Wellington Phoenix FC vs Perth Glory, 2020-21 Australian A League, Regular Season
· Australian A-League MenClinical Phoenix beat Glory to secure back-to-back wins in A-League
A-League
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Foul by Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix).
- 6': Kosuke Ota (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Daniel Stynes (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fornaroli.
- 8': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Louis Fenton.
- 12': Diego Castro (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
- 12': Foul by Kosuke Ota (Perth Glory).
- 12': Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Attempt saved. Brandon Wilson (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 14': Attempt missed. Andy Keogh (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 18': Offside, Perth Glory. Neil Kilkenny tries a through ball, but Andy Keogh is caught offside.
- 19': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Darryl Lachman.
- 20': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Liam McGing tries a through ball, but Alex Rufer is caught offside.
- 21': Offside, Perth Glory. Neil Kilkenny tries a through ball, but Andy Keogh is caught offside.
- 24': Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix).
- 25': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 27': Foul by Dane Ingham (Perth Glory).
- 27': James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Diego Castro (Perth Glory).
- 28': Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Perth Glory 0. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Rufer.
- 33': Attempt saved. Diego Castro (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neil Kilkenny.
- 33': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by James McGarry.
- 34': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dane Ingham.
- 35': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Perth Glory 0. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James McGarry with a cross.
- 37': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Diego Castro (Perth Glory).
- 37': Diego Castro (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Hand ball by Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix).
- 43': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Brandon Wilson (Perth Glory).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Perth Glory 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 2, Perth Glory 0.
- 46': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Louis Fenton.
- 47': Hand ball by Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix).
- 51': Foul by Daniel Stynes (Perth Glory).
- 51': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Louis Fenton.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Brandon Wilson (Perth Glory) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Daniel Stynes (Perth Glory).
- 54': Daniel Stynes (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Attempt missed. James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by David Ball.
- 56': Andy Keogh (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Liam McGing (Wellington Phoenix).
- 57': Substitution, Perth Glory. Osama Malik replaces Brandon Wilson.
- 57': Substitution, Perth Glory. Nicholas Sullivan replaces Dane Ingham.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Diego Castro (Perth Glory) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neil Kilkenny.
- 58': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Clayton Lewis.
- 59': Attempt saved. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Louis Fenton.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 59': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 3, Perth Glory 0. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 61': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kosuke Ota with a cross.
- 61': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Daniel Stynes (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Keogh.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 61': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Liam McGing.
- 64': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 64': Foul by Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix).
- 64': Nicholas Sullivan (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Substitution, Perth Glory. Joshua Rawlins replaces Kosuke Ota.
- 65': Substitution, Perth Glory. Nicholas D'Agostino replaces Andy Keogh.
- 67': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Cameron Devlin replaces Clayton Lewis.
- 68': Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Osama Malik (Perth Glory).
- 70': Attempt missed. Nicholas Sullivan (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Castro.
- 72': Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Nicholas D'Agostino (Perth Glory).
- 73': Attempt blocked. Diego Castro (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fornaroli.
- 75': Attempt saved. Osama Malik (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 75': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Perth Glory).
- 75': Substitution, Perth Glory. Carlo Armiento replaces Daniel Stynes.
- 76': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Perth Glory).
- 77': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Tomer Hemed replaces Ben Waine.
- 78': Attempt missed. Carlo Armiento (Perth Glory) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Darryl Lachman.
- 79': Carlo Armiento (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix).
- 80': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. James McGarry tries a through ball, but Tomer Hemed is caught offside.
- 81': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Louis Fenton.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Nicholas Sullivan (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82': Attempt saved. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tomer Hemed.
- 82': Attempt missed. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Rufer.
- 83': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Tim Payne.
- 85': Offside, Perth Glory. Diego Castro tries a through ball, but Bruno Fornaroli is caught offside.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Diego Castro (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neil Kilkenny.
- 90': Attempt saved. Carlo Armiento (Perth Glory) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neil Kilkenny.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Matthew Ridenton replaces David Ball.
- 90'+2': Foul by Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix).
- 90'+2': Osama Malik (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Diego Castro (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicholas Sullivan.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 3, Perth Glory 0.
- 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 3, Perth Glory 0.
- 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 3, Perth Glory 0.
Statistics
 PER |
WEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 8 |
| 61.6 | Possession | 38.4 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 563 | Accurate Passes | 333 |
| 636 | Passes | 405 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 31 | Crosses | 4 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.8 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 15 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 2 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 2 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: WIN Stadium
Location: Illawarra, Australia
Attendance: 2,331
Venue: WIN Stadium
Location: Illawarra, Australia
Attendance: 2,331
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
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
| 2 | Liam McGing |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 5 | James McGarry |
| 16 | Louis Fenton |
| 23 | Clayton Lewis |
| 14 | Alex Rufer |
| 18 | Ben Waine |
| 9 | David Ball |
| 7 | Reno Piscopo |
| 10 | Ulises Dávila |
Perth Glory (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tando Velaphi (GK) |
| 29 | Darryl Lachman |
| 5 | Jonathan Aspropotamitis |
| 8 | Kosuke Ota |
| 23 | Dane Ingham |
| 88 | Neil Kilkenny |
| 15 | Brandon Wilson |
| 9 | Bruno Fornaroli |
| 10 | Andy Keogh |
| 17 | Diego Castro  |
| 24 | Daniel Stynes |
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