Australian A-League Men

Western United vs Adelaide United, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western United
  • 53': Lachlan Wales
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Adelaide United
  • 30': Ben Halloran
  • 56': Alexandar Popovic
  • 63': Luka Jovanovic

About

Western United are hosting Adelaide United at Mars Stadium, Ballarat, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United).
  • 3': Attempt saved. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zach Clough.
  • 3': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tom Heward-Belle.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Nicholas Ansell (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zach Clough with a cross following a corner.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicholas Ansell.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Nikita Rukavytsya (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Risdon.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Risdon with a through ball.
  • 6': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Alexandar Popovic.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Angus Thurgate (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Garuccio.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Angus Thurgate.
  • 10': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Joe Gauci.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Joshua Risdon (Western United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Garuccio with a cross.
  • 12': Foul by Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United).
  • 12': Steven Lustica (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuseppe Bovalina.
  • 15': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Steven Lustica.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Yull.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Ramy Najjarine (Western United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Ben Garuccio.
  • 17': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Alexandar Popovic.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zach Clough.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Garuccio.
  • 22': Ben Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
  • 24': Attempt missed. Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giuseppe Bovalina.
  • 30': Goal! Western United 0, Adelaide United 1. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda with a cross.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Joshua Risdon (Western United) header from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Steven Lustica.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramy Najjarine.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuseppe Bovalina.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Angus Thurgate.
  • 44': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Yull.
  • 44': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jacob Tratt.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tom Heward-Belle.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Western United 0, Adelaide United 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western United 0, Adelaide United 1.
  • 47': Foul by Jacob Tratt (Western United).
  • 47': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Foul by Steven Lustica (Western United).
  • 49': Zach Clough (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Steven Lustica (Western United).
  • 49': Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Steven Lustica (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Ben Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Giuseppe Bovalina (Adelaide United).
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Jonny Yull (Adelaide United).
  • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Ramy Najjarine (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 53': Goal! Western United 1, Adelaide United 1. Lachlan Wales (Western United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 54': Substitution, Adelaide United. Luke Duzel replaces Jonny Yull because of an injury.
  • 55': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 56': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Joshua Risdon.
  • 56': Goal! Western United 1, Adelaide United 2. Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zach Clough with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Substitution, Western United. Noah Botic replaces Nikita Rukavytsya.
  • 57': Substitution, Western United. Riku Danzaki replaces Ramy Najjarine.
  • 58': Foul by Riku Danzaki (Western United).
  • 58': Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Riku Danzaki (Western United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jacob Tratt.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Penha with a through ball.
  • 63': Goal! Western United 1, Adelaide United 3. Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
  • 64': Ben Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United).
  • 65': Attempt missed. Luke Duzel (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Zach Clough.
  • 67': Substitution, Adelaide United. Bernardo Oliveira replaces Nestory Irankunda.
  • 67': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ryan Tunnicliffe replaces Isaías Sánchez.
  • 67': Substitution, Western United. Sebastian Pasquali replaces Steven Lustica.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Riku Danzaki (Western United) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
  • 69': Foul by Luke Duzel (Adelaide United).
  • 69': Riku Danzaki (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Luke Duzel (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Nicholas Ansell.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Daniel Penha (Western United) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Garuccio with a cross following a corner.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Angus Thurgate (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riku Danzaki.
  • 75': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Nicholas Ansell.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Jacob Tratt (Western United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Substitution, Western United. Matthew Grimaldi replaces Angus Thurgate.
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Nicholas Ansell (Adelaide United).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zach Clough.
  • 80': Offside, Adelaide United. Bernardo Oliveira tries a through ball, but Ryan Tunnicliffe is caught offside.
  • 82': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United).
  • 82': Substitution, Adelaide United. Musa Toure replaces Luka Jovanovic.
  • 82': Substitution, Adelaide United. Hiroshi Ibusuki replaces Zach Clough.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Garuccio.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Grimaldi.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Kitto.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Garuccio with a cross.
  • 85': Foul by Ben Garuccio (Western United).
  • 85': Musa Toure (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Giuseppe Bovalina (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Oliveira with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Offside, Adelaide United. Giuseppe Bovalina tries a through ball, but Musa Toure is caught offside.
  • 88': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United).
  • 89': Attempt missed. Musa Toure (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90': Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Kitto.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United).
  • 90'+1': Joshua Risdon (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ben Garuccio (Western United).
  • 90'+2': Musa Toure (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United).
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Musa Toure (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jacob Tratt.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
  • 90'+6': Offside, Adelaide United. Joe Gauci tries a through ball, but Hiroshi Ibusuki is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Western United 1, Adelaide United 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Western United 1, Adelaide United 3.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 3
46.1 Possession 53.9
22 SHOTS 23
6 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
374 Accurate Passes 459
460 Passes 548
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 6
20 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.3
61 Long Balls 36
19 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
9 Blocked Shots 12
8 Effective Tackles 9
18 Tackles 19
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 8
24 Effective Clearances 24
24 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Mars Stadium
Location: Ballarat, Australia
Attendance: 2,497

A-League Men Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Wellington Phoenix FC 27 +16 53
2 Central Coast Mariners 26 +20 52
3 Melbourne Victory 27 +10 42
4 Sydney FC 27 +11 41
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WTU Western United (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Tom Heward-Belle (GK)
27 Jacob Tratt
6 Tomoki Imai
17 Ben Garuccio
19 Joshua Risdon
32 Angus Thurgate
10 Steven Lustica Yellow Card
7 Ramy Najjarine
11 Daniel Penha
8 Lachlan Wales
13 Nikita Rukavytsya
Western United Substitutes:
Matthew Grimaldi, Kane Vidmar, Noah Botic, Riku Danzaki, Connor O'Toole, Sebastian Pasquali, Matthew Sutton.

ADE Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
46 Joe Gauci (GK)
4 Nicholas Ansell
41 Alexandar Popovic
7 Ryan Kitto
43 Giuseppe Bovalina
10 Zach Clough
37 Jonny Yull
8 Isaías
17 Luka Jovanovic
26 Ben Halloran
66 Nestory Irankunda
Adelaide United Substitutes:
Luke Duzel, James Delianov, Hiroshi Ibusuki, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Bernardo Dias, Musa Toure, Lachlan Barr.

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