Western Utd vs Wellington 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

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79': Ben Old

Introduction

Western United are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at Mars Stadium, Ballarat, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

3': Jacob Tratt (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Steven Lustica (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Substitution, Western United. Nikita Rukavytsya replaces Lachlan Wales.
60': Substitution, Western United. Riku Danzaki replaces Ramy Najjarine.
61': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Sam Sutton replaces Lukas Kelly-Heald.
61': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old replaces Nicholas Pennington.
61': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada replaces David Ball.
77': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Fin Conchie replaces Mohamed Al-Taay.
79': Goal! Western United 0, Wellington Phoenix 1. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses following a fast break.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
83': Substitution, Western United. Matthew Grimaldi replaces Steven Lustica.
88': Substitution, Western United. Sebastian Pasquali replaces Angus Thurgate.
90'+3': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Mars Stadium
Location: Ballarat, Australia
Attendance: 2,043

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

Full Table

Statistics

WEL		WTU
11	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	10
6	Saves	2
49.4	Possession	50.6
15	SHOTS	20
3	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
450	Accurate Passes	466
548	Passes	550
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	4
16	Crosses	24
0.4	Cross %	0.2
67	Long Balls	27
29	Accurate Long Balls	6
0.4	Long Balls %	0.2
6	Blocked Shots	8
9	Effective Tackles	6
20	Tackles	13
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
13	Interceptions	9
26	Effective Clearances	18
26	Clearances	18

Line-Ups

Western United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Tom Heward-Belle (GK)
27	Jacob Tratt
6	Tomoki Imai
17	Ben Garuccio
19	Joshua Risdon
32	Angus Thurgate
10	Steven Lustica
7	Ramy Najjarine
11	Daniel Penha
38	Noah Botic
8	Lachlan Wales

Substitutes:

Matthew Sutton, Nikita Rukavytsya, Sebastian Pasquali, Matthew Grimaldi, Kane Vidmar, Riku Danzaki, Connor O'Toole.

Wellington Phoenix FC (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
40	Alex Paulsen (GK)
4	Scott Wootton
3	Finn Surman
18	Lukas Kelly-Heald
6	Tim Payne
15	Nicholas Pennington
14	Alex Rufer
10	David Ball
7	Kosta Barbarouses
11	Bozhidar Kraev
12	Mohamed Al-Taay

Substitutes:

Ben Old, Luke Supyk, Fin Conchie, Oskar Zawada, Oskar van Hattum, Sam Sutton, Jack Duncan.

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