Melbourne City
2 - 0
Western United
1-0
W
1-1
D
0-3
W
0-0
D
3-2
W
1-1
D
0-3
L
3-2
W
1-0
W
2-1
L
Half time: 1 - 0
Elapsed: FT
Kick off: 07:00 UTC
Date: Tue 07-Jan-25
Wheater: few clouds
 |  |  | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne City | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Western United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Melbourne City 4-1-4-1Western United 4-4-2P. Beach33S. Souprayen26A. Behich16N. Atkinson
13K. Trewin27C. Talbot2H. Politidis38S. Ugarković6L. Wong41A. Sulemani20B. Mazzeo46M. Sutton33B. Garuccio17T. Imai6T. Russell13D. Leonard30A. Thurgate32R. Danzaki77R. Bozinovski23M. Grimaldi10H. Ibusuki9M. Ruhs24 | 32' | 1-0 Harry Politidis | ||
| 41' | Steven Ugarković | ||
| Angus Thurgate | 41' | | ||
| John Aloisi | 42' | | ||
 | 51' | Zane Schreiber out: Lawrence Wong | ||
| 59' | 2-0 Benjamin Mazzeo Assist: Arion Sulemani | ||
| 63' | Zane Schreiber | ||
| out: Hiroshi Ibusuki Noah Botic | 64' | | ||
| out: Riku Danzaki Luke Vickery | 64' | | ||
| out: Ben Garuccio Kane Vidmar | 64' | | ||
| 73' | Germán Ferreyra out: Nathaniel Atkinson | ||
| 73' | Medin Memeti out: Arion Sulemani | ||
| out: Michael Ruhs Jake Najdovski | 73' | | ||
| out: Matthew Grimaldi Ramy Najjarine | 73' | | ||
| 73' | Kavian Rahmani out: Benjamin Mazzeo | ||
| 84' | Martin Poljovka | ||
| 86' | Benjamin Dunbar out: Steven Ugarković | ||
| Rhys Bozinovski | 90' | | ||
| 90' | Benjamin Dunbar | ||
Lineups
Melbourne City
 | 33P. Beach Goalkeeper |
 | 26S. Souprayen84' Dedender |
 | 16A. Behich Dedender |
 | 13N. Atkinson73' Midfielder |
 | 27K. Trewin Dedender |
 | 2C. Talbot Dedender |
 | 38H. Politidis32' Midfielder |
 | 6S. Ugarković41'86' Midfielder |
 | 41L. Wong51' Midfielder |
 | 20A. Sulemani73' Forward |
 | 46B. Mazzeo59'73' Midfielder |
Western United
 | 33M. Sutton Goalkeeper |
 | 17B. Garuccio64' Dedender |
 | 6T. Imai Dedender |
| 13T. Russell Dedender |
 | 30D. Leonard Dedender |
| 32A. Thurgate41' Midfielder |
 | 77R. Danzaki64' Midfielder |
| 23R. Bozinovski90' Midfielder |
| 10M. Grimaldi73' Midfielder |
| 9H. Ibusuki64' Forward |
 | 24M. Ruhs73' Forward |
Substitutes
Melbourne City
 | 22G. Ferreyra73' Dedender |
 | 50M. Ghossaini Forward |
| 35M. Memeti73' Forward |
 | 1J. Young Goalkeeper |
| 47K. Rahmani73' Midfielder |
| 19Z. Schreiber51'63' Midfielder |
| 42B. Dunbar86'90' Midfielder |
Western United
 | 22K. Vidmar64' Dedender |
 | 14J. Najdovski73' Forward |
| 37 Forward | |
| 19N. Botic64' Forward |
 | 1T. Heward-Belle Goalkeeper |
| 7R. Najjarine73' Forward |
Sidelined / Injured
Melbourne City
| P | Player | Reason | Apps | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | M. Leckie | Hamstring | |||
| A | M. Caputo | Leg Injury | |||
| M | A. Lopane | Knee Injury | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| A | A. Nabbout | ACL Knee Injury | |||
| D | J. Necovski | ACL Knee Injury | |||
| M | A. Kuen | Hamstring | 21 | 3 | 7 |
| A | Y. Cohen | MCL Knee Injury |
Western United
| P | Player | Reason | Apps | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | C. Shamoon | Ankle Injury | 16 | ||
| A | A. Walatee | Knee Injury | 23 | 3 | |
| D | J. Donachie | Calf Injury | 9 | ||
| M | S. Pasquali | Broken Leg | 6 |