Wellington vs Western Utd 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
2 - 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Steven Lustica (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Western United FC 0. Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gary Hooper.
- 35': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Western United FC 0. Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Rufer with a through ball.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Western United FC 0.
- 57': Joshua Risdon (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Pierias replaces Lachlan Wales.
- 65': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Jaushua Sotirio replaces Gael Sandoval.
- 72': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Wenzel-Halls replaces Aleksandar Prijovic.
- 72': Substitution, Western United FC. Christian Theoharous replaces Connor Pain.
- 77': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine replaces Reno Piscopo.
- 85': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington replaces Clayton Lewis.
- 88': Substitution, Western United FC. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Alessandro Diamanti.
- 88': Substitution, Western United FC. Nikolai Topor-Stanley replaces Léo Lacroix.
- 90'+1': Tomoki Imai (Western United FC) is shown the red card.
- 90'+4': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Western United FC 1. Steven Lustica (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Theoharous.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Western United FC 1.
Game Information
Venue: WIN Stadium
Location: Illawarra, Australia
Attendance: 586
Australian A-League Men Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +13 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 26 | 50 | 4 |
| +18 | Central Coast Mariners | 25 | 49 | 6 |
| +11 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 42 | 4 |
| 0 | Macarthur FC | 26 | 41 | 7 |
Statistics
 WTU |
WEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 7 |
| 55.3 | Possession | 44.7 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 410 | Accurate Passes | 315 |
| 475 | Passes | 399 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 32 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 33 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 13 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 9 | Clearances | 28 |
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Alexander Paulsen (GK) |
| 21 | Joshua Laws |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 19 | Sam Sutton |
| 16 | Louis Fenton |
| 23 | Clayton Lewis |
| 14 | Alex Rufer |
| 9 | David Ball |
| 88 | Gary Hooper |
| 10 | Reno Piscopo |
| 7 | Wálter Sandoval |
Western United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Young (GK) |
| 4 | Léo Lacroix |
| 6 | Tomoki Imai  |
| 17 | Ben Garuccio |
| 19 | Joshua Risdon  |
| 23 | Alessandro Diamanti |
| 88 | Neil Kilkenny |
| 10 | Steven Lustica |
| 99 | Aleksandar Prijovic |
| 11 | Connor Pain |
| 8 | Lachlan Wales |
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