Wellington Phoenix FC vs Central Coast Mariners, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
· Australian A-League Men
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Wellington Phoenix down Central Coast Mariners for first A-League Men win
A-League
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaushua Sotirio.
- 4': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jacob Farrell.
- 4': Attempt missed. Joshua Laws (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reno Piscopo with a cross following a corner.
- 4': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Joshua Nisbet.
- 5': Attempt saved. Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 11': Hand ball by Damian Tsekenis (Central Coast Mariners).
- 12': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jacob Farrell.
- 14': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
- 14': Maximilien Balard (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt saved. Marco Ureña (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Cy Goddard.
- 17': Attempt missed. Oliver Bozanic (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joshua Nisbet.
- 19': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
- 19': Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt saved. Oliver Bozanic (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Damian Tsekenis.
- 20': Foul by Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix).
- 20': Kye Rowles (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt saved. Oliver Bozanic (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Damian Tsekenis.
- 22': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
- 22': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by James McGarry.
- 27': Attempt missed. Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 28': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
- 33': Attempt saved. James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gary Hooper.
- 33': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. James McGarry tries a through ball, but Jaushua Sotirio is caught offside.
- 34': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners).
- 35': Attempt blocked. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McGarry.
- 35': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Kye Rowles.
- 36': Attempt missed. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Reno Piscopo with a cross following a corner.
- 40': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Oliver Bozanic (Central Coast Mariners).
- 45'+1': Cy Goddard (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 0, Central Coast Mariners 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 0, Central Coast Mariners 0.
- 46': Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Damian Tsekenis (Central Coast Mariners).
- 46': Hand ball by Ruon Tongyik (Central Coast Mariners).
- 47': Attempt saved. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 47': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Mark Birighitti.
- 48': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Central Coast Mariners 0. Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 51': Attempt missed. Maximilien Balard (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 52': Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Damian Tsekenis (Central Coast Mariners).
- 52': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Central Coast Mariners 1. Marco Ureña (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
- 55': Attempt saved. Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James McGarry with a cross.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 57': Attempt missed. Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 58': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
- 58': Oliver Bozanic (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Moresche replaces Damian Tsekenis.
- 58': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Lewis Miller replaces Storm Roux.
- 60': Attempt saved. Marco Ureña (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moresche.
- 62': Attempt missed. Marco Ureña (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 63': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Central Coast Mariners 1. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Ball.
- 64': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine replaces Gary Hooper.
- 64': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington replaces Alex Rufer.
- 69': Attempt missed. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
- 70': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Matthew Hatch replaces Cy Goddard.
- 70': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Harrison Steele replaces Maximilien Balard.
- 74': Foul by Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix).
- 74': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Hand ball by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
- 75': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Callan Elliot.
- 76': Attempt missed. Oliver Bozanic (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jacob Farrell following a corner.
- 76': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Louis Fenton replaces Callan Elliot.
- 76': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Benjamin Old replaces Jaushua Sotirio.
- 77': Foul by Lewis Miller (Central Coast Mariners).
- 77': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix).
- 77': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Matthew Hatch (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Nisbet.
- 80': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Benjamin Old.
- 80': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Kye Rowles (Central Coast Mariners).
- 81': Attempt missed. James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Reno Piscopo.
- 81': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
- 81': Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Attempt saved. Oliver Bozanic (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 82': Attempt missed. Oliver Bozanic (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is high and wide to the left.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Marco Ureña (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Nisbet.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Matthew Hatch (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 84': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Tim Payne.
- 85': Penalty Wellington Phoenix. Benjamin Old draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 85': Penalty conceded by Kye Rowles (Central Coast Mariners) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 86': Penalty saved! Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 87': Foul by Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix).
- 87': Harrison Steele (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Daniel Hall replaces Ruon Tongyik.
- 88': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Matthew Bozinovski replaces Reno Piscopo.
- 90': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
- 90': Moresche (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Benjamin Old.
- 90'+1': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners).
- 90'+2': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Matthew Bozinovski.
- 90'+3': Benjamin Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Central Coast Mariners 1.
- 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Central Coast Mariners 1.
Statistics
 CCM |
WEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
| 58.8 | Possession | 41.2 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 518 | Accurate Passes | 348 |
| 607 | Passes | 432 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 20 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 11 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 9 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: WIN Stadium
Location: Illawarra, Australia
Attendance: 1,512
Venue: WIN Stadium
Location: Illawarra, Australia
Attendance: 1,512
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) |
| 21 | Joshua Laws |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 5 | James McGarry |
| 17 | Callan Elliot |
| 23 | Lewis Clayton |
| 14 | Alex Rufer |
| 10 | Reno Piscopo |
| 9 | David Ball |
| 11 | Jaushua Sotirio |
| 88 | Gary Hooper |
Central Coast Mariners (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Birighitti (GK) |
| 14 | Kye Rowles |
| 21 | Ruon Tongyik |
| 18 | Jacob Farrell |
| 15 | Storm Roux |
| 8 | Oliver Bozanic |
| 16 | Maximilien Balard |
| 7 | Cy Goddard |
| 4 | Joshua Nisbet |
| 17 | Damian Tsekenis |
| 12 | Marco Ureña |
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