Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, January 25, 2019
Melbourne City FC WWLDW 0
–
Wellington Phoenix DWWDL 1
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MBC000
WEL101
Sky Stadium · 8,554 att.

Match Report

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David Williams hands Phoenix win over former club Melbourne City

Striker David Williams returned to haunt former A-League club Melbourne City, scoring the only goal in a pulsating 1-0 win for the Phoenix.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
6
50.9
Possession
49.1
16
SHOTS
9
6
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
350
Accurate Passes
350
459
Passes
457
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
0
23
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.0
53
Long Balls
78
20
Accurate Long Balls
40
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
18
23
Tackles
27
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
15
19
Effective Clearances
21
19
Clearances
21

Head to Head

MBC leads series 3-2

Lineups

WEL · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Filip KurtoG
  2. 22Andrew DuranteCD
  3. 19Tom DoyleCD-L
  4. 27Steven TaylorCD-R
  5. 4MandiCM-L
  6. 14Alex RuferCM-R
  7. 18Sarpreet SinghAM
  8. 13Liberato CacaceLM
  9. 16Louis FentonRM
  10. 11David WilliamsCF-L
  11. 21Roy KrishnaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Max BurgessSUB
  2. 15Michal KopczynskiSUB
  3. 7Cillian SheridanSUB
  4. 5Ryan LowSUB
  5. 20Oliver SailSUB

MBC · 4-4-2

  1. 18Eugene GalekovicG
  2. 4Harrison DelbridgeCD-L
  3. 5Bart SchenkeveldCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  6. 7Rostyn GriffithsCM-L
  7. 15Kearyn BaccusCM-R
  8. 27Florin BerenguerLM
  9. 8Riley McGreeRM
  10. 2Ritchie de LaetCF-L
  11. 19Lachlan WalesCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 30Moudi NajjarSUB
  2. 21Ramy NajjarineSUB
  3. 25Iacopo La RoccaSUB
  4. 1Mark BirighittiSUB
  5. 26Luke BrattanSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City FC 0. David Williams (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  2. 17' Lachlan Wales (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 38' Bart Schenkeveld (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 51' Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 61' Steven Taylor (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 67' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Cillian Sheridan replaces David Williams.
  7. 68' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Moudi Najjar replaces Florin Berenguer.
  8. 78' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Ramy Najjarine replaces Ritchie de Laet.
  9. 88' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Michal Kopczynski replaces Mandi.
  10. 90'+5' Andrew Durante (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 90'+6' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Max Burgess replaces Sarpreet Singh.

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