Australian A-League Men

FT Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Wellington Phoenix WDDDW 2
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Western Sydney Wanderers FC LWWLL 1
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WEL202
WSW101
CommBank Stadium · 5,068 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Wellington Phoenix inflict damaging defeat on Western Sydney Wanderers

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

WSW · 5-3-2

  1. 30Daniel MargushG
  2. 4Dylan McgowanCD
  3. 33Mark NattaCD-L
  4. 2Ziggy GordonCD-R
  5. 39Thomas AquilinaLB
  6. 13Tate RussellRB
  7. 8Steven UgarkovicCM
  8. 18Graham DorransCM-L
  9. 17Keanu BaccusCM-R
  10. 12Mitchell DukeCF-L
  11. 7Bruce KamauCF-R

WEL · 4-4-2

  1. 20Oliver SailG
  2. 6Tim PayneCD-L
  3. 27Steven TaylorCD-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. 16' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Jaushua Sotirio replaces Reno Piscopo because of an injury.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 33' Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 36' Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 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.
  7. 44' David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 50' Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 62' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Bernie Ibini replaces Bruce Kamau.
  10. 63' Ziggy Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 71' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Scott McDonald replaces Steven Ugarkovic.
  12. 71' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Jordon Mutch replaces Ziggy Gordon.
  13. 79' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Alex Rufer replaces Ben Waine.
  14. 80' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Nicolai Müller replaces Keanu Baccus.
  15. 88' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. James McGarry replaces Tomer Hemed.
  16. 90'+5' Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.

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