Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, April 9, 2016
Western Sydney Wanderers FC LWDLW 2
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Wellington Phoenix LWLLL 0
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WSW202
WEL000
Sky Stadium · 10,143 att.

Match Report

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Brendon Santalab brace sinks Wellington, fires WSW into second

Brendon Santalab's late-season goal rush has earned Western Sydney a 2-0 win over Wellington and a week's respite before the A-League semifinals.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
19
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
7
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
2
51.1
Possession
48.9
15
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
367
Accurate Passes
337
452
Passes
422
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
22
0.5
Cross %
0.1
57
Long Balls
60
27
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
1
21
Effective Tackles
13
24
Tackles
16
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
16
Effective Clearances
4
20
Clearances
5

Head to Head

WSW leads series 3-2

Lineups

WEL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Glen MossG
  2. 22Andrew DuranteCD-L
  3. 18Ben SigmundCD-R
  4. 19Tom DoyleLB
  5. 2Manny MuscatRB
  6. 17Vince LiaCM
  7. 8Alex RodriguezLM
  8. 4Roly BonevaciaRM
  9. 21Roy KrishnaF
  10. 10Michael McGlincheyLF
  11. 12Blake PowellRF

Substitutes

  1. 30Oliver SailSUB
  2. 6Dylan FoxSUB
  3. 23Matthew RidentonSUB
  4. 26Hamish WatsonSUB
  5. 16Louis FentonSUB

WSW · 4-3-3

  1. 20Andrew RedmayneG
  2. 4Nikolai Topor-StanleyCD-L
  3. 17Alberto AguilarCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 12Scott NevilleRB
  6. 6Mitch NicholsCM
  7. 8Dimas DelgadoLM
  8. 18AndreuRM
  9. 11Brendon SantalabF
  10. 7Romeo CastelenLF
  11. 19Mark BridgeRF

Substitutes

  1. 10Dario VidosicSUB
  2. 30Liam ReddySUB
  3. 15Kearyn BaccusSUB
  4. 2Shannon ColeSUB
  5. 5Brendan HamillSUB

Timeline

  1. 31' Mitch Nichols (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 31' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Brendon Santalab (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  3. 41' Manny Muscat (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 44' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2. Brendon Santalab (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romeo Castelen.
  5. 45' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Brendan Hamill replaces Scott Neville.
  6. 57' Vince Lia (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 57' Dimas (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 69' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Hamish Watson replaces Michael McGlinchey because of an injury.
  9. 76' Brendon Santalab (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 77' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Dario Vidosic replaces Romeo Castelen.
  11. 85' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Shannon Cole replaces Brendon Santalab.
  12. 90' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Dylan Fox replaces Ben Sigmund.
  13. 90'+3' Hamish Watson (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+4' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Louis Fenton replaces Manny Muscat.

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