Melbourne V vs Wellington 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

Melbourne Victory

2': Nicholas D'Agostino
68': Jake Brimmer (P)
78': Marco Rojas

FT
3 - 1

Wellington Phoenix FC

26': Wálter Sandoval (P)

Introduction

Melbourne Victory 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

0': First Half begins.
2': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Rojas.
13': Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
21': Penalty saved! Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
24': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Wellington Phoenix 1. Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
39': Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Ben Folami.
68': Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Wellington Phoenix 1. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
71': Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Gary Hooper replaces Finn Surman.
77': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Goal! Melbourne Victory 3, Wellington Phoenix 1. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jason Davidson with a cross.
84': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. James McGarry replaces Nicholas Pennington.
86': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Marco Rojas.
87': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Louis Fenton.
87': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Jackson Manuel replaces Benjamin Old.
87': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Riley Bidois replaces Gael Sandoval.
90'+3': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Jason Davidson.
90'+3': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jay Barnett replaces Jake Brimmer.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 3, Wellington Phoenix 1.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 8,287

Australian A-League Men Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+18	Central Coast Mariners	25	49	6
+13	Wellington Phoenix FC	25	49	4
+11	Melbourne Victory	25	41	4
+6	Sydney FC	25	38	9

Full Table

Statistics

WEL		MVC
15	Fouls	16
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	4
6	Saves	3
33	Possession	67
9	SHOTS	24
4	ON GOAL	9
0.4	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	1
2	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
185	Accurate Passes	465
260	Passes	545
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	2
13	Crosses	16
0.2	Cross %	0.1
49	Long Balls	26
14	Accurate Long Balls	6
0.3	Long Balls %	0.2
3	Blocked Shots	5
6	Effective Tackles	8
17	Tackles	15
0.4	Tackle %	0.5
13	Interceptions	5
21	Effective Clearances	10
21	Clearances	10

Line-Ups

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
20	Ivan Kelava (GK)
21	Roderick Miranda
6	Leigh Broxham
3	Jason Davidson
2	Jason Geria
22	Jake Brimmer
4	Rai
8	Josh Brillante
18	Nicholas D'Agostino
11	Ben Folami
23	Marco Rojas

Substitutes:

Jay Barnett, Stefan Nigro, Marko Bulic, Birkan Kirdar, Francesco Margiotta, Nishan Velupillay, Christopher Ikonomidis.

Wellington Phoenix FC (3-4-3)

No.	Name
20	Oliver Sail (GK)
4	Scott Wootton
6	Tim Payne
33	Finn Surman
7	Wálter Sandoval
13	Nicholas Pennington
19	Sam Sutton
16	Louis Fenton
18	Ben Waine
10	Reno Piscopo
8	Benjamin Old