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

· Australian A-League Men

Perth Glory

7': Adam Taggart
50': Aleksandar Susnjar
70': Jarrod Carluccio

FT
3 - 4

Wellington Phoenix FC

29': Kosta Barbarouses
45'+2': Alex Rufer
57': Tim Payne
73': Kosta Barbarouses

About

Perth Glory are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at CommBank 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.
5': Attempt saved. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington with a through ball.
5': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Cameron Cook.
7': Goal! Perth Glory 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Salim Khelifi.
9': Attempt blocked. Salim Khelifi (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley Warland.
10': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Aleksandar Susnjar (Perth Glory).
14': Foul by Riley Warland (Perth Glory).
14': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Hand ball by Jacob Muir (Perth Glory).
18': Cameron Cook (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix).
19': Attempt missed. Daniel Bennie (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Taggart.
20': Attempt saved. Mustafa Amini (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
22': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Sam Sutton.
23': Attempt missed. Giordano Colli (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Salim Khelifi following a corner.
25': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by John Koutroumbis.
29': Goal! Perth Glory 1, Wellington Phoenix 1. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Ball with a through ball.
31': Attempt missed. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with a cross.
32': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
32': Salim Khelifi (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
34': Mustafa Amini (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Delay in match because of an injury Mustafa Amini (Perth Glory).
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Payne.
37': Foul by John Koutroumbis (Perth Glory).
37': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Attempt missed. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Sutton with a cross.
40': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. David Ball is caught offside.
43': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
43': Luke Ivanovic (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
43': John Koutroumbis (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
45'+2': Goal! Perth Glory 1, Wellington Phoenix 2. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington.
45'+3': First Half ends, Perth Glory 1, Wellington Phoenix 2.
45': Second Half begins Perth Glory 1, Wellington Phoenix 2.
47': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix).
48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
48': Attempt saved. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riley Warland.
50': Goal! Perth Glory 2, Wellington Phoenix 2. Aleksandar Susnjar (Perth Glory) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mustafa Amini.
52': Aleksandar Susnjar (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
53': Foul by Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix).
53': Mustafa Amini (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Delay in match because of an injury Mustafa Amini (Perth Glory).
54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
55': Attempt saved. Luke Ivanovic (Perth Glory) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Taggart with a cross.
57': Goal! Perth Glory 2, Wellington Phoenix 3. Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
60': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
61': Foul by Adam Taggart (Perth Glory).
61': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Salim Khelifi (Perth Glory).
63': Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Substitution, Perth Glory. Luke Bodnar replaces Mustafa Amini because of an injury.
65': Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix).
65': Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Attempt saved. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington with a through ball.
66': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Cameron Cook.
67': Attempt blocked. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Payne.
68': Substitution, Perth Glory. Trent Ostler replaces Daniel Bennie.
68': Substitution, Perth Glory. David Williams replaces Salim Khelifi.
68': Substitution, Perth Glory. Jarrod Carluccio replaces John Koutroumbis.
70': Goal! Perth Glory 3, Wellington Phoenix 3. Jarrod Carluccio (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by David Williams.
73': Goal! Perth Glory 3, Wellington Phoenix 4. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tim Payne with a cross.
74': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old replaces Mohamed Al-Taay.
74': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Lukas Kelly-Heald replaces Sam Sutton.
75': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
75': Giordano Colli (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
78': Foul by Riley Warland (Perth Glory).
78': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Jarrod Carluccio (Perth Glory).
82': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
82': Jarrod Carluccio (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Foul by Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix).
83': Luke Bodnar (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
84': Attempt missed. Luke Ivanovic (Perth Glory) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Giordano Colli with a cross following a corner.
85': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Isaac Hughes replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
85': Foul by Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix).
85': Giordano Colli (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Isaac Hughes.
87': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Foul by Luke Bodnar (Perth Glory).
87': Delay in match because of an injury Aleksandar Susnjar (Perth Glory).
87': Delay in match because of an injury David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
89': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Jarrod Carluccio (Perth Glory).
90'+1': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
90'+1': Jarrod Carluccio (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Paulsen (Wellington Phoenix).
90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Foul by Luke Bodnar (Perth Glory).
90'+4': Attempt missed. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Susnjar.
90'+7': Attempt blocked. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giordano Colli.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Perth Glory 3, Wellington Phoenix 4.
0': Match ends, Perth Glory 3, Wellington Phoenix 4.

Statistics

WEL		PER
13	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	2
56.5	Possession	43.5
11	SHOTS	12
6	ON GOAL	6
0.5	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
500	Accurate Passes	357
567	Passes	421
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	2
12	Crosses	21
0.3	Cross %	0.1
46	Long Balls	62
21	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	2
5	Effective Tackles	5
10	Tackles	14
0.5	Tackle %	0.4
7	Interceptions	11
17	Effective Clearances	9
17	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 1,632

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

Perth Glory (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Cameron Cook (GK)
15	Aleksandar Susnjar
3	Jacob Muir
14	Riley Warland
2	Johnny Koutroumbis
20	Giordano Colli
8	Mustafa Amini
10	Salim Khelifi
23	Daniel Bennie
22	Adam Taggart
12	Luke Ivanovic

Perth Glory Substitutes:

Kaelan Majekodunmi, Oliver Sail, Trent Ostler, Luke Bodnar, Jayden Gorman, David Williams, Jarrod Carluccio.

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
15	Nicholas Pennington
12	Mohamed Al-Taay
10	David Ball
11	Bozhidar Kraev
7	Kosta Barbarouses

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues, Fin Conchie, Jack Duncan, Luke Supyk, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Ben Old, Isaac Hughes.

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