Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne City FC
  • 58': Samuel Souprayen
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Wellington Phoenix FC

    About

    Melbourne City FC are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at AAMI Park, Melbourne, 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.
    • 1': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Jimmy Jeggo (Melbourne City).
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Max Caputo (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marin Jakolis with a cross.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Léo Natel (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Nuno Reis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jimmy Jeggo.
    • 7': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Jimmy Jeggo (Melbourne City).
    • 8': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
    • 9': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Vicente Fernández.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tim Payne with a cross.
    • 11': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Kosta Barbarouses.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Callum Talbot with a cross.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Max Caputo (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Léo Natel with a cross.
    • 15': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Jimmy Jeggo (Melbourne City).
    • 15': Jimmy Jeggo (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Natel.
    • 16': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Finn Surman.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Max Caputo (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Léo Natel with a cross.
    • 20': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Foul by Max Caputo (Melbourne City).
    • 20': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
    • 22': Delay in match (Melbourne City).
    • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 25': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Tim Payne.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Max Caputo (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic with a through ball.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Old.
    • 31': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 31': Foul by Callum Talbot (Melbourne City).
    • 32': Attempt missed. Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
    • 33': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
    • 34': Foul by Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 34': Jimmy Jeggo (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Tim Payne.
    • 36': Foul by Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 36': Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
    • 42': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Foul by Léo Natel (Melbourne City).
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan.
    • 45': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Finn Surman.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Natel.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jimmy Jeggo (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Léo Natel.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Melbourne City 0, Wellington Phoenix 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City 0, Wellington Phoenix 0.
    • 47': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City).
    • 48': Attempt missed. Max Caputo (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic.
    • 48': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Tim Payne.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Léo Natel (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jimmy Jeggo following a corner.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 52': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
    • 56': Attempt missed. Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Vicente Fernández (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Léo Natel.
    • 58': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Bozhidar Kraev.
    • 58': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan with a cross following a corner.
    • 60': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Mohamed Al-Taay replaces Youstin Salas.
    • 61': Foul by Léo Natel (Melbourne City).
    • 61': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Foul by Léo Natel (Melbourne City).
    • 63': Attempt missed. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tim Payne.
    • 64': Substitution, Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout replaces Léo Natel.
    • 65': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marin Jakolis.
    • 67': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington replaces David Ball.
    • 67': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Sam Sutton replaces Lukas Kelly-Heald.
    • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Callum Talbot (Melbourne City).
    • 69': Substitution, Melbourne City. Terry Antonis replaces Callum Talbot because of an injury.
    • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 70': Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Ben Old.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Max Caputo (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Souprayen with a headed pass.
    • 72': Foul by Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City).
    • 72': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Vicente Fernández (Melbourne City).
    • 76': Substitution, Melbourne City. Jamie Maclaren replaces Max Caputo.
    • 76': Substitution, Melbourne City. Harry Politidis replaces Vicente Fernández because of an injury.
    • 77': Substitution, Melbourne City. Alessandro Lopane replaces Tolgay Arslan.
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marin Jakolis with a cross.
    • 79': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City).
    • 79': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Offside, Melbourne City. Jamie Maclaren is caught offside.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev with a through ball.
    • 82': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 82': Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marin Jakolis with a cross.
    • 83': Foul by Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City).
    • 83': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Sutton.
    • 85': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Steven Ugarkovic.
    • 86': Hand ball by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 87': Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 88': Attempt saved. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 88': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
    • 89': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues replaces Alex Rufer.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Jimmy Jeggo (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Terry Antonis.
    • 90'+2': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Harry Politidis (Melbourne City).
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Lopane.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Samuel Souprayen.
    • 90'+4': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Terry Antonis (Melbourne City).
    • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Lopane following a fast break.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Melbourne City 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Melbourne City 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 18
    3 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 10
    6 Saves 2
    48.5 Possession 51.5
    11 SHOTS 28
    2 ON GOAL 8
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    404 Accurate Passes 421
    477 Passes 489
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 11
    10 Crosses 30
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    52 Long Balls 47
    23 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    4 Blocked Shots 7
    5 Effective Tackles 9
    9 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    15 Interceptions 6
    30 Effective Clearances 16
    30 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: AAMI Park
    Location: Melbourne, Australia
    Attendance: 4,461

    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

    MCY Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jamie Young (GK)
    26 Samuel Souprayen
    4 Nuno Reis
    14 Vicente Fernández
    25 Callum Talbot
    10 Tolgay Arslan
    8 James Jeggo Yellow Card
    6 Steven Ugarkovic
    37 Max Caputo
    11 Léo Natel
    44 Marin Jakolis Yellow Card
    Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
    Curtis Good, Patrick Beach, Terry Antonis, Harry Politidis, Jamie Maclaren, Andrew Nabbout, Alessandro Lopane.

    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
    8 Ben Old
    17 Youstin Salas Yellow Card
    10 David Ball
    11 Bozhidar Kraev
    7 Kosta Barbarouses Yellow Card
    Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:
    Mohamed Al-Taay, Sam Sutton, Jack Duncan, Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues, Nicholas Pennington, Fin Conchie, Isaac Hughes.

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