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
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 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
, Matthew Millar , Tomislav Uskok , Aleksandar Susnjar , Ivan Vujica , Kearyn Baccus , Jake Hollman , Jed Drew , Ulises Dávila , Daniel Arzani and Moudi Najjar .The home team had on the bench: Nick Suman, Bachana Arabuli, Al Hassan Toure
, Ali Auglah , Oliver Jones , Daniel De Silva and Jake McGing .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 started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Ufuk Talay played with: Oliver Sail
, Callan Elliot , Tim Payne , Joshua Laws , Lucas Mauragis , Yan Sasse , Alex Rufer , Steven Ugarković , Bozhidar Kraev , David Ball and Oskar Zawada .The following players were sitting on the bench: Alexander Paulsen, Sam Sutton
, Nicholas Pennington , Oskar van Hattum , Benjamin Old , 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
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.