Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Sydney FC, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix FC
  • 43': David Ball
FT
1 - 1
Sydney FC
  • 67': Bobô

About

Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Sydney FC at Leichhardt Oval, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 2': Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
  • 3': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Burgess.
  • 11': Foul by Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 11': Mustafa Amini (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Joshua Laws.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rhyan Grant.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gael Sandoval following a fast break.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tim Payne.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Mustafa Amini (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Caceres.
  • 19': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Sam Sutton.
  • 20': Offside, Sydney FC. Rhyan Grant tries a through ball, but Max Burgess is caught offside.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Mustafa Amini (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 23': Foul by Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC).
  • 23': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 24': Attempt missed. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alex Rufer.
  • 26': Max Burgess (Sydney FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Elvis Kamsoba.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Elvis Kamsoba (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Connor O'Toole.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Rufer.
  • 31': Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Joshua Laws (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 31': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 31': Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Foul by James Donachie (Sydney FC).
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Rufer.
  • 34': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Alex Wilkinson.
  • 37': Hand ball by Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Elvis Kamsoba.
  • 38': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Gael Sandoval.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Alex Wilkinson (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Caceres with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Foul by Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 39': Mustafa Amini (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
  • 41': Hand ball by Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 43': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Sydney FC 0. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gael Sandoval.
  • 45': Elvis Kamsoba (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Joshua Laws (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 45'+1': Joshua Laws (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Elvis Kamsoba (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Elvis Kamsoba (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mustafa Amini.
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Mustafa Amini (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elvis Kamsoba.
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Sydney FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 1, Sydney FC 0.
  • 46': Hand ball by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 47': Attempt missed. Mustafa Amini (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Elvis Kamsoba.
  • 49': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tim Payne.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaushua Sotirio.
  • 55': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by James Donachie.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 56': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Mustafa Amini (Sydney FC).
  • 57': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 57': Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Sydney FC. Bobô replaces Adam Le Fondre.
  • 61': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine replaces Jaushua Sotirio.
  • 61': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Louis Fenton replaces Joshua Laws.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gael Sandoval.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Bobô (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Connor O'Toole.
  • 65': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Alex Wilkinson.
  • 66': Foul by Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 66': James Donachie (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Sydney FC 1. Bobô (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rhyan Grant with a cross.
  • 68': Elvis Kamsoba (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Foul by Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 69': Attempt saved. Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic with a headed pass.
  • 70': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Sam Sutton.
  • 71': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by David Ball.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Bobô (Sydney FC) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Caceres with a cross.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Alex Wilkinson (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Bobô (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Caceres with a cross.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Elvis Kamsoba (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Burgess with a cross.
  • 74': Foul by Mustafa Amini (Sydney FC).
  • 74': Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Mustafa Amini (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Benjamin Old replaces Reno Piscopo.
  • 75': Substitution, Sydney FC. Harry Van der Saag replaces Mustafa Amini.
  • 75': Substitution, Sydney FC. Kosta Barbarouses replaces Milos Ninkovic.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Bobô (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with a cross.
  • 78': Foul by Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC).
  • 78': Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 80': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Bobô (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rhyan Grant with a cross.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Ball.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 84': Bobô (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 86': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Connor O'Toole.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Harry Van der Saag (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Max Burgess.
  • 90': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Alex Rufer.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Gary Hooper replaces David Ball.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Kosta Barbarouses (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Harry Van der Saag.
  • 90'+3': Alex Wilkinson (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Bobô (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Oliver Sail.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 90'+4': James Donachie (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Gael Sandoval (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Clayton Lewis following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Sydney FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Sydney FC 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 16
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 7
52.6 Possession 47.4
25 SHOTS 14
9 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
450 Accurate Passes 413
520 Passes 479
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
11 Accurate Crosses 3
26 Crosses 15
0.4 Cross % 0.2
35 Long Balls 45
17 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
7 Blocked Shots 5
18 Effective Tackles 11
25 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
6 Interceptions 13
18 Effective Clearances 19
18 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Leichhardt Oval
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 3,775

A-League Men Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Auckland FC 4 +6 12
2 Wellington Phoenix FC 5 +4 10
3 Melbourne Victory 5 +4 10
4 Adelaide United 4 +3 10
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Oliver Sail (GK)
21 Joshua Laws Yellow Card
4 Scott Wootton
19 Sam Sutton
6 Tim Payne
23 Clayton Lewis
14 Alex Rufer
10 Reno Piscopo
7 Wálter Sandoval Yellow Card
9 David Ball
11 Jaushua Sotirio
Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:
Oskar van Hattum, Nicholas Pennington, Ben Old, Alex Paulsen, Louis Fenton, Ben Waine, Gary Hooper.

SYD Sydney FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Andrew Redmayne (GK)
4 Alex Wilkinson
2 James Donachie
5 Connor O'Toole
23 Rhyan Grant
22 Max Burgess
6 Mustafa Amini Yellow Card
10 Milos Ninkovic
17 Anthony Cáceres Yellow Card
14 Adam Le Fondre
27 Elvis Kamsoba Yellow Card
Sydney FC Substitutes:
Harry Van Der Saag, Ben Warland, Bobô, Kosta Barbarouses, Callum Talbot, Tom Heward-Belle, Patrick Wood.

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