Australian A-League Men

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

FT
0 - 6
  • 17': Finn Surman (OG)
  • 50': Mathew Leckie
  • 59': Andrew Nabbout
  • 68': Curtis Good
  • 76': Marco Tilio
  • 81': Marco Tilio

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 17': Own Goal by Finn Surman, Wellington Phoenix. Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne City FC 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Rostyn Griffiths replaces Jordon Hall.
  • 50': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne City FC 2. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florin Berenguer.
  • 59': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Connor Metcalfe replaces Florin Berenguer.
  • 59': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne City FC 3. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 68': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne City FC 4. Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe with a cross following a corner.
  • 69': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Reno Piscopo replaces James McGarry.
  • 72': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Marco Tilio replaces Andrew Nabbout.
  • 72': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Raphael Borges Rodrigues replaces Taras Gomulka.
  • 76': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne City FC 5. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rostyn Griffiths with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 77': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Callan Elliot replaces Gael Sandoval.
  • 77': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Jackson Manuel replaces Louis Fenton.
  • 81': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne City FC 6. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Curtis Good.
  • 81': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Tsubasa Endoh replaces Jamie Maclaren.
  • 82': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Matthew Bozinovski replaces Scott Wootton.
  • 87': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne City FC 6.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Endeavour Field
Location: Cronulla, Australia

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
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Statistics

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14 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 1
46.9 Possession 53.1
15 SHOTS 10
6 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
425 Accurate Passes 486
504 Passes 564
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 3
10 Crosses 14
0.6 Cross % 0.2
53 Long Balls 53
19 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 5
16 Tackles 8
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 8
14 Effective Clearances 12
14 Clearances 12

Line-Ups

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Oliver Sail (GK)
4 Scott Wootton
33 Finn Surman
5 James McGarry
16 Louis Fenton
19 Sam Sutton
13 Nicholas Pennington Yellow Card
8 Benjamin Old
7 Wálter Sandoval
18 Ben Waine
9 David Ball Yellow Card

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Thomas Glover (GK)
22 Curtis Good
34 Jordon Hall
38 Jordan Bos
6 Carl Jenkinson
10 Florin Berenguer
8 Aiden O'Neill
16 Taras Gomulka
9 Jamie Maclaren
7 Mathew Leckie
15 Andrew Nabbout

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