Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
· Australian A-League Men
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
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
 WEL |
MVC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,400
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Auckland FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
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 |
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
| 21 | Joshua Laws |
| 3 | Finn Surman  |
| 12 | Lucas Mauragis |
| 17 | Callan Elliot |
| 5 | Steven Ugarkovic |
| 14 | Alex Rufer |
| 11 | Bozhidar Kraev |
| 7 | Kosta Barbarouses |
| 9 | Oskar Zawada |
| 10 | David Ball |
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