Wellington vs Melbourne City 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 17': Own Goal by Finn Surman, Wellington Phoenix. Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne City FC 1.
- 45': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Rostyn Griffiths replaces Jordon Hall.
- 50': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne City FC 2. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florin Berenguer.
- 59': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Connor Metcalfe replaces Florin Berenguer.
- 59': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne City FC 3. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 68': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne City FC 4. Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Reno Piscopo replaces James McGarry.
- 72': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Marco Tilio replaces Andrew Nabbout.
- 72': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Raphael Borges Rodrigues replaces Taras Gomulka.
- 76': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne City FC 5. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rostyn Griffiths with a headed pass following a corner.
- 77': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Callan Elliot replaces Gael Sandoval.
- 77': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Jackson Manuel replaces Louis Fenton.
- 81': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne City FC 6. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Curtis Good.
- 81': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Tsubasa Endoh replaces Jamie Maclaren.
- 82': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Matthew Bozinovski replaces Scott Wootton.
- 87': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne City FC 6.
Game Information
Venue: Endeavour Field
Location: Cronulla, Australia
Australian A-League Men Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+16 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 27 | 53 | 4 |
+20 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 52 | 6 |
+11 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 42 | 4 |
-3 | Macarthur FC | 27 | 41 | 8 |
Statistics
MCY | WEL | |
---|---|---|
14 | Fouls | 8 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 3 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
3 | Saves | 1 |
46.9 | Possession | 53.1 |
15 | SHOTS | 10 |
6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
425 | Accurate Passes | 486 |
504 | Passes | 564 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
10 | Crosses | 14 |
0.6 | Cross % | 0.2 |
53 | Long Balls | 53 |
19 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
16 | Tackles | 8 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
12 | Interceptions | 8 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
14 | Clearances | 12 |
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
20 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
4 | Scott Wootton |
33 | Finn Surman |
5 | James McGarry |
16 | Louis Fenton |
19 | Sam Sutton |
13 | Nicholas Pennington |
8 | Benjamin Old |
7 | Wálter Sandoval |
18 | Ben Waine |
9 | David Ball |
Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
22 | Curtis Good |
34 | Jordon Hall |
38 | Jordan Bos |
6 | Carl Jenkinson |
10 | Florin Berenguer |
8 | Aiden O'Neill |
16 | Taras Gomulka |
9 | Jamie Maclaren |
7 | Mathew Leckie |
15 | Andrew Nabbout |
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