Wellington vs Melbourne City 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

Wellington Phoenix FC

16': David Ball

FT
1 - 3

Melbourne City FC

18': Mathew Leckie
51': Jamie Maclaren (P)
90'+6': Jamie Maclaren

Introduction

Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Melbourne City FC at Sky Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

7': Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City 0. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callan Elliot with a cross.
18': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City 1. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Tilio with a cross.
22': Curtis Good (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City 1.
45': Substitution, Melbourne City. Nuno Reis replaces Curtis Good.
51': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City 2. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
52': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses replaces Steven Ugarkovic.
67': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Callum Talbot.
67': Substitution, Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout replaces Marco Tilio.
70': Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Jamieson replaces Richard van der Venne because of an injury.
88': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Yan Sasse.
89': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington replaces Callan Elliot.
90'+6': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City 3. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout following a fast break.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 6,321

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

Full Table

Statistics

MCY		WEL
14	Fouls	7
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	9
6	Saves	3
48.9	Possession	51.1
13	SHOTS	20
6	ON GOAL	7
0.5	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
454	Accurate Passes	472
535	Passes	552
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	7
15	Crosses	26
0.2	Cross %	0.3
45	Long Balls	55
23	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.5	Long Balls %	0.7
4	Blocked Shots	6
17	Effective Tackles	8
22	Tackles	16
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
14	Interceptions	10
27	Effective Clearances	13
27	Clearances	13

Line-Ups

Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
20	Oliver Sail (GK)
6	Tim Payne
4	Scott Wootton
12	Lucas Mauragis
17	Callan Elliot
23	Clayton Lewis
5	Steven Ugarkovic
11	Bozhidar Kraev
31	Yan
9	Oskar Zawada
10	David Ball

Substitutes:

Alex Rufer, Nicholas Pennington, Kosta Barbarouses, Alexander Paulsen, Noah Karunaratne, Joshua Laws, Oskar van Hattum.

Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Glover (GK)
22	Curtis Good
6	Thomas Lam
38	Jordan Bos
25	Callum Talbot
8	Richard van der Venne
14	Valon Berisha
13	Aiden O'Neill
9	Jamie Maclaren
7	Mathew Leckie
23	Marco Tilio