Western United vs Melbourne Victory

A-League Men - Semi-finals 17 May 2022, 09:05
Western United
Western United
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 A. Faghani Round Semi-finals

Match report

Melbourne Victory edged past Western United 1-0 in the A-League Men - Semi-finals on 17 May 2022. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Melbourne Victory had 10 shots to Western United's 8.

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

Half-time 0-0 Possession 43% - 57% Shots 8 - 10 On target 2 - 1 Corners 8 - 3 Fouls 10 - 8 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Jake Brimmer
Melbourne Victory · 1 goal
8 Ben Garuccio captained the side
8 Ivan Kelava captained the side
8 Roderick Miranda 94 passes (93% accurate)
8 Rai Marchán 81 passes (90% accurate)
First half vs second half
Western United stepped it up after the break, with 6 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–6 6–4
Shots On Goal 1–0 1–1
Ball Possession 38–62 —
Corners 5–1 3–2
Attacks 52–63 47–63
Match statistics
1 Substitution 4
99 Attacks 126
43 Dangerous Attacks 54
1 On Target 1
8 Off Target 8
8 Shots Total 10
2 Shots On Goal 1
4 Shots Off Goal 7
2 Shots Blocked 2
4 Shots Inside Box 6
4 Shots Outside Box 4
10 Fouls 8
8 Corners 3
1 Offsides 2
43% Ball Possession 57%
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Saves 2
470 Passes Total 641
382 Passes Accurate 565
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
27 J. Skotadis 88 N. Kilkenny
8 L. Wales 9 D. Wenzel-Halls 11 C. Pain
99 A. Prijovic
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
Coach
J. Aloisi
Substitutes
  • 37 Ryan Scott
  • 33 Benjamin Collins
  • 42 Rhys Bozinovski
  • 5 Dylan Pierias
  • 38 Noah Botic
  • 26 Nicolas Milanovic
  • 34 Christian Theoharous
Melbourne Victory
Coach
T. Popovic
Substitutes
  • 1 Matt Acton
  • 6 Leigh Broxham
  • 17 Brendan Hamill
  • 7 Christopher Ikonomidis
  • 13 Birkan Kirdar
  • 9 Francesco Margiotta
  • 24 Nishan Velupillay
Substitutions
  • 70' ↑ C. Ikonomidis ↓ M. Rojas Melbourne Victory
  • 80' ↑ D. Pierias ↓ D. Wenzel-Halls Western United
  • 80' ↑ N. Velupillay ↓ Ben Folami Melbourne Victory
  • 90' ↑ F. Margiotta ↓ N. DAgostino Melbourne Victory
  • 90' ↑ L. Broxham ↓ J. Brimmer Melbourne Victory
Cards
  • 50' J. Brimmer Melbourne Victory
  • 56' J. Risdon Western United
  • 69' C. Pain Western United
  • 77' C. Ikonomidis Melbourne Victory
  • 89' T. Popovic Melbourne Victory
Head-to-head
Western United 6 3 draws 6 Melbourne Victory
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
Western United L L W W W
Melbourne Victory W D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Western United vs Melbourne Victory?
Western United lost 0-1 against Melbourne Victory on 17 May 2022.
Who won Western United vs Melbourne Victory?
Melbourne Victory won the match 1-0.
Where was Western United vs Melbourne Victory played?
The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Western United vs Melbourne Victory?
Melbourne Victory had 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.