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

· 1st Leg

FT
0 - 0
1st Leg

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

WEL		MVC
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

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.

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
10	David Ball
8	Ben Old
15	Nicholas Pennington
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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