SYDNEY. Sydney bested Wellington Phoenix to win 2-1. It was Sydney to strike first with a goal of E. Kamsoba at the 19′. Then A. Le Fondre scored again for Sydney in the 58′ minute with a goal. Eventually, B. Waine reduced the distance for Wellington Phoenix with a goal. Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.​

The match was played at the Netstrata Jubilee Stadium stadium in Sydney on Sunday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Ben Abraham who was helped by Matthew McOrist and Brad Wright. The 4th official was Kurt Ams. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.9 degrees Celsius or 74.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Sydney

2 - 1

Wellington Phoenix

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 18 Total 14
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 12 Off Target 9
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 107 Attack 148
  • 54 Dangerous attack 38
  • 56 Ball safe 66
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 14 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Sydney was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Wellington Phoenix that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sydney was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sydney won the match​.

Sydney shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Wellington Phoenix shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Sydney received 1 yellow card (P. Retre). Regarding the opposition, Wellington Phoenix didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

19'
27'
A. Paulsen- sub ->O. Sail
46'
58'
61'
R. Grant- sub ->H. Van Der Saag
65'
65'
65'
66'
B. Old- sub ->J. Sotirio
66'
Nicholas Pennington- sub ->A. Rufer
75'
O. van Hattum- sub ->D. Ball
77'
81'
84'

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 match, Sydney will have 5 points like Newcastle Jets and Western Sydney Wanderers to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Wellington Phoenix will stay with 4 points like Perth Glory to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Sydney will play away against Macarthur on the 26th of December with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Macarthur (0 draws).

Wellington Phoenix will play away agasint Melbourne Victory on the 29th of April with a 19-10 head to head record in favor of Melbourne Victory (9 draws).

Sydney – Formation

Sydney
G
A. Redmayne 1.Australia
6.1
D
Alex Wilkinson 4.Australia
6.7
D
James Donachie 2.Australia
6.5
D
Joel King 16.Australia
6.7
D
Harry Van der Saag 21.Australia
7.2
65'
M
A. Cáceres 17.Australia
8.1
M
Paulo Retre 8.Australia
7.3
61'
M
Max Burgess 22.Australia
6.9
65'
M
P. Yazbek 32.Australia
7.1
77'
F
Adam Le Fondre 14.England
7.6
65' 58'
F
E. Kamsoba 27.Burundi
8.0
81' 19'
Substitutes
G
Tom Heward-Belle 20.Australia
D
R. Grant 23.Australia
6.7
65'
D
Ben Warland 3.Australia
M
M. Ninković 10.Serbia
6.8
65'
M
C. Nieuwenhof 28.Australia
6.2
77'
F
Trent Buhagiar 12.Australia
6.4
81'
F
D. da 9.Brazil
6.2
65'

Sydney adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Steve Corica decided to play with the following team: Andrew Redmayne (6.1), Harry Van der Saag (7.2), James Donachie (6.5), Alex Wilkinson (6.7), Joel King (6.7), Anthony Caceres (8.1), Patrick Yazbek (7.1), Paulo Retre (7.3), Max Burgess (6.9), Elvis Kamsoba (8.0) and Adam Le Fondre (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Tom Heward-Belle, Miloš Ninković (6.8), Calem Nieuwenhof (6.2), Rhyan Grant (6.7), Trent Buhagiar (6.4), Ben Warland and Bobô (6.2).

Substitutions

Sydney made 5 changes: A. Le Fondre for Bobo (64′), H. Van Der Saag for R. Grant (64′), M. Burgess for M. Ninkovic (65′), P. Yazbek for C. Nieuwenhof (77′) and E. Kamsoba for T. Buhagiar (81′).

Best player: Anthony Caceres​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sydney was Anthony Caceres even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 44 passes (90% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Wellington Phoenix – Formation

Wellington Phoenix
G
Oliver Sail 20.New Zealand
6.3
27'
D
L. Fenton 16.New Zealand
6.2
46'
D
Joshua Laws 21.Australia
7.0
D
Tim Payne 6.New Zealand
6.4
D
S. Sutton 19.New Zealand
6.2
M
Alex Rufer 14.New Zealand
6.4
66'
M
Clayton Lewis 23.New Zealand
7.3
M
R. Piscopo 10.Australia
7.0
M
Jaushua Sotirio 11.Australia
6.2
66'
F
David Ball 9.England
6.9
75'
F
Ben Waine 18.New Zealand
7.5
84'
Substitutes
G
A. Paulsen 40.New Zealand
6.8
27'
D
Callan Elliot 17.New Zealand
6.4
46'
D
Matthew Bozinovski 3.Australia
M
Luka Prso 12.Australia
M
B. Old 8.New Zealand
7.4
66'
M
Nicholas Pennington 13.Australia
6.5
66'
F
O. van Hattum 43.New Zealand
6.6
75'

Also Wellington Phoenix adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Ufuk Talay played with: Oliver Sail (6.3), Louis Fenton (6.2), Tim Payne (6.4), Joshua Laws (7.0), Sam Sutton (6.2), Reno Piscopo (7.0), Alex Rufer (6.4), Clayton Lewis (7.3), Jaushua Sotirio (6.2), Ben Waine (7.5) and David Ball (6.9).

They had on the bench: Luka Pršo, Alex Paulsen (6.8), Benjamin Old (7.4), Oskar van Hattum (6.6), Callan Elliot (6.4), Matthew Bozinovski and Nicholas Pennington (6.5).

Wellington Phoenix could not rely on the presence of A. Paulsen (injured).

Substitutions

Wellington Phoenix made 5 changes: O. Sail for A. Paulsen (27′), L. Fenton for C. Elliot (46′), J. Sotirio for B. Old (66′), A. Rufer for N. Pennington (66′) and D. Ball for O. van Hattum (75′).

Best player: Ben Waine​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was Ben Waine.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 11 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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