Melbourne City vs Wellington 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
2 - 1
Melbourne City edge Wellington Pheonix to clinch second consecutive A-League Men title
Melbourne City have claimed the A-League Men premiership for a second consecutive season with victory over Wellington Phoenix.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Own Goal by Sam Sutton, Wellington Phoenix. Melbourne City FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.
- 10': Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout following a corner.
- 30': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Melbourne City FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 0.
- 45': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Reno Piscopo replaces Riley Bidois.
- 45': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Clayton Lewis replaces Jackson Manuel.
- 54': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 1. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gary Hooper with a through ball.
- 56': Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Louis Fenton replaces Finn Surman.
- 72': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Jordan Bos replaces Andrew Nabbout.
- 81': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Marco Tilio.
- 83': Carl Jenkinson (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Gary Hooper.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. James McGarry replaces Benjamin Old.
- 90'+2': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 7,350
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 |
Statistics
 WEL |
MCY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 50 | Possession | 50 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 452 | Accurate Passes | 453 |
| 539 | Passes | 539 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 6 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 10 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 10 | Clearances | 7 |
Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
| 5 | Rostyn Griffiths |
| 4 | Nuno Reis |
| 3 | Scott Jamieson |
| 6 | Carl Jenkinson  |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
| 18 | Connor Metcalfe |
| 16 | Taras Gomulka |
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren |
| 7 | Mathew Leckie |
| 15 | Andrew Nabbout |
Wellington Phoenix FC (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 33 | Finn Surman |
| 34 | Jackson Manuel |
| 13 | Nicholas Pennington |
| 19 | Sam Sutton |
| 18 | Ben Waine |
| 88 | Gary Hooper |
| 8 | Benjamin Old |
| 36 | Riley Bidois |
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