Wellington vs Melbourne City 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Melbourne City FC
at Go Media Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.
Match Commentary
- 48': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City 0. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Ball.
- 64': Substitution, Melbourne City. Alessandro Lopane replaces Tolgay Arslan.
- 64': Substitution, Melbourne City. Benjamin Mazzeo replaces Léo Natel.
- 68': Curtis Good (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old replaces Mohamed Al-Taay.
- 68': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Sam Sutton replaces Lukas Kelly-Heald.
- 72': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Penalty saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 79': Substitution, Melbourne City. Terry Antonis replaces Hamza Sakhi because of an injury.
- 79': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Callum Talbot.
- 79': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Fin Conchie replaces David Ball.
- 88': Substitution, Melbourne City. Harry Politidis replaces Marin Jakolis.
- 89': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Matt Sheridan replaces Nicholas Pennington.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City 0.
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: Go Media Stadium
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 8,327
Venue: Go Media Stadium
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 8,327
Australian A-League Men Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +22 | Auckland FC | 26 | 53 | 3 |
| +16 | Melbourne City FC | 26 | 48 | 6 |
| +18 | Western United | 26 | 47 | 7 |
| +18 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 46 | 6 |
Statistics
 MCY |
WEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 55.2 | Possession | 44.8 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 480 | Accurate Passes | 390 |
| 548 | Passes | 469 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 41 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 13 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 46 |
| 11 | Clearances | 46 |
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Alex Paulsen (GK) |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 3 | Finn Surman |
| 18 | Lukas Kelly-Heald |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 14 | Alex Rufer |
| 15 | Nicholas Pennington |
| 12 | Mohamed Al-Taay |
| 10 | David Ball |
| 11 | Bozhidar Kraev |
| 7 | Kosta Barbarouses |
Melbourne City FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Young (GK) |
| 22 | Curtis Good  |
| 26 | Samuel Souprayen |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 25 | Callum Talbot |
| 6 | Steven Ugarkovic |
| 8 | Hamza Sakhi |
| 44 | Marin Jakolis |
| 11 | Léo Natel |
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren |
| 10 | Tolgay Arslan |
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