Wellington vs Melbourne V 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne Victory 0.
- 57': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Marco Rojas replaces Nishan Velupillay.
- 71': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Louis Fenton replaces Tim Payne.
- 73': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nicholas D'Agostino replaces Francesco Margiotta.
- 73': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jake Brimmer replaces Ben Folami.
- 74': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Ball.
- 76': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Lleyton Brooks replaces Chris Ikonomidis.
- 82': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Benjamin Old replaces Gael Sandoval.
- 90': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine replaces Reno Piscopo.
- 90': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Jaushua Sotirio.
- 90': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington replaces Alex Rufer.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 0.
Game Information
Venue: WIN Stadium
Location: Illawarra, Australia
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 |
Statistics
MVC | WEL | |
---|---|---|
11 | Fouls | 11 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 1 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
4 | Saves | 4 |
43 | Possession | 57 |
14 | SHOTS | 17 |
4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
395 | Accurate Passes | 557 |
457 | Passes | 617 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
18 | Crosses | 14 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
32 | Long Balls | 66 |
13 | Accurate Long Balls | 42 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
17 | Tackles | 12 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
6 | Interceptions | 3 |
21 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
21 | Clearances | 20 |
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
20 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
21 | Joshua Laws |
4 | Scott Wootton |
19 | Sam Sutton |
6 | Tim Payne |
23 | Clayton Lewis |
14 | Alex Rufer |
10 | Reno Piscopo |
7 | Wálter Sandoval |
9 | David Ball |
11 | Jaushua Sotirio |
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
50 | Ivan Kelava (GK) |
6 | Leigh Broxham |
17 | Brendan Hamill |
3 | Jason Davidson |
2 | Jason Geria |
7 | Christopher Ikonomidis |
13 | Birkan Kirdar |
8 | Josh Brillante |
9 | Francesco Margiotta |
11 | Ben Folami |
24 | Nishan Velupillay |
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