Australian A-League Men

Wellington vs Western Sydney 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

Introduction

Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Western Sydney Wanderers at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

  • 13': Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Ball.
  • 38': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 39': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Steven Ugarkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot is close, but misses to the right. Steven Ugarkovic should be disappointed.
  • 45'+1': Ramy Najjarine (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0.
  • 63': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Keijiro Ogawa replaces Alessandro Lopane.
  • 63': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Benjamin Old replaces David Ball.
  • 66': Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Tomer Hemed replaces Keanu Baccus.
  • 75': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Louis Fenton replaces Ben Waine.
  • 77': Tomer Hemed (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Tass Mourdoukoutas replaces Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 90': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. James McGarry replaces Reno Piscopo.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Eden Park
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 15,245

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
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Statistics

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16 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
9 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 3
67.3 Possession 32.7
19 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
541 Accurate Passes 224
638 Passes 308
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 2
20 Crosses 9
0.4 Cross % 0.2
43 Long Balls 55
20 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
7 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 16
13 Tackles 21
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
16 Interceptions 11
6 Effective Clearances 32
6 Clearances 32

Line-Ups

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (3-4-3)

No. Name
20 Oliver Sail (GK)
4 Scott Wootton
6 Tim Payne
33 Finn Surman
7 Wálter Sandoval
13 Nicholas Pennington Yellow Card
19 Sam Sutton
11 Jaushua Sotirio Yellow Card
18 Ben Waine
10 Reno Piscopo
9 David Ball

WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Daniel Margush (GK)
22 Johnny Koutroumbis
15 Tomislav Mrcela
3 Adama Traoré
13 Tate Russell
17 Keanu Baccus Yellow Card
5 Jack Rodwell
8 Steven Ugarkovic
14 James Troisi
36 Alessandro Lopane
7 Ramy Najjarine Yellow Card

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