Central Coast Mariners

Western Sydney Wanderers

After playing this match, Western United has 22 points like Perth Glory to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Macarthur will stays with 35 points like Sydney to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

Western United – Formation

Western United

Tom Heward-Belle 1.Australia

6.8

James Donachie 4.Australia

6.3

81'

Ben Garuccio 17.Australia

7.3

62'

Josh Risdon 19.Australia

8.2

55'

Kane Vidmar 22.Australia

6.8

16'

Lachlan Wales 8.Australia

8.4

83'

35'

Sebastian Pasquali 21.Australia

7.7

Angus Thurgate 32.Australia

7.7

Riku Danzaki 77.Japan

7.7

52'

Michael Ruhs 9.Australia

8.4

83'

64'

56', 66'

Daniel Penha 11.Brazil

7.1

45'

Substitutes

Matt Sutton 33.Australia

Connor O'Toole 24.Australia

Steven Lustica 10.Australia

Matthew Grimaldi 39.Australia

8.4

45'

59'

Nikita Rukavytsya 13.Australia

6.4

83'

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 (6.8), Josh Risdon (8.2), Kane Vidmar (6.8), James Donachie (6.3), Ben Garuccio (7.3), Lachlan Wales (8.4), Angus Thurgate (7.7), Sebastian Pasquali (7.7), Riku Danzaki (7.7), Daniel Penha (7.1) and Michael Ruhs (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Steven Lustica, Nikita Rukavytsya (6.4), Connor O’Toole, Matt Sutton, Z. Lisolajski (6.7), Matthew Grimaldi (8.4) and Oliver Lavale (6.8).

Western United could not rely on the presence of Matthew Grimaldi (injured) and Z. Lisolajski (injured).

Substitutions

Western United made 2 changes: Daniel Penha for Matthew Grimaldi (45′) and Michael Ruhs for Nikita Rukavytsya (83′).

Player of the match: Lachlan Wales

The most impressive player for Western United was Lachlan Wales even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.4 with 45 passes (82% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.

Macarthur – Formation

Macarthur

F. Kurto 12.Poland

7.1

Matthew Jurman 4.Australia

7.0

Tomislav Uskok 6.Australia

6.6

78'

Ivan Vujica 13.Australia

6.4

38'

Yianni Nicolaou 22.Australia

6.4

Daniel De Silva 7.Australia

7.1

60'

Ulises Dávila 10.Mexico

7.7

24'

Kearyn Baccus 15.Australia

6.7

67'

Raphael Borges Rodrigues 17.Australia

7.0

55'

Clayton Lewis 23.New Zealand

6.7

78'

Valère Germain 98.France

7.5

17'

Substitutes

A. Robinson 30.Australia

Tommy Smith 3.New Zealand

7.0

78'

Jake Hollman 8.Australia

6.7

67'

Kristian Popovic 14.Australia

Charles M'Mombwa 24.Tanzania

J. Drew 37.Australia

7.0

60'

Lachlan Rose 31.Australia

6.1

78'

81'

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

Mile Sterjovski played with: F. Kurto (7.1), Yianni Nicolaou (6.4), Tomislav Uskok (6.6), Matthew Jurman (7.0), Ivan Vujica (6.4), Kearyn Baccus (6.7), Clayton Lewis (6.7), Daniel De Silva (7.1), Ulises Dávila (7.7), Raphael Borges Rodrigues (7.0) and Valère Germain (7.5).

They had on the bench: Tommy Smith (7.0), Jake Hollman (6.7), Kristian Popovic , Charles M’Mombwa, A. Robinson, Lachlan Rose (6.1) and J. Drew (7.0).

Substitutions

Macarthur made 4 changes: Kearyn Baccus for Jake Hollman (67′), Clayton Lewis for Lachlan Rose (78′), Tomislav Uskok for Tommy Smith (78′) and Daniel De Silva for J. Drew (60′).