Western United vs Melbourne City

A-League Men - Regular Season 29 Jan 2022, 08:45
Western United
Western United
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 B. Abraham Round 12

Match report

Western United edged past Melbourne City 1-0 in the A-League Men - Regular Season on 29 January 2022. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Western United had 15 shots to Melbourne City's 10.

The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne), with B. Abraham in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 41% - 59% Shots 15 - 10 On target 6 - 3 Corners 5 - 8 Fouls 3 - 13 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Steven Lustica
Western United · 1 goal
8 Jamie Young 3 saves
8 Joshua Risdon captained the side
8 Léo Lacroix captained the side
8 Alessandro Diamanti captained the side
First half vs second half
Western United stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–3 10–7
Shots On Goal 2–2 4–1
Ball Possession 40–60 —
Corners 1–1 4–7
Attacks 60–63 42–57
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
1 Substitution 2
102 Attacks 120
56 Dangerous Attacks 70
3 On Target 3
11 Off Target 7
15 Shots Total 10
6 Shots On Goal 3
4 Shots Off Goal 2
5 Shots Blocked 5
12 Shots Inside Box 6
3 Shots Outside Box 4
3 Fouls 13
5 Corners 8
1 Offsides 4
41% Ball Possession 59%
2 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 5
407 Passes Total 601
334 Passes Accurate 525
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Western United · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Young
19 J. Risdon 4 L. Lacroix 44 N. Topor-Stanley 17 B. Garuccio
10 S. Lustica 88 N. Kilkenny
8 L. Wales 23 A. Diamanti 11 C. Pain
99 A. Prijovic
Melbourne City · 4-2-3-1
1 T. Glover
6 C. Jenkinson 4 N. Reis 5 R. Griffiths 3 S. Jamieson
8 A. O'Neill 16 T. Gomulka
2 S. Galloway 10 F. Berenguer 38 J. Bos
17 S. Colakovski
Western United
Coach
J. Aloisi
Substitutes
  • 37 Ryan Scott
  • 33 Benjamin Collins
  • 5 Dylan Pierias
  • 27 Jerry Skotadis
  • 34 Christian Theoharous
  • 9 Dylan Wenzel-Halls
  • 26 Nicolas Milanovic
Melbourne City
Coach
P. Kisnorbo
Substitutes
  • 33 Matthew Sutton
  • 34 Jordon Hall
  • 36 Kerrin Stokes
  • 35 Raphael Borges Rodrigues
  • 37 Max Caputo
  • 47 Jordi Valadon
  • 20 Manuel Pucciarelli
Substitutions
  • 66' ↑ D. Pierias ↓ C. Pain Western United
  • 74' ↑ R. Borges Rodrigues ↓ S. Colakovski Melbourne City
  • 86' ↑ M. Pucciarelli ↓ C. Jenkinson Melbourne City
Cards
  • 32' L. Wales Western United
  • 33' N. Topor-Stanley Western United
  • 45+1' A. O'Neill Melbourne City
  • 65' N. Reis Melbourne City
Head-to-head
Western United 5 2 draws 9 Melbourne City
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
Western United L L W W W
Melbourne City D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Western United vs Melbourne City?
Western United won 1-0 against Melbourne City on 29 January 2022.
Who won Western United vs Melbourne City?
Western United won the match 1-0.
Where was Western United vs Melbourne City played?
The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Western United vs Melbourne City?
Melbourne City had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.