Western United
1 - 2
Melbourne City
1-0
L
3-4
W
3-3
D
0-2
L
4-2
W
1-1
D
1-0
W
1-2
W
8-0
W
2-1
L
Half time: 1 - 0
Elapsed: FT
Kick off: 06:00 UTC
Date: Sun 07-Jan-24
Wheater: mist
 |  |  | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Melbourne City | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Western United 4-4-2Melbourne City 4-2-3-1T. Heward-Belle1J. Risdon19B. Garuccio17T. Imai6J. Tratt27S. Luštica
10D. dos Santos Penha11A. Thurgate32L. Wales8M. Ruhs9N. Botic38J. Young1S. Souprayen26C. Good22S. Galloway2C. Talbot25T. Arslan10H. Sakhi8A. Lopane21M. Jakoliš44J. MacLaren9L. Natel Vieira11 | 13' | 1-0 Michael Ruhs Assist: Angus Thurgate | ||
| 50' | Steven Lustica | ||
| Hamza Sakhi 1-1 | 52' | | ||
| out: Marin Jakoliš Benjamin Mazzeo | 58' |  | ||
| 70' | Rhys Bozinovski out: Steven Lustica | ||
| out: Hamza Sakhi Terry Antonis | 73' | | ||
| out: Alessandro Lopane Steven Ugarković | 73' | | ||
| 82' | Angus Thurgate | ||
| Assist: Curtis Good Terry Antonis 1-2 | 83' | | ||
| 90' | Jake Najdovski out: Lachlan Wales | ||
| 90' | Matthew Grimaldi out: Michael Ruhs | ||
| 90' | Ramy Najjarine out: Noah Botic | ||
Lineups
Western United
 | 1T. Heward-Belle Goalkeeper |
 | 19J. Risdon Dedender |
 | 17B. Garuccio Dedender |
 | 6T. Imai Dedender |
 | 27J. Tratt Dedender |
 | 10S. Luštica50'70' Midfielder |
 | 11D. dos Santos Penha Midfielder |
 | 32A. Thurgate82' Midfielder |
 | 8L. Wales90' Midfielder |
 | 9M. Ruhs13'90' Forward |
 | 38N. Botic90' Forward |
Melbourne City
 | 1J. Young Goalkeeper |
 | 26S. Souprayen Dedender |
 | 22C. Good Dedender |
 | 2S. Galloway Dedender |
 | 25C. Talbot Dedender |
 | 10T. Arslan Midfielder |
 | 8H. Sakhi52'73' Midfielder |
 | 21A. Lopane73' Midfielder |
 | 44M. Jakoliš58' Midfielder |
 | 9J. MacLaren Forward |
 | 11L. Natel Vieira Midfielder |
Substitutes
Western United
 | 24C. O'Toole Dedender |
| 49J. Najdovski90' Forward |
| 39M. Grimaldi90' Midfielder |
 | 22K. Vidmar Dedender |
| 7R. Najjarine90' Forward |
| 42R. Bozinovski70' Midfielder |
 | 33M. Sutton Goalkeeper |
Melbourne City
 | 6S. Ugarković73' Midfielder |
| 18J. Hall Dedender |
| 46B. Mazzeo58' Forward |
| 33P. Beach Goalkeeper |
 | 37M. Caputo Forward |
 | 17T. Antonis73'83' Midfielder |
| 38H. Politidis Dedender |
Sidelined / Injured
Western United
| P | Player | Reason | Apps | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | N. Rukavytsya | Unknown | |||
| A | R. Najjarine | Knock | 13 | 1 | |
| D | J. Donachie | Calf Injury | 10 | 1 | |
| M | S. Pasquali | Foot Injury | 21 | ||
| A | R. Danzaki | Shoulder Injury | 20 | 2 | 2 |
Melbourne City
| P | Player | Reason | Apps | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | Z. Schreiber | Knee Injury | 6 | ||
| A | A. Sulemani | ACL Knee Injury | |||
| A | A. Nabbout | Heel Injury | 10 |