Wellington vs Western Sydney 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
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
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 |
Statistics
WSW | WEL | |
---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
19 | Sam Sutton |
11 | Jaushua Sotirio |
18 | Ben Waine |
10 | Reno Piscopo |
9 | David Ball |
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 |
5 | Jack Rodwell |
8 | Steven Ugarkovic |
14 | James Troisi |
36 | Alessandro Lopane |
7 | Ramy Najjarine |
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