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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Adelaide United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | Auckland FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | Brisbane Roar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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