Melbourne Victory vs Western United

A-League Men - Semi-finals 21 May 2022, 07:15
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
1–4
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Western United
Western United
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 A. King Round Semi-finals

Match report

Western United cruised past Melbourne Victory 4-1 in the A-League Men - Semi-finals on 21 May 2022. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Melbourne Victory had 21 shots to Western United's 8.

The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne), with A. King in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 57% - 43% Shots 21 - 8 On target 9 - 6 Corners 4 - 1 Fouls 9 - 10 Yellow cards 2
9
Player of the match
Aleksandar Prijovic
Western United · 2 goals, 1 assist
8 Dylan Wenzel-Halls 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Jamie Young 8 saves
8 Neil Kilkenny 70 passes (79% accurate)
8 Connor Pain 2 assists
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–4 10–4
Shots On Goal 4–2 5–4
Ball Possession 53–47 —
Corners 2–1 2–0
Attacks 61–40 71–33
Match statistics
4 Corners 1
4 Substitution 3
132 Attacks 73
74 Dangerous Attacks 35
9 On Target 7
12 Off Target 3
21 Shots Total 8
9 Shots On Goal 6
8 Shots Off Goal 2
4 Shots Blocked 0
10 Shots Inside Box 4
11 Shots Outside Box 4
9 Fouls 10
4 Corners 1
1 Offsides 2
57% Ball Possession 43%
0 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 8
569 Passes Total 441
464 Passes Accurate 343
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne Victory · 4-2-3-1
20 I. Kelava
2 J. Geria 5 M. Spiranovic 21 R. Miranda 3 J. Davidson
8 J. Brillante 4 R. Marchán
23 M. Rojas 22 J. Brimmer 11 B. Folami
18 N. D'Agostino
Western United · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Young
19 J. Risdon 6 T. Imai 4 L. Lacroix 17 B. Garuccio
88 N. Kilkenny 27 J. Skotadis
8 L. Wales 9 D. Wenzel-Halls 11 C. Pain
99 A. Prijovic
Melbourne Victory
Coach
T. Popovic
Substitutes
  • 1 Matt Acton
  • 16 Stefan Nigro
  • 17 Brendan Hamill
  • 6 Leigh Broxham
  • 7 Christopher Ikonomidis
  • 24 Nishan Velupillay
  • 9 Francesco Margiotta
Western United
Coach
J. Aloisi
Substitutes
  • 37 Ryan Scott
  • 33 Benjamin Collins
  • 42 Rhys Bozinovski
  • 10 Steven Lustica
  • 5 Dylan Pierias
  • 26 Nicolas Milanovic
  • 38 Noah Botic
Substitutions
  • 65' ↑ S. Luštica ↓ J. Skotadis Western United
  • 72' ↑ C. Ikonomidis ↓ M. Rojas Melbourne Victory
  • 84' ↑ B. Hamill ↓ M. Špiranović Melbourne Victory
  • 84' ↑ N. Velupillay ↓ Ben Folami Melbourne Victory
  • 84' ↑ F. Margiotta ↓ J. Brillante Melbourne Victory
  • 90' ↑ R. Bozinovski ↓ S. Luštica Western United
Cards
  • 66' J. Risdon Western United
  • 81' N. Kilkenny Western United
Head-to-head
Melbourne Victory 6 3 draws 6 Western United
2025-01-10 Melbourne Victory vs Western United 3 - 4
2024-12-01 Western United vs Melbourne Victory 1 - 3
2024-10-11 Western United vs Melbourne Victory 3 - 1
2024-03-14 Western United vs Melbourne Victory 2 - 2
2024-02-20 Melbourne Victory vs Western United 2 - 1
2022-08-03 Western United vs Melbourne Victory 2 - 1
Recent form
Melbourne Victory D L W W D
Western United D L L W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Melbourne Victory vs Western United?
Melbourne Victory lost 1-4 against Western United on 21 May 2022.
Who won Melbourne Victory vs Western United?
Western United won the match 4-1.
Where was Melbourne Victory vs Western United played?
The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Melbourne Victory vs Western United?
Melbourne Victory had 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.