. Wellington Phoenix defeated Perth Glory to win 2-1. It was Wellington Phoenix to strike first with an early goal of Oskar Zawada at the 9′. Then it was a goal in the 59′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Bozhidar Kraev gave the win to Wellington Phoenix in the 74′ minute with a goal.

Adam Taggart squandered a decisive penalty (88′). That would have allowed Perth Glory to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Wellington Regional Stadium stadium in on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Elder with the help of Mark Rule and Isaac Trevis. The 4th official was Campbell-Kirk Waugh. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.5 degrees Celsius or 67.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 32%.​

Match Statistics​

Wellington Phoenix

2 - 1

Perth Glory

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 13 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 7 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 82 Attack 131
  • 31 Dangerous attack 60
  • 88 Ball safe 69
  • 0 Penalties 2
  • 7 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 5 Total 6
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Wellington Phoenix was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Perth Glory that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Perth Glory was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Wellington Phoenix was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Wellington Phoenix shot 13 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Perth Glory shot 12 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Wellington Phoenix received 2 yellow cards (Oskar Zawada and Kosta Barbarouses). Regarding the opposition, Perth Glory received 2 yellow cards (Aleksandar Susnjar and Stefan Colakovski).

Match Timeline

Oskar Zawada (goal)
9'
18'
David Williams- sub ->Luke Ivanovic
42'
Aleksandar Susnjar - Yellow
Kosta Barbarouses- Yellow
45'
46'
Stefan Colakovski- sub ->Jarrod Carluccio
47'
Stefan Colakovski- Yellow
58'
Bruce Kamau- sub ->Daniel Bennie
59'
Mark Beevers (goal)Oliver Božanić
B. Old- sub ->Alex Rufer
70'
Bozhidar Kraev(goal)Oskar Zawada
74'
82'
Jacob Muir- sub ->Oliver Božanić
82'
T. Ostler- sub ->Aleksandar Susnjar
I. Hughes- sub ->Kosta Barbarouses
83'
86'
T. Ostler(VAR)
Oskar Zawada - Yellow
88'
88'
Adam Taggart- missed penaltyAdam Taggart

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Central Coast Mariners
55
27
Wellington Phoenix
53
27
Melbourne Victory
42
27
Sydney
41
27
Macarthur
41
27
Melbourne City
39
27
Western Sydney Wanderers
37
27
Adelaide United
32
27
Brisbane Roar
30
27
Newcastle Jets
28
27
Western United
26
27
Perth Glory
22
27

After playing this match, Wellington Phoenix has 4 points to occupy the 6th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Perth Glory stays with 1 points (8th).

Next matches

Wellington Phoenix – Formation

Wellington Phoenix
G
A. Paulsen 40.New Zealand
7.5
D
F. Surman 3.New Zealand
7.3
D
Scott Wootton 4.England
7.3
D
Tim Payne 6.New Zealand
8.5
D
L. Kelly-Heald 18.New Zealand
7.3
M
Kosta Barbarouses 7.New Zealand
6.8
83' 45'
M
Oskar Zawada 9.Poland
8.5
88' 9'
M
Bozhidar Kraev 11.Bulgaria
7.8
74'
M
Mohamed Al-Taay 12.Australia
7.3
81'
M
Alex Rufer 14.New Zealand
6.7
70'
M
Nicholas Pennington 15.Australia
7.5
Substitutes
G
Jack Duncan 25.Australia
D
I. Hughes 26.New Zealand
6.4
83'
M
B. Old 8.New Zealand
7.0
70'
M
Jackson Manuel 52.New Zealand
F
David Ball 10.England

Wellington Phoenix started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

The manager Giancarlo Italiano decided to play with the following team: Alex Paulsen (7.5), Tim Payne (8.5), Finn Surman (7.3), Scott Wootton (7.3), Lukas Kelly-Heald (7.3), Mohamed Al-Taay (7.3), Alex Rufer (6.7), Nicholas Pennington (7.5), Bozhidar Kraev (7.8), Kosta Barbarouses (6.8) and Oskar Zawada (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Benjamin Old (7.0), David Ball, Jack Duncan, Isaac Hughes (6.4), Josh Rudland, Fergus Gillion (6.6) and Jackson Manuel.

Wellington Phoenix could not rely on the presence of Isaac Hughes (injured).

Substitutions

Wellington Phoenix made 2 changes: Alex Rufer for Benjamin Old (70′) and Kosta Barbarouses for Isaac Hughes (83′).

Best player: Tim Payne​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was Tim Payne even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.5) with 36 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 8 crosses.

Perth Glory – Formation

Perth Glory
G
Oliver Sail 1.New Zealand
6.3
D
John Koutroumbis 2.Australia
7.1
D
Mark Beevers 5.England
7.7
59'
D
Aleksandar Susnjar 15.Australia
7.3
82' 42'
D
Darryl Lachman 29.Curaçao
6.7
M
Jarrod Carluccio 17.Australia
6.7
46'
M
G. Colli 20.Australia
7.3
M
D. Bennie 23.Australia
6.3
58'
M
Oliver Bozanic 24.Australia
7.7
82'
F
Luke Ivanovic 12.Australia
6.4
18'
F
Adam Taggart 22.Australia
6.3
Substitutes
G
C. Cook 13.Australia
D
Jacob Muir 3.Australia
6.8
82'
D
Riley Warland 14.Australia
M
T. Ostler 19.Australia
6.7
82'
F
Stefan Colakovski 7.Australia
6.8
46' 47'
F
David Williams 9.Australia
7.5
18'
F
Bruce Kamau 77.Australia
6.8
58'

Perth Glory started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Alen Stajcic played with: Oliver Sail (6.3), John Koutroumbis (7.1), Darryl Lachman (6.7), Mark Beevers (7.7), Aleksandar Susnjar (7.3), Jarrod Carluccio (6.7), Giordano Colli (7.3), Oliver Božanić (7.7), Daniel Bennie (6.3), Adam Taggart (6.3) and Luke Ivanovic (6.4).

They had on the bench: Jacob Muir (6.8), Stefan Colakovski (6.8), David Williams (7.5), Cameron Cook, Riley Warland, Trent Ostler (6.7) and Bruce Kamau (6.8).

Substitutions

Perth Glory made 5 changes: Aleksandar Susnjar for Trent Ostler (82′), Luke Ivanovic for David Williams (18′), Jarrod Carluccio for Stefan Colakovski (46′), Oliver Božanić for Jacob Muir (82′) and Daniel Bennie for Bruce Kamau (58′).

Best player: Mark Beevers​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Perth Glory was Mark Beevers.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 77 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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