Australian A-League Men

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

  • 2': Oskar Zawada
  • 37': Bozhidar Kraev
  • 61': Yan
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3 - 1
  • 12': Craig Goodwin
  • Red Card 51': Ben Halloran

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

  • 2': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Adelaide United 0. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tim Payne with a through ball.
  • 12': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Adelaide United 1. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 26': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 37': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Adelaide United 1. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callan Elliot with a cross following a corner.
  • 42': Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 2, Adelaide United 1.
  • 51': Second yellow card to Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) for a bad foul.
  • 61': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 3, Adelaide United 1. Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 62': Substitution, Adelaide United. Nestory Irankunda replaces Ethan Alagich.
  • 73': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses replaces David Ball.
  • 78': Penalty saved! Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 80': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old replaces Yan Sasse.
  • 80': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine replaces Oskar Zawada.
  • 80': Substitution, Adelaide United. George Blackwood replaces Hiroshi Ibusuki.
  • 81': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington replaces Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 90': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Alex Rufer replaces Clayton Lewis.
  • 90'+3': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 4,535

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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13 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 16
4 Saves 2
47.3 Possession 52.7
5 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 8
0.6 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
366 Accurate Passes 413
444 Passes 482
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 6
14 Crosses 33
0.2 Cross % 0.2
58 Long Balls 47
28 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 4
15 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
8 Interceptions 12
33 Effective Clearances 12
33 Clearances 12

Line-Ups

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Oliver Sail (GK)
6 Tim Payne
4 Scott Wootton Yellow Card
12 Lucas Mauragis
17 Callan Elliot
23 Clayton Lewis Yellow Card
5 Steven Ugarkovic
11 Bozhidar Kraev
31 Yan
9 Oskar Zawada
10 David Ball

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

No. Name
46 Joe Gauci (GK)
41 Alexandar Popovic Yellow Card
13 Lachlan Barr
7 Ryan Kitto
21 Javi López
55 Ethan Alagich
28 Juande
6 Louis D'Arrigo
9 Hiroshi Ibusuki
11 Craig Goodwin
26 Ben Halloran Yellow Card

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