Melbourne City vs Western United

A-League Men - Grand Final 28 May 2022, 09:45
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
0–2
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Western United
Western United
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 C. Beath

Match report

Western United beat Melbourne City 2-0 in the A-League Men - Grand Final on 28 May 2022.

Melbourne City dominated possession with 63% of the ball and had 16 shots to Western United's 8.

The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne), with C. Beath in charge.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 63% - 37% Shots 16 - 8 On target 5 - 1 Corners 9 - 1 Fouls 9 - 14 Yellow cards 2
9
Player of the match
Jamie Young
Western United · 5 saves
8 Scott Jamieson 76 passes (82% accurate)
8 Conor Metcalfe captained the side
8 Ben Garuccio captained the side
7 Aleksandar Prijovic 1 goal
First half vs second half
Melbourne City stepped it up after the break, with 15 shots in the second half compared to 1 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 1–7 15–1
Shots On Goal 0–1 5–0
Ball Possession 62–38 —
Corners 2–1 7–0
Attacks 63–38 76–61
Match statistics
3 Substitution 4
139 Attacks 99
85 Dangerous Attacks 40
6 On Target 2
10 Off Target 5
16 Shots Total 8
5 Shots On Goal 1
6 Shots Off Goal 6
5 Shots Blocked 1
8 Shots Inside Box 6
8 Shots Outside Box 2
9 Fouls 14
9 Corners 1
2 Offsides 0
63% Ball Possession 37%
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Saves 5
558 Passes Total 339
464 Passes Accurate 227
Line-ups 5-4-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne City · 5-4-1
1 T. Glover
6 C. Jenkinson 4 N. Reis 5 R. Griffiths 22 C. Good 3 S. Jamieson
15 A. Nabbout 10 F. Berenguer 18 C. Metcalfe 7 M. Leckie
9 J. MacLaren
Western United · 4-4-2
1 J. Young
19 J. Risdon 6 T. Imai 4 L. Lacroix 17 B. Garuccio
8 L. Wales 10 S. Lustica 88 N. Kilkenny 11 C. Pain
9 D. Wenzel-Halls 99 A. Prijovic
Melbourne City
Coach
P. Kisnorbo
Substitutes
  • 33 Matthew Sutton
  • 2 Scott Galloway
  • 38 Jordan Bos
  • 14 Tsubasa Endoh
  • 16 Taras Gomulka
  • 23 Marco Tilio
  • 17 Stefan Colakovski
Western United
Coach
J. Aloisi
Substitutes
  • 37 Ryan Scott
  • 33 Benjamin Collins
  • 42 Rhys Bozinovski
  • 27 Jerry Skotadis
  • 31 Adisu Bayew
  • 5 Dylan Pierias
  • 26 Nicolas Milanovic
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ S. Galloway ↓ C. Jenkinson Melbourne City
  • 63' ↑ J. Skotadis ↓ S. Luštica Western United
  • 66' ↑ M. Tilio ↓ R. Griffiths Melbourne City
  • 78' ↑ T. Gomulka ↓ C. Metcalfe Melbourne City
  • 82' ↑ A. Bayew ↓ C. Pain Western United
  • 89' ↑ R. Bozinovski ↓ D. Wenzel-Halls Western United
  • 89' ↑ D. Pierias ↓ L. Wales Western United
Cards
  • 65' D. Wenzel-Halls Western United
  • 84' L. Wales Western United
Head-to-head
Melbourne City 9 2 draws 5 Western United
2025-05-24 Melbourne City vs Western United 1 - 1
2025-05-16 Western United vs Melbourne City 0 - 3
2025-01-07 Melbourne City vs Western United 2 - 0
2024-11-04 Western United vs Melbourne City 0 - 1
2024-04-28 Melbourne City vs Western United 1 - 0
2024-01-07 Western United vs Melbourne City 1 - 2
Recent form
Melbourne City D D W W D
Western United D L L W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Melbourne City vs Western United?
Melbourne City lost 0-2 against Western United on 28 May 2022.
Who won Melbourne City vs Western United?
Western United won the match 2-0.
Where was Melbourne City vs Western United played?
The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Melbourne City vs Western United?
Melbourne City had 63% of possession, compared to 37% for the other side.