Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, May 17, 2024
Melbourne Victory LDLWD 2
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Wellington Phoenix LWDWD 1
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2nd Leg - Melbourne Victory advance 2-1 on aggregate · Sky Stadium · 33,297 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Ikonomidis winner sends Victory into ALM grand final

Melbourne Victory are into the A-League Men grand final after a semi-final win for the ages, with Chris Ikonomidis' extra-time goal defying Wellington Phoenix.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
11
6
Saves
3
35.8
Possession
64.2
13
SHOTS
27
5
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
403
Accurate Passes
763
493
Passes
866
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
11
13
Crosses
43
0.3
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
79
15
Accurate Long Balls
48
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
10
12
Effective Tackles
15
17
Tackles
22
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
16
Interceptions
13
38
Effective Clearances
11
38
Clearances
11

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

WEL · 4-3-2-1

  1. 40Alex PaulsenG
  2. 4Scott WoottonCD-L
  3. 3Finn SurmanCD-R
  4. 19Sam SuttonLB
  5. 6Tim PayneRB
  6. 14Alex RuferCM
  7. 8Ben OldCM-L
  8. 15Nicholas PenningtonCM-R
  9. 7Kosta BarbarousesF
  10. 10David BallCF-L
  11. 11Bozhidar KraevCF-R

MBV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Paul IzzoG
  2. 21Roderick MirandaCD-L
  3. 5Damien Da SilvaCD-R
  4. 3Adama TraoréLB
  5. 2Jason GeriaRB
  6. 28Roly BonevaciaAM
  7. 25Ryan TeagueLM
  8. 27Jordi ValadonRM
  9. 10Bruno FornaroliF
  10. 19Daniel ArzaniAM-L
  11. 17Nishan VelupillayAM-R

Timeline

  1. 30' Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 63' Penalty saved. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  3. 65' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jake Brimmer replaces Jordi Valadon.
  4. 66' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami replaces Daniel Arzani.
  5. 66' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Salim Khelifi replaces Nishan Velupillay.
  6. 66' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces David Ball.
  7. 73' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
  8. 81' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
  9. 85' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Youstin Salas replaces Nicholas Pennington.
  10. 86' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Connor Chapman replaces Roly Bonevacia.
  11. 90'+1' Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+5' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Bruno Fornaroli because of an injury.
  13. 90'+9' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with a headed pass.
  14. 90'
  15. 97' Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 102' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 2. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roderick Miranda with a headed pass following a corner.
  17. 105'+3' First Half Extra Time ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 2.
  18. 105'
  19. 111' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Mohamed Al-Taay replaces Tim Payne.
  20. 111' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Lukas Kelly-Heald replaces Sam Sutton.
  21. 111' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Isaac Hughes replaces Finn Surman.
  22. 120' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Kasey Bos replaces Adama Traoré.
  23. 120'+2' Second Half Extra Time ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 2.

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