Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Macarthur FC, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix FC
  • 22': Kosta Barbarouses
  • 29': Tim Payne
  • 90'+2': Oskar Zawada (P)
FT
3 - 0
Macarthur FC

    About

    Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Macarthur FC 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.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Jed Drew (Macarthur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valère Germain.
    • 5': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 5': Valère Germain (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Rufer.
    • 10': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
    • 13': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tim Payne.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jed Drew with a cross.
    • 21': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Kristian Popovic (Macarthur).
    • 22': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Macarthur 0. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington with a through ball.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Kealey Adamson (Macarthur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 25': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valère Germain with a cross.
    • 27': Foul by Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur).
    • 27': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 28': Attempt missed. Jed Drew (Macarthur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Valère Germain.
    • 29': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Macarthur 0. Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Old with a cross.
    • 37': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Kealey Adamson.
    • 41': Foul by Jed Drew (Macarthur).
    • 41': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Jed Drew (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Hand ball by Valère Germain (Macarthur).
    • 45': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 45': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Kristian Popovic.
    • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Old following a corner.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Macarthur 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 2, Macarthur 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Macarthur. Daniel De Silva replaces Kristian Popovic.
    • 46': Hand ball by Jed Drew (Macarthur).
    • 47': Attempt missed. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 47': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Kealey Adamson.
    • 52': Clayton Lewis (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 54': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 54': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. David Ball is caught offside.
    • 57': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Finn Surman.
    • 60': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 60': Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Substitution, Macarthur. Oliver Jones replaces Jed Drew.
    • 61': Substitution, Macarthur. Walter Scott replaces Charles M'Mombwa.
    • 61': Substitution, Macarthur. Jerry Skotadis replaces Kealey Adamson.
    • 63': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Foul by Walter Scott (Macarthur).
    • 66': Attempt missed. Valère Germain (Macarthur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ulises Dávila.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Valère Germain.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Old.
    • 71': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Youstin Salas replaces David Ball.
    • 71': Substitution, Macarthur. Lachlan Rose replaces Valère Germain.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Jerry Skotadis (Macarthur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 71': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
    • 72': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Nicholas Pennington.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jerry Skotadis.
    • 72': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Vujica.
    • 74': Clayton Lewis (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Daniel De Silva (Macarthur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Rose.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Rose (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel De Silva.
    • 76': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Walter Scott (Macarthur).
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev with a cross.
    • 77': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Walter Scott.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tim Payne with a cross.
    • 81': Foul by Oliver Jones (Macarthur).
    • 81': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
    • 82': Hand ball by Daniel De Silva (Macarthur).
    • 84': Foul by Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 84': Lachlan Rose (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 87': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada replaces Nicholas Pennington.
    • 87': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 87': Jerry Skotadis (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Foul by Walter Scott (Macarthur).
    • 88': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Penalty Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 90': Penalty conceded by Filip Kurto (Macarthur) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 3, Macarthur 0. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Old.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 3, Macarthur 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 3, Macarthur 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 2
    48.9 Possession 51.1
    13 SHOTS 13
    2 ON GOAL 7
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    457 Accurate Passes 500
    526 Passes 558
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    24 Crosses 18
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    35 Long Balls 42
    16 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    5 Blocked Shots 2
    8 Effective Tackles 12
    14 Tackles 19
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 12
    16 Effective Clearances 24
    16 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: Sky Stadium
    Location: Wellington, New Zealand
    Attendance: 15,428

    A-League Men Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Wellington Phoenix FC 27 +16 53
    2 Central Coast Mariners 26 +20 52
    3 Melbourne Victory 27 +10 42
    4 Sydney FC 27 +11 41
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    40 Alexander Paulsen (GK)
    4 Scott Wootton
    3 Finn Surman
    19 Sam Sutton
    6 Tim Payne
    14 Alex Rufer Yellow Card
    8 Benjamin Old
    15 Nicholas Pennington
    7 Kosta Barbarouses
    10 David Ball
    11 Bozhidar Kraev
    Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:
    Oskar van Hattum, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Mohamed Al-Taay, Oskar Zawada, Youstin Salas, Jack Duncan, Matt Sheridan.

    MAC Macarthur FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Filip Kurto (GK)
    4 Matthew Jurman
    6 Tomislav Uskok
    13 Ivan Vujica
    20 Kealey Adamson
    10 Ulises Dávila
    14 Kristian Popovic
    23 Clayton Lewis
    98 Valère Germain
    37 Jed Drew Yellow Card
    24 Charles M'Mombwa
    Macarthur FC Substitutes:
    Lachlan Rose, Danny De Silva, Ariath Piol, Walter Scott, Danijel Nizic, Oliver Jones, Jerry Skotadis.

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