Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, May 15, 2021
Wellington Phoenix WDWDD 2
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Melbourne City FC DWWWW 2
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WEL112
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Match Report

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Melbourne City slump to draw with Wellington Phoenix in A-League

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
18
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
1
3
Saves
5
49.2
Possession
50.8
18
SHOTS
18
8
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
432
Accurate Passes
483
541
Passes
564
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
8
Accurate Crosses
2
17
Crosses
12
0.5
Cross %
0.2
69
Long Balls
53
31
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
12
20
Tackles
22
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
17
Interceptions
14
12
Effective Clearances
16
12
Clearances
16

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

MBC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Thomas GloverG
  2. 22Curtis GoodCD-L
  3. 4Nuno ReisCD-R
  4. 18Connor MetcalfeDM
  5. 19Ben GaruccioLB
  6. 2Scott GallowayRB
  7. 10Florin BerenguerCM-L
  8. 20Adrián LunaCM-R
  9. 23Marco TilioLM
  10. 17Stefan ColakovskiRM
  11. 14Naoki TsubakiF

WEL · 4-4-2

  1. 20Oliver SailG
  2. 21Joshua LawsCD-L
  3. 6Tim PayneCD-R
  4. 19Sam SuttonLB
  5. 16Louis FentonRB
  6. 23Lewis ClaytonCM-L
  7. 8Cameron DevlinCM-R
  8. 7Reno PiscopoLM
  9. 9David BallRM
  10. 17Tomer HemedCF-L
  11. 18Ben WaineCF-R

Timeline

  1. 37' Goal! Melbourne City FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 1. Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 45' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Craig Noone replaces Stefan Colakovski.
  3. 45' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Rostyn Griffiths replaces Curtis Good.
  4. 58' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 1. Naoki Tsubaki (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
  5. 61' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Jamie Maclaren replaces Naoki Tsubaki.
  6. 61' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Aiden O'Neill replaces Florin Berenguer.
  7. 72' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Jaushua Sotirio replaces Ben Waine.
  8. 76' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Daniel Georgievski replaces Rostyn Griffiths because of an injury.
  9. 79' Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 81' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 1. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  11. 86' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. James McGarry replaces Reno Piscopo.
  12. 86' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Charles Lokoli Ngoy replaces Clayton Lewis.
  13. 88' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 2. Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by David Ball with a cross.
  14. 89' Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  15. 90' James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90' Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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