Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC, 2020-21 Australian A League, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC

39': Tomer Hemed
56': Ulises Dávila

FT
2 - 3

Melbourne City FC

17': Curtis Good
45': Jamie Maclaren
83': Marco Tilio

Melbourne City edge Wellington Phoenix in five-goal thriller

Wellington Phoenix dejected by defeat against Melbourne City [1296x729]

A-League

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
1': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Nuno Reis.
2': Attempt blocked. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
2': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Nuno Reis.
3': Attempt blocked. Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Lewis with a cross.
3': Attempt missed. Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by David Ball following a corner.
4': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Clayton Lewis tries a through ball, but Jaushua Sotirio is caught offside.
4': Attempt missed. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Florin Berenguer.
6': Attempt missed. Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nathaniel Atkinson.
8': Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix).
9': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross.
10': Foul by Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix).
10': Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
11': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
13': Attempt saved. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florin Berenguer.
14': Attempt blocked. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rostyn Griffiths.
14': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC).
14': Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt blocked. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rostyn Griffiths.
16': Foul by Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix).
16': Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
16': Attempt blocked. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Atkinson.
16': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by James McGarry.
17': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne City FC 1. Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross following a corner.
18': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Craig Noone.
21': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Scott Galloway replaces Nathaniel Atkinson because of an injury.
22': Attempt saved. Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James McGarry with a cross.
22': Attempt missed. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florin Berenguer.
22': Attempt missed. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Craig Noone.
23': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City FC).
25': Attempt blocked. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
25': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Curtis Good.
26': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Ben Garuccio.
27': Foul by Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC).
27': Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Foul by Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC).
32': Attempt missed. Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
33': Attempt missed. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe.
35': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Noone.
37': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC).
38': Attempt saved. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
38': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Oliver Sail.
39': Attempt saved. Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
39': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City FC 1. Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Ball with a cross.
45': Attempt blocked. Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Rufer.
45': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City FC 2. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe following a fast break.
45'+2': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC).
45'+2': James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City FC 2.
45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City FC 2.
45': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine replaces Jaushua Sotirio.
45': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Cameron Devlin replaces Alex Rufer.
48': Attempt blocked. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Noone.
48': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC).
48': Oliver Sail (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt blocked. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
53': Attempt saved. Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Ball.
53': Attempt saved. Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
54': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
54': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Scott Galloway.
55': Attempt saved. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe.
55': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Oliver Sail.
55': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
56': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC).
56': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne City FC 2. Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Ball.
58': Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Foul by Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix).
58': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McGarry.
60': Attempt missed. Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
60': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McGarry.
61': Foul by Joshua Laws (Wellington Phoenix).
61': Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Joshua Laws (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Adrián Luna replaces Nuno Reis.
63': Attempt blocked. Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Noone.
63': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Craig Noone tries a through ball, but Rostyn Griffiths is caught offside.
66': Attempt blocked. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
66': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
66': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Oliver Sail.
67': Attempt saved. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florin Berenguer.
71': Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC).
73': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Connor Metcalfe.
74': Attempt missed. Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Clayton Lewis with a cross following a corner.
74': Attempt saved. Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe.
75': Attempt missed. Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Noone.
77': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Craig Noone.
79': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by James McGarry.
80': Attempt missed. Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross following a corner.
80': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Andrew Nabbout.
80': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Marco Tilio replaces Craig Noone.
80': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Charles Lokoli Ngoy replaces Tomer Hemed.
81': Attempt blocked. Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles Lokoli Ngoy.
83': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne City FC 3. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe with a cross.
85': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Galloway with a through ball.
86': Attempt blocked. Stefan Colakovski (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrián Luna.
86': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Tim Payne.
86': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Mirza Muratovic replaces Clayton Lewis.
88': Attempt saved. Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Waine.
88': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix).
88': Stefan Colakovski (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Attempt blocked. Stefan Colakovski (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
90': Attempt saved. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe.
90': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Foul by Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix).
90'+1': Foul by Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix).
90'+1': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Mirza Muratovic with a headed pass.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Charles Lokoli Ngoy.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne City FC 3.
0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne City FC 3.
0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne City FC 3.

Statistics

MCY		WEL
9	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	8
49.1	Possession	50.9
32	SHOTS	21
11	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
404	Accurate Passes	414
475	Passes	490
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
9	Accurate Crosses	7
16	Crosses	20
0.6	Cross %	0.4
50	Long Balls	58
28	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
11	Blocked Shots	9
9	Effective Tackles	6
14	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
14	Interceptions	9
22	Effective Clearances	22
22	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: WIN Stadium
Location: Illawarra, Australia
Attendance: 1,343

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
20	Oliver Sail (GK)
21	Joshua Laws
6	Tim Payne
5	James McGarry
16	Louis Fenton
23	Clayton Lewis
14	Alex Rufer
9	David Ball
10	Ulises Dávila
17	Tomer Hemed
11	Jaushua Sotirio

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Ben Waine, Charles Ngoy, Mirza Muratovic, Cameron Devlin, Sam Sutton, Stefan Marinovic.

Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Glover (GK)
22	Curtis Good
4	Nuno Reis
19	Ben Garuccio
13	Nathaniel Atkinson
10	Florin Berenguer
7	Rostyn Griffiths
18	Connor Metcalfe
9	Jamie Maclaren
11	Craig Noone
15	Andrew Nabbout

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Adrián Luna, Scott Galloway, Stefan Colakovski, Taras Gomulka, Marco Tilio, Naoki Tsubaki, Matthew Sutton.

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