Western Sydney Wanderers vs Perth Glory, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 45': William Freney (Perth Glory) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Sebastian Despotovski (Perth Glory) Substitution at 45'
- 60': Josh Brillante (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 60'
- 60': Ryan Fraser (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 60'
- 60': Bozhidar Kraev (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 60'
- 78': Stefan Colakovski (Perth Glory) Substitution at 78'
- 84': Jaiden Kucharski (Perth Glory) Substitution at 84'
- 85': Rhys Bozinovski (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 85'
- 85': Awan Lual (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 85'
- 90'+2': Ryan Fraser (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 92'
- 90'+6': Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 96'
Statistics
 PER |
WSW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 43.9 | Possession | 56.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 5,178
A-League Men Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | +16 | 48 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 26 | +10 | 43 |
| 3 | Auckland FC | 26 | +13 | 42 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | +11 | 40 |
Line-Ups
Western Sydney Wanderers (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Lawrence Thomas (GK) |
| 22 | Anthony Pantazopoulos |
| 14 | Philip Cancar |
| 5 | Dylan Scicluna |
| 3 | Alex Gersbach |
| 31 | Aidan Simmons |
| 32 | Angus Thurgate |
| 8 | Steven Ugarkovic |
| 21 | Aydan Hammond |
| 9 | Kosta Barbarouses |
| 26 | Brandon Borrello |
Perth Glory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Matthew Sutton (GK) |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 45 | Brian Kaltack |
| 3 | Sam Sutton |
| 2 | Charbel Shamoon |
| 34 | Tom Lawrence |
| 39 | Giovanni De Abreu |
| 18 | Rhys Bozinovski  |
| 22 | Adam Taggart |
| 7 | Nicholas Pennington |
| 20 | Trent Ostler |
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