Melbourne City vs Wellington 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
4 - 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 34': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Melbourne City 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.
- 45': Substitution, Melbourne City. Nuno Reis replaces Curtis Good.
- 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.
- 49': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Wellington Phoenix 1. Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Yan Sasse.
- 52': Goal! Melbourne City 2, Wellington Phoenix 1. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout with a cross.
- 57': Goal! Melbourne City 3, Wellington Phoenix 1. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
- 58': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Clayton Lewis replaces Alex Rufer.
- 58': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
- 65': Joshua Laws (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the red card.
- 66': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nikko Boxall replaces Yan Sasse.
- 70': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Valon Berisha because of an injury.
- 82': Substitution, Melbourne City. Raphael Rodrigues replaces Andrew Nabbout.
- 83': Goal! Melbourne City 4, Wellington Phoenix 1. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Bos.
- 85': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington replaces Oskar Zawada.
- 85': Substitution, Melbourne City. Max Caputo replaces Florin Berenguer.
- 85': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Steven Ugarkovic.
- 90': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Melbourne City 4, Wellington Phoenix 1.
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 4,821
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 | |
---|---|---|
8 | Fouls | 18 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 3 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
7 | Saves | 3 |
44.7 | Possession | 55.3 |
8 | SHOTS | 22 |
4 | ON GOAL | 12 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
376 | Accurate Passes | 483 |
454 | Passes | 563 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
6 | Crosses | 13 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
50 | Long Balls | 57 |
18 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
14 | Tackles | 24 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
11 | Interceptions | 12 |
15 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
15 | Clearances | 8 |
Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
22 | Curtis Good |
6 | Thomas Lam |
38 | Jordan Bos |
25 | Callum Talbot |
13 | Aiden O'Neill |
10 | Florin Berenguer |
14 | Valon Berisha |
9 | Jamie Maclaren |
23 | Marco Tilio |
15 | Andrew Nabbout |
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
20 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
21 | Joshua Laws |
6 | Tim Payne |
19 | Sam Sutton |
17 | Callan Elliot |
5 | Steven Ugarkovic |
14 | Alex Rufer |
11 | Bozhidar Kraev |
31 | Yan |
10 | David Ball |
9 | Oskar Zawada |
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