Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Sydney FC
  • 11': Rhyan Grant
  • 86': Róbert Mak
  • 90'+4': Fábio
FT
3 - 1
Wellington Phoenix FC
  • 81': Kosta Barbarouses

About

Sydney FC are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at Allianz 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.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 3': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Sam Sutton.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Jack Rodwell (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 7': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Bozhidar Kraev is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joel King.
  • 9': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
  • 11': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Tim Payne.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Goal! Sydney FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jaiden Kucharski following a corner.
  • 14': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC).
  • 14': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Brattan.
  • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 16': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Joe Lolley (Sydney FC).
  • 16': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Finn Surman.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 17': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Jack Rodwell (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross following a corner.
  • 19': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Joe Lolley (Sydney FC).
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Brattan.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres.
  • 23': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Jack Rodwell (Sydney FC).
  • 24': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 24': Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Ball with a through ball.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 25': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC).
  • 25': Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Girdwood-Reich.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 33': Foul by Jack Rodwell (Sydney FC).
  • 33': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Jack Rodwell (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington with a through ball.
  • 35': Offside, Sydney FC. Jaiden Kucharski is caught offside.
  • 36': Foul by Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 36': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rhyan Grant.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 41': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC).
  • 41': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Jack Rodwell (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross.
  • 42': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Sam Sutton.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 42': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Sam Sutton.
  • 43': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Alex Rufer.
  • 43': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC).
  • 43': Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
  • 45'+2': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. David Ball is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sydney FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sydney FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tim Payne.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Ball.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 46': Foul by Joel King (Sydney FC).
  • 46': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rhyan Grant.
  • 53': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Luke Brattan (Sydney FC).
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).
  • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 59': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Andrew Redmayne.
  • 60': Substitution, Sydney FC. Max Burgess replaces Anthony Cáceres because of an injury.
  • 60': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Jaiden Kucharski.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tim Payne with a cross following a corner.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by David Ball.
  • 62': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Róbert Mak (Sydney FC).
  • 63': Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 64': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Brattan.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 67': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
  • 68': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Finn Surman.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Gabriel Lacerda (Sydney FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Róbert Mak with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross.
  • 72': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Finn Surman.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Max Burgess following a corner.
  • 73': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces David Ball.
  • 73': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Mohamed Al-Taay replaces Nicholas Pennington.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Max Burgess.
  • 75': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Finn Surman.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Jake Girdwood-Reich (Sydney FC).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Substitution, Sydney FC. Fábio Gomes replaces Jake Girdwood-Reich because of an injury.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
  • 79': Foul by Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 79': Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Róbert Mak (Sydney FC).
  • 81': Goal! Sydney FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 1. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oskar van Hattum.
  • 83': Foul by Max Burgess (Sydney FC).
  • 83': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Max Burgess (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 86': Goal! Sydney FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 1. Róbert Mak (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Fábio Gomes.
  • 88': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
  • 88': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Luke Supyk replaces Sam Sutton.
  • 90': Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Patrick Wood (Sydney FC).
  • 90'+1': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Patrick Wood (Sydney FC).
  • 90'+1': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Sydney FC 3, Wellington Phoenix 1. Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 90'+5': Fábio Gomes (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Sydney FC. Jordan Courtney-Perkins replaces Jack Rodwell.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Sydney FC. Mitchell Glasson replaces Joe Lolley.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sydney FC 3, Wellington Phoenix 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sydney FC 3, Wellington Phoenix 1.

Statistics

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3 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 7
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 13
9 Saves 3
38.1 Possession 61.9
13 SHOTS 34
4 ON GOAL 12
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
281 Accurate Passes 492
361 Passes 577
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 9
6 Crosses 22
0.3 Cross % 0.4
45 Long Balls 60
13 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 11
12 Effective Tackles 11
17 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
19 Interceptions 6
22 Effective Clearances 7
22 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 14,343

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

SYD Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Andrew Redmayne (GK)
6 Jack Rodwell Yellow Card
15 Gabriel Lacerda
16 Joel King
23 Rhyan Grant
17 Anthony Cáceres
26 Luke Brattan
8 Jake Girdwood-Reich Yellow Card
25 Jaiden Kucharski
11 Róbert Mak Yellow Card
10 Joe Lolley
Sydney FC Substitutes:
Nathan Amanatidis, Patrick Wood, Fábio, Jordan Courtney-Perkins, Max Burgess, Adam Pavlesic, Mitchell Glasson.

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-2-2-2)

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

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