Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, December 3, 2021
Western Sydney Wanderers FC LWDDD 2
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Wellington Phoenix WDWDW 0
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WIN Stadium · 1,948 att.

Match Report

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Western Sydney Wanderers claim first win of the season against Wellington Phoenix

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
3
49.8
Possession
50.2
10
SHOTS
14
5
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
322
Accurate Passes
323
404
Passes
408
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.3
48
Long Balls
61
22
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
4
8
Effective Tackles
2
16
Tackles
3
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
15
Interceptions
14
14
Effective Clearances
11
14
Clearances
11

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

WEL · 4-2-2-2

  1. 20Oliver SailG
  2. 21Joshua LawsCD-L
  3. 6Tim PayneCD-R
  4. 5James McGarryLB
  5. 17Callan ElliotRB
  6. 23Lewis ClaytonCM-L
  7. 14Alex RuferCM-R
  8. 88Gary HooperCF-L
  9. 9David BallCF-R
  10. 10Reno PiscopoAM-L
  11. 8Ben OldAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 43Oskar van HattumSUB
  2. 40Alex PaulsenSUB
  3. 3Matthew BozinovskiSUB
  4. 18Ben WaineSUB
  5. 12Luka PrsoSUB
  6. 13Nicholas PenningtonSUB
  7. 16Louis FentonSUB

WSW · 4-3-3

  1. 20Tomás MejíasG
  2. 4Rhys WilliamsCD-L
  3. 22Johnny KoutroumbisCD-R
  4. 3Adama TraoréLB
  5. 39Thomas AquilinaRB
  6. 8Steven UgarkovicCM
  7. 29Terry AntonisLM
  8. 5Jack RodwellRM
  9. 10Tomer HemedF
  10. 9Bernie Ibini-IseiLF
  11. 11Keijiro OgawaRF

Substitutes

  1. 13Tate RussellSUB
  2. 1Daniel MargushSUB
  3. 2Ziggy GordonSUB
  4. 7Ramy NajjarineSUB
  5. 23Dimitrios PetratosSUB
  6. 33Mark NattaSUB
  7. 6Tass MourdoukoutasSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Thomas Aquilina (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 64' Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 66' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Tomer Hemed (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  4. 67' VAR Decision: Goal Wellington Phoenix 0-1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC (Tomer Hemed).
  5. 68' Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 74' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Dimitrios Petratos replaces Bernie Ibini-Isei.
  7. 74' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Ramy Najjarine replaces Keijiro Ogawa.
  8. 77' Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 82' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine replaces Clayton Lewis.
  10. 83' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Tass Mourdoukoutas replaces Jack Rodwell.
  11. 86' David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+3' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2. John Koutroumbis (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Aquilina following a fast break.
  13. 90'+4' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Tate Russell replaces Tomer Hemed.

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