Wellington Phoenix FC vs Perth Glory, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
· Australian A-League MenAbout
Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Perth Glory
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 blocked. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 3': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by John Koutroumbis.
- 4': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Finn Surman tries a through ball, but Tim Payne is caught offside.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Payne with a cross.
- 8': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by John Koutroumbis.
- 9': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Perth Glory 0. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 11': Foul by Daniel Bennie (Perth Glory).
- 11': Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
- 14': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
- 14': Jarrod Carluccio (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Susnjar (Perth Glory) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oliver Bozanic following a set piece situation.
- 15': Delay in match because of an injury Luke Ivanovic (Perth Glory).
- 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Substitution, Perth Glory. David Williams replaces Luke Ivanovic because of an injury.
- 19': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Aleksandar Susnjar.
- 20': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Giordano Colli.
- 21': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jarrod Carluccio.
- 21': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
- 21': John Koutroumbis (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
- 26': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Giordano Colli.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
- 32': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Susnjar (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 32': Attempt missed. Jarrod Carluccio (Perth Glory) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Susnjar.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Giordano Colli (Perth Glory) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 32': Offside, Perth Glory. Daniel Bennie tries a through ball, but Adam Taggart is caught offside.
- 33': Hand ball by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
- 34': Alex Paulsen (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Adam Taggart (Perth Glory).
- 36': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Tim Payne.
- 37': Attempt missed. John Koutroumbis (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giordano Colli following a corner.
- 40': Attempt blocked. David Williams (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Taggart.
- 41': Foul by Darryl Lachman (Perth Glory).
- 41': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Aleksandar Susnjar (Perth Glory).
- 42': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Aleksandar Susnjar (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Perth Glory 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 1, Perth Glory 0.
- 45': Substitution, Perth Glory. Stefan Colakovski replaces Jarrod Carluccio.
- 46': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
- 47': Foul by Stefan Colakovski (Perth Glory).
- 47': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Stefan Colakovski (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Attempt missed. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Stefan Colakovski (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 57': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
- 57': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada tries a through ball, but Lukas Kelly-Heald is caught offside.
- 58': Substitution, Perth Glory. Bruce Kamau replaces Daniel Bennie.
- 58': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
- 58': John Koutroumbis (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Perth Glory 1. Mark Beevers (Perth Glory) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Bozanic with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 61': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
- 64': Offside, Perth Glory. Giordano Colli tries a through ball, but Adam Taggart is caught offside.
- 65': Attempt missed. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Williams with a cross.
- 70': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old replaces Alex Rufer.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Kelly-Heald with a cross.
- 73': Attempt saved. Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington.
- 74': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Perth Glory 1. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oskar Zawada.
- 80': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Darryl Lachman.
- 81': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Fergus Gillion replaces Mohamed Al-Taay.
- 81': Attempt missed. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 82': Substitution, Perth Glory. Jacob Muir replaces Oliver Bozanic.
- 82': Substitution, Perth Glory. Trent Ostler replaces Aleksandar Susnjar.
- 83': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Isaac Hughes replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
- 84': Foul by Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix).
- 84': Stefan Colakovski (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Finn Surman.
- 85': Penalty conceded by Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 86': VAR Decision: Penalty Perth Glory.
- 88': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Penalty saved. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 88': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
- 89': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Finn Surman.
- 90': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Jacob Muir (Perth Glory).
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+5': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Darryl Lachman (Perth Glory).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Perth Glory 1.
- 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Perth Glory 1.
- 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Perth Glory 1.
Statistics
 PER |
WEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 51.6 | Possession | 48.4 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 440 | Accurate Passes | 426 |
| 518 | Passes | 497 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 28 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 14 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 22 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 15 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 6,101
Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 6,101
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 24 | +12 | 44 |
| 2 | Auckland FC | 24 | +14 | 41 |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 24 | +8 | 37 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 24 | +7 | 37 |
Line-Ups
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Alex Paulsen (GK) |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 3 | Finn Surman |
| 18 | Lukas Kelly-Heald |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 14 | Alex Rufer |
| 15 | Nicholas Pennington |
| 12 | Mohamed Al-Taay |
| 9 | Oskar Zawada |
| 7 | Kosta Barbarouses  |
| 11 | Bozhidar Kraev |
Perth Glory (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
| 5 | Mark Beevers |
| 29 | Darryl Lachman |
| 15 | Aleksandar Susnjar |
| 2 | Johnny Koutroumbis |
| 24 | Oliver Bozanic |
| 20 | Giordano Colli |
| 23 | Daniel Bennie |
| 17 | Jarrod Carluccio |
| 12 | Luke Ivanovic |
| 22 | Adam Taggart |
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