Macarthur FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
· Australian A-League MenMacarthur hold Phoenix after fine Lachlan Rose volley
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Hooper.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Jordon Mutch (Macarthur FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel De Silva.
- 6': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Callan Elliot.
- 7': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur FC).
- 8': Attempt saved. Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James McGarry with a cross.
- 10': Craig Noone (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Foul by James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix).
- 17': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Daniel De Silva (Macarthur FC).
- 22': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur FC).
- 24': Penalty Wellington Phoenix. Reno Piscopo draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 24': Penalty conceded by James Meredith (Macarthur FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 25': VAR Decision: Penalty Wellington Phoenix.
- 25': Goal! Macarthur FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 1. Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 27': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Craig Noone (Macarthur FC).
- 28': Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix).
- 28': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur FC).
- 30': Attempt blocked. Craig Noone (Macarthur FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel De Silva.
- 30': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Susnjar (Macarthur FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomislav Uskok.
- 32': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Clayton Lewis tries a through ball, but Ben Waine is caught offside.
- 34': Daniel De Silva (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
- 34': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Foul by James Meredith (Macarthur FC).
- 34': Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by James Meredith (Macarthur FC).
- 35': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Aleksandar Susnjar.
- 37': Attempt blocked. James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 37': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
- 37': Jordon Mutch (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Reno Piscopo.
- 38': Attempt blocked. James Meredith (Macarthur FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Jovanovic (Macarthur FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 39': Craig Noone (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix).
- 40': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur FC).
- 41': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Foul by Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur FC).
- 41': Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Attempt missed. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Waine.
- 43': Attempt missed. Daniel De Silva (Macarthur FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jordon Mutch.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Macarthur FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Macarthur FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 1.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Jordon Mutch (Macarthur FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Meredith.
- 49': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
- 49': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Benjamin Old replaces Reno Piscopo because of an injury.
- 53': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Alex Rufer.
- 54': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Tim Payne.
- 54': Attempt missed. Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel De Silva with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Rose (Macarthur FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 55': Attempt saved. James Meredith (Macarthur FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ulises Dávila with a cross.
- 55': Attempt missed. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Old.
- 56': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Jaushua Sotirio replaces Gary Hooper.
- 56': Substitution, Macarthur FC. Tommy Oar replaces Charles M'Mombwa.
- 56': Substitution, Macarthur FC. Moudi Najjar replaces James Meredith.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Rose.
- 57': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by James McGarry.
- 57': Attempt missed. Jordon Mutch (Macarthur FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross following a corner.
- 59': Attempt saved. Jordon Mutch (Macarthur FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Rose.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Jordon Mutch (Macarthur FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 61': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Alex Rufer.
- 61': Goal! Macarthur FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 1. Lachlan Rose (Macarthur FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Attempt saved. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Waine with a cross.
- 66': Substitution, Macarthur FC. Liam Rose replaces Jordon Mutch.
- 67': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by Liam Rose (Macarthur FC).
- 68': Liam Rose (Macarthur FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Foul by Liam Rose (Macarthur FC).
- 71': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur FC).
- 75': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Aleksandar Susnjar.
- 76': Attempt missed. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Clayton Lewis with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Tommy Oar (Macarthur FC).
- 80': Attempt saved. Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 83': Attempt missed. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
- 84': Foul by Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix).
- 84': Lachlan Rose (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
- 85': Liam Rose (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
- 88': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by Tim Payne.
- 89': Corner, Macarthur FC. Conceded by David Ball.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Waine.
- 90'+2': Craig Noone (Macarthur FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Benjamin Old (Wellington Phoenix).
- 90'+4': Foul by Aleksandar Susnjar (Macarthur FC).
- 90'+4': Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Lewis with a cross.
- 90'+4': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Liam Rose.
- 90'+5': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Lachlan Rose.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Clayton Lewis with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Macarthur FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 1.
- 0': Match ends, Macarthur FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 1.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Macarthur FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 1.
- 0': Match ends, Macarthur FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 1.
Statistics
 WEL |
MAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 43.3 | Possession | 56.7 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 309 | Accurate Passes | 409 |
| 391 | Passes | 488 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 15 | Crosses | 45 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 13 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 34 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 1,188
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 1,188
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 20 | +13 | 40 |
| 2 | Auckland FC | 20 | +14 | 36 |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 20 | +8 | 33 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 20 | +5 | 31 |
Line-Ups
Macarthur FC (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Filip Kurto (GK) |
| 6 | Aleksandar Jovanovic |
| 15 | Aleksandar Susnjar |
| 20 | Tomislav Uskok  |
| 8 | Jordon Mutch |
| 24 | Charles M'Mombwa |
| 4 | James Meredith |
| 17 | Craig Noone |
| 31 | Lachlan Rose |
| 7 | Danny De Silva |
| 10 | Ulises Dávila |
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
| 21 | Joshua Laws |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 5 | James McGarry |
| 17 | Callan Elliot |
| 14 | Alex Rufer |
| 9 | David Ball |
| 23 | Clayton Lewis |
| 88 | Gary Hooper |
| 18 | Ben Waine |
| 10 | Reno Piscopo |
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