Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Adelaide United, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix FC
  • 20': Wálter Sandoval
FT
1 - 1
Adelaide United
  • 90'+2': Bernardo Dias

About

Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Adelaide United at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney, 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.
  • 3': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 3': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Juande (Adelaide United).
  • 6': Foul by Isaías (Adelaide United).
  • 6': Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 12': Attempt missed. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Juande.
  • 12': Foul by Juande (Adelaide United).
  • 12': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Laws.
  • 15': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 15': Isaías (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Javi López (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 15': Foul by Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 15': Isaías (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Juande (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Barr with a headed pass.
  • 18': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Foul by Isaías (Adelaide United).
  • 19': Attempt saved. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Ball with a through ball.
  • 20': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Adelaide United 0. Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Ball.
  • 22': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Isaías (Adelaide United).
  • 23': Foul by Michael Jakobsen (Adelaide United).
  • 23': Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Michael Jakobsen (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Reno Piscopo.
  • 24': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Lachlan Barr.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 25': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tim Payne.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Juande (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
  • 26': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Joshua Laws.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Sutton.
  • 29': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Juande.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 30': Foul by Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 30': Isaías (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Kitto with a headed pass.
  • 31': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tim Payne.
  • 33': Foul by Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United).
  • 33': Joshua Laws (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by David Ball.
  • 36': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Lachlan Barr.
  • 37': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
  • 37': Attempt missed. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 38': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 38': Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Isaías (Adelaide United).
  • 38': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Lachlan Brook (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Javi López.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
  • 41': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Ryan Kitto.
  • 42': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Lachlan Barr.
  • 43': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Joe Gauci.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sam Sutton.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hiroshi Ibusuki.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by David Ball with a through ball.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Lachlan Barr.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Adelaide United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 1, Adelaide United 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Adelaide United. Bernardo Oliveira replaces Lachlan Brook.
  • 48': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by Juande (Adelaide United).
  • 50': Foul by Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 50': Michael Jakobsen (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Juande.
  • 54': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United).
  • 54': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Isaías (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 55': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Michael Jakobsen (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reno Piscopo.
  • 59': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Jaushua Sotirio.
  • 60': Substitution, Adelaide United. Louis D'Arrigo replaces Juande.
  • 60': Substitution, Adelaide United. Joshua Cavallo replaces Ryan Kitto.
  • 61': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
  • 61': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Oliver Sail.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Michael Jakobsen (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross following a corner.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Cavallo with a cross.
  • 65': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Benjamin Old replaces Gael Sandoval.
  • 66': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Sam Sutton tries a through ball, but David Ball is caught offside.
  • 68': Foul by Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 68': Michael Jakobsen (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Mauk with a cross.
  • 72': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Clayton Lewis.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Joshua Cavallo (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reno Piscopo.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Louis D'Arrigo.
  • 75': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
  • 78': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Louis Fenton replaces Reno Piscopo.
  • 78': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Gary Hooper replaces David Ball.
  • 78': Substitution, Adelaide United. Zach Clough replaces Stefan Mauk.
  • 79': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
  • 79': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Javi López.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Louis Fenton.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
  • 82': Foul by Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 82': Lachlan Barr (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Benjamin Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Michael Jakobsen (Adelaide United).
  • 89': Foul by Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United).
  • 89': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Substitution, Adelaide United. Mohamed Toure replaces Javi López.
  • 90': Oliver Sail (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Isaías (Adelaide United).
  • 90'+1': Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Adelaide United 1. Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Cavallo with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Adelaide United 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Adelaide United 1.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Adelaide United 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Adelaide United 1.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 7
7 Saves 3
54 Possession 46
20 SHOTS 19
4 ON GOAL 8
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
388 Accurate Passes 336
474 Passes 424
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
11 Accurate Crosses 1
38 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.1
59 Long Balls 69
34 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
8 Blocked Shots 7
6 Effective Tackles 2
17 Tackles 8
0.4 Tackle % 0.3
10 Interceptions 14
19 Effective Clearances 27
19 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 797

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Auckland FC 1 +2 3
2 Macarthur FC 1 +1 3
3 Newcastle Jets 1 0 1
4 Central Coast Mariners 1 0 1
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Line-Ups

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

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

ADE Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
46 Joe Gauci (GK)
22 Michael Jakobsen Yellow Card
25 Lachlan Barr
7 Ryan Kitto
21 Javi López
8 Stefan Mauk
28 Juande
10 Isaías
15 Hiroshi Ibusuki
11 Craig Goodwin
77 Lachlan Brook
Adelaide United Substitutes:
Joshua Cavallo, Louis D'Arrigo, Steven Hall, Jacob Tratt, Mohamed Toure, Bernardo Dias, Zach Clough.

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