Western United 0-3 Melbourne City — A-League, 16 May 2025
Melbourne City beat Western United 3-0 in the A-League Semi-finals on 16 May 2025 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. G. Ferreyra, Y. Cohen, Mathew Leckie got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Western United have won 1 and Melbourne City 4.
· kickoff·AAMI Park · Melbourne·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 12'Foul
- 0-116'assist: Marco Tilio
- 28'Foul
- Half-time0-1
- 0-254'
- 58'Foul
- 59'
- 65'out: O. Lavale
- 65'
- 67'out: S. Ugarković
- 67'out: M. Memeti
- 71'
- 72'
- 0-372'assist: Y. Cohen
- 82'Foul
- 83'
- 84'
- 86'Foul
- 89'Foul
- Full-time0-3
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Western United
- 7.5Ben GaruccioD
- 7.2Angus ThurgateM
- 6.9Abel WalateeF
- 6.9Riku DanzakiM
- 6.7Hiroshi IbusukiF
- 6.7Noah BoticF
- 6.7Rhys BozinovskiM
- 6.6Tomoki ImaiD
- 6.5Dylan LeonardD
- 6.3Ramy NajjarineF
- 6.3Oliver LavaleF
- 6.2Matthew SuttonG
- 6.2Matthew GrimaldiM
- 6.2Michael RuhsF
- 6.0Tate RussellD
Melbourne City
- 8.2Germán FerreyraD
- 8.0Yonatan CohenM
- 7.5Marco TilioM
- 7.3Kai TrewinD
- 7.3Callum TalbotD
- 7.3Patrick BeachG
- 7.2Max CaputoF
- 7.2Mathew LeckieF
- 7.0Steven UgarkovićM
- 6.9Alessandro LopaneM
- 6.9Andreas KuenM
- 6.7Aziz BehichD
- 6.7Zane SchreiberM
- 6.5Medin MemetiF
- 6.3Lawrence WongM
- 6.2Kavian RahmaniM
Line-ups
Melbourne City4-2-3-1
Western United4-4-2
Substitutes
Western UnitedJ. Aloisi
Substitutes
- 7R. Najjarine72'F6.3
- 19N. Botić71'F6.7
- 44J. LautonM
- 70M. VonjaG
- 22K. VidmarD
- 20A. Walatee65'F6.9
- 5O. Lavale65'F6.3
Melbourne CityA. Vidmar
Substitutes
- 7Mathew Leckie72'59'F7.2
- 6S. Ugarković67'M7.0
- 18D. OchsenhamG
- 36H. ShillingtonD
- 35M. Memeti67'F6.5
- 41L. Wong83'M6.3
- 47K. Rahmani84'M6.2
Team statistics
50%Possession50%
14Total shots13
4Shots on target4
7Shots off target7
3Blocked shots2
3Corners2
3Offsides1
5Fouls13
3Yellow cards3
1Goalkeeper saves4
422Total passes427
316Accurate passes334
75%Pass accuracy78%
Western United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Garuccio | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Angus Thurgate | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Abel Walatee | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Riku Danzaki | 72 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Hiroshi Ibusuki | 65 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Noah Botic | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Rhys Bozinovski | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6.7 |
| Tomoki Imai | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Dylan Leonard | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Ramy Najjarine | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Oliver Lavale | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Matthew Sutton | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Matthew Grimaldi | 65 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Michael Ruhs | 71 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Tate Russell | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.0 |
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germán Ferreyra | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 8.2 |
| Yonatan Cohen | 83 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 8.0 |
| Marco Tilio | 90 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Kai Trewin | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Callum Talbot | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Patrick Beach | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Max Caputo | 67 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Mathew Leckie | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Steven Ugarković | 23 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Alessandro Lopane | 59 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Andreas Kuen | 67 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Aziz Behich | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Zane Schreiber | 84 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Medin Memeti | 23 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Lawrence Wong | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Kavian Rahmani | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Western UnitedWWWLL
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- W27 Apr 25HSydney1-0
- L17 Apr 25ABrisbane Roar1-2
- L13 Apr 25AWestern Sydney Wanderers0-2
Melbourne CityWDDWW
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- D26 Apr 25HAdelaide United0-0
- D19 Apr 25AWestern Sydney Wanderers2-2
- W11 Apr 25HBrisbane Roar3-2
- W05 Apr 25HCentral Coast Mariners1-0
Head-to-head
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- 21 Oct 23Melbourne City1-2Western United
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