Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix FC
  • 16': Wálter Sandoval
  • 35': Gary Hooper
FT
2 - 1
Western United
  • Red Card 90'+1': Tomoki Imai
  • 90'+4': Steven Lustica

About

Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Western United at WIN Stadium, Wollongong, 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.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 3': Foul by Benjamin Garuccio (Western United FC).
  • 3': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Benjamin Garuccio (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 6': Foul by Steven Lustica (Western United FC).
  • 6': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Steven Lustica (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 8': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Gael Sandoval tries a through ball, but Gary Hooper is caught offside.
  • 10': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Joshua Laws.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Tomoki Imai (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Lustica with a cross.
  • 12': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 12': Joshua Risdon (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Louis Fenton.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Connor Pain (Western United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Steven Lustica (Western United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gael Sandoval.
  • 16': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Western United FC 0. Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gary Hooper.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Joshua Risdon (Western United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gael Sandoval.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Sutton.
  • 24': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United FC).
  • 24': Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 25': Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Joshua Risdon (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
  • 28': Foul by Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC).
  • 28': Joshua Laws (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Tim Payne.
  • 30': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 30': Attempt missed. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 32': Connor Pain (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 32': Attempt saved. Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 32': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Alexander Paulsen.
  • 33': Dangerous play by Léo Lacroix (Western United FC).
  • 33': Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Léo Lacroix (Western United FC).
  • 34': Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Western United FC 0. Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Rufer with a through ball.
  • 38': Connor Pain (Western United FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Foul by Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 38': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 38': Tomoki Imai (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Steven Lustica (Western United FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neil Kilkenny.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
  • 39': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United FC).
  • 39': Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Joshua Risdon (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 43': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 43': Neil Kilkenny (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Garuccio.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Neil Kilkenny (Western United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Garuccio.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 44': Foul by Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC).
  • 44': Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Benjamin Garuccio (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Western United FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 2, Western United FC 0.
  • 47': Foul by Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 47': Tomoki Imai (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Louis Fenton.
  • 49': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United FC).
  • 49': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Tim Payne.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Ball.
  • 57': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United FC).
  • 57': Joshua Risdon (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neil Kilkenny.
  • 60': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Joshua Laws.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Léo Lacroix (Western United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomoki Imai with a headed pass.
  • 61': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Sam Sutton tries a through ball, but David Ball is caught offside.
  • 61': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Pierias replaces Lachlan Wales.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Connor Pain with a cross.
  • 64': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Clayton Lewis tries a through ball, but Gary Hooper is caught offside.
  • 65': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Jaushua Sotirio replaces Gael Sandoval.
  • 66': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Dylan Pierias (Western United FC).
  • 68': Attempt missed. Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 70': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Léo Lacroix.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Dylan Pierias (Western United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neil Kilkenny.
  • 72': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Wenzel-Halls replaces Aleksandar Prijovic.
  • 72': Substitution, Western United FC. Christian Theoharous replaces Connor Pain.
  • 72': Foul by Neil Kilkenny (Western United FC).
  • 72': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United FC).
  • 74': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
  • 75': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Alessandro Diamanti.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Joshua Laws (Wellington Phoenix) header from very close range is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Reno Piscopo with a cross following a corner.
  • 77': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine replaces Reno Piscopo.
  • 77': Christian Theoharous (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 77': Christian Theoharous (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 77': Christian Theoharous (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 78': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Joshua Laws.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Joshua Risdon (Western United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
  • 79': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jamie Young.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 80': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 80': Léo Lacroix (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Christian Theoharous (Western United FC).
  • 81': Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Christian Theoharous (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 83': Attempt saved. Christian Theoharous (Western United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Risdon.
  • 83': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Alexander Paulsen.
  • 85': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington replaces Clayton Lewis.
  • 88': Substitution, Western United FC. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Alessandro Diamanti.
  • 88': Substitution, Western United FC. Nikolai Topor-Stanley replaces Léo Lacroix.
  • 89': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United FC).
  • 90': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Tomoki Imai (Western United FC).
  • 90'+1': Tomoki Imai (Western United FC) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+3': Hand ball by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 90'+4': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Western United FC 1. Steven Lustica (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Theoharous.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Christian Theoharous (Western United FC).
  • 90'+5': Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Western United FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Western United FC 1.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
9 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 7
55.3 Possession 44.7
22 SHOTS 12
8 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
410 Accurate Passes 315
475 Passes 399
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 2
32 Crosses 11
0.1 Cross % 0.2
33 Long Balls 71
12 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
9 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 8
13 Tackles 17
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 9
9 Effective Clearances 28
9 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: WIN Stadium
Location: Wollongong, Australia
Attendance: 586

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Auckland FC 1 +2 3
2 Wellington Phoenix FC 1 +1 3
3 Macarthur FC 1 +1 3
4 Newcastle Jets 1 0 1
Full Table

Line-Ups

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
40 Alex Paulsen (GK)
21 Joshua Laws
6 Tim Payne
19 Sam Sutton
16 Louis Fenton
23 Lewis Clayton
14 Alex Rufer
9 David Ball
88 Gary Hooper
10 Reno Piscopo
7 Wálter Sandoval
Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:
Ben Waine, Ben Old, Jaushua Sotirio, Nicholas Pennington, Henry Gray, Callan Elliot, Finn Surman.

WTU Western United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jamie Young (GK)
4 Léo Lacroix
6 Tomoki Imai Red Card
17 Ben Garuccio
19 Joshua Risdon Yellow Card
23 Alessandro Diamanti
88 Neil Kilkenny
10 Steven Lustica Yellow Card
99 Aleksandar Prijovic
11 Connor Pain
8 Lachlan Wales
Western United Substitutes:
Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Jerry Skotadis, Dylan Pierias, Christian Theoharous, Dylan Wenzel-Halls, Ryan Scott, Nicolas Milanovic.

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