Western Utd vs Wellington 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
Western United are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC
at UTAS Stadium, Tasmania, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
- 19': Goal! Western United 0, Wellington Phoenix 1. Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
- 27': Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Goal! Western United 0, Wellington Phoenix 2. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic.
- 59': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Sam Sutton replaces Lucas Mauragis.
- 60': Substitution, Western United. Connor Pain replaces James Troisi.
- 60': Substitution, Western United. Alessandro Diamanti replaces Noah Botic.
- 64': Goal! Western United 0, Wellington Phoenix 3. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 79': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Western United. Adisu Bayew replaces Connor O'Toole.
- 80': Substitution, Western United. Rhys Bozinovski replaces Tongo Doumbia.
- 80': Substitution, Western United. Michael Ruhs replaces Lachlan Wales.
- 82': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old replaces Yan Sasse because of an injury.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Scott Wootton replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Western United 0, Wellington Phoenix 3.
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: UTAS Stadium
Location: Tasmania, Australia
Attendance: 2,690
Venue: UTAS Stadium
Location: Tasmania, Australia
Attendance: 2,690
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
 WEL |
WTU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 54.3 | Possession | 45.7 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 520 | Accurate Passes | 400 |
| 585 | Passes | 478 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 15 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 9 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 26 | Clearances | 9 |
Western United (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Young (GK) |
| 4 | Léo Lacroix |
| 6 | Tomoki Imai |
| 24 | Connor O'Toole |
| 27 | Jacob Tratt |
| 88 | Neil Kilkenny |
| 7 | Tongo Doumbia |
| 14 | James Troisi |
| 8 | Lachlan Wales |
| 99 | Aleksandar Prijovic  |
| 38 | Noah Botic |
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
| 21 | Joshua Laws |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 12 | Lucas Mauragis |
| 17 | Callan Elliot |
| 5 | Steven Ugarkovic |
| 14 | Alex Rufer |
| 11 | Bozhidar Kraev |
| 31 | Yan |
| 9 | Oskar Zawada |
| 10 | David Ball |
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