Melbourne V vs Wellington 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
3 - 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 13': Goal! Melbourne Victory 0, Wellington Phoenix 1. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Joshua Laws with a cross.
- 25': Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Wellington Phoenix 1. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Wellington Phoenix 1.
- 45': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
- 52': Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Wellington Phoenix 1. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 70': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Yan Sasse replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
- 71': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Sam Sutton replaces Lucas Mauragis.
- 78': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Alex Rufer.
- 78': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington replaces David Ball because of an injury.
- 86': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Tomi Juric replaces Bruno Fornaroli.
- 89': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. William Wilson replaces Cadete.
- 89': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Nishan Velupillay because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Goal! Melbourne Victory 3, Wellington Phoenix 1. Tomi Juric (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nathan Konstandopoulos replaces Leigh Broxham.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Eli Adams replaces Ben Folami.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 3, Wellington Phoenix 1.
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,400
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 |
Statistics
 WEL |
MVC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 59.6 | Possession | 40.4 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 523 | Accurate Passes | 329 |
| 596 | Passes | 414 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 25 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 20 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 8 | Clearances | 25 |
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Acton (GK) |
| 21 | Roderick Miranda |
| 31 | Matthew Bozinovski |
| 3 | Cadete |
| 2 | Jason Geria |
| 22 | Jake Brimmer |
| 6 | Leigh Broxham |
| 8 | Josh Brillante |
| 10 | Bruno Fornaroli |
| 11 | Ben Folami |
| 24 | Nishan Velupillay |
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
| 21 | Joshua Laws |
| 3 | Finn Surman  |
| 12 | Lucas Mauragis |
| 17 | Callan Elliot |
| 5 | Steven Ugarkovic |
| 14 | Alex Rufer |
| 11 | Bozhidar Kraev |
| 7 | Kosta Barbarouses |
| 9 | Oskar Zawada |
| 10 | David Ball |
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