NEWCASTLE. Wellington Phoenix and Macarthur draw 1-1. G. Hooper scored the first goal (25′) for Wellington Phoenix. L. Rose made it even (61′). Macarthur was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the McDonald Jones Stadium stadium in Newcastle on Sunday and it started at 7:45 am local time. The referee was Ben Abraham with the help of Lance Greenshields and Brad Wright. The 4th official was Stephen Lucas. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.7 degrees Celsius or 62.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 17 Total 14
- 3 On Target 4
- 14 Off Target 10
- 6 Shots blocked 4
- 128 Attack 86
- 96 Dangerous attack 47
- 59 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 1
- 8 Corners 4
Fouls
- 15 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Macarthur had a superior ball possession 57% while Wellington Phoenix was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Macarthur was was more pushing with 96 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Macarthur to win the match.
Macarthur shot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Wellington Phoenix shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Macarthur received 2 yellow cards (L. Rose and T. Uskok). Talking about the opposition, Wellington Phoenix received 3 yellow cards (A. Rufer, D. Ball and T. Payne).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Macarthur has 1 points to occupy the 5th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Wellington Phoenix has 1 points (7th).
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Macarthur will play away against Sydney on the 27th of November with a 1-1 head to head.
Wellington Phoenix will play away agasint Central Coast Mariners on the 27th of December with a 17-16 head to head statistic in favor of Wellington Phoenix (6 draws).
Macarthur – Formation
Macarthur
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56'
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Macarthur started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Ante Milicic decided to play with the following team: Filip Kurto , Tomislav Uskok , Aleksandar Jovanović , Aleksandar Susnjar , Craig Noone , Charles M’Mombwa , Jordon Mutch , James Meredith , Ulises Dávila , Daniel De Silva and Lachlan Rose .
The home team had on the bench: Moudi Najjar , Thomas Oar , N. Suman, A. Toure, J. McGing, Liam Rose and J. Hollman.
Substitutions
Macarthur made 3 changes: C. M’Mombwa for T. Oar (56′), J. Meredith for M. Najjar (56′) and J. Mutch for L. Rose (66′).
Best player: Jordon Mutch
The most impressive player for Macarthur was Jordon Mutch.
His rating is with 64 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Wellington Phoenix – Formation
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Ufuk Talay played with: Oliver Sail , Callan Elliot , Tim Payne , Joshua Laws , James McGarry , Clayton Lewis , Alex Rufer , David Ball , Reno Piscopo , Gary Hooper and Ben Waine .
These were the players on the bench: N. Pennington, Jaushua Sotirio , A. Paulsen, K. Mogg, L. Pršo, M. Bozinovski and Benjamin Old .
Wellington Phoenix could not rely on the presence of B. Old (injured).
Substitutions
Wellington Phoenix made 2 changes: R. Piscopo for B. Old (52′) and G. Hooper for J. Sotirio (56′).
Best player: James McGarry
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was James McGarry.
His rating is with 44 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
