Melbourne City vs Western United

A-League Men - Semi-finals 24 May 2025, 09:35
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
1–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Western United
Western United
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 A. Kersey Round Semi-finals

Match report

Melbourne City were held to a 1-1 draw by Western United in the A-League Men - Semi-finals on 24 May 2025.

Melbourne City had 23 shots to Western United's 11.

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

Half-time 1-0 Possession 52% - 48% Shots 23 - 11 On target 7 - 7 Corners 4 - 3 Fouls 12 - 14 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Matthew Sutton
Western United · 6 saves
8 Aziz Behich 1 goal
8 Patrick Beach 6 saves
8 Nathaniel Atkinson captained the side
8 Yonatan Cohen captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 14–6 9–5
Shots On Goal 4–4 3–3
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 2–0 2–3
Attacks 55–44 55–51
Match statistics
4 Corners 3
5 Substitution 5
110 Attacks 95
63 Dangerous Attacks 46
7 On Target 7
16 Off Target 4
23 Shots Total 11
7 Shots On Goal 7
9 Shots Off Goal 3
7 Shots Blocked 1
18 Shots Inside Box 7
5 Shots Outside Box 4
12 Fouls 14
4 Corners 3
1 Offsides 1
52% Ball Possession 48%
2 Yellow Cards 1
6 Saves 6
498 Passes Total 454
403 Passes Accurate 352
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne City · 4-1-4-1
33 P. Beach
13 N. Atkinson 22 G. Ferreyra 27 K. Trewin 16 A. Behich
6 S. Ugarković
10 Y. Cohen 21 A. Lopane 30 A. Kuen 23 M. Tilio
17 M. Caputo
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 20 A. Walatee
19 N. Botic 24 M. Ruhs
Melbourne City
Coach
A. Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 7 Mathew Leckie
  • 2 Callum Talbot
  • 19 Zane Schreiber
  • 35 Medin Memeti
  • 47 Kavian Rahmani
  • 18 Dakota Ochsenham
  • 39 Emin Durakovic
Western United
Coach
J. Aloisi
Substitutes
  • 13 Tate Russell
  • 9 Hiroshi Ibusuki
  • 10 Matthew Grimaldi
  • 7 Ramy Najjarine
  • 44 Jordan Lauton
  • 70 Michael Vonja
  • 5 Oliver Lavale
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ M. Leckie ↓ A. Lopane Melbourne City
  • 46' ↑ H. Ibusuki ↓ M. Ruhs Western United
  • 46' ↑ T. Russell ↓ T. Imai Western United
  • 60' ↑ C. Talbot ↓ N. Atkinson Melbourne City
  • 60' ↑ M. Grimaldi ↓ A. Walatee Western United
  • 71' ↑ M. Memeti ↓ M. Tilio Melbourne City
  • 71' ↑ Z. Schreiber ↓ S. Ugarković Melbourne City
  • 78' ↑ R. Najjarine ↓ R. Danzaki Western United
  • 82' ↑ J. Lauton ↓ R. Bozinovski Western United
  • 83' ↑ K. Rahmani ↓ Y. Cohen Melbourne City
Cards
  • 72' A. Behich Melbourne City
  • 72' B. Garuccio Western United
  • 87' M. Leckie Melbourne City
Head-to-head
Melbourne City 9 2 draws 5 Western United
2025-05-24 Melbourne City vs Western United 1 - 1
2025-05-16 Western United vs Melbourne City 0 - 3
2025-01-07 Melbourne City vs Western United 2 - 0
2024-11-04 Western United vs Melbourne City 0 - 1
2024-04-28 Melbourne City vs Western United 1 - 0
2024-01-07 Western United vs Melbourne City 1 - 2
Recent form
Melbourne City D D W W D
Western United D L L W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Melbourne City vs Western United?
Melbourne City drew 1-1 against Western United on 24 May 2025.
Who won Melbourne City vs Western United?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Melbourne City vs Western United played?
The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Melbourne City vs Western United?
Melbourne City had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.