Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, December 16, 2017
Wellington Phoenix LWLLD 0
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Perth Glory FC LLWLL 1
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HBF Park · 7,750 att.

Match Report

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Diego Castro strikes to send Perth Glory to win over Wellington Phoenix

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
16
0
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
5
1
Corner Kicks
2
0
Saves
1
46.6
Possession
53.4
10
SHOTS
4
1
ON GOAL
1
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
297
Accurate Passes
352
419
Passes
484
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.3
79
Long Balls
79
28
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
0
9
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
22
Effective Clearances
30
22
Clearances
30

Head to Head

PER leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

PER · 4-4-2

  1. 33Liam ReddyG
  2. 4Shane LowryCD-L
  3. 5Jacob PoscolieroCD-R
  4. 16Joseph MillsLB
  5. 29Jeremy WalkerRB
  6. 15Brandon WilsonCM-L
  7. 6Mitch NicholsCM-R
  8. 26Jacob ItalianoLM
  9. 14Chris HaroldRM
  10. 17Diego CastroCF-L
  11. 19Joseph KnowlesCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Jake BrimmerSUB
  2. 18AndreuSUB
  3. 27Riley WarlandSUB
  4. 13Nick FeelySUB
  5. 7Joel ChianeseSUB

WEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Lewis ItalianoG
  2. 13Marco RossiCD-L
  3. 2Daniel MullenCD-R
  4. 19Tom DoyleLB
  5. 3Scott GallowayRB
  6. 8Dario VidosicAM
  7. 14Alex RuferLM
  8. 4Goran ParackiRM
  9. 9Andrija KaludjerovicF
  10. 23Matthew RidentonAM-L
  11. 12Adam ParkhouseAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Hamish WatsonSUB
  2. 24Logan RogersonSUB
  3. 18Sarpreet SinghSUB
  4. 17Ali AbbasSUB
  5. 30Keegan SmithSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ali Abbas replaces Dario Vidosic because of an injury.
  2. 44' Joseph Knowles (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Perth Glory. Andreu Mayoral replaces Joseph Knowles.
  4. 59' Goal! Perth Glory 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. Diego Castro (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mitch Nichols with a cross.
  5. 67' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Sarpreet Singh replaces Matthew Ridenton.
  6. 71' Substitution, Perth Glory. Joel Chianese replaces Mitch Nichols.
  7. 81' Substitution, Perth Glory. Jake Brimmer replaces Chris Harold.
  8. 83' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Hamish Watson replaces Marco Rossi.
  9. 86' Brandon Wilson (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 90' Diego Castro (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90'+4' Andreu Mayoral (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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