ADELAIDE. Adelaide United annihilates Wellington Phoenix 4-0 with goals of G. Blackwood (7′), C. Goodwin (54′ pen), C. Goodwin (69′ pen) and J. Lopez (80′).

The match was played at the Coopers Stadium stadium in Adelaide on Saturday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Elder with the assistance of Matthew Cream and Henry Day. The 4th official was Daniel Cook. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 27.6 degrees Celsius or 81.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.​

Match Statistics​

Adelaide United

4 - 0

Wellington Phoenix

• 54 Ball Possession 46

Shots

• 21 Total 10
• 10 On Target 3
• 11 Off Target 7
• 3 Shots blocked 1

• 75 Attack 123
• 55 Dangerous attack 44
• 136 Ball safe​ 133

• 2 Penalties 0
• 5 Corners 5
• 2 Off Sides 4

Fouls

• 16 Total 12
• 5 Yellow Cards 3
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Adelaide United was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Wellington Phoenix that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Adelaide United was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Adelaide United won the match​.

Adelaide United shot 21 times, 10 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Wellington Phoenix shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Adelaide United received 5 yellow cards (I. Sanchez, R. Kitto, J. Tratt, S. Mauk and J. Lopez). Regarding the opposition, Wellington Phoenix received 4 yellow cards (B. Waine, C. Lewis, and N. Pennington).

Standings

After this encounter, Adelaide United will have 6 points to sit in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Wellington Phoenix will stay with 4 points like Perth Glory to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Adelaide United will host Brisbane Roar on the 30th of April with a 21-18 head to head statistic in favor of Adelaide United (10 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).

Adelaide United – Formation

Adelaide United

G

James Delianov 1.Australia

6.6

31'

D

Michael Jakobsen 22.Denmark

7.6

D

Javi López 21.Spain

7.8

90' 80'

D

Jacob Tratt 23.Australia

7.6

75'

D

Ryan Kitto 7.Australia

8.0

58'

M

Juande 28.Spain

7.3

73'

M

Isaías 10.Spain

7.5

48'

M

S. Mauk 8.Australia

7.3

87'

M

Bernardo Oliveira 31.Australia

7.1

73'

M

Craig Goodwin 11.Australia

9.9

54', 69'

F

George Blackwood 14.Australia

7.1

62' 7'

Substitutes

G

Steven Hall 50.Australia

7.1

31'

D

Lachlan Barr 25.Australia

D

George Timotheou 3.Australia

D

Alexandar Popovic 41.Australia

M

J. Caletti 18.Australia

6.4

73'

M

Louis D'Arrigo 6.Australia

6.2

73'

F

Y. Dukuly 19.Liberia

6.8

62'

Adelaide United started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Thomas Veart decided to play with the following team: James Delianov (6.6), Javi López (7.8), Jacob Tratt (7.6), Michael Jakobsen (7.6), Ryan Kitto (8.0), Juande (7.3), Bernardo Oliveira (7.1), Isaías (7.5), Stefan Mauk (7.3), Craig Goodwin (9.9) and George Blackwood (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Steven Hall (7.1), L. Barr, Yaya Dukuly (6.8), Joe Caletti (6.4), George Timotheou, A. Popovic and Louis D’Arrigo (6.2).

Adelaide United could not rely on the presence of S. Hall (injured).

Substitutions

Adelaide United made 4 changes: J. Delianov for S. Hall (31′), G. Blackwood for Y. Dukuly (62′), B. Oliveira for L. D’Arrigo (73′) and J. Juande for J. Caletti (73′).

Best player: Craig Goodwin​

The most impressive player for Adelaide United was Craig Goodwin.

His rating is (9.9) with 2 goals, 31 passes (93% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 9 crosses.

Wellington Phoenix – Formation

Wellington Phoenix

G

Alexander Paulsen 40.New Zealand

7.3

D

James McGarry 5.New Zealand

6.1

69'

D

Joshua Laws 21.Australia

6.2

79'

D

Callan Elliot 17.New Zealand

6.3

46'

D

Tim Payne 6.New Zealand

6.4

M

Alex Rufer 14.New Zealand

6.8

46'

M

Clayton Rhys Lewis 23.New Zealand

6.8

46'

M

Benjamin Old 8.New Zealand

6.8

M

David Ball 9.England

6.0

F

Jaushua Sotirio 11.Australia

6.4

46'

F

Ben Waine 18.New Zealand

6.5

29'

Substitutes

H. Gray 30.New Zealand

D

Finn Surman 33.New Zealand

6.2

46'

D

L. Fenton 16.New Zealand

5.7

69'

M

Luka Pršo 12.Australia

M

Nicholas Pennington 13.Australia

6.3

46' 73'

M

Sam Sutton 19.New Zealand

7.0

79'

F

Oskar van Hattum 43.New Zealand

6.4

46'

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

Ufuk Talay played with: Alex Paulsen (7.3), Callan Elliot (6.3), Tim Payne (6.4), Joshua Laws (6.2), James McGarry (6.1), Benjamin Old (6.8), Alex Rufer (6.8), Clayton Lewis (6.8), David Ball (6.0), Jaushua Sotirio (6.4) and Ben Waine (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: Finn Surman (6.2), Oskar van Hattum (6.4), Louis Fenton (5.7), Luka Pršo, H. Gray, Nicholas Pennington (6.3) and Sam Sutton (7.0).

Substitutions

Wellington Phoenix made 5 changes: A. Rufer for F. Surman (46′), J. Sotirio for O. van Hattum (46′), C. Elliot for N. Pennington (46′), J. McGarry for L. Fenton (69′) and J. Laws for S. Sutton (79′).

Best player: Alex Paulsen​

The player that probably impressed the most for Wellington Phoenix was the goalkeeper: Alex Paulsen. His rating is 7.33. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Adelaide United – Wellington Phoenix – 4-0