Wellington Phoenix FC vs Western United, 2020-21 Australian A League, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Besart Berisha (Western United FC).
- 4': Attempt saved. Dylan Pierias (Western United FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti.
- 6': Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Besart Berisha (Western United FC).
- 6': Attempt missed. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reno Piscopo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 8': Attempt saved. Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti.
- 9': Attempt saved. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Besart Berisha.
- 10': Attempt saved. Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cameron Devlin.
- 10': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Dylan Pierias.
- 12': Attempt missed. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Reno Piscopo with a cross.
- 13': Foul by Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix).
- 13': Sebastian Pasquali (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Brendan Hamill (Western United FC).
- 15': Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Attempt saved. Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cameron Devlin.
- 22': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Ryan Scott.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 26': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Brendan Hamill.
- 27': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
- 27': Tomislav Uskok (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix).
- 31': Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Louis Fenton.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Pasquali (Western United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 33': Attempt missed. Dylan Pierias (Western United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Pasquali following a corner.
- 36': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Tomislav Uskok (Western United FC).
- 36': Attempt missed. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 38': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Western United FC 0. Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Taylor.
- 40': Attempt saved. Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Louis Fenton with a cross.
- 43': Hand ball by Lachlan Wales (Western United FC).
- 45': Hand ball by Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix).
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Western United FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 1, Western United FC 0.
- 46': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Besart Berisha (Western United FC).
- 47': Foul by Steven Taylor (Wellington Phoenix).
- 47': Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Tomislav Uskok (Western United FC).
- 51': Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Brendan Hamill.
- 53': Attempt missed. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reno Piscopo with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Dylan Pierias (Western United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Besart Berisha.
- 53': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Steven Taylor.
- 54': Attempt missed. Tomislav Uskok (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomoki Imai with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Attempt missed. Dylan Pierias (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Besart Berisha following a corner.
- 56': Attempt saved. Besart Berisha (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 56': Foul by Dylan Pierias (Western United FC).
- 56': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': 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 Tomer Hemed.
- 57': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Western United FC 0. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sam Sutton.
- 60': Attempt saved. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Ball.
- 61': Attempt saved. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Sam Sutton.
- 61': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Ryan Scott.
- 61': Attempt missed. Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 63': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 3, Western United FC 0. Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Louis Fenton with a cross.
- 65': Offside, Western United FC. Alessandro Diamanti tries a through ball, but Lachlan Wales is caught offside.
- 66': Substitution, Western United FC. Steven Lustica replaces Sebastian Pasquali.
- 67': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Steven Taylor.
- 68': Connor Pain (Western United FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Foul by Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix).
- 68': Attempt missed. Andrew Durante (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 70': Attempt missed. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ben Waine.
- 71': Attempt saved. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
- 71': Attempt saved. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dylan Pierias.
- 71': Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Lachlan Wales (Western United FC).
- 72': Attempt missed. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Reno Piscopo.
- 73': Substitution, Western United FC. Adisu Bayew replaces Besart Berisha.
- 74': Attempt missed. Adisu Bayew (Western United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Connor Pain.
- 75': Connor Pain (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix).
- 76': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Steven Lustica (Western United FC).
- 80': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Jaushua Sotirio replaces Tomer Hemed.
- 81': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Reno Piscopo tries a through ball, but Jaushua Sotirio is caught offside.
- 83': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Benjamin Old replaces Reno Piscopo.
- 83': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Tomislav Uskok (Western United FC).
- 84': Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United FC).
- 87': Substitution, Western United FC. Iker Guarrotxena replaces Alessandro Diamanti.
- 87': Substitution, Western United FC. Kaine Sheppard replaces Lachlan Wales.
- 88': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Alex Rufer replaces Cameron Devlin.
- 88': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine tries a through ball, but Jaushua Sotirio is caught offside.
- 89': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
- 89': Iker Guarrotxena (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Dylan Pierias (Western United FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Foul by Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix).
- 90'+2': Iker Guarrotxena (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Adisu Bayew (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
- 90'+3': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Hand ball by Tomoki Imai (Western United FC).
- 90'+4': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 3, Western United FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 3, Western United FC 0.
Statistics
 WTU |
WEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 7 | Saves | 5 |
| 47.3 | Possession | 52.7 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 442 | Accurate Passes | 485 |
| 505 | Passes | 546 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 8 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 27 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 24,105
Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 24,105
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Auckland FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 27 | Steven Taylor |
| 19 | Sam Sutton |
| 16 | Louis Fenton |
| 23 | Lewis Clayton |
| 8 | Cameron Devlin  |
| 7 | Reno Piscopo |
| 9 | David Ball |
| 17 | Tomer Hemed |
| 18 | Ben Waine |
Western United (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Ryan Scott (GK) |
| 3 | Brendan Hamill |
| 4 | Andrew Durante |
| 11 | Connor Pain |
| 6 | Tomoki Imai |
| 22 | Tomislav Uskok |
| 21 | Sebastian Pasquali |
| 8 | Lachlan Wales |
| 5 | Dylan Pierias |
| 7 | Besart Berisha |
| 23 | Alessandro Diamanti |
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