Australian A-League Men

Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne Victory
  • 32': Bruno Fornaroli
  • 54': Jake Brimmer
  • 90'+1': Tomi Juric
FT
3 - 1
Wellington Phoenix FC
  • 13': Oskar Zawada

About

Melbourne Victory are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at AAMI Park, Melbourne, 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.
  • 2': Foul by Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 2': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Jake Brimmer tries a through ball, but Joshua Brillante is caught offside.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by David Ball with a headed pass.
  • 7': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. David Ball tries a through ball, but Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Cadete (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jason Geria.
  • 13': Goal! Melbourne Victory 0, Wellington Phoenix 1. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Joshua Laws with a cross.
  • 16': Foul by Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 16': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
  • 18': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Cadete.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 24': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 24': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 25': Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Alex Rufer tries a through ball, but Oskar Zawada is caught offside.
  • 29': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 32': Attempt saved. Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Folami.
  • 32': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Wellington Phoenix 1. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Lucas Mauragis (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by David Ball.
  • 34': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 34': Matthew Bozinovski (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Bruno Fornaroli tries a through ball, but Jake Brimmer is caught offside.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay.
  • 39': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross following a corner.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Cadete (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 44': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami tries a through ball, but Bruno Fornaroli is caught offside.
  • 45': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Cadete (Melbourne Victory).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Wellington Phoenix 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 1, Wellington Phoenix 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 47': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Jake Brimmer tries a through ball, but Bruno Fornaroli is caught offside.
  • 49': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
  • 51': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Matthew Bozinovski.
  • 52': Foul by Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 52': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Wellington Phoenix 1. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with a cross.
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
  • 58': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
  • 58': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 66': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
  • 66': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 70': Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory).
  • 70': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Foul by Matthew Bozinovski (Melbourne Victory).
  • 71': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Yan Sasse replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
  • 71': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Sam Sutton replaces Lucas Mauragis.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
  • 75': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Finn Surman.
  • 76': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Cadete with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Bozinovski.
  • 76': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory).
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Alex Rufer.
  • 78': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington replaces David Ball because of an injury.
  • 82': Foul by Cadete (Melbourne Victory).
  • 82': Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 86': Attempt missed. Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 86': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Tomi Juric replaces Bruno Fornaroli.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory).
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. William Wilson replaces Cadete.
  • 89': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Nishan Velupillay because of an injury.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Melbourne Victory 3, Wellington Phoenix 1. Tomi Juric (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nathan Konstandopoulos replaces Leigh Broxham.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Eli Adams replaces Ben Folami.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Stefan Nigro.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+5': Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Joshua Laws (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Stefan Nigro.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 3, Wellington Phoenix 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 3, Wellington Phoenix 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 2
59.6 Possession 40.4
12 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
523 Accurate Passes 329
596 Passes 414
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 2
25 Crosses 6
0.2 Cross % 0.3
43 Long Balls 50
20 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 11
20 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 6
8 Effective Clearances 25
8 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,400

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Newcastle Jets 22 +13 43
2 Auckland FC 22 +14 39
3 Melbourne Victory 22 +10 35
4 Adelaide United 22 +7 35
Full Table

Line-Ups

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Matt Acton (GK)
21 Roderick Miranda
31 Matthew Bozinovski
3 Cadete
2 Jason Geria
22 Jake Brimmer
6 Leigh Broxham
8 Josh Brillante
10 Bruno Fornaroli
11 Ben Folami
24 Nishan Velupillay
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Eli Adams, William Wilson, Taleb Ahmad, Tomi Juric, Nathan Konstandopoulos, Ryan Lethlean, Stefan Nigro.

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Oliver Sail (GK)
21 Joshua Laws
3 Finn Surman Yellow Card
12 Lucas Mauragis
17 Callan Elliot Yellow Card
5 Steven Ugarkovic
14 Alex Rufer
11 Bozhidar Kraev
7 Kosta Barbarouses
9 Oskar Zawada
10 David Ball
Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:
Yan Sasse, Ben Old, Oskar van Hattum, Alex Paulsen, Sam Sutton, Nicholas Pennington, Isaac Hughes.

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