Wellington Phoenix FC vs Macarthur FC, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
· Australian A-League Men
FT
3 - 0
3 - 0
About
Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Macarthur FC
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': Attempt blocked. Jed Drew (Macarthur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valère Germain.
- 5': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
- 5': Valère Germain (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 9': Attempt saved. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Rufer.
- 10': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
- 13': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt saved. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tim Payne.
- 21': Attempt missed. Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jed Drew with a cross.
- 21': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Kristian Popovic (Macarthur).
- 22': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Macarthur 0. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington with a through ball.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Kealey Adamson (Macarthur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 25': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
- 26': Attempt saved. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valère Germain with a cross.
- 27': Foul by Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur).
- 27': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Charles M'Mombwa (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
- 28': Attempt missed. Jed Drew (Macarthur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Valère Germain.
- 29': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Macarthur 0. Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Old with a cross.
- 37': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Kealey Adamson.
- 41': Foul by Jed Drew (Macarthur).
- 41': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Jed Drew (Macarthur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Hand ball by Valère Germain (Macarthur).
- 45': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
- 45': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+3': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Kristian Popovic.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Old following a corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Macarthur 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 2, Macarthur 0.
- 45': Substitution, Macarthur. Daniel De Silva replaces Kristian Popovic.
- 46': Hand ball by Jed Drew (Macarthur).
- 47': Attempt missed. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 47': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Kealey Adamson.
- 52': Clayton Lewis (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
- 54': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
- 54': Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. David Ball is caught offside.
- 57': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Finn Surman.
- 60': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
- 60': Tomislav Uskok (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Macarthur. Oliver Jones replaces Jed Drew.
- 61': Substitution, Macarthur. Walter Scott replaces Charles M'Mombwa.
- 61': Substitution, Macarthur. Jerry Skotadis replaces Kealey Adamson.
- 63': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Foul by Walter Scott (Macarthur).
- 66': Attempt missed. Valère Germain (Macarthur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ulises Dávila.
- 67': Attempt missed. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Valère Germain.
- 70': Attempt missed. Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Old.
- 71': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Youstin Salas replaces David Ball.
- 71': Substitution, Macarthur. Lachlan Rose replaces Valère Germain.
- 71': Attempt saved. Jerry Skotadis (Macarthur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 71': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
- 72': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Nicholas Pennington.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jerry Skotadis.
- 72': Corner, Macarthur. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
- 73': Attempt missed. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Vujica.
- 74': Clayton Lewis (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix).
- 75': Attempt blocked. Daniel De Silva (Macarthur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Rose.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Rose (Macarthur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel De Silva.
- 76': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Walter Scott (Macarthur).
- 77': Attempt blocked. Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev with a cross.
- 77': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Walter Scott.
- 78': Attempt saved. Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tim Payne with a cross.
- 81': Foul by Oliver Jones (Macarthur).
- 81': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
- 82': Hand ball by Daniel De Silva (Macarthur).
- 84': Foul by Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix).
- 84': Lachlan Rose (Macarthur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Attempt missed. Ulises Dávila (Macarthur) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 87': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada replaces Nicholas Pennington.
- 87': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
- 87': Jerry Skotadis (Macarthur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Foul by Walter Scott (Macarthur).
- 88': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Penalty Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90': Penalty conceded by Filip Kurto (Macarthur) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+2': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 3, Macarthur 0. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Old.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 3, Macarthur 0.
- 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 3, Macarthur 0.
Statistics
 MAC |
WEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 48.9 | Possession | 51.1 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 457 | Accurate Passes | 500 |
| 526 | Passes | 558 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 24 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 14 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 16 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 15,428
Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 15,428
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 |
Line-Ups
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Alex Paulsen (GK) |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 3 | Finn Surman |
| 19 | Sam Sutton |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 14 | Alex Rufer  |
| 8 | Ben Old |
| 15 | Nicholas Pennington |
| 7 | Kosta Barbarouses |
| 10 | David Ball |
| 11 | Bozhidar Kraev |
Macarthur FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Filip Kurto (GK) |
| 4 | Matthew Jurman |
| 6 | Tomislav Uskok |
| 13 | Ivan Vujica |
| 20 | Kealey Adamson |
| 10 | Ulises Dávila |
| 14 | Kristian Popovic |
| 23 | Clayton Lewis |
| 98 | Valère Germain |
| 37 | Jed Drew |
| 24 | Charles M'Mombwa |
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