GEELONG. Wellington Phoenix overcomes Western United 1-0 after B. Old scored just 1 goal (79′).
The match was played at the GMHBA Stadium stadium in Geelong on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Tim Danaskos who was helped by George Lakrindis and Peter Jaworski. The 4th official was Jack Morgan. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 13.71 degrees Celsius or 56.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 20 Total 15
- 6 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 6
- 8 Shots blocked 6
- 143 Attack 85
- 57 Dangerous attack 35
- 64 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 6
Fouls
- 12 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Western United was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Wellington Phoenix that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Western United was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Wellington Phoenix found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Western United shot 20 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Wellington Phoenix shot 15 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Western United received 2 yellow cards (Steven Lustica and Jacob Tratt). Regarding the opposition, Wellington Phoenix received 3 yellow cards (Nicholas Pennington, Sam Sutton and Alex Rufer).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Western United will stay with 3 points like Central Coast Mariners to sit in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Wellington Phoenix will have 14 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
Western United – Formation
Western United
3'
60'
Western United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager John Aloisi decided to play with the following team: Tom Heward-Belle , Josh Risdon , Tomoki Imai , Jacob Tratt , Ben Garuccio , Daniel Penha , Steven Lustica , Angus Thurgate , Ramy Najjarine , Lachlan Wales and Noah Botic .
The home team had on the bench: Nikita Rukavytsya , Sebastian Pasquali , Kane Vidmar, Connor O’Toole, Matt Sutton, Matthew Grimaldi and Riku Danzaki .
Substitutions
Western United made 4 changes: Ramy Najjarine for Riku Danzaki (60′), Lachlan Wales for Nikita Rukavytsya (60′), Angus Thurgate for Sebastian Pasquali (88′) and Steven Lustica for Matthew Grimaldi (83′).
Player of the match: Ben Garuccio
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Western United was Ben Garuccio.
His rating is with 81 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 9 crosses.
Wellington Phoenix – Formation
Wellington Phoenix
79'
Wellington Phoenix started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
Giancarlo Italiano played with: Alex Paulsen , Tim Payne , Finn Surman , Scott Wootton , Lukas Kelly-Heald , Alex Rufer , Nicholas Pennington , Mohamed Al-Taay , Bozhidar Kraev , Kosta Barbarouses and David Ball .
These were the players on the bench: Fin Conchie , Benjamin Old , Oskar Zawada , Sam Sutton , L. Supyk, Oskar van Hattum and Jack Duncan.
Substitutions
Wellington Phoenix made 4 changes: Mohamed Al-Taay for Fin Conchie (77′), Lukas Kelly-Heald for Sam Sutton (61′), David Ball for Oskar Zawada (61′) and Nicholas Pennington for Benjamin Old (61′).
Player of the match: Alex Paulsen
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was the goalkeeper: Alex Paulsen. His rating is 8.36. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
