Western United vs Central Coast Mariners, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Western United

33': Noah Botic
74': Ben Garuccio

FT
2 - 2

Central Coast Mariners

39': Mikael
42': Ryan Edmondson

About

Western United are hosting Central Coast Mariners at Ironbark Fields, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

33': Noah Botic (Western United) Goal at 33'
39': Mikael (Central Coast Mariners) Goal at 39'
42': Ryan Edmondson (Central Coast Mariners) Goal at 42'
45': Abdul Faisal (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 45'
60': Abel Walatee (Western United) Substitution at 60'
63': Alou Kuol (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 63'
63': Sasha Kuzevski (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 63'
74': Ben Garuccio (Western United) Goal at 74'
80': Lucas Scicluna (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 80'
84': Luke Vickery (Western United) Substitution at 84'
88': Angus Thurgate (Western United) Yellow Card at 88'
89': Jake Najdovski (Western United) Substitution at 89'
90'+1': Vitor Feijão (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 91'

Statistics

CCM		WTU
10	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	3
36.5	Possession	63.5
9	SHOTS	13
5	ON GOAL	4
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	4
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Ironbark Fields
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 2,476

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	21	+21	45
2	Western United	21	+16	38
3	Melbourne City FC	21	+10	37
4	Melbourne Victory	22	+8	36

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Western United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
33	Matthew Sutton (GK)
30	Dylan Leonard
6	Tomoki Imai
17	Ben Garuccio
13	Tate Russell
32	Angus Thurgate
23	Rhys Bozinovski
10	Matthew Grimaldi
77	Riku Danzaki
19	Noah Botic
9	Hiroshi Ibusuki

Western United Substitutes:

Jordan Lauton, Abel Walatee, Michael Vonja, Michael Ruhs, Kane Vidmar, Luke Vickery, Jake Najdovski.

Central Coast Mariners (4-4-2)

No.	Name
40	Dylan Peraic-Cullen (GK)
3	Brian Kaltack
4	Trent Sainsbury
33	Nathan Paull
15	Storm Roux
16	Harrison Steele
36	Haine Eames
7	Christian Theoharous
10	Mikael
35	Arthur De Lima
99	Ryan Edmondson

Central Coast Mariners Substitutes:

Lucas Scicluna, Adam Pavlesic, Alou Kuol, Abdul Faisal, Sasha Kuzevski, Diesel Herrington, Vitor Feijão.

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