Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix FC
  • 48': Bozhidar Kraev
FT
1 - 0
Melbourne City FC

    About

    Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Melbourne City FC at Go Media Stadium, Auckland, 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': Attempt saved. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington with a through ball.
    • 2': Foul by Callum Talbot (Melbourne City).
    • 2': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aziz Behich.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hamza Sakhi.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Léo Natel (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
    • 22': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Callum Talbot.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Ball with a cross.
    • 24': Foul by Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City).
    • 24': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 28': Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Ball.
    • 32': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses tries a through ball, but Bozhidar Kraev is caught offside.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aziz Behich.
    • 33': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Finn Surman.
    • 35': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City).
    • 37': Attempt missed. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Ball.
    • 39': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jamie Young.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marin Jakolis.
    • 41': Hand ball by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 41': Attempt saved. Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 41': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Curtis Good (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hamza Sakhi with a cross following a corner.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Good.
    • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City).
    • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+1': Hand ball by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne City 0.
    • 46': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City).
    • 46': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington tries a through ball, but Bozhidar Kraev is caught offside.
    • 48': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City 0. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Ball.
    • 50': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Alex Rufer tries a through ball, but Bozhidar Kraev is caught offside.
    • 51': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Bozhidar Kraev tries a through ball, but Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
    • 52': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 52': Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aziz Behich.
    • 56': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Léo Natel (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic.
    • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan.
    • 63': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington tries a through ball, but Bozhidar Kraev is caught offside.
    • 64': Substitution, Melbourne City. Alessandro Lopane replaces Tolgay Arslan.
    • 64': Substitution, Melbourne City. Benjamin Mazzeo replaces Léo Natel.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marin Jakolis.
    • 66': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
    • 68': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Curtis Good (Melbourne City).
    • 68': Curtis Good (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old replaces Mohamed Al-Taay.
    • 68': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Sam Sutton replaces Lukas Kelly-Heald.
    • 70': Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 72': Penalty Melbourne City. Hamza Sakhi draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 72': Penalty conceded by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City).
    • 72': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 74': Penalty saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Benjamin Mazzeo (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 79': Substitution, Melbourne City. Terry Antonis replaces Hamza Sakhi because of an injury.
    • 79': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Callum Talbot.
    • 79': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Fin Conchie replaces David Ball.
    • 80': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Foul by Fin Conchie (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 82': Attempt saved. Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Curtis Good.
    • 84': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Terry Antonis (Melbourne City).
    • 88': Attempt missed. Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Old.
    • 88': Substitution, Melbourne City. Harry Politidis replaces Marin Jakolis.
    • 89': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Matt Sheridan replaces Nicholas Pennington.
    • 90': Hand ball by Scott Galloway (Melbourne City).
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jamie Young.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Tim Payne.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Ben Old.
    • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Terry Antonis (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Curtis Good with a headed pass.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 5
    8 Corner Kicks 3
    4 Saves 5
    55.2 Possession 44.8
    21 SHOTS 8
    6 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.8
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    480 Accurate Passes 390
    548 Passes 469
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    9 Accurate Crosses 3
    41 Crosses 11
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    52 Long Balls 56
    30 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    7 Blocked Shots 0
    6 Effective Tackles 7
    13 Tackles 13
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    7 Interceptions 3
    11 Effective Clearances 46
    11 Clearances 46

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: Go Media Stadium
    Location: Auckland, New Zealand
    Attendance: 8,327

    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 (4-3-2-1)

    No. Name
    40 Alex Paulsen (GK)
    4 Scott Wootton
    3 Finn Surman
    18 Lukas Kelly-Heald
    6 Tim Payne
    14 Alex Rufer
    15 Nicholas Pennington
    12 Mohamed Al-Taay
    10 David Ball
    11 Bozhidar Kraev
    7 Kosta Barbarouses
    Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:
    Sam Sutton, Jack Duncan, Ben Old, Fin Conchie, Matthew Sheridan, Oskar van Hattum, Isaac Hughes.

    MCY Melbourne City FC (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Jamie Young (GK)
    22 Curtis Good Yellow Card
    26 Samuel Souprayen
    16 Aziz Behich
    25 Callum Talbot
    6 Steven Ugarkovic
    8 Hamza Sakhi
    44 Marin Jakolis
    11 Léo Natel
    9 Jamie Maclaren
    10 Tolgay Arslan
    Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
    Benjamin Mazzeo, Jordon Hall, Harry Politidis, Alessandro Lopane, Scott Galloway, Terry Antonis, Patrick Beach.

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