Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Sydney FC, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix FC
  • 54': Hayden Matthews (OG)
  • 69': Kosta Barbarouses
FT
2 - 1
Sydney FC
  • 6': Róbert Mak

About

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': Attempt blocked. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 6': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Sydney FC 1. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 10': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Foul by Joe Lolley (Sydney FC).
  • 11': Attempt saved. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sam Sutton with a through ball.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Old with a cross.
  • 13': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jordan Courtney-Perkins.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 15': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Luke Brattan.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Sutton with a cross following a corner.
  • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Redmayne (Sydney FC).
  • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Youstin Salas replaces Tim Payne because of an injury.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 23': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
  • 23': Gabriel Lacerda (Sydney FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Róbert Mak with a cross following a corner.
  • 24': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Brattan.
  • 27': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Isaac Hughes.
  • 28': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 28': Hand ball by Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC).
  • 30': VAR Decision: No Goal Wellington Phoenix 0-1 Sydney FC.
  • 31': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Isaac Hughes.
  • 34': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Corey Hollman.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sam Sutton.
  • 38': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
  • 39': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Bozhidar Kraev is caught offside.
  • 40': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
  • 40': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
  • 41': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Corey Hollman (Sydney FC).
  • 42': Attempt saved. Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Old with a cross.
  • 42': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Sutton.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 0, Sydney FC 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 0, Sydney FC 1.
  • 48': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Gabriel Lacerda.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington with a cross following a fast break.
  • 51': Hand ball by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Own Goal by Hayden Matthews, Sydney FC. Wellington Phoenix 1, Sydney FC 1.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 56': VAR Decision: Goal Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Sydney FC (Nicholas Pennington).
  • 57': Foul by Corey Hollman (Sydney FC).
  • 57': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 60': Substitution, Sydney FC. Fábio Gomes replaces Jaiden Kucharski.
  • 60': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 60': Hayden Matthews (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 61': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 62': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
  • 62': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Isaac Hughes.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fábio Gomes.
  • 63': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Isaac Hughes.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Róbert Mak with a cross.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 69': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Sydney FC 1. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youstin Salas.
  • 72': Substitution, Sydney FC. Jack Rodwell replaces Gabriel Lacerda.
  • 72': Substitution, Sydney FC. Max Burgess replaces Corey Hollman.
  • 75': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 75': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Mohamed Al-Taay replaces Nicholas Pennington.
  • 77': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 77': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Isaac Hughes.
  • 78': Foul by Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC).
  • 78': Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Delay in match (Sydney FC).
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
  • 84': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
  • 84': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
  • 86': Foul by Max Burgess (Sydney FC).
  • 86': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Delay in match (Sydney FC).
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. David Ball replaces Isaac Hughes because of an injury.
  • 89': Substitution, Sydney FC. Joel King replaces Róbert Mak.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 90'+4': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+9': Attempt missed. Jack Rodwell (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross.
  • 90'+9': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 90'+9': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Sydney FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Sydney FC 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 6
57.4 Possession 42.6
18 SHOTS 12
7 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
399 Accurate Passes 266
527 Passes 390
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 6
18 Crosses 15
0.4 Cross % 0.4
73 Long Balls 73
20 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
7 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 16
28 Tackles 25
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 8
27 Effective Clearances 24
27 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Eden Park
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 18,002

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 (5-3-2)

No. Name
40 Alex Paulsen (GK)
4 Scott Wootton Yellow Card
26 Isaac Hughes
3 Finn Surman
19 Sam Sutton Yellow Card
6 Tim Payne
14 Alex Rufer
8 Ben Old
15 Nicholas Pennington
11 Bozhidar Kraev
7 Kosta Barbarouses
Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:
Fin Conchie, Youstin Salas, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Mohamed Al-Taay, Oskar van Hattum, Jack Duncan, David Ball.

SYD Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Andrew Redmayne (GK)
15 Gabriel Lacerda
27 Hayden Matthews
4 Jordan Courtney-Perkins
23 Rhyan Grant
17 Anthony Cáceres
26 Luke Brattan
12 Corey Hollman
25 Jaiden Kucharski
11 Róbert Mak
10 Joe Lolley
Sydney FC Substitutes:
Mitchell Glasson, Adam Pavlesic, Joel King, Fábio, Matthew Scarcella, Max Burgess, Jack Rodwell.

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