Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne Victory, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix FC
  • 74': Reno Piscopo
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1 - 0
Melbourne Victory

    About

    Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Melbourne Victory at WIN Stadium, Illawarra, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Sutton.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Folami.
    • 9': Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 9': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Joshua Laws.
    • 12': Foul by Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory).
    • 12': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Ball.
    • 15': Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 15': Foul by Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 15': Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 17': Foul by Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory).
    • 17': Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Brendan Hamill tries a through ball, but Nishan Velupillay is caught offside.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Francesco Margiotta.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gael Sandoval.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jaushua Sotirio.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Sutton.
    • 27': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Brendan Hamill.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Laws.
    • 32': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Brendan Hamill.
    • 33': Attempt missed. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gael Sandoval with a cross following a corner.
    • 35': Foul by Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory).
    • 35': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Reno Piscopo.
    • 37': Foul by Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory).
    • 37': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 38': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Leigh Broxham.
    • 40': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Clayton Lewis tries a through ball, but David Ball is caught offside.
    • 42': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory).
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Ball.
    • 44': Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 45': Attempt saved. Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Birkan Kirdar.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 45'+1': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tim Payne.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay following a corner.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne Victory 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne Victory 0.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gael Sandoval.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Davidson.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Birkan Kirdar.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Ball.
    • 55': Foul by Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory).
    • 55': Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reno Piscopo.
    • 56': Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 57': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 57': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis.
    • 62': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Oliver Sail.
    • 62': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Marco Rojas replaces Nishan Velupillay.
    • 63': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Birkan Kirdar.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Rojas.
    • 67': Attempt missed. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jaushua Sotirio.
    • 68': Dangerous play by Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 68': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jason Davidson with a cross.
    • 68': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Oliver Sail.
    • 70': Foul by Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory).
    • 70': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Louis Fenton replaces Tim Payne.
    • 71': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Leigh Broxham.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 73': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nicholas D'Agostino replaces Francesco Margiotta.
    • 73': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jake Brimmer replaces Ben Folami.
    • 74': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Ball.
    • 76': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
    • 78': Foul by Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 78': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Lleyton Brooks replaces Chris Ikonomidis.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by David Ball.
    • 82': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Benjamin Old replaces Gael Sandoval.
    • 84': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
    • 84': Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Benjamin Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Foul by Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory).
    • 85': Foul by Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory).
    • 85': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
    • 88': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
    • 89': Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 90': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine replaces Reno Piscopo.
    • 90': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Jaushua Sotirio.
    • 90': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington replaces Alex Rufer.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Jason Davidson tries a through ball, but Nicholas D'Agostino is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 90'+2': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brendan Hamill.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 11
    0 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    4 Saves 4
    43 Possession 57
    14 SHOTS 17
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    395 Accurate Passes 557
    457 Passes 617
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    18 Crosses 14
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    32 Long Balls 66
    13 Accurate Long Balls 42
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    11 Effective Tackles 5
    17 Tackles 12
    0.6 Tackle % 0.4
    6 Interceptions 3
    21 Effective Clearances 20
    21 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: WIN Stadium
    Location: Illawarra, Australia

    A-League Men Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Newcastle Jets 19 +12 37
    2 Auckland FC 19 +14 35
    3 Sydney FC 19 +8 32
    4 Adelaide United 20 +5 31
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    20 Oliver Sail (GK)
    21 Joshua Laws
    4 Scott Wootton
    19 Sam Sutton
    6 Tim Payne
    23 Clayton Lewis
    14 Alex Rufer
    10 Reno Piscopo
    7 Wálter Sandoval
    9 David Ball Yellow Card
    11 Jaushua Sotirio
    Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:
    Nicholas Pennington, Finn Surman, Ben Old, Oskar van Hattum, Alex Paulsen, Louis Fenton, Ben Waine.

    MVC Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    50 Ivan Kelava (GK)
    6 Leigh Broxham
    17 Brendan Hamill
    3 Jason Davidson
    2 Jason Geria
    7 Christopher Ikonomidis
    13 Birkan Kirdar
    8 Josh Brillante
    9 Francesco Margiotta
    11 Ben Folami
    24 Nishan Velupillay
    Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
    Nicholas D'Agostino, Matt Acton, Lleyton Brooks, Jake Brimmer, Stefan Nigro, Marco Rojas, Aaron Anderson.

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