Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Newcastle Jets, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix FC
    FT
    0 - 3
    Newcastle Jets
    • 4': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
    • 43': Clayton Taylor
    • 47': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (P)

    About

    Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Newcastle Jets 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.
    • 4': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Newcastle Jets 1. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Clayton Taylor.
    • 6': Foul by Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 6': Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with a cross.
    • 10': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 10': Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
    • 16': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 16': Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 21': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets).
    • 21': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 21': Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Natta.
    • 23': Foul by Phillip Cancar (Newcastle Jets).
    • 23': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Lucas Mauragis.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Wootton with a headed pass.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Finn Surman.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reno Piscopo.
    • 26': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Finn Surman.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 28': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Bozhidar Kraev is caught offside.
    • 29': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Foul by Phillip Cancar (Newcastle Jets).
    • 29': Phillip Cancar (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 31': Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with a cross.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington.
    • 36': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 36': Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 36': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Nicholas Pennington.
    • 38': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 42': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
    • 42': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 42': Phillip Cancar (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Newcastle Jets 2. Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 45'+1': Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets).
    • 45'+3': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 0, Newcastle Jets 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 0, Newcastle Jets 2.
    • 46': Penalty Newcastle Jets. Clayton Taylor draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 46': Penalty conceded by Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 47': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Newcastle Jets 3. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 50': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 50': Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington.
    • 55': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old replaces Mohamed Al-Taay.
    • 55': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Sam Sutton replaces Lukas Kelly-Heald.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Dane Ingham.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 63': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. David Ball replaces Oskar Zawada because of an injury.
    • 67': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Clayton Taylor following a fast break.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
    • 77': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets).
    • 78': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Nicholas Pennington.
    • 78': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Archie Goodwin replaces Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.
    • 78': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Callum Timmins replaces Reno Piscopo.
    • 79': Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 81': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
    • 82': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Foul by Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets).
    • 83': Attempt saved. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 84': Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 84': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Trent Buhagiar replaces Thomas Aquilina.
    • 84': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Daniel Wilmering replaces Clayton Taylor.
    • 85': Foul by Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets).
    • 85': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Brandon O'Neill.
    • 86': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Ryan Scott.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tim Payne with a cross.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
    • 90'+1': Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 90'+1': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Archie Goodwin (Newcastle Jets).
    • 90'+2': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Kosta Grozos.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Dane Ingham.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Wilmering.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brandon O'Neill following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 0, Newcastle Jets 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 0, Newcastle Jets 3.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 15
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    6 Saves 1
    37.7 Possession 62.3
    11 SHOTS 17
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    320 Accurate Passes 581
    395 Passes 653
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 5
    10 Crosses 32
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    49 Long Balls 27
    21 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    11 Effective Tackles 12
    21 Tackles 19
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    20 Interceptions 12
    26 Effective Clearances 10
    26 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: Sky Stadium
    Location: Wellington, New Zealand
    Attendance: 4,395

    A-League Men Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Melbourne Victory 4 +5 10
    2 Melbourne City FC 4 +5 9
    3 Auckland FC 3 +5 9
    4 Wellington Phoenix FC 4 +3 7
    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 Yellow Card
    15 Nicholas Pennington
    12 Mohamed Al-Taay
    9 Oskar Zawada
    11 Bozhidar Kraev
    7 Kosta Barbarouses Yellow Card
    Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:
    David Ball, Luke Supyk, Ben Old, Oskar van Hattum, Jack Duncan, Sam Sutton, Fin Conchie.

    NEW Newcastle Jets (4-2-2-2)

    No. Name
    1 Ryan Scott (GK)
    33 Mark Natta
    22 Philip Cancar Yellow Card
    5 Lucas Mauragis
    14 Dane Ingham
    17 Kosta Grozos
    6 Brandon O'Neill
    8 Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
    10 Reno Piscopo
    13 Clayton Taylor
    39 Thomas Aquilina
    Newcastle Jets Substitutes:
    Michael Weier, Daniel Wilmering, Carl Jenkinson, Callum Timmins, Archie Goodwin, Justin Vidic, Trent Buhagiar.

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