Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City vs Wellington 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

  • 34': Jamie Maclaren
  • 52': Jamie Maclaren
  • 57': Marco Tilio
  • 83': Marco Tilio
FT
4 - 1
  • 49': Steven Ugarkovic
  • Red Card 65': Joshua Laws

Introduction

Melbourne City FC are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

  • 34': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Melbourne City 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Melbourne City. Nuno Reis replaces Curtis Good.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.
  • 49': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Wellington Phoenix 1. Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Yan Sasse.
  • 52': Goal! Melbourne City 2, Wellington Phoenix 1. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout with a cross.
  • 57': Goal! Melbourne City 3, Wellington Phoenix 1. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
  • 58': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Clayton Lewis replaces Alex Rufer.
  • 58': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 65': Joshua Laws (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the red card.
  • 66': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nikko Boxall replaces Yan Sasse.
  • 70': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Valon Berisha because of an injury.
  • 82': Substitution, Melbourne City. Raphael Rodrigues replaces Andrew Nabbout.
  • 83': Goal! Melbourne City 4, Wellington Phoenix 1. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Bos.
  • 85': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington replaces Oskar Zawada.
  • 85': Substitution, Melbourne City. Max Caputo replaces Florin Berenguer.
  • 85': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 90': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Melbourne City 4, Wellington Phoenix 1.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 4,821

Australian A-League Men Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+12 Wellington Phoenix FC 22 43 3
+16 Central Coast Mariners 21 40 5
+2 Macarthur FC 22 35 5
+10 Melbourne Victory 22 35 3
Full Table

Statistics

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8 Fouls 18
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 7
7 Saves 3
44.7 Possession 55.3
8 SHOTS 22
4 ON GOAL 12
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
376 Accurate Passes 483
454 Passes 563
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 4
6 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.3
50 Long Balls 57
18 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 16
14 Tackles 24
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 12
15 Effective Clearances 8
15 Clearances 8

Line-Ups

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thomas Glover (GK)
22 Curtis Good
6 Thomas Lam
38 Jordan Bos
25 Callum Talbot Yellow Card
13 Aiden O'Neill
10 Florin Berenguer
14 Valon Berisha
9 Jamie Maclaren
23 Marco Tilio
15 Andrew Nabbout

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Oliver Sail (GK)
21 Joshua Laws Red Card
6 Tim Payne
19 Sam Sutton
17 Callan Elliot
5 Steven Ugarkovic
14 Alex Rufer
11 Bozhidar Kraev
31 Yan
10 David Ball Yellow Card
9 Oskar Zawada

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