Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Adelaide United, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix FC
  • Red Card 25': Yan Sasse
  • 75': Ben Waine
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Adelaide United
  • 90'+3': Ben Halloran

About

Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Adelaide United at Sky Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand, 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.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Kitto with a cross.
  • 3': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 3': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 5': Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 7': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Oliver Sail.
  • 10': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 10': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 11': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
  • 16': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
  • 16': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
  • 18': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Hand ball by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 20': Foul by Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United).
  • 20': Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Louis D'Arrigo.
  • 23': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Foul by Isaías Sánchez Cortés (Adelaide United).
  • 25': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 25': Foul by Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 25': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the red card.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. George Blackwood (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 31': Lachlan Barr (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Lucas Mauragis.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by George Blackwood.
  • 33': Foul by Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United).
  • 33': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Joshua Laws (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Oliver Sail.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
  • 37': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 37': Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Harry Van der Saag (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Isaías Sánchez Cortés.
  • 39': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 39': Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zach Clough with a cross.
  • 41': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
  • 41': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Oliver Sail.
  • 43': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
  • 45': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United).
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Adelaide United. Harry Van der Saag tries a through ball, but Ben Halloran is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 0, Adelaide United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 0, Adelaide United 0.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by George Blackwood.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Harry Van der Saag (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Louis D'Arrigo.
  • 50': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Harry Van der Saag (Adelaide United).
  • 51': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 51': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by George Blackwood (Adelaide United).
  • 52': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. George Blackwood (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Kitto.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington.
  • 53': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Joshua Laws.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Zach Clough with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Foul by Harry Van der Saag (Adelaide United).
  • 56': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Benjamin Old replaces Oskar Zawada.
  • 57': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 57': Substitution, Adelaide United. Craig Goodwin replaces Harry Van der Saag.
  • 59': Hand ball by Isaías Sánchez Cortés (Adelaide United).
  • 60': Benjamin Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Isaías Sánchez Cortés (Adelaide United).
  • 62': Benjamin Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United).
  • 64': Attempt saved. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 65': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Callan Elliot replaces Lucas Mauragis.
  • 65': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Clayton Lewis replaces Nicholas Pennington.
  • 67': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tim Payne.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Barr (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zach Clough.
  • 74': Substitution, Adelaide United. Musa Toure replaces George Blackwood.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
  • 75': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Adelaide United 0. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 78': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Joshua Laws.
  • 79': Musa Toure (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 79': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
  • 79': Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Foul by Lachlan Barr (Adelaide United).
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
  • 85': Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
  • 85': Oliver Sail (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Louis D'Arrigo.
  • 87': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ethan Alagich replaces Louis D'Arrigo.
  • 87': Substitution, Adelaide United. Asad Kasumovic replaces Lachlan Barr.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zach Clough with a cross.
  • 89': Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United).
  • 90': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Asad Kasumovic (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Oliver Sail.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Adelaide United 1. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Clayton Lewis.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 90'+6': 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 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 0
12 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 5
62.3 Possession 37.7
20 SHOTS 6
6 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
417 Accurate Passes 234
501 Passes 321
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
9 Accurate Crosses 1
40 Crosses 9
0.2 Cross % 0.1
47 Long Balls 62
17 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
6 Blocked Shots 0
9 Effective Tackles 4
17 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.3
12 Interceptions 12
7 Effective Clearances 35
7 Clearances 35

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 8,325

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Newcastle Jets 26 +16 48
2 Adelaide United 26 +10 43
3 Auckland FC 26 +13 42
4 Melbourne Victory 26 +11 40
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
20 Oliver Sail (GK) Yellow Card
21 Joshua Laws
4 Scott Wootton
12 Lucas Mauragis
6 Tim Payne
5 Steven Ugarkovic
13 Nicholas Pennington
7 Kosta Barbarouses
9 Oskar Zawada
11 Bozhidar Kraev Yellow Card
31 Yan Sasse Red Card
Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:
Oskar van Hattum, Ben Waine, Clayton Lewis, Finn Surman, Callan Elliot, Ben Old, Alex Paulsen.

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

No. Name
46 Joe Gauci (GK)
41 Alexandar Popovic Yellow Card
13 Lachlan Barr
21 Javi López
2 Harry Van Der Saag
10 Zach Clough
8 Isaías
6 Louis D'Arrigo
14 George Blackwood
7 Ryan Kitto
26 Ben Halloran
Adelaide United Substitutes:
James Delianov, Musa Toure, Asad Kasumovic, Ethan Alagich, Craig Goodwin, Juande, Ben Warland.

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