Melbourne City FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
· Australian A-League Men
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Melbourne City edge Wellington Pheonix to clinch second consecutive A-League Men title
Melbourne City have claimed the A-League Men premiership for a second consecutive season with victory over Wellington Phoenix.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Riley Bidois.
- 3': Own Goal by Sam Sutton, Wellington Phoenix. Melbourne City FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.
- 5': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC).
- 5': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Old (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Hooper.
- 5': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Rostyn Griffiths.
- 7': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix).
- 8': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Taras Gomulka with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 10': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Ben Waine.
- 10': Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout following a corner.
- 14': Hand ball by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC).
- 15': Foul by Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC).
- 15': Riley Bidois (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Rostyn Griffiths tries a through ball, but Scott Jamieson is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC).
- 23': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
- 26': Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
- 27': Foul by Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC).
- 27': Riley Bidois (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rostyn Griffiths.
- 28': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Oliver Sail.
- 29': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC).
- 29': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe.
- 39': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Finn Surman.
- 42': Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
- 42': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
- 43': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
- 44': Attempt missed. Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Taras Gomulka with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taras Gomulka.
- 45': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC).
- 45': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Melbourne City FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 0.
- 45': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Clayton Lewis replaces Jackson Manuel.
- 45': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Reno Piscopo replaces Riley Bidois.
- 46': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
- 48': Foul by Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC).
- 48': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt missed. Benjamin Old (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Sutton with a cross.
- 52': Foul by Taras Gomulka (Melbourne City FC).
- 52': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC).
- 54': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 1. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gary Hooper with a through ball.
- 56': Foul by Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC).
- 56': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Attempt saved. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathew Leckie.
- 62': Foul by Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix).
- 62': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Finn Surman.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe.
- 66': Attempt saved. Carl Jenkinson (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
- 66': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Louis Fenton replaces Finn Surman.
- 67': Foul by Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix).
- 67': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Taras Gomulka.
- 71': Foul by Taras Gomulka (Melbourne City FC).
- 71': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Jordan Bos replaces Andrew Nabbout.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Jordan Bos (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
- 73': Attempt missed. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a fast break.
- 76': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC).
- 76': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix).
- 81': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Marco Tilio.
- 83': Foul by Carl Jenkinson (Melbourne City FC).
- 83': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Carl Jenkinson (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Benjamin Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Jordan Bos (Melbourne City FC).
- 85': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Gary Hooper.
- 87': Benjamin Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC).
- 88': Attempt saved. Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 90': Attempt saved. Benjamin Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. James McGarry replaces Benjamin Old.
- 90'+2': Foul by Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix).
- 90'+2': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the left. Assisted by Taras Gomulka.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Melbourne City FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 1.
- 0': Match ends, Melbourne City FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 1.
- 0': Match ends, Melbourne City FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 1.
Statistics
 WEL |
MCY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 50 | Possession | 50 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 452 | Accurate Passes | 453 |
| 539 | Passes | 539 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 6 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 10 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 10 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 7,350
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 7,350
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
Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
| 5 | Rostyn Griffiths |
| 4 | Nuno Reis |
| 3 | Scott Jamieson |
| 6 | Carl Jenkinson  |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
| 18 | Connor Metcalfe |
| 16 | Taras Gomulka |
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren |
| 7 | Mathew Leckie |
| 15 | Andrew Nabbout |
Wellington Phoenix FC (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 33 | Finn Surman |
| 34 | Jackson Manuel |
| 13 | Nicholas Pennington |
| 19 | Sam Sutton |
| 18 | Ben Waine |
| 88 | Gary Hooper |
| 8 | Ben Old |
| 36 | Riley Bidois |
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