Australian A-League Men

FT Monday, May 9, 2022
Wellington Phoenix WLWLW 1
–
Melbourne City FC WDDWL 2
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WEL011
MBC202
AAMI Park · 7,350 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

MBC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MBC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thomas GloverG
  2. 5Rostyn GriffithsCD-L
  3. 4Nuno ReisCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 6Carl JenkinsonRB
  6. 23Marco TilioAM
  7. 18Connor MetcalfeLM
  8. 16Taras GomulkaRM
  9. 9Jamie MaclarenF
  10. 7Mathew LeckieAM-L
  11. 15Andrew NabboutAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 34Jordon HallSUB
  2. 35Raphael Borges RodriguesSUB
  3. 38Jordan BosSUB
  4. 17Stefan ColakovskiSUB
  5. 2Scott GallowaySUB
  6. 14Tsubasa EndohSUB
  7. 33Matthew SuttonSUB

WEL · 3-4-3

  1. 20Oliver SailG
  2. 4Scott WoottonCD
  3. 6Tim PayneCD-L
  4. 33Finn SurmanCD-R
  5. 34Jackson ManuelCM-L
  6. 13Nicholas PenningtonCM-R
  7. 19Sam SuttonLM
  8. 18Ben WaineRM
  9. 88Gary HooperF
  10. 8Ben OldCF-L
  11. 36Riley BidoisCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 5James McGarrySUB
  2. 43Oskar van HattumSUB
  3. 16Louis FentonSUB
  4. 3Matthew BozinovskiSUB
  5. 23Lewis ClaytonSUB
  6. 40Alex PaulsenSUB
  7. 10Reno PiscopoSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Own Goal by Sam Sutton, Wellington Phoenix. Melbourne City FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.
  2. 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.
  3. 30' Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Reno Piscopo replaces Riley Bidois.
  5. 45' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Clayton Lewis replaces Jackson Manuel.
  6. 54' Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 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.
  8. 56' Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 66' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Louis Fenton replaces Finn Surman.
  10. 72' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Jordan Bos replaces Andrew Nabbout.
  11. 81' Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 82' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Marco Tilio.
  13. 83' Carl Jenkinson (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 85' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Gary Hooper.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. James McGarry replaces Benjamin Old.
  16. 90'+2' Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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