Western United beats Perth Glory 4-3. HIGHLIGHTS

PERTH. Western United had a narrow win over Perth Glory.

April 22, 2024

PERTH. Western United had a narrow win over Perth Glory.

The match was played at the Perth Rectangular Stadium stadium in Perth on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Shane Skinner assisted by Josh Manella and Mi-Suk Park. The 4th official was Daniel Cook. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 26.56 degrees Celsius or 79.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.

Match Statistics

Perth Glory

3 - 4

Western United

53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

17 Total 10
9 On Target 6
6 Off Target 3
2 Shots blocked 2

100 Attack 120
49 Dangerous attack 56
87 Ball safe 85

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 2
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

7 Total 7
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Perth Glory was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Western United that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Western United had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Western United won the match.

Perth Glory shot 17 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Western United shot 10 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Perth Glory received 2 yellow cards (Mustafa Amini and G. Colli). Regarding the opposition, Western United received 3 yellow cards (Sebastian Pasquali, Matthew Grimaldi and Steven Lustica).

Match Timeline

Matthew Grimaldi(goal)Lachlan Wales

Steven Lustica- Yellow

Adam Taggart(goal)John Koutroumbis

23'

G. Colli- Yellow

45'

Adam Taggart(goal)

47'

54'

Matthew Grimaldi- Yellow

58'

Sebastian Pasquali- sub ->Steven Lustica

David Williams- sub ->Stefan Colakovski

62'

65'

Riku Danzaki(goal)Michael Ruhs

67'

Jake Najdovski- sub ->Michael Ruhs

67'

Mustafa Amini- Yellow

71'

74'

Jacob Muir- sub ->Mustafa Amini

80'

T. Ostler- sub ->Jarrod Carluccio

80'

J. Rawlins- sub ->John Koutroumbis

80'

David Williams(goal)T. Ostler

90'

Sebastian Pasquali- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Central Coast Mariners

Western Sydney Wanderers

After playing this match, Perth Glory stays with 22 points to sit in the 12th place. On the other side, Western United will has 26 points to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

Perth Glory – Formation

Perth Glory

Oliver Sail 1.New Zealand

5.8

John Koutroumbis 2.Australia

7.3

80'

Aleksandar Susnjar 15.Australia

7.0

K. Majekodunmi 28.Australia

6.4

Darryl Lachman 29.Curaçao

7.1

Mustafa Amini 8.Australia

7.5

80'

71'

Jarrod Carluccio 17.Australia

7.1

80'

G. Colli 20.Australia

6.0

45'

D. Bennie 23.Australia

6.3

85'

Stefan Colakovski 7.Australia

7.0

62'

Adam Taggart 22.Australia

9.1

23', 47'

Substitutes

Jacob Muir 3.Australia

6.8

80'

J. Rawlins 16.Australia

6.4

80'

T. Ostler 19.Australia

7.3

80'

David Williams 9.Australia

7.7

62'

90'

Perth Glory started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Alen Stajcic decided to play with the following team: Oliver Sail (5.8), John Koutroumbis (7.3), K. Majekodunmi (6.4), Darryl Lachman (7.1), Aleksandar Susnjar (7.0), Jarrod Carluccio (7.1), Mustafa Amini (7.5), G. Colli (6.0), D. Bennie (6.3), Adam Taggart (9.1) and Stefan Colakovski (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jacob Muir (6.8), David Williams (7.7), J. Rawlins (6.4), T. Ostler (7.3), Robert Cook, A. Lebib and Khoa Ngo (6.4).

Perth Glory could not rely on the presence of Jacob Muir (injured) and David Williams (injured).

Substitutions

Perth Glory made 4 changes: John Koutroumbis for J. Rawlins (80′), Mustafa Amini for Jacob Muir (80′), Stefan Colakovski for David Williams (62′) and Jarrod Carluccio for T. Ostler (80′).

Player of the match: Adam Taggart

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Perth Glory was Adam Taggart.

His rating is 9.1 with 2 goals, 19 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 3.

Western United – Formation

Western United

Tom Heward-Belle 1.Australia

7.5

James Donachie 4.Australia

6.3

Tomoki Imai 6.Japan

6.6

Ben Garuccio 17.Australia

7.1

Lachlan Wales 8.Australia

7.5

88'

Steven Lustica 10.Australia

6.4

58'

Angus Thurgate 32.Australia

7.0

Matthew Grimaldi 39.Australia

7.7

67'

54'

Riku Danzaki 77.Japan

7.3

65'

Michael Ruhs 9.Australia

6.7

67'

Substitutes

Matt Sutton 33.Australia

Connor O'Toole 24.Australia

Sebastian Pasquali 21.Australia

6.8

58'

90'

Abel Walatee 45.Australia

7.5

67'

74'

Jake Najdovski 49.Australia

7.3

67'

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

John Aloisi played with: Tom Heward-Belle (7.5), Charbel Awni Shamoon (5.7), Tomoki Imai (6.6), James Donachie (6.3), Ben Garuccio (7.1), Lachlan Wales (7.5), Steven Lustica (6.4), Angus Thurgate (7.0), Riku Danzaki (7.3), Matthew Grimaldi (7.7) and Michael Ruhs (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Sebastian Pasquali (6.8), Connor O’Toole, Matt Sutton, Z. Lisolajski, Oliver Lavale (7.5), A. Walatee (7.5) and Jake Najdovski (7.3).

Substitutions

Western United made 3 changes: Steven Lustica for Sebastian Pasquali (58′), Michael Ruhs for Jake Najdovski (67′) and Matthew Grimaldi for Abel Walatee (67′).