Western Sydney Wanderers vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2020-21 Australian A League, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers

28': Keanu Baccus

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Wellington Phoenix FC

24': David Ball
42': Tomer Hemed

Wellington Phoenix inflict damaging defeat on Western Sydney Wanderers

Wanderers woe pic at Wellington Phoenix [1296x729]

A-League

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
7': Attempt blocked. Mitchell Duke (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ziggy Gordon with a cross.
7': Foul by Mitchell Duke (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
7': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Mitchell Duke (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
9': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Ziggy Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
10': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Attempt missed. Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Sutton with a cross.
14': Foul by Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
14': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Jaushua Sotirio replaces Reno Piscopo because of an injury.
21': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Keanu Baccus tries a through ball, but Bruce Kamau is caught offside.
23': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Mark Natta.
24': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 1. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
25': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Steven Taylor.
28': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Tim Payne.
28': Attempt blocked. Mark Natta (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Graham Dorrans with a cross.
28': Attempt blocked. Mark Natta (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
28': Attempt blocked. Thomas Aquilina (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
28': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 1. Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
33': Foul by Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix).
33': Thomas Aquilina (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Bruce Kamau (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
36': Foul by Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix).
36': Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Foul by Ziggy Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
37': Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Attempt missed. Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
41': Foul by Mitchell Duke (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
41': Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Mark Natta.
42': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 2. Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Clayton Lewis with a cross following a corner.
44': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
44': Thomas Aquilina (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Foul by Mitchell Duke (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
45'+2': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 2.
45': Second Half begins Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 2.
46': Attempt saved. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
46': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Daniel Margush.
46': Attempt blocked. Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Lewis with a cross.
46': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Keanu Baccus.
47': Attempt saved. Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
47': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Daniel Margush.
48': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Graham Dorrans.
49': Foul by Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix).
49': Mark Natta (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Attempt saved. Bruce Kamau (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keanu Baccus.
49': Attempt blocked. Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
49': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Sam Sutton.
50': Attempt missed. Mark Natta (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Graham Dorrans with a cross following a corner.
50': Foul by Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
50': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Attempt missed. Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tate Russell with a cross.
53': Attempt missed. Mitchell Duke (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ziggy Gordon.
54': Foul by Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix).
54': Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Attempt blocked. Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
55': Attempt saved. Bruce Kamau (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Aquilina with a headed pass.
57': Attempt missed. Thomas Aquilina (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mitchell Duke.
59': Attempt blocked. Steven Ugarkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keanu Baccus.
61': Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Foul by Bruce Kamau (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
61': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Oliver Sail tries a through ball, but Tomer Hemed is caught offside.
62': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
62': Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Bernie Ibini replaces Bruce Kamau.
63': Attempt blocked. Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mitchell Duke.
63': Foul by Ziggy Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
63': Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Ziggy Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Attempt missed. Bernie Ibini (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mitchell Duke.
68': Foul by Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix).
68': Ziggy Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Mark Natta (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
70': Foul by Steven Taylor (Wellington Phoenix).
70': Mitchell Duke (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Attempt missed. Steven Ugarkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
71': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Scott McDonald replaces Steven Ugarkovic.
71': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Jordon Mutch replaces Ziggy Gordon.
72': Attempt missed. Thomas Aquilina (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mitchell Duke.
73': Attempt saved. Jordon Mutch (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tate Russell.
73': Attempt missed. Scott McDonald (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high.
74': Attempt saved. Mitchell Duke (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernie Ibini with a headed pass.
76': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Louis Fenton.
77': Attempt saved. Mitchell Duke (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordon Mutch.
77': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
77': Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
78': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Alex Rufer replaces Ben Waine.
80': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Nicolai Müller replaces Keanu Baccus.
81': Foul by Thomas Aquilina (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
81': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Dylan McGowan.
82': Attempt missed. Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Clayton Lewis with a cross following a corner.
83': Foul by Thomas Aquilina (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
83': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
87': Attempt missed. Scott McDonald (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tate Russell with a cross.
88': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. James McGarry replaces Tomer Hemed.
88': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Foul by Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
89': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Thomas Aquilina.
90'+1': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Louis Fenton.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Tate Russell (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+4': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Dylan McGowan tries a through ball, but Nicolai Müller is caught offside.
90'+4': Foul by Jordon Mutch (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
90'+4': Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Foul by Dylan McGowan (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
90'+6': James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 2.
0': Match ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 2.

Statistics

WEL		WSW
10	Fouls	18
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	2
39.7	Possession	60.3
8	SHOTS	24
4	ON GOAL	6
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
269	Accurate Passes	465
373	Passes	553
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	9
12	Crosses	30
0.3	Cross %	0.3
66	Long Balls	46
21	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	9
8	Effective Tackles	14
14	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
16	Interceptions	12
32	Effective Clearances	11
32	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 5,068

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

Western Sydney Wanderers (5-3-2)

No.	Name
30	Daniel Margush (GK)
4	Dylan Mcgowan
33	Mark Natta
2	Ziggy Gordon
39	Thomas Aquilina
13	Tate Russell
8	Steven Ugarkovic
18	Graham Dorrans
17	Keanu Baccus
12	Mitchell Duke
7	Bruce Kamau

Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:

Bernie Ibini-Isei, Patrick Ziegler, Oliver Kalac, Nicolai Müller, Jordon Mutch, James Troisi, Scott McDonald.

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	Clayton Lewis
8	Cameron Devlin
7	Reno Piscopo
9	David Ball
17	Tomer Hemed
18	Ben Waine

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Stefan Marinovic, Charles Ngoy, Joshua Laws, Alex Rufer, Ben Old, Jaushua Sotirio, James McGarry.

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