Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne City FC
  • 16': Jamie Maclaren (P)
  • 34': Marco Tilio
  • Red Card 90'+2': Thomas Lam
FT
2 - 2
Wellington Phoenix FC
  • 79': Sam Sutton
  • 90': Kosta Barbarouses

About

Melbourne City FC are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at AAMI Park, Melbourne, 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.
  • 3': Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
  • 3': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Foul by Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 5': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 5': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Jordan Bos (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathew Leckie.
  • 8': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Jordan Bos (Melbourne City).
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yan Sasse with a through ball.
  • 10': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Clayton Lewis tries a through ball, but Ben Waine is caught offside.
  • 12': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Taras Gomulka (Melbourne City).
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 15': Penalty conceded by Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 15': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 16': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 19': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 21': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
  • 21': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Taras Gomulka (Melbourne City).
  • 22': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Clayton Lewis.
  • 22': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Jordan Bos (Melbourne City).
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Bos.
  • 24': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Taras Gomulka (Melbourne City) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 27': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
  • 28': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Taras Gomulka (Melbourne City).
  • 28': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Valon Berisha (Melbourne City).
  • 30': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
  • 34': Goal! Melbourne City 2, Wellington Phoenix 0. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mathew Leckie with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 39': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Tim Payne.
  • 40': Foul by Taras Gomulka (Melbourne City).
  • 40': Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Taras Gomulka (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City).
  • 41': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Hand ball by Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 44': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Melbourne City 2, Wellington Phoenix 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City 2, Wellington Phoenix 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Bos.
  • 48': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Curtis Good.
  • 50': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 50': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Talbot.
  • 52': Foul by Curtis Good (Melbourne City).
  • 52': Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Sutton with a cross.
  • 54': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses replaces Yan Sasse.
  • 54': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada replaces Ben Waine.
  • 54': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Bozhidar Kraev replaces David Ball.
  • 55': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Tim Payne.
  • 57': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
  • 57': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 59': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 63': Foul by Thomas Lam (Melbourne City).
  • 63': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Thomas Lam (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Clayton Lewis tries a through ball, but Bozhidar Kraev is caught offside.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 68': Substitution, Melbourne City. Richard van der Venne replaces Taras Gomulka.
  • 70': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City).
  • 70': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Foul by Valon Berisha (Melbourne City).
  • 71': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jordan Bos.
  • 72': Substitution, Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout replaces Marco Tilio.
  • 73': VAR Decision: No Penalty Melbourne City.
  • 75': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Sam Sutton.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 77': Foul by Callum Talbot (Melbourne City).
  • 77': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Richard van der Venne.
  • 79': Goal! Melbourne City 2, Wellington Phoenix 1. Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 81': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City).
  • 81': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 82': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 83': Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Foul by Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City).
  • 84': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Steven Ugarkovic replaces Nicholas Pennington.
  • 85': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Richard van der Venne.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Clayton Lewis with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 90': Goal! Melbourne City 2, Wellington Phoenix 2. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Old.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Thomas Lam (Melbourne City).
  • 90'+2': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Second yellow card to Thomas Lam (Melbourne City) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Joshua Laws replaces Ben Old.
  • 90'+8': Attempt saved. Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Melbourne City 2, Wellington Phoenix 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne City 2, Wellington Phoenix 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 22
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 1
58.1 Possession 41.9
10 SHOTS 10
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
547 Accurate Passes 355
624 Passes 449
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 0
11 Crosses 8
0.3 Cross % 0.0
48 Long Balls 60
29 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 12
14 Tackles 23
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 13
13 Effective Clearances 12
13 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 6,208

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

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Thomas Glover (GK)
22 Curtis Good
6 Thomas Lam Yellow Card
38 Jordan Bos
25 Callum Talbot Yellow Card
13 Aiden O'Neill Yellow Card
16 Taras Gomulka Yellow Card
7 Mathew Leckie
23 Marco Tilio
9 Jamie Maclaren
14 Valon Berisha
Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
Scott Galloway, Jordon Hall, Andrew Nabbout, Matthew Sutton, Scott Jamieson, Kerrin Stokes, Richard van der Venne.

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

No. Name
20 Oliver Sail (GK)
4 Scott Wootton
6 Tim Payne Yellow Card
19 Sam Sutton
17 Callan Elliot Yellow Card
23 Clayton Lewis
13 Nicholas Pennington Yellow Card
18 Ben Waine
31 Yan
10 David Ball
8 Ben Old
Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:
Bozhidar Kraev, Oskar Zawada, Alex Paulsen, Steven Ugarkovic, Oskar van Hattum, Joshua Laws, Kosta Barbarouses.

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