Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, December 2, 2017
Melbourne Victory DDWLW 3
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Wellington Phoenix DLWLL 2
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MBV033
WEL202
Sky Stadium · 5,765 att.

Match Report

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Melbourne Victory completes stunning comeback against Wellington Phoenix

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
25
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
0
9
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
5
59.1
Possession
40.9
22
SHOTS
16
7
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
352
Accurate Passes
192
472
Passes
304
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.6
0
Accurate Crosses
9
11
Crosses
24
0.0
Cross %
0.4
59
Long Balls
67
24
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
7
Blocked Shots
5
16
Effective Tackles
17
20
Tackles
26
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
26
Effective Clearances
28
26
Clearances
28

Head to Head

WEL leads series 3-2

Lineups

WEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Lewis ItalianoG
  2. 13Marco RossiCD-L
  3. 22Andrew DuranteCD-R
  4. 19Tom DoyleLB
  5. 3Scott GallowayRB
  6. 8Dario VidosicAM
  7. 23Matthew RidentonLM
  8. 4Goran ParackiRM
  9. 9Andrija KaludjerovicF
  10. 10Michael McGlincheyAM-L
  11. 21Roy KrishnaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 30Keegan SmithSUB
  2. 17Ali AbbasSUB
  3. 2Daniel MullenSUB
  4. 12Adam ParkhouseSUB
  5. 11Hamish WatsonSUB

MBV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Lawrence ThomasG
  2. 4Rhys WilliamsCD-L
  3. 14Thomas DengCD-R
  4. 22Stefan NigroLB
  5. 2Jason GeriaRB
  6. 10James TroisiAM
  7. 21Carl ValeriLM
  8. 18Matías Gastón SánchezRM
  9. 8Besart BerishaF
  10. 9Kosta BarbarousesAM-L
  11. 41Leroy GeorgeAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Jai InghamSUB
  2. 16Josh HopeSUB
  3. 6Leigh BroxhamSUB
  4. 31Christian TheoharousSUB
  5. 1Matt ActonSUB

Timeline

  1. 29' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Andrija Kaluderovic (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Scott Galloway with a cross.
  2. 31' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne Victory 0. Andrija Kaluderovic (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Doyle.
  3. 40' Michael McGlinchey (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Adam Parkhouse replaces Michael McGlinchey because of an injury.
  5. 54' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne Victory 1. Besart Berisha (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  6. 57' Own Goal by Goran Paracki, Wellington Phoenix. Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne Victory 2.
  7. 59' Matthew Ridenton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 67' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Leigh Broxham replaces Matías Sánchez.
  9. 68' Goran Paracki (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 77' Stefan Nigro (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 79' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Daniel Mullen replaces Scott Galloway.
  12. 84' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Christian Theoharous replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
  13. 86' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne Victory 3. James Troisi (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Besart Berisha.
  14. 88' Roy Krishna (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 88' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Hamish Watson replaces Andrew Durante.
  16. 90'+1' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jai Ingham replaces Leroy George.

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