SYDNEY. Wellington Phoenix overcomes Macarthur 1-0 after O. Zawada scored just 1 goal (11′). Macarthur was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Adam Kersey who was helped by Matthew McOrist and Hugh White. The 4th official was Stephen Lucas. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.6 degrees Celsius or 61.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 18 Total 10
- 6 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 162 Attack 82
- 65 Dangerous attack 28
- 66 Ball safe 64
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
Fouls
- 6 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Macarthur was in firm control of the ball 63% while Wellington Phoenix was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Macarthur was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Wellington Phoenix found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Macarthur shot 18 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Wellington Phoenix shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Macarthur received 2 yellow cards (Jerry Skotadis and Kearyn Baccus). Talking about the opposition, Wellington Phoenix received 3 yellow cards (A. Rufer, Ufuk Talay and Joshua Laws).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Macarthur will stay with 26 points to sit in the 12th place. On the other side, Wellington Phoenix will have 35 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
Macarthur – Formation
Macarthur
74'
77'
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 , Jake McGing , Tomislav Uskok , Oliver Jones , Ivan Vujica , Kearyn Baccus , Jerry Skotadis , Matthew Millar , Jake Hollman , Jed Drew and Lachlan Rose .
The home team had on the bench: Moudi Najjar, Craig Noone , Nick Suman, Al Hassan Toure , Bachana Arabuli , Jason Romero and Jonathan Aspropotamitis .
Macarthur could not rely on the presence of Moudi Najjar (injured).
Substitutions
Macarthur made 6 changes: Oliver Jones for Jonathan Aspropotamitis (46′), Jerry Skotadis for Craig Noone (64′), Lachlan Rose for Jason Romero (64′), Jed Drew for Al Hassan Toure (64′), Jake McGing for Bachana Arabuli (74′) and Jake Hollman for Moudi Najjar (86′).
Best player: Jerry Skotadis
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Macarthur was Jerry Skotadis.
His rating is with 25 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Wellington Phoenix – Formation
Wellington Phoenix
11'
Wellington Phoenix started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Ufuk Talay played with: Oliver Sail , Callan Elliot , Scott Wootton , Tim Payne , Lucas Mauragis , Yan Sasse , Alex Rufer , Steven Ugarković , Kosta Barbarouses , Oskar Zawada and David Ball .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Oskar van Hattum, Bozhidar Kraev , Clayton Lewis, Joshua Laws , Alex Paulsen, Nikko Boxall and Nicholas Pennington.
Substitutions
Wellington Phoenix made 3 changes: Yan Sasse for Joshua Laws (67′), Kosta Barbarouses for Bozhidar Kraev (81′) and Steven Ugarkovic for Clayton Rhys Lewis (90′).
Best player: Oskar Zawada
The most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was Oskar Zawada.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 17.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
- Macarthur – Wellington Phoenix – 0-1
- Perth Glory – Western United – 1-2
- Melbourne Victory – Brisbane Roar – 0-1
- Sydney – Newcastle Jets – 2-0
