Wellington Phoenix clutches a 2-1 win against Central Coast Mariners. HIGHLIGHTS

WELLINGTON. Wellington Phoenix beat Central Coast Mariners to win 2-1. A goal from B. Nkololo was decisive in the 90min.

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Luke Meyer
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Wellington Phoenix clutches a 2-1 win against Central Coast Mariners. HIGHLIGHTS

WELLINGTON. Wellington Phoenix overcame Central Coast Mariners to win 2-1. A goal from B. Nkololo was decisive in the 90min. It was Wellington Phoenix to strike first with a goal of A. Rufer at the 32′. Then Oskar Zawada scored again for Wellington Phoenix in the 40′ minute. Eventually, Béni Nkololo reduced the distance for Central Coast Mariners (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Westpac Stadium stadium in Wellington on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Casey Reibelt with the assistance of Mark Rule and Isaac Trevis. The 4th official was Campbell-Kirk Waugh. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.3 degrees Celsius or 70.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Wellington Phoenix

2 - 1

Team 1

Central Coast Mariners

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 8 Total 17
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 12
  • 1 Shots blocked 7
  • 73 Attack 128
  • 50 Dangerous attack 52
  • 94 Ball safe 90
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 18 Total 11
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Central Coast Mariners had a superior ball possession 55% while Wellington Phoenix was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Central Coast Mariners was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Wellington Phoenix was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Wellington Phoenix shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Central Coast Mariners shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Wellington Phoenix received 6 yellow cards (C. Elliot, Béni Nkololo, A. Rufer, U. Talay, Oskar Zawada and Oliver Sail). On the other side, Central Coast Mariners received 2 yellow cards (Storm Roux and N. Triantis).

Match Timeline

13'
Storm Roux- Yellow
15'
25'
Alex Rufer(goal)
32'
Oskar Zawada (goal)
40'
Alex Rufer- Yellow
45'
46'
46'
M. Balard- sub ->Storm Roux
51'
59'
73'
Christian Theoharous- sub ->J. Nisbet
73'
D. Hall- sub ->J. Farrell
B. Old- sub ->Bozhidar Kraev
77'
F. Surman- sub ->David Ball
82'
90'
90'
Oskar Zawada - Yellow
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Melbourne City
55
26
Central Coast Mariners
44
26
Adelaide United
42
26
Western Sydney Wanderers
41
26
Sydney
38
26
Wellington Phoenix
35
26
Western United
32
26
Brisbane Roar
30
26
Perth Glory
29
26
Newcastle Jets
29
26
Melbourne Victory
28
26
Macarthur
26
26

After this contest, Wellington Phoenix will have 20 points like Western Sydney Wanderers to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Central Coast Mariners will stay with 22 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Wellington Phoenix will play away with Macarthur on the 30th of April with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Wellington Phoenix (2 draws).

Central Coast Mariners will play away agasint Adelaide United on the 29th of April with a 23-22 head to head statistic in favor of Adelaide United (5 draws).

Wellington Phoenix – Formation

Wellington Phoenix
G
Oliver Sail 20.New Zealand
7.1
90'
D
Tim Payne  6.New Zealand
7.3
D
Joshua Laws 21.Australia
7.7
D
Callan Elliot 17.New Zealand
7.7
90'
D
L. Mauragis 12.Australia
6.7
M
Alex Rufer 14.New Zealand
7.4
45' Goals32'
M
Clayton Lewis 23.New Zealand
7.4
51'
M
Bozhidar Kraev 11.Bulgaria
6.2
77'
M
Kosta Barbarouses 7.New Zealand
6.1
F
David Ball 10.England
6.8
82'
F
Oskar Zawada  9.Poland
7.1
90' Goals40'
Substitutes
G
A. Paulsen 40.New Zealand
D
F. Surman 3.New Zealand
82'
M
S. Sutton 19.New Zealand
M
Steven Ugarkovic 5.Australia
6.9
51'
M
B. Old 8.New Zealand
6.6
77'
M
B. Old 8.New Zealand
6.6
77'
F
O. van Hattum 24.New Zealand
F
O. van Hattum 24.New Zealand
F
Yan Sasse 31.Brazil

Wellington Phoenix adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Ufuk Talay decided to play with the following team: Oliver Sail (7.1), Callan Elliot (7.7), Tim Payne (7.3), Joshua Laws (7.7), Lucas Mauragis (6.7), Kosta Barbarouses (6.1), Alex Rufer (7.4), Clayton Lewis (7.4), Bozhidar Kraev (6.2), David Ball (6.8) and Oskar Zawada (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Finn Surman, Sam Sutton, Steven Ugarković (6.9), Alex Paulsen, Oskar van Hattum, Benjamin Old (6.6) and Yan Sasse.

Substitutions

Wellington Phoenix made 3 changes: C. Lewis for Steven Ugarkovic (51′), Bozhidar Kraev for B. Old (77′) and David Ball for F. Surman (82′).

Best player: Joshua Laws​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was Joshua Laws even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 44 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Central Coast Mariners – Formation

Central Coast Mariners
G
Maximilian Mehring 20.Australia
6.1
D
B. Kaltak 3.Vanuatu
7.2
D
Storm Roux 15.New Zealand
6.1
46' 13'
D
N. Triantis 25.Australia
7.1
90'
D
Jacob Farrell  18.Australia
6.7
73'
M
J. Nisbet 4.Australia
7.0
73'
M
Harrison Steele 13.Australia
6.2
46'
M
Beni Nkololo 11.France
6.7
Goals90'
M
Sam Silvera 7.Australia
7.1
F
Marco Túlio 98.Brazil
6.7
F
Michael Ruhs 21.Australia
6.6
59'
Substitutes
G
Yaren Sözer 24.Australia
D
Cameron Windust 22.Australia
D
Thomas Aquilina 2.Australia
6.6
46'
D
Thomas Aquilina 2.Australia
6.6
46'
D
D. Hall 23.Australia
7.1
73'
D
D. Hall 23.Australia
7.1
73'
M
Christian Theoharous 31.Australia
7.0
73'
M
M. Balard 6.Australia
6.7
46'
M
M. Balard 6.Australia
6.7
46'
F
Paul Ayongo 90.Ghana
6.8
59'
F
Paul Ayongo 90.Ghana
6.8
59'

Also Central Coast Mariners adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Nick Montgomery played with: Danny Vukovic (6.1), Storm Roux (6.1), Nectarios Triantis (7.1), Brian Kaltack (7.2), Jacob Farrell (6.7), Beni Nkololo (6.7), Joshua Nisbet (7.0), Harrison Steele (6.2), Samuel Silvera (7.1), Michael Ruhs (6.6) and Marco Túlio (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Christian Theoharous (7.0), Cameron Windust, Yaren Sözer, Paul Ayongo (6.8), Maximilien Balard (6.7), Thomas Kevin Aquilina (6.6) and Daniel Hall (7.1).

Substitutions

Central Coast Mariners made 5 changes: Harrison Steele for Thomas Aquilina (46′), Storm Roux for M. Balard (46′), Michael Ruhs for Paul Ayongo (59′), J. Nisbet for Christian Theoharous (73′) and J. Farrell for D. Hall (73′).

Best player: Brian Kaltack​

The most impressive player for Central Coast Mariners was Brian Kaltack.

His rating is (7.2) with 79 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the A-League.​