PERTH. Perth Glory conquers Western Sydney Wanderers 1-0 after K. Jelacic scored just 1 goal (60′).
The match was played at the Macedonia Park stadium in Perth on Friday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Jack Morgan with the help of Josh Manella and Arvin Shanmuganathan. The 4th official was Shane Skinner. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.7 degrees Celsius or 69.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
Perth Glory
1 - 0
Western Sydney Wanderers
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 11 Total 13
- 6 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 103 Attack 100
- 49 Dangerous attack 34
- 79 Ball safe 80
- 0 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 5
Fouls
- 16 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Perth Glory was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Western Sydney Wanderers that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Perth Glory had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Perth Glory won the match.
Perth Glory shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Perth Glory received 3 yellow cards (David Williams, Joseph Forde and Jacob Muir). On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (Gabriel Cleur, Calem Nieuwenhof and Marcelo).
Match Timeline
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After this match, Perth Glory will have 10 points like Melbourne Victory to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers will stay with 18 points to move up in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Perth Glory will host Western United on the 29th of April with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Western United (1 draw).
Western Sydney Wanderers will play away agasint Melbourne City on the 28th of April with a 11-10 head to head stats in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers (6 draws).
Perth Glory – Formation
Perth Glory adopted the conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Ruben Zadkovich decided to play with the following team: Cameron Cook , Johnny Koutroumbis , Darryl Lachman , Jacob Muir , Jack Clisby , Salim Khelifi , Mustafa Amini , Luke Bodnar , Jacob Dowse , Keegan Jelacic and Luke Ivanovic .
The home team had on the bench: Matthew Hatch, Liam Reddy, Giordano Colli , David Williams , Adam Zimarino , Joseph Forde and Zachary Duncan .
Perth Glory could not rely on the presence of Joseph Forde (injured) and Zachary Duncan (injured).
Substitutions
Perth Glory made 5 changes: Salim Khelifi for Joseph Forde (45′), Luke Ivanovic for David Williams (57′), Jacob Dowse for Adam Zimarino (57′), Luke Bodnar for Zachary Duncan (76′) and Keegan Jelacic for Giordano Colli (77′).
Best player: Johnny Koutroumbis
The player that probably impressed the most for Perth Glory was Johnny Koutroumbis even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 53 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 11.
