Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Adelaide United, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix FC
  • 2': Oskar Zawada
  • 37': Bozhidar Kraev
  • 61': Yan
FT
3 - 1
Adelaide United
  • 12': Craig Goodwin
  • Red Card 51': Ben Halloran

About

Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Adelaide United at Sky Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand, 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.
  • 1': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 1': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
  • 1': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
  • 1': Lucas Mauragis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Adelaide United 0. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tim Payne with a through ball.
  • 4': Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Foul by Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 5': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 5': Juande (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Hand ball by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 12': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Adelaide United 1. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 14': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Ben Halloran.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic with a cross following a corner.
  • 20': Attempt saved. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis with a cross.
  • 20': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Joe Gauci.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Clayton Lewis with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Foul by Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Kitto with a cross.
  • 23': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
  • 23': Lucas Mauragis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Alexandar Popovic.
  • 25': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 26': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
  • 26': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
  • 31': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Ryan Kitto.
  • 32': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 32': Juande (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Lachlan Barr.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yan Sasse.
  • 35': Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Ball.
  • 36': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Lachlan Barr.
  • 37': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Adelaide United 1. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callan Elliot with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United).
  • 40': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Juande (Adelaide United).
  • 40': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Lachlan Barr.
  • 41': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 42': Foul by Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United).
  • 42': Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Ryan Kitto.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Adelaide United 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 2, Adelaide United 1.
  • 51': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
  • 51': Second yellow card to Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) for a bad foul.
  • 54': Foul by Lucas Mauragis (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 54': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 56': Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev with a through ball.
  • 60': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Ryan Kitto.
  • 61': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Lachlan Barr.
  • 61': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 3, Adelaide United 1. Yan Sasse (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 62': Substitution, Adelaide United. Nestory Irankunda replaces Ethan Alagich.
  • 64': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Javi López.
  • 65': Offside, Adelaide United. Hiroshi Ibusuki tries a through ball, but Alexandar Popovic is caught offside.
  • 67': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Juande (Adelaide United).
  • 67': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Lachlan Barr.
  • 73': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses replaces David Ball.
  • 76': Penalty conceded by Lachlan Barr (Adelaide United) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 78': Penalty saved! Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 78': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Joe Gauci.
  • 80': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Javi López.
  • 80': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old replaces Yan Sasse.
  • 80': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine replaces Oskar Zawada.
  • 80': Substitution, Adelaide United. George Blackwood replaces Hiroshi Ibusuki.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 81': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 81': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Old.
  • 83': Foul by Lucas Mauragis (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 83': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
  • 85': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Lachlan Barr.
  • 85': Foul by Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 85': Joe Gauci (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Old.
  • 88': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
  • 88': Lucas Mauragis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Joe Gauci.
  • 89': Foul by Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 89': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington replaces Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 90': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Alex Rufer replaces Clayton Lewis.
  • 90'+1': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United).
  • 90'+1': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Lachlan Barr.
  • 90'+2': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United).
  • 90'+3': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 90'+4': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 3, Adelaide United 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 3, Adelaide United 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 16
4 Saves 2
47.3 Possession 52.7
5 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 8
0.6 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
366 Accurate Passes 413
444 Passes 482
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 6
14 Crosses 33
0.2 Cross % 0.2
58 Long Balls 47
28 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 4
15 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
8 Interceptions 12
33 Effective Clearances 12
33 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 4,535

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)
6 Tim Payne
4 Scott Wootton Yellow Card
12 Lucas Mauragis
17 Callan Elliot
23 Clayton Lewis Yellow Card
5 Steven Ugarkovic
11 Bozhidar Kraev
31 Yan
9 Oskar Zawada
10 David Ball
Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:
Nicholas Pennington, Ben Old, Alex Rufer, Alex Paulsen, Ben Waine, Joshua Laws, Kosta Barbarouses.

ADE Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
46 Joe Gauci (GK)
41 Alexandar Popovic Yellow Card
13 Lachlan Barr
7 Ryan Kitto
21 Javi López
55 Ethan Alagich
28 Juande
6 Louis D'Arrigo
9 Hiroshi Ibusuki
11 Craig Goodwin
26 Ben Halloran Yellow Card
Adelaide United Substitutes:
Nicholas Ansell, Nestory Irankunda, Jonny Yull, Joshua Cavallo, George Blackwood, Panashe Madanha, James Delianov.

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