Western Utd vs Wellington 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Elimination Finals
Western United beat Wellington Phoenix, reach ALM semis
A-League
Match Commentary
- 10': Goal! Western United FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner.
- 37': Tomoki Imai (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Western United FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.
- 51': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Jaushua Sotirio replaces Gary Hooper.
- 54': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Benjamin Old replaces Gael Sandoval.
- 69': Substitution, Western United FC. Joshua Risdon replaces Jerry Skotadis.
- 69': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. James McGarry replaces Sam Sutton.
- 69': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine replaces David Ball.
- 74': Substitution, Western United FC. Rhys Bozinovski replaces Rene Krhin because of an injury.
- 84': Substitution, Western United FC. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Dylan Wenzel-Halls.
- 87': Nicolas Milanovic (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Rhys Bozinovski (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Connor Pain (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 3,376
Statistics
 WEL |
WTU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 7 | Saves | 5 |
| 62.1 | Possession | 37.9 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 555 | Accurate Passes | 286 |
| 632 | Passes | 365 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 25 | Crosses | 35 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 11 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 36 | Clearances | 21 |
Western United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Young (GK) |
| 4 | Léo Lacroix |
| 16 | Rene Krhin |
| 17 | Ben Garuccio |
| 6 | Tomoki Imai  |
| 9 | Dylan Wenzel-Halls |
| 27 | Jerry Skotadis |
| 88 | Neil Kilkenny |
| 99 | Aleksandar Prijovic |
| 11 | Connor Pain |
| 8 | Lachlan Wales |
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 33 | Finn Surman |
| 19 | Sam Sutton |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 23 | Clayton Lewis |
| 13 | Nicholas Pennington |
| 10 | Reno Piscopo |
| 7 | Wálter Sandoval |
| 9 | David Ball |
| 88 | Gary Hooper |
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