Melbourne Victory prevails over Wellington Phoenix 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit

MELBOURNE. Melbourne Victory succeeded in reverse the score against Wellington Phoenix.

By
Luke Meyer
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Melbourne Victory prevails over Wellington Phoenix 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit

MELBOURNE. Melbourne Victory succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Wellington Phoenix. It was Wellington Phoenix to score first with a goal from Oskar Zawada. Nonetheless, later Melbourne Victory found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Bruno Fornaroli (32′), Jake Brimmer (54′) and Tomi Juric (90′). Wellington Phoenix lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Adam Kersey with the assistance of George Lakrindis and Wilson Brown. The 4th official was Jack Morgan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.2 degrees Celsius or 68.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Melbourne Victory

3 - 1

Team 1

Wellington Phoenix

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 12 Total 12
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 9 Off Target 9
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 93 Attack 128
  • 38 Dangerous attack 57
  • 69 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 4
  • 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Wellington Phoenix had a strong ball possession 60% while Melbourne Victory was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wellington Phoenix was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Melbourne Victory found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Melbourne Victory shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Wellington Phoenix shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Melbourne Victory received 1 yellow card (Bruno Fornaroli). Talking about the opposition, Wellington Phoenix received 2 yellow cards (C. Elliot and F. Surman).

Match Timeline

13'
Oskar Zawada (goal)Joshua Laws
25'
Bruno Fornaroli(goal)
32'
46'
B. Old- sub ->Bozhidar Kraev
53'
F. Surman- Yellow
Jake Brimmer(goal)
54'
Bruno Fornaroli- Yellow
70'
71'
S. Sutton- sub ->L. Mauragis
71'
78'
O. van Hattum- sub ->A. Rufer
78'
Nicholas Pennington- sub ->David Ball
86'
Stefan Nigro- sub ->N. Velupillay
89'
89'
Eli Adams- sub ->Ben Folami
90'
Nathan Konstandopoulos- sub ->Leigh Broxham
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 match, Melbourne Victory will have 14 points to hold in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Wellington Phoenix will stay with 21 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Melbourne Victory will host Brisbane Roar on the 29th of April with a 20-19 head to head record in favor of Melbourne Victory (11 draws).

Wellington Phoenix will play away agasint Macarthur on the 30th of April with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Wellington Phoenix (2 draws).

Melbourne Victory – Formation

Melbourne Victory
G
Matt Acton 1.Australia
6.2
D
Roderick Miranda  21.Portugal
6.5
D
Jason Geria 2.Australia
6.6
D
Matthew Bozinovski 31.Australia
6.1
D
Enrique Lopez 3.Spain
7.4
89'
M
Leigh Broxham 6.Australia
6.5
90'
M
Joshua Brillante 8.Australia
6.2
M
Jake Brimmer 22.Australia
7.2
Goals54'
M
Ben Folami 11.Australia
6.7
90'
M
N. Velupillay 24.Australia
6.0
89'
F
Bruno Fornaroli 10.Australia
7.0
86' 70' Goals32'
Substitutes
G
Ahmad Taleb 30.Australia
D
Stefan Nigro 16.Australia
89'
M
Ryan Lethlean 33.Australia
M
Will Wilson 28.Australia
89'
M
Eli Adams 29.Australia
90'
M
Nathan Konstandopoulos 23.Australia
90'
F
Tomi Juric 9.Australia
86' Goals90'

Melbourne Victory started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Tony Popović decided to play with the following team: Matt Acton (6.2), Jason Geria (6.6), Matthew Bozinovski (6.1), Roderick Miranda (6.5), Cadete (7.4), Joshua Brillante (6.2), Leigh Broxham (6.5), Nishan Velupillay (6.0), Jake Brimmer (7.2), Ben Folami (6.7) and Bruno Fornaroli (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Ryan Lethlan, William Wilson, Ahmad Taleb, Stefan Nigro, Eli Adams, Nathan Konstandopoulos and Tomi Jurić.

Substitutions

Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: Bruno Fornaroli for Tomi Juric (86′), N. Velupillay for Stefan Nigro (89′), Kike Cadete for William Wilson (89′), Ben Folami for Eli Adams (90′) and Leigh Broxham for Nathan Konstandopoulos (90′).

Best player: Cadete​

The player that probably impressed the most for Melbourne Victory was Cadete even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 53 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Wellington Phoenix – Formation

Wellington Phoenix
G
Oliver Sail 20.New Zealand
6.1
D
Joshua Laws 21.Australia
7.4
D
Callan Elliot 17.New Zealand
6.4
25'
D
L. Mauragis 12.Australia
6.4
71'
D
F. Surman 3.New Zealand
6.9
53'
M
Alex Rufer 14.New Zealand
6.2
78'
M
Steven Ugarkovic 5.Australia
7.4
M
Bozhidar Kraev 11.Bulgaria
6.5
46'
M
Kosta Barbarouses 7.New Zealand
6.4
71'
F
David Ball 10.England
7.1
78'
F
Oskar Zawada  9.Poland
7.6
Goals13'
Substitutes
G
A. Paulsen 40.New Zealand
D
I. Hughes 37.New Zealand
M
B. Old 8.New Zealand
6.4
46'
M
S. Sutton 19.New Zealand
6.7
71'
M
Nicholas Pennington 13.Australia
6.4
78'
F
Yan Sasse 31.Brazil
6.2
71'
F
O. van Hattum 24.New Zealand
6.5
78'

Wellington Phoenix started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Ufuk Talay played with: Oliver Sail (6.1), Callan Elliot (6.4), Finn Surman (6.9), Joshua Laws (7.4), Lucas Mauragis (6.4), Kosta Barbarouses (6.4), Alex Rufer (6.2), Steven Ugarković (7.4), Bozhidar Kraev (6.5), David Ball (7.1) and Oskar Zawada (7.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Benjamin Old (6.4), Isaac Hughes, Yan Sasse (6.2), Alexander Paulsen, Sam Sutton (6.7), Oskar van Hattum (6.5) and Nicholas Pennington (6.4).

Wellington Phoenix could not rely on the presence of Nicholas Pennington (injured).

Substitutions

Wellington Phoenix made 5 changes: Bozhidar Kraev for Benjamin Old (46′), Kosta Barbarouses for Yan Sasse (71′), L. Mauragis for Sam Sutton (71′), A. Rufer for Oskar van Hattum (78′) and David Ball for Nicholas Pennington (78′).

Best player: Oskar Zawada​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was Oskar Zawada.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 12 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

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