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
- 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
Standings
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 started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager John Aloisi decided to play with the following team: Tom Heward-Belle
, Josh Risdon , Kane Vidmar , James Donachie , Ben Garuccio , Lachlan Wales , Angus Thurgate , Sebastian Pasquali , Riku Danzaki , Daniel Penha and Michael Ruhs .The home team had on the bench: Steven Lustica, Nikita Rukavytsya
, Connor O’Toole, Matt Sutton, Z. Lisolajski , Matthew Grimaldi and Oliver Lavale .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
with 45 passes (82% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.Macarthur – Formation
Macarthur started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mile Sterjovski played with: F. Kurto
, Yianni Nicolaou , Tomislav Uskok , Matthew Jurman , Ivan Vujica , Kearyn Baccus , Clayton Lewis , Daniel De Silva , Ulises Dávila , Raphael Borges Rodrigues and Valère Germain .They had on the bench: Tommy Smith
, Jake Hollman , Kristian Popovic , Charles M’Mombwa, A. Robinson, Lachlan Rose and J. Drew .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′).
Player of the match: Ulises Dávila
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Macarthur was Ulises Dávila .
His rating is
with 1 goal, 49 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 8.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
- Western United – Macarthur – 4-2
- Central Coast Mariners – Wellington Phoenix – 2-1
- Melbourne Victory – Melbourne City – 2-1