Wellington Phoenix vs Western Sydney , 2021-22 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

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Wellington Phoenix are hosting Western Sydney at WIN Stadium, Wollongong, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt blocked. Libby Copus-Brown (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Isabella Habuda.
3': Offside, Wellington Phoenix Women. Saskia Vosper tries a through ball, but Grace Jale is caught offside.
5': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women. Conceded by Saskia Vosper.
8': Attempt missed. Olivia Price (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
9': Foul by Caitlin Cooper (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
9': Zoe McMeeken (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Caitlin Cooper (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
13': Sheridan Gallagher (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Bianca Galic with a through ball.
24': Foul by Erica Halloway (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
24': Isabel Gomez (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt missed. Grace Wisnewski (Wellington Phoenix Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Grace Jale with a cross.
26': Foul by Libby Copus-Brown (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
26': Isabel Gomez (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Foul by Erica Halloway (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
27': Jordan Jasnos (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Corner, Wellington Phoenix Women. Conceded by Clare Hunt.
30': Attempt missed. Isabel Gomez (Wellington Phoenix Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Grace Wisnewski.
30': Attempt saved. Libby Copus-Brown (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
31': Ava Pritchard (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Foul by Teigen Allen (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
31': Teigen Allen (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Attempt saved. Grace Wisnewski (Wellington Phoenix Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isabel Gomez.
34': Chloe Knott (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Clare Hunt (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
36': Erica Halloway (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Isabel Gomez (Wellington Phoenix Women).
38': Attempt missed. Sheridan Gallagher (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Libby Copus-Brown following a set piece situation.
39': Erica Halloway (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Grace Jale (Wellington Phoenix Women).
39': Offside, Wellington Phoenix Women. Grace Jale tries a through ball, but Chloe Knott is caught offside.
41': Attempt saved. Chloe Knott (Wellington Phoenix Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Grace Jale.
45': Caitlin Cooper (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Chloe Knott (Wellington Phoenix Women).
45'+1': Attempt missed. Grace Jale (Wellington Phoenix Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
45'+2': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix Women 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women 0.
45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix Women 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women 0.
47': Corner, Wellington Phoenix Women. Conceded by Isabella Habuda.
49': Foul by Danika Matos (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
49': Jordan Jasnos (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt missed. Chloe Knott (Wellington Phoenix Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zoe McMeeken with a cross.
52': Attempt saved. Erica Halloway (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sheridan Gallagher.
54': Attempt missed. Sheridan Gallagher (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Olivia Price.
56': Foul by Sheridan Gallagher (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
56': Mackenzie Barry (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women. Teigan Collister replaces Isabella Habuda.
58': Attempt missed. Sheridan Gallagher (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Teigan Collister with a cross.
58': Attempt missed. Chloe Knott (Wellington Phoenix Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
60': Attempt saved. Grace Wisnewski (Wellington Phoenix Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ava Pritchard with a cross.
61': Foul by Bianca Galic (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
61': Grace Wisnewski (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Foul by Teigan Collister (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
62': Zoe McMeeken (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Offside, Wellington Phoenix Women. Jordan Jasnos tries a through ball, but Chloe Knott is caught offside.
63': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix Women. Alyssa Whinham replaces Grace Jale.
67': Offside, Wellington Phoenix Women. Jordan Jasnos tries a through ball, but Chloe Knott is caught offside.
68': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women. Caitlin Cooper tries a through ball, but Sheridan Gallagher is caught offside.
70': Alyssa Whinham (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Foul by Caitlin Cooper (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
71': Attempt saved. Isabel Gomez (Wellington Phoenix Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
71': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix Women. Annabel Martin replaces Jordan Jasnos.
74': Hand ball by Sheridan Gallagher (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
75': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women. Bryleeh Henry replaces Sheridan Gallagher.
77': Attempt blocked. Bianca Galic (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
77': Attempt blocked. Libby Copus-Brown (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erica Halloway with a cross.
77': Foul by Bryleeh Henry (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
77': Mackenzie Barry (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Isabel Gomez (Wellington Phoenix Women).
79': Olivia Price (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Attempt saved. Libby Copus-Brown (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
81': Offside, Wellington Phoenix Women. Saskia Vosper tries a through ball, but Ava Pritchard is caught offside.
81': Foul by Ava Pritchard (Wellington Phoenix Women).
81': Olivia Price (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt blocked. Libby Copus-Brown (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Erica Halloway.
82': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women. Conceded by Kate Taylor.
82': Attempt missed. Clare Hunt (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Libby Copus-Brown with a cross following a corner.
83': Attempt saved. Grace Wisnewski (Wellington Phoenix Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
86': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women. Conceded by Zoe McMeeken.
86': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women. Rosie Galea replaces Bianca Galic.
87': Attempt missed. Erica Halloway (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
88': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix Women. Te Reremoana Walker replaces Ava Pritchard.
89': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women. Conceded by Grace Wisnewski.
90'+3': Foul by Clare Hunt (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
90'+3': Saskia Vosper (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Teigen Allen (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix Women 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women 0.
0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix Women 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women 0.

Statistics

WSW		WEL
15	Fouls	5
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	5
4	Corner Kicks	2
5	Saves	3
58	Possession	42
14	SHOTS	10
3	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
315	Accurate Passes	200
449	Passes	326
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.6
4	Accurate Crosses	3
21	Crosses	10
0.2	Cross %	0.3
80	Long Balls	61
31	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	0
6	Effective Tackles	8
14	Tackles	28
0.4	Tackle %	0.3
15	Interceptions	16
14	Effective Clearances	24
14	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Women

Venue: WIN Stadium
Location: Wollongong, Australia
Attendance: 1,309

Line-Ups

Wellington Phoenix (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Lily Alfeld (GK)
3	Kate Taylor
4	Mackenzie Barry
2	Saskia Vosper
15	Zoe Mcmeeken
6	Isabel Gomez
8	Grace Wisnewski
5	Jordan Jasnos
9	Ava Pritchard
10	Grace Jale
7	Chloe Knott

Wellington Phoenix Substitutes:

Brianna Edwards, Cushla Rue, Alyssa Whinham, Annabel Martin, Te Reremoana Walker.

Western Sydney (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Sarah Willacy (GK)
2	Caitlin Cooper
14	Clare Hunt
23	Teigen Allen
5	Danika Matos
6	Olivia Price
13	Bianca Galic
7	Isabella Habuda
8	Erica Halloway
10	Libby Copus-Brown
17	Sheridan Gallagher

Western Sydney Substitutes:

Bryleeh Henry, Rosie Galea, Teigan Collister, Alexia Apostolakis, Isabella Whitton.

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