Wellington Phoenix FC vs Sydney FC, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
· Australian A-League MenAbout
Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Sydney FC
at Eden Park, Auckland, 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': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Bozhidar Kraev tries a through ball, but David Ball is caught offside.
- 7': Hand ball by Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix).
- 8': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
- 9': Attempt saved. Diego Caballo (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulo Retre.
- 9': Hand ball by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
- 11': Foul by Diego Caballo (Sydney FC).
- 11': Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Attempt missed. Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Oskar Zawada with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 12': Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
- 13': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
- 13': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Diego Caballo (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 21': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Sydney FC 0. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis with a cross.
- 26': Attempt missed. Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oskar Zawada.
- 28': Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
- 30': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Callan Elliot.
- 31': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Brattan.
- 31': Attempt missed. James Donachie (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross.
- 33': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rhyan Grant.
- 36': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
- 36': Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Alex Wilkinson.
- 37': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Yan Sasse with a cross.
- 37': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yan Sasse with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Attempt saved. Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Ball.
- 39': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
- 40': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Callan Elliot.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 41': Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
- 44': Hand ball by Joel King (Sydney FC).
- 45': Foul by Róbert Mak (Sydney FC).
- 45': Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Diego Caballo (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Sydney FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 1, Sydney FC 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 50': Offside, Sydney FC. Luke Brattan tries a through ball, but Róbert Mak is caught offside.
- 52': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
- 53': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Oliver Sail tries a through ball, but Oskar Zawada is caught offside.
- 54': Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
- 60': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
- 63': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic.
- 65': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tim Payne.
- 67': Hand ball by Joel King (Sydney FC).
- 68': Attempt missed. Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 68': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yan Sasse with a headed pass.
- 70': Substitution, Sydney FC. Jaiden Kucharski replaces Diego Caballo.
- 72': Attempt missed. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paulo Retre with a cross.
- 73': Alex Wilkinson (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
- 73': Attempt saved. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 73': Attempt missed. Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 75': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Joshua Laws replaces Yan Sasse.
- 76': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jaiden Kucharski.
- 77': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
- 77': Lucas Mauragis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt missed. Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
- 79': Substitution, Sydney FC. Alex Parsons replaces Paulo Retre.
- 79': Substitution, Sydney FC. Jack Rodwell replaces Joe Lolley.
- 80': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Lucas Mauragis.
- 81': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Oskar Zawada.
- 83': Foul by James Donachie (Sydney FC).
- 83': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Róbert Mak.
- 88': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Patrick Wood (Sydney FC).
- 90': Attempt missed. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Rhyan Grant.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jack Rodwell (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Parsons with a cross.
- 90'+3': Offside, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood tries a through ball, but Rhyan Grant is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Jack Rodwell (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alex Parsons with a headed pass.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Sydney FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Sydney FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Sydney FC 0.
Statistics
 SYD |
WEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 60.8 | Possession | 39.2 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 543 | Accurate Passes | 322 |
| 612 | Passes | 399 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 28 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 12 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: Eden Park
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 10,420
Venue: Eden Park
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 10,420
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland FC | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 12 | Lucas Mauragis |
| 17 | Callan Elliot |
| 5 | Steven Ugarkovic |
| 14 | Alex Rufer |
| 11 | Bozhidar Kraev |
| 31 | Yan  |
| 9 | Oskar Zawada |
| 10 | David Ball |
Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Redmayne (GK) |
| 4 | Alex Wilkinson |
| 2 | James Donachie |
| 3 | Joel King |
| 23 | Rhyan Grant |
| 17 | Anthony Cáceres |
| 26 | Luke Brattan |
| 8 | Paulo Retre |
| 11 | Róbert Mak |
| 18 | Diego Caballo |
| 10 | Joe Lolley |
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