Macarthur recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Wellington Phoenix 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SYDNEY. Macarthur was capable to turn the tables against Wellington Phoenix to win 2-1.

Macarthur recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Wellington Phoenix 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SYDNEY. Macarthur managed to turn the tables against Wellington Phoenix to win 2-1. It was Wellington Phoenix to strike first with an early goal of Bozhidar Kraev at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 33′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Moudi Najjar gave the win to Macarthur in the 50′ minute.

Oskar Zawada didn’t score a decisive penalty (41′). That would have allowed Wellington Phoenix to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium in Sydney on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Alireza Faghani with the help of Kearney Robinson and Greg Taylor. The 4th official was Hassan Jomaa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.9 degrees Celsius or 74.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 16 Total 19
  • 9 On Target 7
  • 6 Off Target 12
  • 2 Shots blocked 0
  • 120 Attack 99
  • 51 Dangerous attack 43
  • 112 Ball safe 120
  • 1 Penalties 2
  • 3 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 2 Total 2
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Macarthur was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Wellington Phoenix that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Macarthur had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Macarthur won the match​.

Macarthur shot 16 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wellington Phoenix shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Macarthur received 3 yellow cards (Tomislav Uskok, Jed Drew and Kearyn Baccus). On the opposite side, Wellington Phoenix received 2 yellow cards (A. Rufer and O. van Hattum).

Match Timeline

4'
Bozhidar Kraev(goal)Oskar Zawada
Ulises Dávila (goal)
33'
Tomislav Uskok- Yellow
34'
Jed Drew- Yellow
36'
41'
Oskar Zawada- missed penaltyOskar Zawada
Kearyn Baccus- Yellow
43'
43'
Bozhidar Kraev(var)
44'
45'
Alex Rufer- Yellow
46'
50'
53'
B. Old- sub ->Yan Sasse
Ulises Dávila - missed penaltyUlises Dávila
56'
Daniel De Silva - sub ->Kearyn Baccus
58'
65'
Sam Sutton- sub ->L. Mauragis
Ali Auglah- sub ->Jed Drew
72'
72'
Oskar van Hattum- sub ->David Ball
72'
Nicholas Pennington- sub ->A. Rufer
Oliver Jones- sub ->Aleksandar Susnjar
73'
Jake McGing - sub ->Matthew Millar
81'
90'
Oskar van Hattum- Yellow
90'
90'

Standings

After this contest, Macarthur will have 21 points like Wellington Phoenix and Newcastle Jets to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Wellington Phoenix will stay with 21 points like Newcastle Jets and Macarthur to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

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

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

Macarthur – Formation

Macarthur
G
Filip Kurto 12.Poland
9.1
D
Aleksandar Susnjar 15.Australia
6.5
73'
D
Ivan Vujica 13.Australia
6.7
D
Matthew Millar  44.Australia
6.8
81'
D
Tomislav Uskok 6.Australia
6.4
34'
M
Ulises Dávila  10.Mexico
6.4
Goals33'
M
Kearyn Baccus 11.Australia
6.3
58' 43'
M
Jake Hollman 8.Australia
7.9
M
Daniel Arzani 99.Australia
6.0
46'
M
Jed Drew 37.Australia
6.2
72' 36'
F
Moudi Najjar 14.Australia
7.2
Goals50'
Substitutes
G
Nick Suman 1.Australia
D
Jake McGing  2.Australia
6.6
81'
M
Oliver Jones 16.Australia
6.6
73'
M
Daniel De Silva  7.Australia
6.6
58'
F
A. Toure 35.Australia
6.9
46'
F
Ali Auglah 36.Australia
7.0
72'
F
Bachana Arabuli 9.Georgia

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

The manager Mile Sterjovski decided to play with the following team: Filip Kurto (9.1), Matthew Millar (6.8), Tomislav Uskok (6.4), Aleksandar Susnjar (6.5), Ivan Vujica (6.7), Kearyn Baccus (6.3), Jake Hollman (7.9), Jed Drew (6.2), Ulises Dávila (6.4), Daniel Arzani (6.0) and Moudi Najjar (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Nick Suman, Bachana Arabuli, Al Hassan Toure (6.9), Ali Auglah (7.0), Oliver Jones (6.6), Daniel De Silva (6.6) and Jake McGing (6.6).

Substitutions

Macarthur made 5 changes: Daniel Arzani for Al Hassan Toure (46′), Kearyn Baccus for Daniel De Silva (58′), Jed Drew for Ali Auglah (72′), Aleksandar Susnjar for Oliver Jones (73′) and Matthew Millar for Jake McGing (81′).

Best player: Filip Kurto​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Macarthur was the goalkeeper: Filip Kurto. His rating is 9.10. He saved 2 penalties. He performed 6 saves.

Wellington Phoenix – Formation

Wellington Phoenix
G
Oliver Sail 20.New Zealand
7.7
D
Tim Payne 6.New Zealand
6.9
D
Joshua Laws 21.Australia
6.9
D
Callan Elliot 17.New Zealand
6.4
D
Lucas Mauragis 12.Australia
6.8
65'
M
Alex Rufer 14.New Zealand
6.5
72' 45'
M
Steven Ugarković 5.Australia
7.6
M
Bozhidar Kraev 11.Bulgaria
7.8
Goals4'
M
Yan Sasse 31.Brazil
6.0
53'
F
David Ball 10.England
6.8
72'
F
Oskar Zawada 9.Poland
6.7
Substitutes
G
A. Paulsen 40.New Zealand
D
F. Surman 3.New Zealand
D
Nikko Boxall 15.New Zealand
M
Sam Sutton 19.New Zealand
6.8
65'
M
Nicholas Pennington 13.Australia
6.8
72'
M
B. Old 8.New Zealand
7.1
53'
F
Oskar van Hattum 24.New Zealand
6.6
72' 90'

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

Ufuk Talay played with: Oliver Sail (7.7), Callan Elliot (6.4), Tim Payne (6.9), Joshua Laws (6.9), Lucas Mauragis (6.8), Yan Sasse (6.0), Alex Rufer (6.5), Steven Ugarković (7.6), Bozhidar Kraev (7.8), David Ball (6.8) and Oskar Zawada (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Alexander Paulsen, Sam Sutton (6.8), Nicholas Pennington (6.8), Oskar van Hattum (6.6), Benjamin Old (7.1), Finn Surman and Nikko Boxall.

Substitutions

Wellington Phoenix made 4 changes: Yan Sasse for Benjamin Old (53′), L. Mauragis for Sam Sutton (65′), A. Rufer for Nicholas Pennington (72′) and David Ball for Oskar van Hattum (72′).

Best player: Bozhidar Kraev​

The most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was Bozhidar Kraev.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 31 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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