Australian A-League Men

Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Semifinals

· 1st Leg
Melbourne Victory
FT
0 - 0
1st Leg
Wellington Phoenix FC

About

Melbourne Victory 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': Foul by Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory).
  • 1': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Jordi Valadon (Melbourne Victory).
  • 8': Foul by Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory).
  • 8': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
  • 9': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Alex Rufer.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Roly Bonevacia.
  • 13': Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 15': Attempt missed. Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 16': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Jordi Valadon (Melbourne Victory).
  • 18': Foul by Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 18': Salim Khelifi (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Salim Khelifi (Melbourne Victory).
  • 19': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory).
  • 23': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Salim Khelifi.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roly Bonevacia.
  • 24': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tim Payne.
  • 27': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory).
  • 28': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Finn Surman.
  • 29': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Roly Bonevacia (Melbourne Victory).
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Ball.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
  • 34': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Jordi Valadon (Melbourne Victory).
  • 36': Foul by Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory).
  • 36': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
  • 37': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Nicholas Pennington.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Damien Da Silva (Melbourne Victory) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Roly Bonevacia with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 39': Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Roly Bonevacia (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Jordi Valadon (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay.
  • 40': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Damien Da Silva (Melbourne Victory).
  • 41': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 41': Roly Bonevacia (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Roly Bonevacia (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Valadon.
  • 45': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Ryan Teague.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Wellington Phoenix 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 0, Wellington Phoenix 0.
  • 46': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 47': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Roly Bonevacia (Melbourne Victory).
  • 48': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Nicholas Pennington.
  • 50': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 52': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 52': Salim Khelifi (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay.
  • 59': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tim Payne.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 60': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami replaces Nishan Velupillay.
  • 60': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Daniel Arzani replaces Salim Khelifi.
  • 61': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jake Brimmer replaces Jordi Valadon.
  • 61': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
  • 65': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces David Ball.
  • 65': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
  • 68': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Roly Bonevacia (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 71': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 71': Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Teague.
  • 73': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
  • 75': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory).
  • 76': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada replaces Nicholas Pennington.
  • 77': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Youstin Salas replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 79': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Roly Bonevacia.
  • 79': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 79': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Arzani.
  • 84': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Finn Surman.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Teague.
  • 87': Foul by Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory).
  • 87': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada is caught offside.
  • 88': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory).
  • 88': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Connor Chapman replaces Bruno Fornaroli.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory).
  • 90'+1': Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tim Payne.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Oskar Zawada.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 90'+5': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Mohamed Al-Taay replaces Ben Old.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Wellington Phoenix 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Wellington Phoenix 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 18
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 10
5 Saves 0
43.7 Possession 56.3
6 SHOTS 20
0 ON GOAL 5
0.0 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
337 Accurate Passes 438
423 Passes 526
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 7
9 Crosses 32
0.1 Cross % 0.2
68 Long Balls 36
31 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 8
12 Effective Tackles 11
19 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 11
35 Effective Clearances 14
35 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 16,313

Line-Ups

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
20 Paul Izzo (GK)
21 Roderick Miranda
5 Damien Da Silva
3 Adama Traoré
2 Jason Geria
28 Roly Bonevacia
25 Ryan Teague
27 Jordi Valadon
10 Bruno Fornaroli
23 Salim Khelifi
17 Nishan Velupillay
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Ben Folami, Christopher Ikonomidis, Kasey Bos, Christian Siciliano, Connor Chapman, Jake Brimmer, Daniel Arzani.

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-3-1-2)

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

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