Australian A-League Men

Adelaide Utd vs Wellington 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

  • 16': Scott Wootton (OG)
  • 23': Luka Jovanovic
  • 51': Lachlan Barr
  • 62': Hiroshi Ibusuki
  • 71': Craig Goodwin
FT
5 - 1
  • 54': Alex Rufer (P)

Introduction

Adelaide United are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at Coopers Stadium, Adelaide, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

  • 16': Own Goal by Scott Wootton, Wellington Phoenix. Adelaide United 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.
  • 23': Lucas Mauragis (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Goal! Adelaide United 2, Wellington Phoenix 0. Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  • 33': Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Adelaide United 2, Wellington Phoenix 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Adelaide United 2, Wellington Phoenix 0.
  • 51': Goal! Adelaide United 3, Wellington Phoenix 0. Lachlan Barr (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Goal! Adelaide United 3, Wellington Phoenix 1. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 60': Substitution, Adelaide United. Hiroshi Ibusuki replaces Luka Jovanovic.
  • 60': Substitution, Adelaide United. Alexandar Popovic replaces Nicholas Ansell.
  • 62': Goal! Adelaide United 4, Wellington Phoenix 1. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Louis D'Arrigo.
  • 63': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Clayton Lewis replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
  • 63': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Sam Sutton replaces Lucas Mauragis.
  • 67': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Alex Rufer.
  • 68': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ethan Alagich replaces Jay Barnett.
  • 68': Substitution, Adelaide United. Nestory Irankunda replaces Zach Clough.
  • 71': Goal! Adelaide United 5, Wellington Phoenix 1. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isaías Sánchez Cortés following a fast break.
  • 81': Lachlan Barr (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Substitution, Adelaide United. Jonny Yull replaces Louis D'Arrigo.
  • 87': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington replaces Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 87': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Adelaide United 5, Wellington Phoenix 1.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Coopers Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 9,036

Australian A-League Men Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+13 Wellington Phoenix FC 26 50 4
+18 Central Coast Mariners 25 49 6
+11 Melbourne Victory 26 42 4
0 Macarthur FC 26 41 7
Full Table

Statistics

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5 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
9 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 6
56.4 Possession 43.6
19 SHOTS 14
6 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.6
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
541 Accurate Passes 393
595 Passes 462
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
8 Accurate Crosses 2
25 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.1
48 Long Balls 42
25 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 13
9 Tackles 21
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 6
12 Effective Clearances 15
12 Clearances 15

Line-Ups

ADE Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
46 Joe Gauci (GK)
4 Nicholas Ansell
13 Lachlan Barr
7 Ryan Kitto
21 Javi López
6 Louis D'Arrigo
18 Jay Barnett
8 Isaías
35 Luka Jovanovic
11 Craig Goodwin
10 Zach Clough

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Oliver Sail (GK)
6 Tim Payne
4 Scott Wootton
12 Lucas Mauragis Yellow Card
17 Callan Elliot Yellow Card
5 Steven Ugarkovic
14 Alex Rufer
11 Bozhidar Kraev
31 Yan
10 David Ball
7 Kosta Barbarouses

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