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Western United defeated Sydney FC 1-0 in a thrilling match at Melbourne’s Ironbark Fields on April 27th, 2025, in round 28 of the Australian A-League. The match, officiated by Alexander George King, was characterized by tension and questionable discipline from both teams.
An early goal by M. Grimaldi, assisted by R. Danzaki in the 4th minute, proved enough to secure the victory for Western United. Despite Sydney FC enjoying slightly more possession (51% to 49%), Western United were more clinical in front of goal, registering 15 shots (4 on target) compared to Sydney’s 14 (3 on target). Both teams created chances, as evidenced by the corner count (4 for Western United and 7 for Sydney FC).
Yellow cards were shown to B. Garuccio and R. Danzaki of Western United, and to A. Popovic, W. Kamijo and K. Shaw of Sydney FC, along with an additional yellow card to an unnamed Western United player, highlighting a match punctuated by fouls (10 for Western United and 9 for Sydney). Despite the number of cards, the match remained free of red cards. In short, a narrow victory for Western United thanks to their offensive efficiency.
Substitutions sydney: at minute 61 A. Ouahim came in and J. Kucharski went out., at minute 61 K. Shaw came in and J. Lolley went out., at minute 82 T. Quintal came in and J. King went out.
Substitutions western united: at minute 71 O. Lavale came in and M. Ruhs went out., at minute 76 J. Lauton came in and R. Bozinovski went out., at minute 76 A. Walatee came in and M. Grimaldi went out., at minute 76 C. A. Shamoon came in and T. Imai went out., at minute 87 R. Najjarine came in and R. Danzaki went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Western United
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