Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix FC
  • 16': David Ball
FT
1 - 3
Melbourne City FC
  • 18': Mathew Leckie
  • 51': Jamie Maclaren (P)
  • 90'+6': Jamie Maclaren

About

Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Melbourne City FC at Sky Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City).
  • 6': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City).
  • 6': Foul by Jordan Bos (Melbourne City).
  • 6': Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Callan Elliot with a headed pass.
  • 8': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Callan Elliot.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Thomas Lam (Melbourne City) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Valon Berisha with a cross following a corner.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Ball.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
  • 12': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. David Ball tries a through ball, but Bozhidar Kraev is caught offside.
  • 13': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Valon Berisha (Melbourne City).
  • 14': Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
  • 16': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City 0. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callan Elliot with a cross.
  • 18': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Callum Talbot with a cross.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 18': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City 1. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Tilio with a cross.
  • 21': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Curtis Good (Melbourne City).
  • 22': Curtis Good (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valon Berisha.
  • 24': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Lucas Mauragis.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Valon Berisha (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Richard van der Venne.
  • 28': Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis with a cross.
  • 31': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Curtis Good.
  • 32': Offside, Melbourne City. Valon Berisha tries a through ball, but Jamie Maclaren is caught offside.
  • 33': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Thomas Lam.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 36': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Callan Elliot.
  • 37': Offside, Melbourne City. Marco Tilio tries a through ball, but Jamie Maclaren is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 38': Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City).
  • 41': Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 43': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Callan Elliot tries a through ball, but David Ball is caught offside.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Bozhidar Kraev tries a through ball, but Oskar Zawada is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Curtis Good (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Melbourne City. Nuno Reis replaces Curtis Good.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 49': Penalty Melbourne City. Marco Tilio draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 49': Penalty conceded by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 51': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City 2. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 52': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses replaces Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 53': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City).
  • 57': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Thomas Lam.
  • 58': Hand ball by Callum Talbot (Melbourne City).
  • 59': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Lucas Mauragis.
  • 62': Foul by Marco Tilio (Melbourne City).
  • 62': Lucas Mauragis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Callum Talbot.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 63': Foul by Thomas Lam (Melbourne City).
  • 63': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Callum Talbot.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Lucas Mauragis (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis following a corner.
  • 67': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Callum Talbot.
  • 67': Substitution, Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout replaces Marco Tilio.
  • 69': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 69': Valon Berisha (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City).
  • 70': Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 74': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Nuno Reis.
  • 74': Attempt missed. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis with a cross following a corner.
  • 75': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Scott Galloway.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with a headed pass.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Lam (Melbourne City).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Hand ball by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City).
  • 79': Attempt saved. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callan Elliot with a cross.
  • 81': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 82': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by David Ball.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valon Berisha with a through ball.
  • 84': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
  • 84': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callan Elliot with a cross.
  • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City).
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Jamieson replaces Richard van der Venne because of an injury.
  • 88': Offside, Melbourne City. Jordan Bos tries a through ball, but Jamie Maclaren is caught offside.
  • 88': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Yan Sasse.
  • 89': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington replaces Callan Elliot.
  • 90': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Scott Jamieson.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Lucas Mauragis (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tim Payne following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 90'+3': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Ball.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oskar Zawada with a headed pass.
  • 90'+6': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City 3. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout following a fast break.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Thomas Lam.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City 3.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 7
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 9
6 Saves 3
48.9 Possession 51.1
13 SHOTS 20
6 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
454 Accurate Passes 472
535 Passes 552
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 7
15 Crosses 26
0.2 Cross % 0.3
45 Long Balls 55
23 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
4 Blocked Shots 6
17 Effective Tackles 8
22 Tackles 16
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 10
27 Effective Clearances 13
27 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 6,321

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Auckland FC 2 +3 6
2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2 +2 4
3 Melbourne Victory 2 +2 4
4 Macarthur FC 2 +4 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Oliver Sail (GK)
6 Tim Payne
4 Scott Wootton
12 Lucas Mauragis
17 Callan Elliot
23 Clayton Lewis
5 Steven Ugarkovic Yellow Card
11 Bozhidar Kraev
31 Yan
9 Oskar Zawada
10 David Ball
Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:
Alex Rufer, Nicholas Pennington, Kosta Barbarouses, Alex Paulsen, Noah Karunaratne, Joshua Laws, Oskar van Hattum.

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Thomas Glover (GK)
22 Curtis Good Yellow Card
6 Thomas Lam
38 Jordan Bos Yellow Card
25 Callum Talbot
8 Richard van der Venne Yellow Card
14 Valon Berisha
13 Aiden O'Neill
9 Jamie Maclaren
7 Mathew Leckie
23 Marco Tilio
Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
Scott Galloway, Raphael Borges Rodrigues, Scott Jamieson, Andrew Nabbout, Matthew Sutton, Taras Gomulka, Nuno Reis.

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