Western United vs Auckland

A-League Men 3 May 2025, 08:00
Western United
Western United
4–2
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Auckland
Auckland
🏟 Ironbark Fields (Melbourne) 👤 D. Elder Round 29

Match report

Western United beat Auckland 4-2 in the A-League Men on 3 May 2025. It was 2-0 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Auckland had 13 shots to Western United's 10.

The match was played at Ironbark Fields (Melbourne), with D. Elder in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 44% - 56% Shots 10 - 13 On target 7 - 3 Corners 3 - 1 Fouls 17 - 13 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Angus Thurgate
Western United · 1 goal
8 Noah Botic 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Neyder Moreno 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Ben Garuccio 1 assist
7 Michael Ruhs 1 goal
First half vs second half
Auckland came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–2 6–11
Shots On Goal 4–1 3–2
Ball Possession 47–53 —
Corners 1–0 2–1
Attacks 54–59 43–58
Match statistics
3 Corners 1
5 Substitution 5
97 Attacks 117
32 Dangerous Attacks 37
5 On Target 2
5 Off Target 9
10 Shots Total 13
7 Shots On Goal 3
1 Shots Off Goal 7
2 Shots Blocked 3
8 Shots Inside Box 7
2 Shots Outside Box 6
17 Fouls 13
3 Corners 1
0 Offsides 1
44% Ball Possession 56%
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 3
373 Passes Total 481
275 Passes Accurate 369
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Western United · 4-4-2
33 M. Sutton
6 T. Imai 4 J. Donachie 30 D. Leonard 17 B. Garuccio
77 R. Danzaki 23 R. Bozinovski 32 A. Thurgate 10 M. Grimaldi
24 M. Ruhs 19 N. Botic
Auckland · 4-4-2
12 A. Paulsen
2 H. Sakai 23 D. Hall 4 N. Pijnaker 15 F. Vries
27 L. Rogerson 6 L. Verstraete 28 F. Gallegos 11 M. Francois
9 M. Mata 10 G. May
Western United
Coach
J. Aloisi
Substitutes
  • 44 Jordan Lauton
  • 20 Abel Walatee
  • 5 Oliver Lavale
  • 29 Charbel Shamoon
  • 7 Ramy Najjarine
  • 70 Michael Vonja
  • 37 Luke Vickery
Auckland
Coach
S. Corica
Substitutes
  • 17 Callan Elliot
  • 25 Neyder Moreno
  • 22 Jake Brimmer
  • 21 Jesse Randall
  • 5 Tommy Smith
  • 1 Michael Woud
  • 7 Cameron Howieson
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Lauton ↓ R. Bozinovski Western United
  • 46' ↑ N. Moreno ↓ M. François Auckland
  • 46' ↑ J. Brimmer ↓ F. Gallegos Auckland
  • 46' ↑ C. Elliot ↓ F. de Vries Auckland
  • 70' ↑ J. Randall ↓ M. Mata Auckland
  • 72' ↑ O. Lavale ↓ M. Ruhs Western United
  • 72' ↑ A. Walatee ↓ R. Danzaki Western United
  • 81' ↑ T. Smith ↓ N. Pijnaker Auckland
  • 83' ↑ Charbel Shamoon ↓ A. Thurgate Western United
  • 86' ↑ R. Najjarine ↓ M. Grimaldi Western United
Cards
  • 30' F. De Vries Auckland
  • 57' M. Ruhs Western United
  • 74' A. Thurgate Western United
  • 78' A. Walatee Western United
Head-to-head
Western United 2 0 draws 2 Auckland
2025-05-03 Western United vs Auckland 4 - 2
2025-02-15 Western United vs Auckland 0 - 2
2024-12-21 Auckland FC vs Western United 0 - 4
2024-09-25 Western United vs Auckland 1 - 2
Recent form
Western United L L W W W
Auckland D D W W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Western United vs Auckland?
Western United won 4-2 against Auckland on 3 May 2025.
Who won Western United vs Auckland?
Western United won the match 4-2.
Where was Western United vs Auckland played?
The match was played at Ironbark Fields (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Western United vs Auckland?
Auckland had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.