Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix FC
  • 25': Oskar Zawada
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Melbourne Victory
  • 58': Bruno Fornaroli
  • 76': Damien Da Silva

About

Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Melbourne Victory 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.
  • 3': Foul by Cadete (Melbourne Victory).
  • 3': Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
  • 10': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Brillante with a cross.
  • 10': Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Folami.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yan Sasse.
  • 19': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
  • 21': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 21': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Connor Chapman.
  • 25': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 27': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Sam Sutton.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Rufer.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Eli Adams (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis with a cross.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 37': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Foul by Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory).
  • 38': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Yan Sasse tries a through ball, but Alex Rufer is caught offside.
  • 40': Eli Adams (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Joshua Laws (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 45'+1': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Damien da Silva.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Lleyton Brooks replaces Eli Adams.
  • 45': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Leigh Broxham.
  • 48': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 50': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 50': Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Callan Elliot replaces Joshua Laws.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Rufer.
  • 52': Cadete (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 52': Foul by Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory).
  • 52': Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Scott Wootton tries a through ball, but Yan Sasse is caught offside.
  • 54': Hand ball by Cadete (Melbourne Victory).
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fornaroli.
  • 55': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Alex Rufer.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yan Sasse.
  • 56': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Paul Izzo.
  • 58': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Sam Sutton.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Damien da Silva (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Damien da Silva following a corner.
  • 60': Foul by Lleyton Brooks (Melbourne Victory).
  • 60': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic with a cross.
  • 65': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Clayton Lewis replaces Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 65': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. David Ball replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
  • 68': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Rai Marchán replaces Connor Chapman.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Lleyton Brooks (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 69': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Oliver Sail.
  • 70': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
  • 70': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Lleyton Brooks (Melbourne Victory).
  • 71': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Ben Folami.
  • 73': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 75': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 75': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Lucas Mauragis replaces Sam Sutton.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rai Marchán.
  • 75': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Callan Elliot.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Damien da Silva (Melbourne Victory) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis with a cross.
  • 76': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 2. Damien da Silva (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 77': Foul by Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory).
  • 77': Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Lleyton Brooks (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis following a fast break.
  • 84': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Nishan Velupillay.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lleyton Brooks.
  • 85': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Oliver Sail.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Damien da Silva (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis.
  • 90': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nathan Konstandopoulos replaces Lleyton Brooks.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory).
  • 90'+1': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 90'+5': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 4
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 3
39.6 Possession 60.4
15 SHOTS 12
6 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
382 Accurate Passes 640
451 Passes 698
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 3
18 Crosses 23
0.3 Cross % 0.1
57 Long Balls 41
23 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 2
13 Effective Tackles 11
18 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 5
14 Effective Clearances 12
14 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 7,032

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
20 Oliver Sail (GK)
4 Scott Wootton
21 Joshua Laws
6 Tim Payne
14 Alex Rufer
5 Steven Ugarkovic
19 Sam Sutton
31 Yan Sasse
9 Oskar Zawada
7 Kosta Barbarouses
11 Bozhidar Kraev
Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:
David Ball, Oskar van Hattum, Lewis Clayton, Ben Old, Alex Paulsen, Lucas Mauragis, Callan Elliot.

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Paul Izzo (GK)
21 Roderick Miranda
5 Damien Da Silva
3 Cadete
14 Connor Chapman Yellow Card
6 Leigh Broxham
8 Josh Brillante
7 Christopher Ikonomidis Yellow Card
11 Ben Folami
10 Bruno Fornaroli
29 Eli Adams
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Matt Acton, Nathan Konstandopoulos, Bruce Kamau, Stefan Nigro, Lleyton Brooks, Nishan Velupillay, Rai.

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