Wellington vs Western Utd 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
2 - 3
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 22': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Western United 0. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 39': Penalty saved! Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45': Substitution, Western United. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Dylan Wenzel-Halls.
- 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 1, Western United 0.
- 55': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. David Ball replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
- 55': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine replaces Oskar Zawada.
- 59': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Western United 0. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 64': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Western United 1. Jacob Tratt (Western United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Connor Pain with a headed pass following a corner.
- 67': Substitution, Western United. Aleksandar Prijovic replaces Rhys Bozinovski.
- 67': Substitution, Western United. Alessandro Diamanti replaces Connor Pain.
- 77': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Ben Old.
- 80': Joshua Risdon (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Western United. Dylan Pierias replaces Lachlan Wales.
- 84': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Western United 2. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Garuccio with a cross.
- 88': Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Léo Lacroix (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Western United 3. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+6': Nicolas Milanovic (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Western United 3.
Game Information
Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 5,203
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
WTU | WEL | |
---|---|---|
16 | Fouls | 12 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 1 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
2 | Saves | 2 |
43 | Possession | 57 |
12 | SHOTS | 10 |
5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
373 | Accurate Passes | 523 |
441 | Passes | 600 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
19 | Crosses | 17 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
35 | Long Balls | 53 |
16 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
11 | Tackles | 20 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
14 | Interceptions | 7 |
25 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
25 | Clearances | 16 |
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
20 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
21 | Joshua Laws |
4 | Scott Wootton |
19 | Sam Sutton |
17 | Callan Elliot |
23 | Clayton Lewis |
5 | Steven Ugarkovic |
11 | Bozhidar Kraev |
8 | Benjamin Old |
9 | Oskar Zawada |
7 | Kosta Barbarouses |
Western United (4-4-1-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Jamie Young (GK) |
4 | Léo Lacroix |
27 | Jacob Tratt |
17 | Ben Garuccio |
19 | Joshua Risdon |
88 | Neil Kilkenny |
42 | Rhys Bozinovski |
11 | Connor Pain |
8 | Lachlan Wales |
9 | Dylan Wenzel-Halls |
14 | James Troisi |
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