Australian A-League Men

FT Sunday, April 11, 2021
Western United LWLWW 2
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Wellington Phoenix LDWLL 3
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WTU112
WEL123
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Match Report

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Wellington Phoenix win five-goal thriller against Western United with late winner

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
7
2
Saves
2
55.2
Possession
44.8
12
SHOTS
20
4
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
481
Accurate Passes
370
573
Passes
458
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
6
14
Crosses
23
0.4
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
50
24
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
7
11
Effective Tackles
9
19
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
18
19
Effective Clearances
11
19
Clearances
11

Head to Head

WEL leads series 2-1

Lineups

WEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Oliver SailG
  2. 21Joshua LawsCD-L
  3. 6Tim PayneCD-R
  4. 19Sam SuttonLB
  5. 16Louis FentonRB
  6. 10Ulises DávilaAM
  7. 23Lewis ClaytonLM
  8. 8Cameron DevlinRM
  9. 18Ben WaineF
  10. 9David BallAM-L
  11. 11Jaushua SotirioAM-R

WTU · 3-4-2-1

  1. 30Ryan ScottG
  2. 4Andrew DuranteCD
  3. 22Tomislav UskokCD-L
  4. 6Tomoki ImaiCD-R
  5. 25Luke DuzelCM-L
  6. 20Victor SánchezCM-R
  7. 11Connor PainLM
  8. 5Dylan PieriasRM
  9. 7Besart BerishaF
  10. 34Iker GuarrotxenaCF-L
  11. 8Lachlan WalesCF-R

Timeline

  1. 32' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Western United FC 1. Besart Berisha (Western United FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 37' Substitution, Western United FC. Brendan Hamill replaces Lachlan Wales because of an injury.
  3. 45'+1' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Western United FC 1. Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  4. 53' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Western United FC 1. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ulises Dávila.
  5. 56' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Western United FC 2. Iker Guarrotxena (Western United FC) header from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  6. 57' Besart Berisha (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 63' Substitution, Western United FC. Steven Lustica replaces Víctor Sánchez.
  8. 68' Luke Duzel (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 82' Substitution, Western United FC. Kaine Sheppard replaces Besart Berisha.
  10. 82' Substitution, Western United FC. Sebastian Pasquali replaces Iker Guarrotxena.
  11. 82' Substitution, Western United FC. Bradden Inman replaces Luke Duzel.
  12. 90' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 3, Western United FC 2. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sam Sutton.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  13. 90'+3' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Steven Taylor replaces Ben Waine.

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