Macarthur FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2020-21 Australian A League, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Macarthur FC

58': Loic Puyo

FT
0 - 3

Wellington Phoenix FC

45'+1': David Ball
46': Tomer Hemed
90'+2': Ben Waine

Wellington Phoenix halt Macarthur's chances of home semifinal charge

A-League

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Louis Fenton.
2': Attempt missed. James Meredith (Macarthur FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Tommy Oar with a cross following a corner.
8': Attempt missed. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Reno Piscopo.
8': Foul by Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix).
8': Tommy Oar (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Attempt blocked. Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Franjic.
10': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Steven Taylor.
11': Foul by Michael Ruhs (Macarthur FC).
11': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt saved. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ulises Dávila.
12': Attempt saved. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ulises Dávila.
14': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Cameron Devlin.
15': Antonis Martis (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix).
21': Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix).
22': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jake McGing.
24': Attempt missed. Moudi Najjar (Macarthur FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tommy Oar with a cross.
24': Attempt saved. Tommy Oar (Macarthur FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Franjic.
25': Attempt blocked. Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Louis Fenton with a cross.
25': Attempt blocked. Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Ball.
26': Foul by James Meredith (Macarthur FC).
26': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Ivan Franjic (Macarthur FC).
27': Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Jake McGing (Macarthur FC).
31': Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Tomer Hemed tries a through ball, but Reno Piscopo is caught offside.
32': Attempt missed. Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Cameron Devlin.
33': Attempt blocked. Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Ruhs.
33': Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Mark Milligan (Macarthur FC).
34': Attempt saved. Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
35': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Antonis Martis.
35': Attempt blocked. Steven Taylor (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Lewis with a cross.
35': Attempt saved. Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
36': Attempt blocked. Michael Ruhs (Macarthur FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Oar.
36': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur FC).
36': Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Sam Sutton.
39': Attempt saved. Moudi Najjar (Macarthur FC) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
40': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
40': Tommy Oar (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt missed. Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
42': Attempt blocked. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ulises Dávila.
42': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Reno Piscopo tries a through ball, but Tomer Hemed is caught offside.
43': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Sam Sutton.
45': Attempt blocked. Moudi Najjar (Macarthur FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Franjic.
45'+1': Goal! Macarthur FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 1. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomer Hemed following a fast break.
45'+2': First Half ends, Macarthur FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 1.
45': Second Half begins Macarthur FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 1.
45': Substitution, Macarthur FC. Jake Hollman replaces Ivan Franjic.
45': Substitution, Macarthur FC. Loïc Puyo replaces Tommy Oar.
46': Goal! Macarthur FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 2. Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ulises Dávila.
49': Foul by Michael Ruhs (Macarthur FC).
49': Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51': Attempt missed. Jake Hollman (Macarthur FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Meredith.
53': Michael Ruhs (Macarthur FC) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Loïc Puyo with a cross.
54': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ulises Dávila.
55': Foul by Michael Ruhs (Macarthur FC).
55': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Foul by Loïc Puyo (Macarthur FC).
56': Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Antonis Martis (Macarthur FC).
58': Loïc Puyo (Macarthur FC) is shown the red card.
59': Attempt saved. Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reno Piscopo.
60': Foul by Jake McGing (Macarthur FC).
60': Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Antonis Martis (Macarthur FC).
61': Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Antonis Martis (Macarthur FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reno Piscopo.
62': Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
62': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Substitution, Macarthur FC. Liam Rose replaces James Meredith.
64': Attempt missed. Michael Ruhs (Macarthur FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksandar Susnjar.
65': Attempt saved. Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ulises Dávila.
68': Attempt missed. Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Louis Fenton.
71': Attempt blocked. Jake Hollman (Macarthur FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Rose.
71': Attempt saved. Jake Hollman (Macarthur FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
72': Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by David Ball.
72': Attempt saved. Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Ball.
72': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Adam Federici.
73': Attempt missed. Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cameron Devlin following a corner.
73': Substitution, Macarthur FC. Lachlan Rose replaces Charles M'Mombwa.
74': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Moudi Najjar (Macarthur FC).
74': Moudi Najjar (Macarthur FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Jaushua Sotirio replaces Ulises Dávila.
76': VAR Decision: No card change Moudi Najjar (Macarthur FC).
78': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Alex Rufer replaces Clayton Lewis.
79': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reno Piscopo with a cross.
80': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
80': Mark Milligan (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Substitution, Macarthur FC. Kyle Cimenti replaces Moudi Najjar.
82': Hand ball by Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix).
84': Penalty Wellington Phoenix. Louis Fenton draws a foul in the penalty area.
84': Penalty conceded by Lachlan Rose (Macarthur FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
85': Penalty saved! Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
85': Foul by Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix).
85': Jake Hollman (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Michael Ruhs (Macarthur FC).
89': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine replaces Reno Piscopo.
89': Antonis Martis (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Tomer Hemed (Wellington Phoenix).
90': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
90': Liam Rose (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Antonis Martis (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix).
90'+2': Goal! Macarthur FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 3. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by David Ball with a through ball.
90'+3': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Sam Sutton.
90'+5': Antonis Martis (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Wellington Phoenix).
90'+6': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Aleksandar Susnjar (Macarthur FC).
90'+6': Aleksandar Susnjar (Macarthur FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Macarthur FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 3.
0': Match ends, Macarthur FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 3.

Statistics

WEL		MAC
12	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	8
52.8	Possession	47.2
24	SHOTS	13
11	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
469	Accurate Passes	410
537	Passes	471
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
5	Accurate Crosses	5
13	Crosses	18
0.4	Cross %	0.3
44	Long Balls	44
25	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.6	Long Balls %	0.7
6	Blocked Shots	5
12	Effective Tackles	6
24	Tackles	14
0.5	Tackle %	0.4
9	Interceptions	12
12	Effective Clearances	23
12	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 5,126

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

Macarthur FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Adam Federici (GK)
15	Aleksandar Susnjar
2	Jake McGing
12	James Meredith
7	Ivan Franjic
24	Charles M'Mombwa
5	Mark Milligan
29	Antonis Martis
19	Michael Ruhs
14	Moudi Najjar
11	Tommy Oar

Macarthur FC Substitutes:

Markel Susaeta, Nick Suman, Lachlan Rose, Jake Hollman, Liam Rose, Kyle Cimenti, Loic Puyo.

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
10	Ulises Dávila

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

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

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