Australian A-League Men

FT Sunday, April 21, 2019
Melbourne City FC DWLWD 2
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Wellington Phoenix WWWLL 3
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MBC112
WEL123
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Match Report

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Roy Krishna hat trick sees Wellington edge Melbourne in A-League thriller

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
11
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
7
59.9
Possession
40.1
17
SHOTS
14
9
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
438
Accurate Passes
264
522
Passes
362
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
8
Accurate Crosses
3
42
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
56
Long Balls
69
30
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
6
11
Effective Tackles
15
16
Tackles
25
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
8
14
Effective Clearances
34
14
Clearances
34

Head to Head

WEL leads series 3-2

Lineups

WEL · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Filip KurtoG
  2. 22Andrew DuranteCD
  3. 15Michal KopczynskiCD-L
  4. 27Steven TaylorCD-R
  5. 14Alex RuferCM-L
  6. 4MandiCM-R
  7. 23Max BurgessAM
  8. 13Liberato CacaceLM
  9. 11David WilliamsRM
  10. 21Roy KrishnaCF-L
  11. 18Sarpreet SinghCF-R

MBC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Eugene GalekovicG
  2. 22Curtis GoodCD-L
  3. 2Ritchie de LaetCD-R
  4. 4Harrison DelbridgeLB
  5. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  6. 8Riley McGreeAM
  7. 7Rostyn GriffithsLM
  8. 26Luke BrattanRM
  9. 29Jamie MaclarenF
  10. 27Florin BerenguerAM-L
  11. 9Shayon HarrisonAM-R

Timeline

  1. 27' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City FC 0. Roy Krishna (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Burgess with a through ball following a fast break.
  2. 31' Luke Brattan (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 33' Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City FC 1. Riley McGree (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  5. 51' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne City FC 1. Roy Krishna (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  6. 55' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Cillian Sheridan replaces Mandi.
  7. 55' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Kearyn Baccus replaces Rostyn Griffiths because of an injury.
  8. 64' Shayon Harrison (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 66' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne City FC 2. Riley McGree (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  10. 77' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Ramy Najjarine replaces Florin Berenguer.
  11. 82' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Callan Elliot replaces Sarpreet Singh.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine replaces David Williams.
  13. 90'+4' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 3, Melbourne City FC 2. Roy Krishna (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cillian Sheridan following a corner.

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