FOOTSCRAY. Wellington Phoenix was finally too good for Western United with the goal of Yan Sasse (19′), Bozhidar Kraev (58′) and Oskar Zawada (63′ pen).
The match was played at the Whitten Oval stadium in Footscray on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Elder with the support of Andrej Giev and Brad Wright. The 4th official was Hassan Jomaa. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 23 degrees Celsius or 73.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 13 Total 16
- 4 On Target 7
- 7 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 86 Attack 117
- 67 Dangerous attack 48
- 68 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 1
- 12 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Western United was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Wellington Phoenix that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Western United was more pushing with 67 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Wellington Phoenix found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Western United shot 13 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wellington Phoenix shot 16 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Western United received 2 yellow cards (Aleksandar Prijovic and Alessandro Diamanti). Regarding the opposition, Wellington Phoenix received 1 yellow card (C. Elliot).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Western United will stay with 16 points to remain in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Wellington Phoenix will have 24 points like Sydney and Newcastle Jets to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Western United will play away against Perth Glory on the 29th of April with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Western United (1 draw).
Wellington Phoenix will play away agasint Macarthur on the 30th of April with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Wellington Phoenix (2 draws).
Western United – Formation
Western United
80'
9'
Western United adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager John Aloisi decided to play with the following team: Jamie Young , Jacob Tratt , Tomoki Imai , Léo Lacroix , Connor O’Toole , Lachlan Wales , Tongo Doumbia , Neil Kilkenny , James Troisi , Noah Botic and Aleksandar Prijović .
The home team had on the bench: Adisu Bayew , Connor Pain , Ryan Scott, Dylan Pierias, Alessandro Diamanti , Michael Ruhs and Rhys Bozinovski .
Substitutions
Western United made 4 changes: James Troisi for Connor Pain (60′), Tongo Doumbia for Rhys Bozinovski (80′), Lachlan Wales for Michael Ruhs (80′) and Connor O’Toole for A. Bayew (80′).
Best player: Noah Botic
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Western United was Noah Botic.
His rating is with 6 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
Wellington Phoenix – Formation
Wellington Phoenix
58'
Also Wellington Phoenix adopted the 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 .
These were the players on the bench: Scott Wootton, Benjamin Old, Nicholas Pennington, Sam Sutton , Nikko Boxall, Oskar van Hattum and Alex Paulsen.
Wellington Phoenix could not rely on the presence of B. Old (injured).
Substitutions
Wellington Phoenix made 4 changes: L. Mauragis for Sam Sutton (59′), L. Mauragis for Alessandro Diamanti (61′), Yan Sasse for Benjamin Old (82′) and Bozhidar Kraev for Scott Wootton (90′).
Best player: Bozhidar Kraev
The most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was Bozhidar Kraev.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
