Wellington Phoenix FC vs Perth Glory, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC

37': Ben Waine
90'+7': Nicholas Pennington

FT
2 - 1

Perth Glory

49': Nick Fitzgerald
52': Osama Malik

About

Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Perth Glory at Leichhardt Oval, 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': Benjamin Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Foul by Callum Timmins (Perth Glory).
4': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
4': Joshua Anasmo (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Attempt blocked. Adrián Sardinero (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Keogh.
5': Foul by Adrián Sardinero (Perth Glory).
5': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix).
6': Nick Fitzgerald (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
6': Osama Malik (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Hand ball by Adrián Sardinero (Perth Glory).
8': Foul by Osama Malik (Perth Glory).
8': Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Clayton Lewis tries a through ball, but Scott Wootton is caught offside.
10': Benjamin Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Callum Timmins (Perth Glory).
13': Foul by Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix).
13': Nick Fitzgerald (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jonathan Aspropotamitis.
16': Attempt missed. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Gael Sandoval with a cross following a corner.
17': Attempt missed. Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Louis Fenton with a cross.
20': Attempt missed. Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
24': Antonee Burke-Gilroy (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix).
25': Attempt saved. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
25': Foul by Jack Clisby (Perth Glory).
25': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Antonee Burke-Gilroy (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Foul by Benjamin Old (Wellington Phoenix).
28': Attempt missed. Andy Keogh (Perth Glory) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Clisby with a cross following a set piece situation.
30': Foul by Nick Fitzgerald (Perth Glory).
30': Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Foul by Andy Keogh (Perth Glory).
31': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Perth Glory 0. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gael Sandoval with a through ball.
41': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Sutton.
45'+2': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Perth Glory 0.
45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 1, Perth Glory 0.
47': Benjamin Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Callum Timmins (Perth Glory).
47': Foul by Osama Malik (Perth Glory).
47': Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Osama Malik (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Attempt missed. Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Ball.
49': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Perth Glory 1. Nick Fitzgerald (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrián Sardinero.
51': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51': Foul by Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Perth Glory).
52': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Foul by Osama Malik (Perth Glory).
52': Osama Malik (Perth Glory) is shown the red card.
55': Foul by Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix).
55': Nick Fitzgerald (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Substitution, Perth Glory. Adam Zimarino replaces Andy Keogh.
57': Substitution, Perth Glory. Giordano Colli replaces Joshua Anasmo.
57': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Darryl Lachman (Perth Glory).
58': Foul by Adam Zimarino (Perth Glory).
58': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Darryl Lachman.
60': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Nick Fitzgerald.
61': Darryl Lachman (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
62': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Adrián Sardinero.
63': Foul by Nick Fitzgerald (Perth Glory).
63': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Callum Timmins (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Darryl Lachman (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix).
65': Benjamin Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Callum Timmins (Perth Glory).
66': Adam Zimarino (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
67': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Antonee Burke-Gilroy (Perth Glory).
70': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. James McGarry replaces Clayton Lewis because of an injury.
75': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Nick Fitzgerald.
76': Attempt missed. Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gael Sandoval with a cross following a corner.
77': Foul by Adam Zimarino (Perth Glory).
77': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Attempt saved. Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington.
79': Substitution, Perth Glory. Joshua Rawlins replaces Adrián Sardinero because of an injury.
80': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Antonee Burke-Gilroy.
83': Attempt saved. Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by David Ball.
83': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Liam Reddy.
85': Foul by James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix).
85': Joshua Rawlins (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Substitution, Perth Glory. Pacifique Niyongabire replaces Nick Fitzgerald.
86': Attempt missed. Callum Timmins (Perth Glory) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
87': Attempt saved. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sam Sutton.
88': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. George Ott replaces Benjamin Old.
89': Foul by Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix).
89': Giordano Colli (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Ben Waine.
90'+1': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
90'+1': Jack Clisby (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix).
90'+2': Pacifique Niyongabire (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Ball.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Ball.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Louis Fenton with a cross.
90'+5': Attempt saved. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by David Ball.
90'+7': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Joshua Rawlins.
90'+7': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Perth Glory 1. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
90'+9': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Callan Elliot replaces Gael Sandoval.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Perth Glory 1.
0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Perth Glory 1.

Statistics

PER		WEL
18	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	8
6	Saves	0
31.4	Possession	68.6
4	SHOTS	17
1	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
262	Accurate Passes	625
324	Passes	696
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	6
6	Crosses	28
0.2	Cross %	0.2
46	Long Balls	59
13	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	3
6	Effective Tackles	9
9	Tackles	18
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
7	Interceptions	11
37	Effective Clearances	3
37	Clearances	3

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Leichhardt Oval
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 168

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	13	+6	24
2	Sydney FC	12	+9	22
3	Newcastle Jets	13	+2	21
4	Brisbane Roar	14	0	21

Full Table

Line-Ups

Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
20	Oliver Sail (GK)
4	Scott Wootton
33	Finn Surman
19	Sam Sutton
16	Louis Fenton
23	Clayton Lewis
13	Nicholas Pennington
8	Ben Old
9	David Ball
18	Ben Waine
7	Wálter Sandoval

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Jackson Manuel, Callan Elliot, James McGarry, Alex Paulsen, Matthew Bozinovski, Kurtis Mogg, George Ott.

Perth Glory (4-4-2)

No.	Name
33	Liam Reddy (GK)
29	Darryl Lachman
5	Jonathan Aspropotamitis
14	Jack Clisby
21	Antonee Burke-Gilroy
6	Osama Malik
19	Callum Timmins
11	Nick Fitzgerald
7	Adrian Sardinero
10	Andy Keogh
42	Joshua Anasmo

Perth Glory Substitutes:

Giordano Colli, Daniel Stynes, Adam Zimarino, Cameron Cook, Trent Ostler, Pacifique Niyongabire, Joshua Rawlins.

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