Western United vs Melbourne City

A-League Men - Regular Season 12 Mar 2022, 06:05
Western United
Western United
2–2
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 A. Faghani Round 19

Match report

Western United shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Melbourne City in the A-League Men - Regular Season on 12 March 2022.

Melbourne City dominated possession with 60% of the ball and had 23 shots to Western United's 9.

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

Half-time 2-1 Possession 40% - 60% Shots 9 - 23 On target 4 - 8 Corners 3 - 11 Fouls 10 - 5 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Léo Lacroix
Western United · 1 goal
8 Conor Metcalfe 1 goal
8 Jamie MacLaren 1 goal
8 Joshua Risdon captained the side
8 Marco Tilio 1 assist
First half vs second half
Melbourne City came out stronger after half-time, with 14 second-half shots against 9 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–9 2–14
Shots On Goal 4–4 0–4
Ball Possession 38–62 —
Corners 2–4 1–7
Attacks 36–78 35–64
Match statistics
3 Substitution 0
71 Attacks 142
22 Dangerous Attacks 68
5 On Target 7
4 Off Target 14
9 Shots Total 23
4 Shots On Goal 8
4 Shots Off Goal 9
1 Shots Blocked 6
5 Shots Inside Box 16
4 Shots Outside Box 7
10 Fouls 5
3 Corners 11
40% Ball Possession 60%
3 Yellow Cards 0
4 Saves 2
398 Passes Total 590
302 Passes Accurate 499
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 6 T. Imai 4 L. Lacroix 17 B. Garuccio
10 S. Lustica 16 R. Krhin
5 D. Pierias 8 L. Wales 31 A. Bayew
99 A. Prijovic
Melbourne City · 4-2-3-1
33 M. Sutton
6 C. Jenkinson 4 N. Reis 22 C. Good 3 S. Jamieson
18 C. Metcalfe 8 A. O'Neill
15 A. Nabbout 10 F. Berenguer 23 M. Tilio
9 J. MacLaren
Western United
Coach
J. Aloisi
Substitutes
  • 37 Ryan Scott
  • 44 Nikolai Topor-Stanley
  • 11 Connor Pain
  • 27 Jerry Skotadis
  • 9 Dylan Wenzel-Halls
  • 38 Noah Botic
  • 34 Christian Theoharous
Melbourne City
Coach
P. Kisnorbo
Substitutes
  • 1 Tom Glover
  • 38 Jordan Bos
  • 36 Kerrin Stokes
  • 14 Tsubasa Endoh
  • 35 Raphael Borges Rodrigues
  • 16 Taras Gomulka
  • 17 Stefan Colakovski
Substitutions
  • 67' ↑ C. Pain ↓ A. Bayew Western United
  • 72' ↑ J. Skotadis ↓ R. Krhin Western United
  • 82' ↑ D. Wenzel-Halls ↓ L. Wales Western United
Cards
  • 35' T. Imai Western United
  • 42' A. Prijovic Western United
  • 76' L. Lacroix Western United
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 drew 2-2 against Melbourne City on 12 March 2022.
Who won Western United vs Melbourne City?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
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 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.