Australian A-League Men

FT Thursday, January 5, 2017
Wellington Phoenix LWDDD 1
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Perth Glory FC DLLDD 2
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WEL101
PER112
HBF Park · 9,210 att.

Match Report

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Perth Glory beat Wellington Phoenix to end 6-game winless run

Perth Glory overcame a lacklustre first half to end their six-game winless run, beating 10-man Wellington Phoenix 2-1 at nib Stadium.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
7
44.5
Possession
55.5
16
SHOTS
20
8
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
300
Accurate Passes
355
378
Passes
454
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
10
13
Crosses
33
0.2
Cross %
0.3
48
Long Balls
59
22
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
9
11
Effective Tackles
9
12
Tackles
13
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
30
Effective Clearances
20
30
Clearances
20

Head to Head

PER leads series 3-2

Lineups

PER · 4-4-2

  1. 33Liam ReddyG
  2. 2Alex GrantCD-L
  3. 4Shane LowryCD-R
  4. 16Joseph MillsLB
  5. 19Joshua RisdonRB
  6. 8Rostyn GriffithsCM-L
  7. 24Milan SmiljanicCM-R
  8. 17Diego CastroLM
  9. 14Chris HaroldRM
  10. 9Andy KeoghCF-L
  11. 22Adam TaggartCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Aryn WilliamsSUB
  2. 13Nick FeelySUB
  3. 10Nebojsa MarinkovicSUB
  4. 11Richard GarciaSUB
  5. 7Joel ChianeseSUB

WEL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Glen MossG
  2. 13Marco RossiCD-L
  3. 22Andrew DuranteCD-R
  4. 19Tom DoyleLB
  5. 2Jacob TrattRB
  6. 4Roly BonevaciaCM-L
  7. 8Alex RodriguezCM-R
  8. 12Adam ParkhouseLM
  9. 9Kosta BarbarousesRM
  10. 99Shane SmeltzCF-L
  11. 21Roy KrishnaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Ryan LowSUB
  2. 16Louis FentonSUB
  3. 11Hamish WatsonSUB
  4. 20Lewis ItalianoSUB
  5. 23Matthew RidentonSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Perth Glory 0, Wellington Phoenix 1. Roy Krishna (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shane Smeltz.
  2. 29' Alex Rodriguez (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 42' Diego Castro (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 43' Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+1' Goal! Perth Glory 1, Wellington Phoenix 1. Rostyn Griffiths (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal.
  6. 51' Goal! Perth Glory 2, Wellington Phoenix 1. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Keogh with a cross.
  7. 61' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Hamish Watson replaces Shane Smeltz.
  8. 62' Roy Krishna (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the red card.
  9. 65' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Matthew Ridenton replaces Adam Parkhouse.
  10. 76' Tom Doyle (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 82' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Louis Fenton replaces Roly Bonevacia.
  12. 83' Substitution, Perth Glory. Nebojsa Marinkovic replaces Adam Taggart.
  13. 88' Josh Risdon (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+2' Substitution, Perth Glory. Joel Chianese replaces Chris Harold.
  15. 90'+3' Andy Keogh (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card.

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