Australian A-League Men

FT Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Melbourne Victory LWWWD 1
–
Wellington Phoenix DLLDL 2
1st2ndT
MBV101
WEL022
Sky Stadium · 5,105 att.

Match Report

Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

Wellington Phoenix sneak win over 10-man Melbourne Victory

A-League

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

21
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
2
Corner Kicks
9
10
Saves
0
43.1
Possession
56.9
3
SHOTS
30
1
ON GOAL
11
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
211
Accurate Passes
351
351
Passes
449
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
7
5
Crosses
27
0.0
Cross %
0.3
72
Long Balls
64
23
Accurate Long Balls
38
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
10
18
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
36
Effective Clearances
12
36
Clearances
12

Head to Head

WEL leads series 3-2

Lineups

WEL · 5-3-2

  1. 1Lewis ItalianoG
  2. 22Andrew DuranteCD
  3. 13Marco RossiCD-L
  4. 6Dylan FoxCD-R
  5. 19Tom DoyleLB
  6. 2Daniel MullenRB
  7. 4Goran ParackiCM
  8. 23Matthew RidentonCM-L
  9. 10Michael McGlincheyCM-R
  10. 9Andrija KaludjerovicCF-L
  11. 21Roy KrishnaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Nathan BurnsSUB
  2. 12Adam ParkhouseSUB
  3. 3Scott GallowaySUB
  4. 30Keegan SmithSUB
  5. 8Matija LjujicSUB

MBV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Lawrence ThomasG
  2. 4Rhys WilliamsCD-L
  3. 3Dino DjulbicCD-R
  4. 6Leigh BroxhamLB
  5. 2Jason GeriaRB
  6. 10James TroisiAM
  7. 18Matías Gastón SánchezLM
  8. 5Mark MilliganRM
  9. 8Besart BerishaF
  10. 41Leroy GeorgeAM-L
  11. 9Kosta BarbarousesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Stefan NigroSUB
  2. 31Christian TheoharousSUB
  3. 23Jai InghamSUB
  4. 24Terry AntonisSUB
  5. 1Matt ActonSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Rhys Williams (Melbourne Victory) is shown the red card.
  2. 18' Michael McGlinchey (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 22' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nathan Burns replaces Marco Rossi.
  4. 37' Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 40' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Kosta Barbarouses (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jason Geria.
  6. 45' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Matija Ljujic replaces Michael McGlinchey.
  7. 58' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Terry Antonis replaces Matías Sánchez.
  8. 58' Nathan Burns (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 61' Dylan Fox (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 64' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Roy Krishna (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  11. 82' Kosta Barbarouses (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 83' Own Goal by Mark Milligan, Melbourne Victory. Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne Victory 1.
  13. 86' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Besart Berisha.

A-League Men News

All news
ESPN Adam Sheldon A-League Men Stocks: Has Talay fixed the Wanderers? Talay's Wanderers dazzled, Melbourne's heavyweights misfired and an unexpected contender is already shaking up the A-League table. Video Youlley sparks Sydney's comeback with a beauty from range Rhys Youlley fires home from outside the box as Sydney FC fight back to claim a 2-1 win. Video Nam Tae-Hee doubles Roar's lead with a screamer The South Korean star scores a stunning volley in his A-League debut for Brisbane against the Perth Glory. ESPN Joey Lynch A-League Men Stocks Round 1: I've got chulls Each week, ESPN's experts will take you through the weekend's action across the A-League Men and the A-League Women to give you the lowdown on whose stocks are up, whose stocks are down, and what has the people talking coming out of the weekend.