Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, March 31, 2023
Melbourne Victory DLLWW 2
–
Wellington Phoenix DWWLL 1
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MBV022
WEL101
Sky Stadium · 7,032 att.

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

MBV leads series 3-2

Lineups

WEL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 20Oliver SailG
  2. 4Scott WoottonCD
  3. 21Joshua LawsCD-L
  4. 6Tim PayneCD-R
  5. 14Alex RuferCM-L
  6. 5Steven UgarkovicCM-R
  7. 19Sam SuttonLM
  8. 31Yan SasseRM
  9. 9Oskar ZawadaF
  10. 7Kosta BarbarousesCF-L
  11. 11Bozhidar KraevCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10David BallSUB
  2. 24Oskar van HattumSUB
  3. 23Lewis ClaytonSUB
  4. 8Ben OldSUB
  5. 40Alex PaulsenSUB
  6. 12Lucas MauragisSUB
  7. 17Callan ElliotSUB

MBV · 4-4-2

  1. 20Paul IzzoG
  2. 21Roderick MirandaCD-L
  3. 5Damien Da SilvaCD-R
  4. 3CadeteLB
  5. 14Connor ChapmanRB
  6. 6Leigh BroxhamCM-L
  7. 8Josh BrillanteCM-R
  8. 7Christopher IkonomidisLM
  9. 11Ben FolamiRM
  10. 10Bruno FornaroliCF-L
  11. 29Eli AdamsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Matt ActonSUB
  2. 23Nathan KonstandopoulosSUB
  3. 18Bruce KamauSUB
  4. 16Stefan NigroSUB
  5. 26Lleyton BrooksSUB
  6. 24Nishan VelupillaySUB
  7. 4RaiSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 45' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Lleyton Brooks replaces Eli Adams.
  3. 45' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Leigh Broxham.
  4. 50' Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 51' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Callan Elliot replaces Joshua Laws.
  6. 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.
  7. 65' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Clayton Lewis replaces Steven Ugarkovic.
  8. 65' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. David Ball replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
  9. 68' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Rai Marchán replaces Connor Chapman.
  10. 71' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Ben Folami.
  11. 75' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
  12. 75' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Lucas Mauragis replaces Sam Sutton.
  13. 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.
  14. 77' Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nathan Konstandopoulos replaces Lleyton Brooks.
  16. 90'+1' Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.

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