Australian A-League Men

FT Monday, November 2, 2015
Wellington Phoenix LLLWW 0
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Melbourne Victory WWDWL 3
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Marvel Stadium · 24,934 att.

Match Report

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Besart Berisha double hands Melbourne Victory win over Wellington

Melbourne Victory moved to fourth in the A-League table after defeating Wellington Phoenix 3-0 at the Etihad Stadium Australia.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
20
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
1
41.4
Possession
58.6
9
SHOTS
16
1
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
226
Accurate Passes
357
314
Passes
449
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
6
24
Crosses
23
0.3
Cross %
0.3
40
Long Balls
54
16
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
6
22
Effective Tackles
21
29
Tackles
26
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
16
Effective Clearances
17
18
Clearances
18

Head to Head

MBV leads series 3-2

Lineups

MBV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Danny VukovicG
  2. 17Matthieu DelpierreCD-L
  3. 6Leigh BroxhamCD-R
  4. 5Daniel GeorgievskiLB
  5. 2Jason GeriaRB
  6. 7Guilherme FinklerCM
  7. 13Oliver BozanicLM
  8. 21Carl ValeriRM
  9. 8Besart BerishaF
  10. 14Fahid Ben KhalfallahLF
  11. 9Kosta BarbarousesRF

Substitutes

  1. 24Thomas DengSUB
  2. 20Lawrence ThomasSUB
  3. 11Connor PainSUB
  4. 19George HowardSUB
  5. 16Rashid MahaziSUB

WEL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Glen MossG
  2. 22Andrew DuranteCD-L
  3. 18Ben SigmundCD-R
  4. 19Tom DoyleLB
  5. 2Manny MuscatRB
  6. 4Roly BonevaciaCM
  7. 13Albert RieraLM
  8. 17Vince LiaRM
  9. 7Jeffrey SarpongF
  10. 10Michael McGlincheyLF
  11. 21Roy KrishnaRF

Substitutes

  1. 20Lewis ItalianoSUB
  2. 12Blake PowellSUB
  3. 8Alex RodriguezSUB
  4. 23Matthew RidentonSUB
  5. 16Louis FentonSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. Besart Berisha (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Guilherme Finkler.
  2. 18' Roly Bonevacia (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 39' Roy Krishna (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Alex Gorrin (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 42'
  5. 42' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Alex Rodriguez replaces Vince Lia because of an injury.
  6. 55' Own Goal by Andrew Durante, Wellington Phoenix. Melbourne Victory 2, Wellington Phoenix 0.
  7. 57' Tom Doyle (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 61' Goal! Melbourne Victory 3, Wellington Phoenix 0. Besart Berisha (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
  9. 63' Blake Powell (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 63'
  10. 63' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Blake Powell replaces Jeffrey Sarpong.
  11. 73' George Howard (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 73'
  12. 73' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Louis Fenton replaces Tom Doyle because of an injury.
  13. 73' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. George Howard replaces Besart Berisha.
  14. 77' Rashid Mahazi (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 77'
  15. 77' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Rashid Mahazi replaces Carl Valeri.
  16. 80' Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 81' Daniel Georgievski (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 84' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Thomas Deng replaces Matthieu Delpierre.
  19. 87' Alex Rodriguez (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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