Western Utd 4-2 AFC (May 3, 2025) Lineups

Auckland FC

15-8-3, 53 PTS

Michael Ruhs - 18'
Noah Botic - 23'
Angus Thurgate - 49'
Oliver Lavale - 90'+6'

Neyder Moreno - 62'
Jesse Randall - 90'+4'

33
Sutton
17
Garuccio
30
Leonard
4
Donachie
6
Imai
10
Grimaldi
32
Thurgate
23
Bozinovski
77
Danzaki
19
Botic
24
Ruhs

No.Name
33Matthew Sutton
30Dylan Leonard
4James Donachie
17Ben Garuccio
6Tomoki Imai
32Angus Thurgate 29Charbel Shamoon
23Rhys Bozinovski 44Jordan Lauton
10Matthew Grimaldi 7Ramy Najjarine
77Riku Danzaki 20Abel Walatee
19Noah Botic
24Michael Ruhs 5Oliver Lavale

Substitutes
70Michael Vonja
37Luke Vickery

12
Paulsen
15
DeVries
4
Pijnaker
23
Hall
2
Sakai
11
Francois
28
Gallegos
6
Verstraete
27
Rogerson
10
May
9
Mata

No.Name
12Alex Paulsen
4Nando Pijnaker 5Tommy Smith
23Daniel Hall
15Francis DeVries 17Callan Elliot
2Hiroki Sakai
28Felipe Gallegos 22Jake Brimmer
6Louis Verstraete
11Marlee Francois 25Neyder Moreno
27Logan Rogerson
10Guillermo May
9Max Mata 21Jesse Randall

Substitutes
1Michael Woud
7Cameron Howieson

Ironbark Fields

4:00 AM, May 3, 2025Coverage: ESPN3

Melbourne, Australia

Line: WTU -0.5

Over/Under: 2.5

Attendance: 3,109

Referees:
Daniel Elder

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Auckland FC	26	15	8	3	+22	53
Melbourne City FC	26	14	6	6	+16	48
Western United	26	14	5	7	+18	47
Western Sydney Wanderers	26	13	7	6	+18	46
Melbourne Victory	26	12	7	7	+8	43
Adelaide United	26	10	8	8	-2	38
Sydney FC	26	10	7	9	+7	37
Macarthur FC	26	9	6	11	+5	33
Newcastle Jets	26	8	6	12	-1	30
Central Coast Mariners	26	5	11	10	-22	26
Wellington Phoenix FC	26	6	6	14	-16	24
Brisbane Roar	26	5	6	15	-19	21
Perth Glory	26	4	5	17	-34	17

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