Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Macarthur FC
    FT
    0 - 3
    Wellington Phoenix FC
    • 40': Bozhidar Kraev
    • 58': Kosta Barbarouses
    • 61': Kosta Barbarouses

    About

    Macarthur FC are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at Campbelltown Sports 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.
    • 2': Clayton Lewis (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 3': Foul by Matthew Millar (Macarthur).
    • 3': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Yianni Nicolaou (Macarthur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matthew Millar.
    • 5': Foul by Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 5': Yianni Nicolaou (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Matthew Millar (Macarthur).
    • 9': Foul by Yianni Nicolaou (Macarthur).
    • 9': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Yianni Nicolaou (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Sutton with a cross.
    • 11': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Yianni Nicolaou.
    • 12': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Valère Germain.
    • 13': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 13': Jake Hollman (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
    • 16': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Tomislav Uskok.
    • 21': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 21': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Tim Payne.
    • 23': Delay in match (Macarthur).
    • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 24': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Sam Sutton.
    • 24': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Kosta Barbarouses.
    • 25': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Finn Surman.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 25': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 25': Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 27': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Ulises Dávila (Macarthur).
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 29': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jonathan Aspropotamitis.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Payne.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
    • 29': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Yianni Nicolaou.
    • 30': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 30': Valère Germain (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Jake Hollman (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ulises Dávila.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Ball.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Millar.
    • 34': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Matthew Millar (Macarthur).
    • 35': Attempt saved. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kearyn Baccus.
    • 36': Clayton Lewis (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 36': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 38': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Tim Payne.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Valère Germain (Macarthur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Hollman with a cross following a corner.
    • 39': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Foul by Isaac Hovar (Macarthur).
    • 40': Goal! Macarthur 0, Wellington Phoenix 1. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Old.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Jake Hollman (Macarthur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
    • 43': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 43': Kearyn Baccus (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Yianni Nicolaou (Macarthur).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Macarthur 0, Wellington Phoenix 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Macarthur 0, Wellington Phoenix 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Macarthur. Oliver Jones replaces Isaac Hovar.
    • 46': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Foul by Oliver Jones (Macarthur).
    • 51': Attempt saved. Jake Hollman (Macarthur) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Aspropotamitis.
    • 51': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Yianni Nicolaou (Macarthur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomislav Uskok.
    • 53': Foul by Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Macarthur).
    • 53': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Old.
    • 58': Goal! Macarthur 0, Wellington Phoenix 2. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
    • 59': Substitution, Macarthur. Daniel De Silva replaces Clayton Lewis.
    • 60': Substitution, Macarthur. Jed Drew replaces Matthew Millar.
    • 61': Goal! Macarthur 0, Wellington Phoenix 3. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tim Payne with a cross.
    • 64': Penalty Macarthur. Valère Germain draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 64': Penalty conceded by Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 65': Penalty saved. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Jed Drew (Macarthur) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Paulsen (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 67': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Mohamed Al-Taay replaces Nicholas Pennington.
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 68': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Oliver Jones.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 70': Foul by Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 70': Jake Hollman (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Attempt saved. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 76': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Fin Conchie replaces Ben Old.
    • 76': Substitution, Macarthur. Ali Auglah replaces Ulises Dávila.
    • 76': Substitution, Macarthur. Raphael Borges Rodrigues replaces Yianni Nicolaou.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kearyn Baccus.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Ali Auglah (Macarthur) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Raphael Borges Rodrigues with a through ball.
    • 81': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
    • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Ali Auglah (Macarthur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 83': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
    • 84': Foul by Oliver Jones (Macarthur).
    • 84': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
    • 85': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Lukas Kelly-Heald replaces Sam Sutton.
    • 85': Foul by Kearyn Baccus (Macarthur).
    • 85': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Kearyn Baccus (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Foul by Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 86': Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel De Silva.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Ball with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 90'+1': Jake Hollman (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Kearyn Baccus (Macarthur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel De Silva.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Kearyn Baccus (Macarthur).
    • 90'+2': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Macarthur 0, Wellington Phoenix 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Macarthur 0, Wellington Phoenix 3.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    6 Corner Kicks 8
    9 Saves 4
    42.9 Possession 57.1
    14 SHOTS 16
    7 ON GOAL 8
    0.5 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    355 Accurate Passes 497
    411 Passes 547
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    12 Crosses 21
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    44 Long Balls 32
    22 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.8
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    13 Effective Tackles 7
    23 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 9
    28 Effective Clearances 14
    28 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
    Location: Sydney, Australia
    Attendance: 4,893

    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

    MAC Macarthur FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Filip Kurto (GK)
    5 Jonathan Aspropotamitis Yellow Card
    6 Tomislav Uskok
    32 Isaac Hovar
    22 Yianni Nicolaou Yellow Card
    10 Ulises Dávila
    23 Clayton Lewis
    15 Kearyn Baccus Yellow Card
    98 Valère Germain
    8 Jake Hollman
    44 Matthew Millar
    Macarthur FC Substitutes:
    Danny De Silva, Raphael Borges Rodrigues, Danijel Nizic, Charles M'Mombwa, Oliver Jones, Jed Drew, Ali Auglah.

    WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-3-3)

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

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