English
Western United defeated Perth Glory 3-1 in a thrilling match played at Ironbark Fields in Melbourne. The game, corresponding to round 25 of the Australian A-League regular season, was decided in the second half. Bozinovski opened the scoring for the home side in the 3rd minute. However, Pearman equalized for Perth Glory in the 55th minute. An own goal by Gomulka in the 65th minute put Western United back in the lead. Finally, Najjarine sealed the victory with a goal in the 86th minute, assisted by Ruhs. Despite having less possession (48%), Western United were more effective in attack, with 16 shots (8 on target) compared to Perth Glory’s 13 (2 on target). The referee for the match was Shane Skinner.
Substitutions perth glory: at minute 46 J. Risdon came in and W. Freney went out., at minute 64 T. Gomulka came in and L. Amos went out., at minute 71 A. Bugarija came in and N. Mileusnic went out., at minute 88 K. Ngo came in and T. Ostler went out., at minute 88 P. Wood came in and J. Pearman went out.
Substitutions western united: at minute 68 L. Vickery came in and R. Danzaki went out., at minute 78 M. Ruhs came in and H. Ibusuki went out., at minute 78 R. Najjarine came in and M. Grimaldi went out., at minute 90 C. A. Shamoon came in and B. Garuccio went out., at minute 90 J. Donachie came in and D. Leonard went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Western United
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