Western United vs Melbourne City

A-League Men - Semi-finals 16 May 2025, 09:35
Western United
Western United
0–3
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 S. Evans Round Semi-finals

Match report

Melbourne City cruised past Western United 3-0 in the A-League Men - Semi-finals on 16 May 2025.

Western United had 13 shots to Melbourne City's 13.

The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne), with S. Evans in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 13 - 13 On target 4 - 4 Corners 3 - 2 Fouls 5 - 13 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Germán Ferreyra
Melbourne City · 1 goal
8 Yonatan Cohen 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Marco Tilio 1 assist
7 Mathew Leckie 1 goal
7 Tomoki Imai 63 passes (90% accurate)
First half vs second half
Melbourne City came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–5 6–8
Shots On Goal 2–2 2–2
Ball Possession 37–63 —
Corners 2–2 1–0
Attacks 32–54 39–32
Match statistics
3 Corners 2
4 Substitution 5
71 Attacks 86
44 Dangerous Attacks 53
4 On Target 4
7 Off Target 7
13 Shots Total 13
4 Shots On Goal 4
7 Shots Off Goal 7
2 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 8
6 Shots Outside Box 5
5 Fouls 13
3 Corners 2
3 Offsides 1
50% Ball Possession 50%
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 4
418 Passes Total 428
313 Passes Accurate 334
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Western United · 4-4-2
33 M. Sutton
13 T. Russell 6 T. Imai 30 D. Leonard 17 B. Garuccio
10 M. Grimaldi 23 R. Bozinovski 32 A. Thurgate 77 R. Danzaki
24 M. Ruhs 9 H. Ibusuki
Melbourne City · 4-3-3
33 P. Beach
2 C. Talbot 22 G. Ferreyra 27 K. Trewin 16 A. Behich
21 A. Lopane 19 Z. Schreiber 30 A. Kuen
10 Y. Cohen 17 M. Caputo 23 M. Tilio
Western United
Coach
J. Aloisi
Substitutes
  • 20 Abel Walatee
  • 5 Oliver Lavale
  • 19 Noah Botic
  • 7 Ramy Najjarine
  • 70 Michael Vonja
  • 22 Kane Vidmar
  • 44 Jordan Lauton
Melbourne City
Coach
A. Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 7 Mathew Leckie
  • 6 Steven Ugarković
  • 35 Medin Memeti
  • 47 Kavian Rahmani
  • 41 Lawrence Wong
  • 18 Dakota Ochsenham
  • 36 Harrison Shillington
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ M. Leckie ↓ A. Lopane Melbourne City
  • 65' ↑ O. Lavale ↓ H. Ibusuki Western United
  • 65' ↑ A. Walatee ↓ M. Grimaldi Western United
  • 67' ↑ S. Ugarković ↓ A. Kuen Melbourne City
  • 67' ↑ M. Memeti ↓ M. Caputo Melbourne City
  • 71' ↑ N. Botić ↓ M. Ruhs Western United
  • 72' ↑ R. Najjarine ↓ R. Danzaki Western United
  • 83' ↑ L. Wong ↓ Y. Cohen Melbourne City
  • 84' ↑ K. Rahmani ↓ Z. Schreiber Melbourne City
Cards
  • 12' M. Ruhs Western United
  • 28' R. Bozinovski Western United
  • 58' Z. Schreiber Melbourne City
  • 82' G. Ferreyra Melbourne City
  • 86' A. Thurgate Western United
  • 89' S. Ugarkovic Melbourne City
Head-to-head
Western United 5 2 draws 9 Melbourne City
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
Western United L L W W W
Melbourne City D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Western United vs Melbourne City?
Western United lost 0-3 against Melbourne City on 16 May 2025.
Who won Western United vs Melbourne City?
Melbourne City won the match 3-0.
Where was Western United vs Melbourne City played?
The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Western United vs Melbourne City?
Western United had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.