Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix FC
  • 34': Ben Old
  • 69': Oskar van Hattum
  • 78': Ben Old
FT
3 - 2
Adelaide United
  • 60': Luka Jovanovic (P)
  • 90'+4': Hiroshi Ibusuki

About

Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Adelaide United 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.
  • 1': Delay in match because of an injury David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Harry Van der Saag following a fast break.
  • 5': Foul by Austin Ayoubi (Adelaide United).
  • 5': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 6': Harry Van der Saag (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 9': Foul by Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United).
  • 9': Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Foul by Ben Warland (Adelaide United).
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 11': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Panagiotis Kikianis.
  • 12': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Austin Ayoubi.
  • 13': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Isaías Sánchez.
  • 14': Foul by Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 14': Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Harry Van der Saag (Adelaide United).
  • 17': Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Panagiotis Kikianis.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Payne.
  • 22': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Giuseppe Bovalina.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Harry Van der Saag (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 24': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Alex Rufer.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Ball.
  • 27': Austin Ayoubi (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 28': Foul by Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United).
  • 28': Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Jovanovic.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giuseppe Bovalina with a cross.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Austin Ayoubi (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Foul by Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 31': Giuseppe Bovalina (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 34': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Adelaide United 0. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tim Payne following a fast break.
  • 36': VAR Decision: Goal Wellington Phoenix 1-0 Adelaide United (Ben Old).
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Kitto with a cross.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 38': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Youstin Salas.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 40': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Finn Surman.
  • 43': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 43': Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Ball.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Austin Ayoubi (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Isaías Sánchez.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Ben Warland (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Isaías Sánchez with a cross.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Adelaide United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 1, Adelaide United 0.
  • 46': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 46': Foul by Harry Van der Saag (Adelaide United).
  • 48': Foul by Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United).
  • 48': Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Austin Ayoubi (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 51': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Alex Rufer.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
  • 54': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United).
  • 54': Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Foul by Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United).
  • 59': Penalty Adelaide United. Harry Van der Saag draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 59': Penalty conceded by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 60': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Adelaide United 1. Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 61': Substitution, Adelaide United. Yaya Dukuly replaces Austin Ayoubi.
  • 61': Substitution, Adelaide United. Hiroshi Ibusuki replaces Luka Jovanovic.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stefan Mauk.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 64': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Panagiotis Kikianis (Adelaide United).
  • 65': Foul by Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 65': Harry Van der Saag (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Youstin Salas.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev with a cross.
  • 68': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Fin Conchie replaces Mohamed Al-Taay.
  • 69': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 69': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Youstin Salas.
  • 69': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Sam Sutton replaces Lukas Kelly-Heald.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with a cross.
  • 69': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Adelaide United 1. Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 70': Substitution, Adelaide United. Nestory Irankunda replaces Harry Van der Saag.
  • 70': Substitution, Adelaide United. Jonny Yull replaces Ethan Alagich.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 75': Foul by Ben Warland (Adelaide United).
  • 75': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Ben Warland (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Isaac Hughes replaces David Ball.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Rufer.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Old.
  • 77': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by James Delianov.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Payne with a cross.
  • 78': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 3, Adelaide United 1. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Wootton following a corner.
  • 80': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
  • 81': Offside, Adelaide United. Yaya Dukuly is caught offside.
  • 84': Foul by Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 84': Panagiotis Kikianis (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box following a fast break.
  • 88': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United).
  • 88': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Ben Warland.
  • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 90'+2': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Giuseppe Bovalina (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonny Yull.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuseppe Bovalina.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 3, Adelaide United 2. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Kitto.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Kitto.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 3, Adelaide United 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 3, Adelaide United 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 4
50.6 Possession 49.4
23 SHOTS 15
6 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
334 Accurate Passes 318
402 Passes 394
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 5
20 Crosses 21
0.2 Cross % 0.2
44 Long Balls 50
17 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
7 Blocked Shots 7
10 Effective Tackles 7
17 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
13 Interceptions 3
13 Effective Clearances 21
13 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 7,207

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 (3-5-2)

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

ADE Adelaide United (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 James Delianov (GK)
3 Ben Warland Yellow Card
51 Panagiotis Kikianis
7 Ryan Kitto
43 Giuseppe Bovalina
8 Isaías Yellow Card
55 Ethan Alagich
42 Austin Ayoubi
2 Harry Van Der Saag
17 Luka Jovanovic
6 Stefan Mauk
Adelaide United Substitutes:
Javi López, Ethan Cox, Jonny Yull, Hiroshi Ibusuki, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Yaya Dukuly, Nestory Irankunda.

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