Western Utd vs Wellington 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

Western United

54': Steven Lustica

FT
1 - 4

Wellington Phoenix FC

29': Scott Wootton
32': Jaushua Sotirio
45'+2': Wálter Sandoval (P)
63': Jaushua Sotirio

Introduction

Western United are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at Morshead Park, Victoria, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
21': Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
29': Goal! Western United FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 1. Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Ball following a corner.
32': Goal! Western United FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 2. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gael Sandoval with a through ball following a fast break.
34': Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Goal! Western United FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 3. Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Western United FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 3.
45': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Wenzel-Halls replaces Tomoki Imai.
47': Léo Lacroix (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Goal! Western United FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 3. Steven Lustica (Western United FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Prijovic.
63': Goal! Western United FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 4. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reno Piscopo.
68': Substitution, Western United FC. Jerry Skotadis replaces Rene Krhin.
70': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine replaces Jaushua Sotirio.
76': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Benjamin Old replaces Reno Piscopo.
84': Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Western United FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 4.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Morshead Park
Location: Victoria, Australia
Attendance: 1,423

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

WEL		WTU
12	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	9
5	Saves	2
39.4	Possession	60.6
12	SHOTS	19
7	ON GOAL	6
0.6	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
324	Accurate Passes	528
411	Passes	613
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	7
4	Crosses	28
0.5	Cross %	0.3
77	Long Balls	39
39	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	2
7	Effective Tackles	4
13	Tackles	7
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	10
28	Effective Clearances	4
28	Clearances	4

Line-Ups

Western United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jamie Young (GK)
44	Nikolai Topor-Stanley
4	Léo Lacroix
17	Ben Garuccio
6	Tomoki Imai
10	Steven Lustica
88	Neil Kilkenny
16	Rene Krhin
99	Aleksandar Prijovic
11	Connor Pain
8	Lachlan Wales

Substitutes:

Christian Theoharous, Benjamin Collins, Nicolas Milanovic, Ryan Scott, Jerry Skotadis, Dylan Wenzel-Halls, Adisu Bayew.

Wellington Phoenix FC (5-4-1)

No.	Name
20	Oliver Sail (GK)
4	Scott Wootton
6	Tim Payne
33	Finn Surman
19	Sam Sutton
17	Callan Elliot
7	Wálter Sandoval
13	Nicholas Pennington
10	Reno Piscopo
9	David Ball
11	Jaushua Sotirio