WOLLONGONG. Western Sydney Wanderers conquers Wellington Phoenix with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Hemed (66′) and a goal from J. Koutroumbis (90′).

The match was played at the WIN Stadium stadium in Wollongong on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Tim Danaskos who had the assistance of Lance Greenshields and Kearney Robinson. The 4th official was Kurt Ams. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.3 degrees Celsius or 64.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Wellington Phoenix

0 - 2

Western Sydney Wanderers

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 14 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 10 Off Target 6
  • 6 Shots blocked 6
  • 125 Attack 80
  • 40 Dangerous attack 40
  • 112 Ball safe 113
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 18
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 1 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Wellington Phoenix was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Western Sydney Wanderers that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Wellington Phoenix was was more pushing with 40 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Western Sydney Wanderers found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Wellington Phoenix shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Wellington Phoenix received 3 yellow cards (G. Hooper, A. Rufer and D. Ball). On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (T. Aquilina and A. Traore).

Match Timeline

17'
64'
66'
68'
74'
74'
Alex Rufer- Yellow
77'
81'
83'
Tass Mourdoukoutas- sub ->J. Rodwell
David Ball- Yellow
86'
90'
90'
T. Russell- sub ->T. Hemed

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Melbourne City
49
26
Melbourne Victory
48
26
Western United
45
26
Adelaide United
43
26
Central Coast Mariners
42
26
Wellington Phoenix
39
26
Macarthur
33
26
Sydney
31
26
Newcastle Jets
29
26
Western Sydney Wanderers
27
26
Brisbane Roar
26
26
Perth Glory
18
26

After this contest, Wellington Phoenix stays with 4 points to occupy the 5th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers has 5 points (2nd).

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Wellington Phoenix will play away against Newcastle Jets on the 10th of December with a 20-12 head to head stats in favor of Wellington Phoenix (6 draws).

Western Sydney Wanderers will host Macarthur on the 11th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Macarthur (1 draw).

Wellington Phoenix – Formation

Wellington Phoenix
G
Oliver Sail 20.New Zealand
5.8
D
James McGarry 5.New Zealand
6.8
D
Joshua Laws 21.Australia
6.8
D
Callan Elliot 17.New Zealand
6.1
D
Tim Payne 6.New Zealand
6.8
M
Alex Rufer 14.New Zealand
6.1
77'
M
Clayton Lewis 23.New Zealand
7.0
81'
M
R. Piscopo 10.Australia
6.8
M
B. Old 8.New Zealand
6.3
F
Gary Hooper 88.England
6.5
68'
F
David Ball 9.England
6.4
86'
Substitutes
G
A. Paulsen 40.New Zealand
D
Matthew Bozinovski 3.Australia
D
L. Fenton 16.New Zealand
M
Nicholas Pennington 13.Australia
M
Luka Prso 12.Australia
F
O. van Hattum 43.New Zealand
F
Ben Waine 18.New Zealand
6.6
81'

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

The manager Ufuk Talay decided to play with the following team: Oliver Sail (5.8), Callan Elliot (6.1), Tim Payne (6.8), Joshua Laws (6.8), James McGarry (6.8), Alex Rufer (6.1), Clayton Lewis (7.0), Benjamin Old (6.3), Reno Piscopo (6.8), David Ball (6.4) and Gary Hooper (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Oskar van Hattum, Matthew Bozinovski, Alex Paulsen, Louis Fenton, Ben Waine (6.6), Nicholas Pennington and Luka Pršo.

Substitutions

Wellington Phoenix made only 1 change substituting C. Lewis for B. Waine (81′)​.

Best player: Clayton Lewis​

The most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was Clayton Lewis.

His rating is (7.0) with 48 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.

Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation

Western Sydney Wanderers
G
Tomás Mejías 20.Spain
7.4
D
Rhys Williams 4.Australia
7.2
D
A. Traoré 3.Ivory Coast
7.4
64'
D
John Koutroumbis 22.Australia
7.8
90'
D
Thomas Aquilina 39.Australia
7.4
17'
M
J. Rodwell 5.England
6.7
83'
M
Keijiro Ogawa 11.Japan
6.6
74'
M
Terry Antonis 29.Australia
7.1
M
Steven Ugarkovic 8.Australia
7.9
M
B. Ibini-Isei 9.Australia
7.5
74'
F
T. Hemed 10.Israel
7.6
90' 66'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Margush 1.Australia
D
Z. Gordon 2.Scotland
D
T. Mourdoukoutas 6.Australia
6.8
83'
D
Mark Natta 33.Australia
D
T. Russell 13.Australia
90'
M
Dimitri Petratos 23.Australia
6.7
74'
F
Ramy Najjarine 7.Australia
6.8
74'

Western Sydney Wanderers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Carl Robinson played with: Tomas Mejías (7.4), Thomas Kevin Aquilina (7.4), Johnny Koutroumbis (7.8), Rhys Williams (7.2), Adama Traoré (7.4), Jack Rodwell (6.7), Steven Ugarkovic (7.9), Keijiro Ogawa (6.6), Terry Antonis (7.1), Bernie Ibini Isei (7.5) and Tomer Hemed (7.6).

They had on the bench: Ziggy Gordon, Dimitri Petratos (6.7), Tass Mourdoukoutas (6.8), Mark Natta, Tate Russell, Daniel Margush and Ramy Najjarine (6.8).

Substitutions

Western Sydney Wanderers made 4 changes: K. Ogawa for R. Najjarine (74′), B. Ibini-Isei for D. Petratos (74′), J. Rodwell for T. Mourdoukoutas (83′) and T. Hemed for T. Russell (90′).

Best player: Steven Ugarkovic​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Western Sydney Wanderers was Steven Ugarkovic even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 46 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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