Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2020-21 Australian A League, Regular Season
· Australian A-League MenGestede double eases pressure on Victory coach Brebner
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory).
- 2': James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix).
- 5': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Aaron Anderson replaces Dylan Ryan because of an injury.
- 7': Attempt missed. Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
- 7': Attempt saved. Rudy Gestede (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum McManaman with a cross.
- 7': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tim Payne.
- 9': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
- 9': Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
- 13': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
- 13': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
- 16': Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Attempt missed. Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from long range on the right is too high from a direct free kick.
- 17': Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Mirza Muratovic (Wellington Phoenix).
- 18': Foul by Mirza Muratovic (Wellington Phoenix).
- 18': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Mirza Muratovic (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ulises Dávila.
- 22': Foul by Rudy Gestede (Melbourne Victory).
- 22': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ulises Dávila.
- 24': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jacob Butterfield replaces Marco Rojas because of an injury.
- 25': Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix).
- 25': James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum McManaman with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 27': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix).
- 27': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by Aaron Anderson (Melbourne Victory).
- 28': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Louis Fenton.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Rudy Gestede (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McManaman with a cross.
- 34': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
- 34': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 36': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Liam McGing.
- 36': Attempt missed. Aaron Anderson (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Liam McGing.
- 37': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Ryan Shotton (Melbourne Victory).
- 37': Ryan Shotton (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Attempt saved. Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robbie Kruse with a through ball.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Butterfield.
- 38': Attempt missed. Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robbie Kruse.
- 39': Attempt saved. Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Robbie Kruse.
- 40': Attempt missed. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 41': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix).
- 41': Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
- 41': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Dalibor Markovic (Melbourne Victory).
- 42': Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
- 45': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Louis Fenton.
- 45'+2': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Liam McGing.
- 45'+3': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. Rudy Gestede (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.
- 45': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Zaydan Bello replaces Ryan Shotton.
- 47': Attempt saved. Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zaydan Bello.
- 48': Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory).
- 48': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Liam McGing.
- 49': Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Wellington Phoenix 0. Rudy Gestede (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Clayton Lewis replaces Mirza Muratovic.
- 51': Foul by Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix).
- 51': Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Foul by Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix).
- 54': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Dalibor Markovic (Melbourne Victory).
- 55': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Dalibor Markovic (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Attempt missed. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Reno Piscopo.
- 57': Attempt saved. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ulises Dávila.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
- 58': Attempt saved. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robbie Kruse.
- 61': Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Dalibor Markovic (Melbourne Victory).
- 62': Foul by Aaron Anderson (Melbourne Victory).
- 62': Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Aaron Anderson (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Foul by Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory).
- 64': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Attempt missed. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 66': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Dalibor Markovic.
- 67': Attempt missed. Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ulises Dávila with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Waine.
- 71': Attempt saved. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zaydan Bello.
- 73': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jay Barnett replaces Callum McManaman.
- 73': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio replaces Rudy Gestede.
- 73': Foul by Aaron Anderson (Melbourne Victory).
- 73': Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Charles Lokoli Ngoy replaces Reno Piscopo.
- 76': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tim Payne.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Charles Lokoli Ngoy (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McGarry.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Devlin.
- 80': Attempt missed. Charles Lokoli Ngoy (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Louis Fenton with a cross.
- 81': Attempt missed. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jay Barnett.
- 82': Foul by Charles Lokoli Ngoy (Wellington Phoenix).
- 82': Zaydan Bello (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Dalibor Markovic (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix).
- 86': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Zaydan Bello.
- 87': Attempt missed. Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cameron Devlin with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Foul by Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix).
- 88': Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory).
- 89': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
- 90'+1': Liam McGing (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Rufer.
- 90'+2': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jacob Butterfield.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Clayton Lewis with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Foul by Liam McGing (Wellington Phoenix).
- 90'+2': Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Max Crocombe.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ulises Dávila following a corner.
- 90'+4': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Birkan Kirdar.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 2, Wellington Phoenix 0.
- 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 2, Wellington Phoenix 0.
Statistics
 WEL |
MVC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 15 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 59 | Possession | 40 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 3,424
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 3,424
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 22 | +13 | 43 |
| 2 | Auckland FC | 22 | +14 | 39 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 22 | +10 | 35 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 22 | +7 | 35 |
Line-Ups
Melbourne Victory
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Max Crocombe (GK) |
| 19 | Dylan Ryan |
| 5 | Ryan Shotton  |
| 33 | Dalibor Markovic |
| 6 | Leigh Broxham |
| 10 | Robbie Kruse |
| 13 | Birkan Kirdar |
| 22 | Jake Brimmer |
| 9 | Rudy Gestede |
| 23 | Marco Rojas |
| 7 | Callum McManaman |
Wellington Phoenix FC
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
| 2 | Liam McGing |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 5 | James McGarry |
| 16 | Louis Fenton |
| 10 | Ulises Dávila |
| 14 | Alex Rufer |
| 8 | Cameron Devlin |
| 18 | Ben Waine |
| 7 | Reno Piscopo |
| 15 | Mirza Muratovic |
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