Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western Sydney Wanderers
FT
0 - 0
Wellington Phoenix FC

About

Western Sydney Wanderers are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at CommBank Stadium, 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.
  • 5': Foul by Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 5': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jorrit Hendrix.
  • 6': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
  • 7': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Tate Russell tries a through ball, but Jorrit Hendrix is caught offside.
  • 9': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Finn Surman.
  • 10': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 10': Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Finn Surman tries a through ball, but Oskar Zawada is caught offside.
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Lawrence Thomas (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 16': Foul by Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 16': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 18': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 18': Jorrit Hendrix (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Marcelo.
  • 21': Foul by Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 21': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 22': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Antonsson.
  • 23': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Alex Rufer.
  • 24': Alex Bonetig (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 25': Delay in match (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 29': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Finn Surman.
  • 29': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Jorrit Hendrix (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 33': Attempt saved. Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Clisby with a cross.
  • 33': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
  • 34': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Finn Surman.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorrit Hendrix.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tate Russell.
  • 41': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Milanovic with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 45'+1': Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Alex Bonetig (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Milanovic with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tate Russell.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with a cross.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Lawrence Thomas.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tim Payne with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Wellington Phoenix 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Wellington Phoenix 0.
  • 50': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Jorrit Hendrix (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brandon Borrello.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 59': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Lachlan Brook replaces Dylan Pierias.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Brook (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
  • 61': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 61': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Zachary Sapsford replaces Brandon Borrello.
  • 62': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Mohamed Al-Taay replaces David Ball.
  • 65': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Foul by Joshua Brillante (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 70': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Joshua Brillante (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Brook (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
  • 72': Foul by Zachary Sapsford (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 72': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Paulsen (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
  • 78': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
  • 81': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old tries a through ball, but Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
  • 82': Foul by Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 82': Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Foul by Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 83': Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Jorrit Hendrix (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Milanovic.
  • 86': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Thomas Beadling replaces Jorrit Hendrix.
  • 86': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Alexander Badolato replaces Nicolas Milanovic.
  • 87': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Mohamed Al-Taay.
  • 87': Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Zachary Sapsford (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 90': Hand ball by Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 90'+1': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Alex Bonetig (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joshua Brillante with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Fin Conchie replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Lachlan Brook (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 90'+6': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Delay in match because of an injury Tate Russell (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
  • 90'+8': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Alexander Badolato tries a through ball, but Lachlan Brook is caught offside.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 90'+8': Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Delay in match because of an injury Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 90'+9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Wellington Phoenix 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Wellington Phoenix 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 16
4 Saves 1
41.6 Possession 58.4
5 SHOTS 16
1 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
352 Accurate Passes 498
416 Passes 567
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 7
9 Crosses 33
0.3 Cross % 0.2
57 Long Balls 47
24 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 9
13 Effective Tackles 11
19 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 5
29 Effective Clearances 8
29 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 10,468

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

WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Lawrence Thomas (GK)
33 Alex Bonetig
6 Marcelo
19 Jack Clisby
13 Tate Russell
21 Jorrit Hendrix
25 Josh Brillante Yellow Card
14 Nicolas Milanovic Yellow Card
7 Dylan Pierias
9 Marcus Antonsson
26 Brandon Borrello
Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
Alexander Badolato, Zachary Sapsford, Oscar Priestman, Lachlan Brook, Tom Beadling, Jack Gibson, Dylan Scicluna.

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
40 Alex Paulsen (GK)
4 Scott Wootton
3 Finn Surman
18 Lukas Kelly-Heald
6 Tim Payne
14 Alex Rufer
11 Bozhidar Kraev
15 Nicholas Pennington
9 Oskar Zawada
7 Kosta Barbarouses Yellow Card
10 David Ball
Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:
Ben Old, Josh Rudland, Mohamed Al-Taay, Jack Duncan, Charlie Beale, Fin Conchie, Isaac Hughes.

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