Sydney FC vs Wellington 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
0 - 1
71': Bozhidar KraevIntroduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 10': Goal! Sydney FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 1. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clayton Lewis with a through ball.
- 10': Substitution, Sydney FC. Adrian Segecic replaces Patrick Yazbek because of an injury.
- 34': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Sydney FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 1.
- 53': Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
- 63': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Steven Ugarkovic replaces Alex Rufer.
- 71': Second yellow card to Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Joshua Laws replaces Oskar Zawada.
- 77': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Adrian Segecic.
- 77': Substitution, Sydney FC. Connor O'Toole replaces Diego Caballo.
- 86': Max Burgess (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 87': Substitution, Sydney FC. Jaiden Kucharski replaces Paulo Retre.
- 88': Oliver Sail (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Yan Sasse replaces Clayton Lewis.
- 90'+7': Penalty saved! Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+9': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) right footed shot is close, but misses to the right. Adam Le Fondre should be disappointed.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Sydney FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 1.
Game Information
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 13,921
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 | 25 | 41 | 4 |
| +6 | Sydney FC | 25 | 38 | 9 |
Statistics
 WEL |
SYD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 2 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.6 | Possession | 60.4 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 281 | Accurate Passes | 462 |
| 372 | Passes | 549 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 4 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 7 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 11 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 31 | Clearances | 9 |
Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Redmayne (GK) |
| 6 | Jack Rodwell |
| 2 | James Donachie |
| 18 | Diego Caballo |
| 23 | Rhyan Grant |
| 17 | Anthony Cáceres |
| 8 | Paulo Retre  |
| 16 | Patrick Yazbek |
| 9 | Adam Le Fondre |
| 11 | Róbert Mak |
| 22 | Max Burgess |
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 12 | Lucas Mauragis |
| 17 | Callan Elliot |
| 23 | Clayton Lewis |
| 14 | Alex Rufer |
| 11 | Bozhidar Kraev |
| 7 | Kosta Barbarouses |
| 9 | Oskar Zawada |
| 10 | David Ball |
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