Melbourne City vs Wellington 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
2 - 2
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 15': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 16': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 34': Goal! Melbourne City 2, Wellington Phoenix 0. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mathew Leckie with a through ball following a fast break.
- 40': Taras Gomulka (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Melbourne City 2, Wellington Phoenix 0.
- 50': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses replaces Yan Sasse.
- 54': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada replaces Ben Waine.
- 54': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Bozhidar Kraev replaces David Ball.
- 63': Thomas Lam (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Melbourne City. Richard van der Venne replaces Taras Gomulka.
- 72': Substitution, Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout replaces Marco Tilio.
- 77': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Goal! Melbourne City 2, Wellington Phoenix 1. Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 83': Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Steven Ugarkovic replaces Nicholas Pennington.
- 90': Goal! Melbourne City 2, Wellington Phoenix 2. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Old.
- 90'+2': Second yellow card to Thomas Lam (Melbourne City) for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Joshua Laws replaces Ben Old.
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 6,208
Australian A-League Men Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+16 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 27 | 53 | 4 |
+20 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 52 | 6 |
+10 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 42 | 5 |
+11 | Sydney FC | 27 | 41 | 10 |
Statistics
WEL | MCY | |
---|---|---|
9 | Fouls | 22 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 1 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
2 | Saves | 1 |
58.1 | Possession | 41.9 |
10 | SHOTS | 10 |
3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
547 | Accurate Passes | 355 |
624 | Passes | 449 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
11 | Crosses | 8 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
48 | Long Balls | 60 |
29 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
14 | Tackles | 23 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
8 | Interceptions | 13 |
13 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
13 | Clearances | 12 |
Melbourne City FC (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
22 | Curtis Good |
6 | Thomas Lam |
38 | Jordan Bos |
25 | Callum Talbot |
13 | Aiden O'Neill |
16 | Taras Gomulka |
7 | Mathew Leckie |
23 | Marco Tilio |
9 | Jamie Maclaren |
14 | Valon Berisha |
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-2-2-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
20 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
4 | Scott Wootton |
6 | Tim Payne |
19 | Sam Sutton |
17 | Callan Elliot |
23 | Clayton Lewis |
13 | Nicholas Pennington |
18 | Ben Waine |
31 | Yan |
10 | David Ball |
8 | Benjamin Old |
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