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

· 2nd Leg - Melbourne Victory advance 2-1 on aggregate

Wellington Phoenix FC

90'+9': Oskar Zawada

FT - ET
1 - 2
2nd Leg - Melbourne Victory advance 2-1 on aggregate

Melbourne Victory

81': Adama Traoré
102': Christopher Ikonomidis

Ikonomidis winner sends Victory into ALM grand final

Melbourne Victory are into the A-League Men grand final after a semi-final win for the ages, with Chris Ikonomidis' extra-time goal defying Wellington Phoenix.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Foul by Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix).
3': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
5': Attempt missed. Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jason Geria with a cross.
5': Foul by Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory).
5': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt saved. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Old.
6': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
13': Foul by Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix).
13': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Paulsen (Wellington Phoenix).
15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16': Attempt blocked. Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay.
17': Attempt missed. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
18': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Foul by Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
19': Attempt blocked. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Old.
19': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Damien Da Silva.
20': Attempt saved. Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Ball with a cross.
21': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory).
24': Attempt blocked. Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay.
26': Attempt blocked. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
29': Foul by Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory).
29': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory).
30': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Alex Rufer.
35': Foul by Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
35': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Attempt missed. Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jason Geria.
41': Attempt saved. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington with a through ball.
45': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
45'+3': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne Victory 0.
45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne Victory 0.
47': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
47': Roly Bonevacia (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Attempt blocked. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Arzani.
50': Attempt missed. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Old with a cross.
52': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jason Geria.
53': Attempt blocked. Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
54': Attempt blocked. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Ball.
56': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Ryan Teague.
58': Penalty conceded by Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
59': VAR Decision: Penalty Wellington Phoenix.
63': Penalty saved. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
63': Attempt saved. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
63': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Paul Izzo.
65': Delay in match (Wellington Phoenix).
65': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jake Brimmer replaces Jordi Valadon.
66': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami replaces Daniel Arzani.
66': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Salim Khelifi replaces Nishan Velupillay.
66': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces David Ball.
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Folami with a cross.
71': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
73': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
73': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada is caught offside.
74': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Sam Sutton.
76': Attempt missed. Salim Khelifi (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Fornaroli.
81': Attempt blocked. Salim Khelifi (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Folami with a cross.
81': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
83': Attempt missed. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tim Payne with a cross.
85': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Youstin Salas replaces Nicholas Pennington.
86': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Connor Chapman replaces Roly Bonevacia.
86': Attempt saved. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Salim Khelifi.
87': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jason Geria.
89': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
89': Salim Khelifi (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix).
90'+1': Foul by Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix).
90'+1': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory).
90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+5': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Bruno Fornaroli because of an injury.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Old with a cross.
90'+7': Attempt blocked. Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+8': Hand ball by Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix).
90'+9': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with a headed pass.
90'+11': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 1.
90': First Half Extra Time begins Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 1.
91': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
91': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
92': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Damien Da Silva.
92': Delay in match because of an injury Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix).
93': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
93': Attempt missed. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
97': Attempt blocked. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Sutton.
97': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
97': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
97': Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
98': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
98': Paul Izzo (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
101': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Alex Rufer.
102': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 2. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roderick Miranda with a headed pass following a corner.
104': Foul by Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix).
104': Salim Khelifi (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
105'+1': Attempt missed. Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Old.
105'+3': Attempt blocked. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with a headed pass.
105'+3': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Damien Da Silva.
105'+3': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Tim Payne with a cross following a corner.
105'+3': First Half Extra Time ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 2.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 2.
108': Foul by Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory).
108': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
109': Attempt saved. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
109': Attempt blocked. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
109': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
110': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
110': Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
111': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Mohamed Al-Taay replaces Tim Payne.
111': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Lukas Kelly-Heald replaces Sam Sutton.
111': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Isaac Hughes replaces Finn Surman.
113': Attempt blocked. Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Old.
113': Attempt missed. Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oskar van Hattum.
116': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
116': Foul by Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix).
118': Attempt blocked. Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
119': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Salim Khelifi.
119': Attempt missed. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
120': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Kasey Bos replaces Adama Traoré.
120'+1': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Salim Khelifi.
120'+1': Attempt saved. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oskar van Hattum with a cross.
120'+2': Second Half Extra Time ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 2.
0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 2.

Statistics

MVC		WEL
11	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	11
6	Saves	3
35.8	Possession	64.2
13	SHOTS	27
5	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
403	Accurate Passes	763
493	Passes	866
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	11
13	Crosses	43
0.3	Cross %	0.3
57	Long Balls	79
15	Accurate Long Balls	48
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
5	Blocked Shots	10
12	Effective Tackles	15
17	Tackles	22
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
16	Interceptions	13
38	Effective Clearances	11
38	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 33,297

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

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Isaac Hughes, Oskar Zawada, Jack Duncan, Oskar van Hattum, Youstin Salas, Mohamed Al-Taay, Lukas Kelly-Heald.

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
19	Daniel Arzani
17	Nishan Velupillay

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Christian Siciliano, Ben Folami, Jake Brimmer, Christopher Ikonomidis, Salim Khelifi, Connor Chapman, Kasey Bos.

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