Australian A-League Men

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

  • 74': Reno Piscopo
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1 - 0

Introduction

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

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

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: WIN Stadium
Location: Illawarra, Australia

Australian A-League Men Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
41 Melbourne City FC 20 5 3
37 Adelaide United 21 7 4
34 Western Sydney Wanderers 21 7 5
31 Central Coast Mariners 21 4 8
Full Table

Statistics

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11 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 4
57 POSSESSION 43
17 SHOTS 14
5 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
557 Accurate Passes 395
617 Passes 457
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
14 Crosses 18
0.2 Cross % 0.2
66 Long Balls 32
42 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 3
5 Effective Tackles 11
12 Tackles 17
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
3 Interceptions 6
20 Effective Clearances 21
20 Clearances 21

Line-Ups

WEL 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 Yellow Card
11 Jaushua Sotirio

MVC 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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