Wellington vs Melbourne V 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 25': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 45': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Lleyton Brooks replaces Eli Adams.
- 45': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Leigh Broxham.
- 50': Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Callan Elliot replaces Joshua Laws.
- 58': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Damien da Silva following a corner.
- 65': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Clayton Lewis replaces Steven Ugarkovic.
- 65': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. David Ball replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
- 68': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Rai Marchán replaces Connor Chapman.
- 71': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Ben Folami.
- 75': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
- 75': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Lucas Mauragis replaces Sam Sutton.
- 76': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 2. Damien da Silva (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 77': Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nathan Konstandopoulos replaces Lleyton Brooks.
- 90'+1': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 7,032
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 | 25 | 41 | 4 |
| +6 | Sydney FC | 25 | 38 | 9 |
Statistics
 MVC |
WEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 4 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 39.6 | Possession | 60.4 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 382 | Accurate Passes | 640 |
| 451 | Passes | 698 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 18 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 18 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 14 | Clearances | 12 |
Wellington Phoenix FC (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 21 | Joshua Laws |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 14 | Alex Rufer |
| 5 | Steven Ugarkovic |
| 19 | Sam Sutton |
| 31 | Yan |
| 9 | Oskar Zawada |
| 7 | Kosta Barbarouses |
| 11 | Bozhidar Kraev |
Melbourne Victory (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Paul Izzo (GK) |
| 21 | Roderick Miranda |
| 5 | Damien Da Silva |
| 3 | Cadete |
| 14 | Connor Chapman  |
| 6 | Leigh Broxham |
| 8 | Josh Brillante |
| 7 | Christopher Ikonomidis |
| 11 | Ben Folami |
| 10 | Bruno Fornaroli |
| 29 | Eli Adams |
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