Australian A-League Men

Wellington vs Western Sydney 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

  • 61': Bozhidar Kraev
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1 - 1
  • 79': Yeni N'Gbakoto

Introduction

Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Western Sydney Wanderers at WIN Stadium, Illawarra, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

  • 45'+1': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses replaces Yan Sasse.
  • 61': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Western Sydney Wanderers 0. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clayton Lewis with a cross.
  • 62': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Milos Ninkovic replaces Ramy Najjarine.
  • 62': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Oliver Bozanic replaces Romain Amalfitano.
  • 73': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington replaces Clayton Lewis because of an injury.
  • 78': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Western Sydney Wanderers 1. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 81': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Daniel Wilmering replaces Milos Ninkovic because of an injury.
  • 82': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine replaces Oskar Zawada.
  • 82': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old replaces David Ball.
  • 85': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Nathanael Blair replaces Yeni N'Gbakoto.
  • 90'+6': Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: WIN Stadium
Location: Illawarra, Australia
Attendance: 2,502

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
Full Table

Statistics

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13 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 7
64.8 Possession 35.2
14 SHOTS 13
8 ON GOAL 5
0.6 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
513 Accurate Passes 233
633 Passes 342
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 4
24 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.3
71 Long Balls 59
23 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 2
5 Effective Tackles 9
19 Tackles 13
0.3 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 7
21 Effective Clearances 26
21 Clearances 26

Line-Ups

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-2-2-2)

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

WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Lawrence Thomas (GK)
6 Marcelo
5 Tomislav Mrcela
3 Adama Traoré
2 Gabriel Cleur
17 Romain Amalfitano
28 Calem Nieuwenhof
7 Ramy Najjarine
26 Brandon Borrello
11 Sulejman Krpic
23 Yeni N'Gbakoto Yellow Card

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