Wellington Phoenix FC vs Adelaide United, 2020-21 Australian A League, Regular Season
· Australian A-League Men
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Wellington Phoenix need 97th-minute penalty to overcome Adelaide United
A-League
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix).
- 1': Ryan Strain (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 2': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Ulises Dávila with a cross.
- 6': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by James McGarry.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 8': Attempt missed. James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Waine with a cross.
- 10': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
- 10': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Strain.
- 11': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tim Payne.
- 12': Foul by Jordan Elsey (Adelaide United).
- 12': Joshua Laws (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt saved. Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Waine.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 15': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Louis D'Arrigo.
- 16': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
- 16': Joshua Cavallo (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United).
- 17': Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by James McGarry.
- 20': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Juande (Adelaide United).
- 26': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United).
- 27': Attempt saved. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juande.
- 28': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jordan Elsey.
- 29': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Joshua Laws tries a through ball, but Ben Waine is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by Juande (Adelaide United).
- 31': Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Foul by Juande (Adelaide United).
- 36': Foul by James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix).
- 36': Ryan Strain (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Hand ball by Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix).
- 39': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United).
- 39': Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Attempt missed. Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 41': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United).
- 45': Attempt saved. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James McGarry.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 0, Adelaide United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 0, Adelaide United 0.
- 47': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix).
- 47': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United).
- 47': Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Mauk.
- 50': Attempt missed. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 51': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Adelaide United 1. Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Strain.
- 53': Attempt saved. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Louis D'Arrigo.
- 54': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
- 56': Attempt saved. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Mauk.
- 58': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Adelaide United 1. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomer Hemed.
- 61': Foul by Tomi Juric (Adelaide United).
- 61': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United).
- 62': James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Tomi Juric (Adelaide United).
- 63': Joshua Laws (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Ryan Strain (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
- 65': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
- 65': Ryan Strain (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
- 66': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Attempt saved. Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Rufer.
- 73': Foul by Joshua Laws (Wellington Phoenix).
- 73': Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Cameron Devlin replaces Alex Rufer.
- 75': Attempt missed. Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cameron Devlin.
- 76': Attempt saved. Ryan Strain (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
- 76': Attempt missed. Joshua Cavallo (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 77': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Foul by Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United).
- 79': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by James McGarry.
- 80': Attempt missed. Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Attempt saved. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cameron Devlin.
- 80': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 80': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Joshua Cavallo.
- 82': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Jaushua Sotirio replaces Ben Waine.
- 82': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Sam Sutton replaces James McGarry.
- 82': Substitution, Adelaide United. Al Hassan Toure replaces Stefan Mauk.
- 82': Substitution, Adelaide United. Kusini Yengi replaces Tomi Juric.
- 83': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Joshua Cavallo.
- 84': Attempt missed. Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 87': Attempt missed. Al Hassan Toure (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
- 88': Foul by Kusini Yengi (Adelaide United).
- 88': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Louis Fenton with a cross.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ryan Kitto replaces Craig Goodwin.
- 90'+1': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix).
- 90'+1': Kusini Yengi (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 90'+3': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Sam Sutton.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Juande (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. George Timotheou (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Elsey.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Clayton Lewis following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Joe Gauci.
- 90'+5': Penalty Wellington Phoenix. Jaushua Sotirio draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+5': Penalty conceded by Joe Gauci (Adelaide United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+5': Joe Gauci (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Al Hassan Toure (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Adelaide United 1. Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+9': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Steven Taylor replaces Tomer Hemed.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Adelaide United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Adelaide United 1.
Statistics
 ADE |
WEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 57.1 | Possession | 42.9 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 445 | Accurate Passes | 310 |
| 531 | Passes | 397 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 24 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 73 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 17 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 1.0 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 21 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: WIN Stadium
Location: Illawarra, Australia
Attendance: 1,903
Venue: WIN Stadium
Location: Illawarra, Australia
Attendance: 1,903
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) |
| 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 |
| 18 | Ben Waine |
Adelaide United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 46 | Joe Gauci (GK) |
| 3 | George Timotheou |
| 23 | Jordan Elsey |
| 27 | Joshua Cavallo |
| 4 | Ryan Strain |
| 28 | Juande |
| 6 | Louis D'Arrigo |
| 8 | Stefan Mauk |
| 9 | Tomi Juric |
| 11 | Craig Goodwin |
| 26 | Ben Halloran |
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