Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, February 14, 2020
Melbourne City FC DWDLW 0
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Wellington Phoenix WWLWL 1
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Match Report

Team Stats

12
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
7
43.6
Possession
56.4
13
SHOTS
6
7
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
318
Accurate Passes
455
407
Passes
549
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
25
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
56
Long Balls
53
24
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
2
17
Effective Tackles
10
25
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
21
Interceptions
7
10
Effective Clearances
28
10
Clearances
28

Head to Head

WEL leads series 3-2

Lineups

WEL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Stefan MarinovicG
  2. 3Luke DeVereCD-L
  3. 27Steven TaylorCD-R
  4. 13Liberato CacaceLB
  5. 4Te Atawhai Hudson-WihongiRB
  6. 5Ville Matti SteinmannCM-L
  7. 8Cameron DevlinCM-R
  8. 7Reno PiscopoLM
  9. 10Ulises DávilaRM
  10. 9David BallCF-L
  11. 88Gary HooperCF-R

MBC · 4-4-2

  1. 1Thomas GloverG
  2. 22Curtis GoodCD-L
  3. 7Rostyn GriffithsCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  6. 10Florin BerenguerCM-L
  7. 6Josh BrillanteCM-R
  8. 11Craig NooneLM
  9. 14Markel SusaetaRM
  10. 9Jamie MaclarenCF-L
  11. 20Adrián LunaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 32' VAR Decision: No Goal Wellington Phoenix 0-0 Melbourne City FC.
  2. 43' Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 58' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City FC 0. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gary Hooper following a fast break.
  4. 63' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Brandon Wilson replaces Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi.
  5. 67' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Lachlan Wales replaces Florin Berenguer.
  6. 67' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Callum McCowatt replaces Reno Piscopo because of an injury.
  7. 73' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Craig Noone.
  8. 78' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Moudi Najjar replaces Markel Susaeta.
  9. 86' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Alex Rufer replaces Cameron Devlin because of an injury.
  10. 90'+5' Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.

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