
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Statistics
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MVC![]() |
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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 |
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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