Good crowds so far in the #ALM competition for Round 9.
#ADLvSYD - 11,907
#AKLvWUN - 13,681
#BRIvPER - 6,145
#MVCvMCY - 24,053
#WSWvWEL - 6,341
Total - 62,127
Avg - 12,425
Hope the Bulls can pull a decent crowd tonight. They’ve been a bit unfortunate with weather so far this season.
A-League Men
Round 9
#AKLvWUN
21/12/2024
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Crowd: 13,681
4-0 - Western United FC's 4-0 win vs Auckland FC yesterday was the Black Knights' 1st loss in the A-League Men - it's the biggest losing margin for a team in their inaugural defeat in the competition, surpassing WEL's 0-3 loss against CCM in 2007. Humbled.
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Western United are growing into the season nicely.
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Matt Grimaldi puts the cherry on top with the killer fourth goal for #WUN to crown their best performance of the season in a 4-0 demolition of previously unbeaten #Auckland. Ibusuki, Imai, Thurgate outstanding for John Aloisi’s team. #AKLvWUN
A-League: Auckland FC v Western United - Crowd: 13,681 @ Go Media Stadium (NZ) (Auckland) #AKLvWUN
holy shit will western do a 2021/22 and shock us all #AKLvWUN
It took seven games for Auckland to concede their first three goals. Now, Western United FC have put that many past them in 𝟰𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 🤯🤯
A breathtaking half from John Aloisi’s side leaves the Black Knights’ unbeaten run hanging by a thread.
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Auckland having their most possession of the season and being down 3-0 at halftime, is it?
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chef aloisi is cooking #AKLvWUN
Get onto #AKLvWUN late and it looks like the score ticker is broken.
Is this the end of Auckland FC's unbeaten run?! 33 minutes played, Western United are 𝟯-𝟬 𝗨𝗣 😱
A fourth of the season for Hiroshi Ibusuki. Go Media Stadium can't believe what it's seeing!
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The pressing from Western Utd is relentless.
Can they keep it up for 90 mins? Do they need to now that they have a comfy lead?
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Hiroshi Ibusuki makes it 0-3 in favor of Western United. Without a doubt the worst showing of Auckland FC this season by far. The referee acted as a screen and should have made a better effort to get out of way. #AKLvWUN #ALeague
Ref gets in the way of an Auckland player, and Tarneit makes it 3-0.
Well then...
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Did not have Western down to be the team to finally defeat Auckland yet here we are #AKLvWUN
For the first time EVER, Auckland FC trail at their home ground 😲
Riku Danzaki gets the better of Alex Paulsen from the spot and Go Media Stadium falls silent.
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Noah Botic makes it 2-0 in #Auckland, shocking the home support into a hush. Hiroshi Ibusuki battled for the ball with Alex Paulsen in the six yard box and the loose ball was thumped home by Botic…. #WUN causing heaps of problems for the #BlackKnights. #AKLvWUN
Big test this now for Auckland. Are they the real deal? #AKLvWUN
Noah Botic makes it 0-2 for Western United. A shocking scoreline no doubt with how Auckland has looked this season. #AKLvWUN #ALeague
And the last bit I also said there... Indirect freekicks in the box also tend to be much more interesting than penalties. #AKLvWUN
As I also said there, the added benefit to this is that by not being such a major incident, there would be the opportunity for VAR (which, while not the case for this specific one, is often half the problem with handball calls) to not get involved with this stuff. #AKLvWUN
Riku Danzaki scores from the spot after handball in the box and #Auckland behind for the first time this season at home. #WUN pressing aggressively and causing the #BlackKnights problems before another big crowd. #AKLvWUN
For the first time this season at home, Auckland trails 0-1 after the penalty converted by Riku Danzaki. #AKLvWUN #ALeague
After a gazillion tweets made calling for it on the old place, I believe this is my first post here desperately calling for indirect freekicks (if anything) to be the far more appropriate punishment for all but the most deliberate and clearly goal denying handballs in the box. Maddening. #AKLvWUN
Auckland trail in NZ for the 1st time #AKLvWUN
