Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne Victory, 2020-21 Australian A League, Regular Season
· Australian A-League Men
FT
4 - 1
4 - 1
Wellington thrash Victory; increase pressure on Brebner
A-League
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Foul by Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory).
- 8': Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Storm Roux (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Folami with a cross.
- 11': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ulises Dávila following a fast break.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Butterfield.
- 13': Attempt missed. Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robbie Kruse.
- 14': Attempt missed. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Robbie Kruse.
- 15': Attempt saved. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robbie Kruse.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Butterfield.
- 20': Foul by Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory).
- 20': James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tim Payne.
- 25': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami tries a through ball, but Adama Traoré is caught offside.
- 26': Hand ball by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
- 29': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Louis Fenton.
- 30': Foul by Elvis Kamsoba (Melbourne Victory).
- 30': Oliver Sail (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 33': Foul by Storm Roux (Melbourne Victory).
- 33': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Attempt saved. Elvis Kamsoba (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 34': Foul by Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
- 34': Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jake Brimmer.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Taylor with a headed pass.
- 36': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne Victory 0. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 39': Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Foul by James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix).
- 41': Attempt missed. Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by David Ball.
- 41': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box.
- 41': Attempt missed. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
- 44': Foul by Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
- 44': Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tim Payne.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Folami.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elvis Kamsoba.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne Victory 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne Victory 0.
- 45': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Cameron Devlin replaces Reno Piscopo because of an injury.
- 48': Attempt saved. James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Tomer Hemed.
- 49': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Matthew Acton.
- 49': Foul by Steven Taylor (Wellington Phoenix).
- 49': Nicholas Ansell (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
- 51': Foul by Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory).
- 51': Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
- 53': Foul by Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
- 53': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix).
- 55': Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Birkan Kirdar replaces Ben Folami.
- 57': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
- 58': Attempt missed. Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Clayton Lewis with a cross following a corner.
- 59': Foul by Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory).
- 59': Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 3, Melbourne Victory 0. Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James McGarry.
- 63': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
- 63': Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McGarry with a cross.
- 68': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Devlin.
- 68': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 4, Melbourne Victory 0. Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 69': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix).
- 69': Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Attempt saved. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Butterfield.
- 70': Foul by Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory).
- 70': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Charles Lokoli Ngoy replaces Tomer Hemed.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Ball.
- 74': Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix).
- 74': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix).
- 74': Storm Roux (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 4, Melbourne Victory 1. Elvis Kamsoba (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 77': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Zaydan Bello replaces Storm Roux.
- 77': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio replaces Elvis Kamsoba because of an injury.
- 79': Attempt missed. Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
- 81': Attempt saved. Charles Lokoli Ngoy (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
- 81': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Nicholas Ansell.
- 81': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Jaushua Sotirio replaces David Ball.
- 86': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jay Barnett replaces Callum McManaman because of an injury.
- 86': Foul by Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory).
- 86': James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Steven Taylor (Wellington Phoenix).
- 88': Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Attempt saved. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 89': Foul by Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
- 89': Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio (Melbourne Victory).
- 90'+1': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Sam Sutton replaces Clayton Lewis.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine replaces Ulises Dávila.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory).
- 90'+1': Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 4, Melbourne Victory 1.
- 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 4, Melbourne Victory 1.
Statistics
 MVC |
WEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 48.2 | Possession | 51.8 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 449 | Accurate Passes | 474 |
| 499 | Passes | 533 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 11 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 11 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 15 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: WIN Stadium
Location: Illawarra, Australia
Attendance: 1,184
Venue: WIN Stadium
Location: Illawarra, Australia
Attendance: 1,184
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 (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 27 | Steven Taylor |
| 5 | James McGarry |
| 16 | Louis Fenton  |
| 23 | Clayton Lewis |
| 14 | Alex Rufer |
| 7 | Reno Piscopo |
| 10 | Ulises Dávila |
| 17 | Tomer Hemed |
| 9 | David Ball |
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Acton (GK) |
| 15 | Aaron Anderson |
| 4 | Nicholas Ansell |
| 3 | Adama Traoré |
| 2 | Storm Roux |
| 10 | Robbie Kruse |
| 8 | Jacob Butterfield |
| 22 | Jake Brimmer |
| 17 | Elvis Kamsoba |
| 11 | Ben Folami |
| 7 | Callum McManaman |
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