Melbourne City 1-1 Western United — A-League, 24 May 2025
Melbourne City and Western United drew 1-1 in the A-League Semi-finals on 24 May 2025 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. Aziz Behich, N. Botić got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Melbourne City have won 5 and Western United 0.
· kickoff·AAMI Park · Melbourne·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-020'
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 46'out: H. Ibusuki
- 46'out: T. Russell
- 60'
- 60'
- 1-166'assist: M. Grimaldi
- 71'out: M. Memeti
- 71'
- 72'Argument
- 72'Foul
- 78'
- 82'
- 83'out: K. Rahmani
- 87'Foul
- Full-time1-1
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Melbourne City
- 8.0Yonatan CohenM
- 7.9Patrick BeachG
- 7.7Nathaniel AtkinsonD
- 7.5Aziz BehichD
- 7.3Marco TilioM
- 7.2Alessandro LopaneM
- 7.2Andreas KuenM
- 7.0Germán FerreyraD
- 6.9Mathew LeckieF
- 6.5Kai TrewinD
- 6.3Kavian RahmaniM
- 6.3Callum TalbotD
- 6.3Max CaputoF
- 6.3Zane SchreiberM
- 6.3Steven UgarkovićM
- 6.3Medin MemetiF
Western United
- 8.5Matthew SuttonG
- 7.5James DonachieD
- 7.2Angus ThurgateM
- 7.2Hiroshi IbusukiF
- 7.2Ben GaruccioD
- 7.0Noah BoticF
- 6.9Riku DanzakiM
- 6.9Tate RussellD
- 6.7Abel WalateeM
- 6.6Dylan LeonardD
- 6.6Jordan LautonM
- 6.6Rhys BozinovskiM
- 6.5Michael RuhsF
- 6.3Ramy NajjarineF
- 6.3Matthew GrimaldiM
- 6.2Tomoki ImaiD
Line-ups
Western United4-4-2
Melbourne City4-1-4-1
Substitutes
Melbourne CityA. Vidmar
Substitutes
- 7Mathew Leckie87'46'F6.9
- 18D. OchsenhamG
- 2Callum Talbot60'D6.3
- 19Z. Schreiber71'M6.3
- 39E. DurakovicM
- 35M. Memeti71'F6.3
- 47K. Rahmani83'M6.3
Western UnitedJ. Aloisi
Substitutes
- 7R. Najjarine78'F6.3
- 13T. Russell46'D6.9
- 9H. Ibusuki46'F7.2
- 44J. Lauton82'M6.6
- 70M. VonjaG
- 10M. Grimaldi60'M6.3
- 5O. LavaleF
Team statistics
52%Possession48%
23Total shots11
7Shots on target7
9Shots off target3
7Blocked shots1
4Corners3
1Offsides1
12Fouls14
2Yellow cards1
6Goalkeeper saves6
498Total passes454
403Accurate passes352
81%Pass accuracy78%
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yonatan Cohen | 83 | – | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Patrick Beach | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Nathaniel Atkinson | 60 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Aziz Behich | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Marco Tilio | 71 | – | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Alessandro Lopane | 45 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Andreas Kuen | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Germán Ferreyra | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7.0 |
| Mathew Leckie | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Kai Trewin | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Kavian Rahmani | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Callum Talbot | 30 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Max Caputo | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Zane Schreiber | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Steven Ugarković | 71 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Medin Memeti | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.3 |
Western United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Sutton | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.5 |
| James Donachie | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Angus Thurgate | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Hiroshi Ibusuki | 45 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Ben Garuccio | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Noah Botic | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Riku Danzaki | 78 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Tate Russell | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Abel Walatee | 60 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | 6.7 |
| Dylan Leonard | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Jordan Lauton | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Rhys Bozinovski | 82 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Michael Ruhs | 45 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Ramy Najjarine | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Matthew Grimaldi | 30 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Tomoki Imai | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Melbourne CityWWDDW
- W16 May 25AWestern United3-0
- W03 May 25HSydney5-1
- D26 Apr 25HAdelaide United0-0
- D19 Apr 25AWestern Sydney Wanderers2-2
- W11 Apr 25HBrisbane Roar3-2
Western UnitedLWWWL
- L16 May 25HMelbourne City0-3
- W09 May 25HAdelaide United3-2
- W03 May 25HAuckland4-2
- W27 Apr 25HSydney1-0
- L17 Apr 25ABrisbane Roar1-2
Head-to-head
- 16 May 25Western United0-3Melbourne City
- 07 Jan 25Melbourne City2-0Western United
- 04 Nov 24Western United0-1Melbourne City
- 28 Apr 24Melbourne City1-0Western United
- 07 Jan 24Western United1-2Melbourne City
- 21 Oct 23Melbourne City1-2Western United
Most recent meetings