Wellington Phoenix beats Macarthur 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

SYDNEY. Wellington Phoenix was eventually too good for Macarthur.

December 19, 2023

SYDNEY. Wellington Phoenix was ultimately too much to handle for Macarthur with the goal of Bozhidar Kraev (40′), Kosta Barbarouses (58′) and Kosta Barbarouses (61′). Macarthur lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

Ulises Dávila didn’t convert a decisive penalty (65′). That would have allowed Macarthur to draw the match.

The match was played at the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium in Sydney on Monday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Alex King who had the assistance of Andrej Giev and Matthew McOrist. The 4th official was Ben Abraham. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.79 degrees Celsius or 74.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.

Match Statistics

Macarthur

0 - 3

Wellington Phoenix

56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

15 Total 14
8 On Target 7
4 Off Target 4
3 Shots blocked 3

142 Attack 54
79 Dangerous attack 35
69 Ball safe 75

2 Penalties 0
8 Corners 6

Fouls

11 Total 10
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Macarthur was in firm control of the ball 56% while Wellington Phoenix was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Macarthur was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. Anyhow, Wellington Phoenix succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.

Macarthur shot 15 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Wellington Phoenix shot 14 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Macarthur received 3 yellow cards (Yianni Nicolaou, Kearyn Baccus and Jonathan Aspropotamitis). Regarding the opposition, Wellington Phoenix received 2 yellow cards (Alex Rufer and Nicholas Pennington).

Match Timeline

Yianni Nicolaou- Yellow

13'

Alex Rufer- Yellow

26'

Nicholas Pennington- Yellow

40'

Bozhidar Kraev(goal)Benjamin Old

O. Jones- sub ->Isaac Hovar

46'

53'

58'

Kosta Barbarouses(goal)Bozhidar Kraev

Daniel De Silva- sub ->Clayton Lewis

59'

61'

Kosta Barbarouses(goal)Tim Payne

J. Drew- sub ->Matthew Millar

60'

Ulises Dávila - missed penaltyUlises Dávila

65'

67'

Mohamed Al-Taay- sub ->Nicholas Pennington

A. Auglah- sub ->Ulises Dávila

76'

F. Conchie- sub ->Benjamin Old

Raphael Borges Rodrigues- sub ->Yianni Nicolaou

76'

85'

O. van Hattum- sub ->Bozhidar Kraev

85'

L. Kelly-Heald- sub ->Sam Sutton

Kearyn Baccus- Yellow

85'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Central Coast Mariners

Western Sydney Wanderers

After this encounter, Macarthur stays with 15 points like Western Sydney Wanderers to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, Wellington Phoenix will has 17 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

Macarthur – Formation

Macarthur

F. Kurto 12.Poland

7.3

J. Aspropotamitis 5.Australia

6.8

53'

Tomislav Uskok 6.Australia

6.4

Yianni Nicolaou 22.Australia

6.6

76'

Isaac Hovar 32.Australia

6.4

46'

Jake Hollman 8.Australia

7.7

Ulises Dávila 10.Mexico

6.3

76'

Kearyn Baccus 15.Australia

7.3

85'

Clayton Lewis 23.New Zealand

7.3

59'

Matthew Millar 44.Australia

6.8

60'

Valère Germain 98.France

7.1

Substitutes

Danijel Nizic 1.Australia

O. Jones 16.Australia

6.7

46'

Charles M'Mombwa 24.Tanzania

J. Drew 37.Australia

6.8

60'

Daniel De Silva 7.Australia

7.5

59'

Raphael Borges Rodrigues 17.Australia

7.1

76'

A. Auglah 36.Australia

7.3

76'

Macarthur started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Mile Sterjovski decided to play with the following team: Filip Kurto (7.3), Yianni Nicolaou (6.6), Tomislav Uskok (6.4), Jonathan Aspropotamitis (6.8), Isaac Hovar (6.4), Kearyn Baccus (7.3), Clayton Lewis (7.3), Matthew Millar (6.8), Ulises Dávila (6.3), Jake Hollman (7.7) and Valère Germain (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Danijel Nizic, Daniel De Silva (7.5), Oliver Jones (6.7), Raphael Borges Rodrigues (7.1), Charles M’Mombwa, Ali Auglah (7.3) and Jed Drew (6.8).

Substitutions

Macarthur made 5 changes: Clayton Lewis for Daniel De Silva (59′), Isaac Hovar for Oliver Jones (46′), Matthew Millar for Jed Drew (60′), Yianni Nicolaou for Raphael Borges Rodrigues (76′) and Ulises Dávila for Ali Auglah (76′).

Player of the match: Jake Hollman

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Macarthur was Jake Hollman.

His rating is 7.7 with 50 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.

Wellington Phoenix – Formation

Wellington Phoenix

A. Paulsen 40.New Zealand

10.1

F. Surman 3.New Zealand

7.5

Scott Wootton 4.England

6.7

Tim Payne 6.New Zealand

7.7

S. Sutton 19.New Zealand

7.3

85'

Kosta Barbarouses 7.New Zealand

9.1

58', 61'

B. Old 8.New Zealand

8.1

76'

Bozhidar Kraev 11.Bulgaria

7.9

85'

40'

Alex Rufer 14.New Zealand

7.0

13'

Nicholas Pennington 15.Australia

7.3

67'

26'

David Ball 10.England

7.0

Substitutes

Jack Duncan 25.Australia

L. Kelly-Heald 18.New Zealand

7.0

85'

I. Hughes 26.New Zealand

F. Conchie 5.New Zealand

6.6

76'

Mohamed Al-Taay 12.Australia

6.7

67'

L. Supyk 23.New Zealand

O. van Hattum 24.New Zealand

6.1

85'

Wellington Phoenix started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Giancarlo Italiano played with: Alex Paulsen (10.1), Tim Payne (7.7), Finn Surman (7.5), Scott Wootton (6.7), Sam Sutton (7.3), Nicholas Pennington (7.3), Alex Rufer (7.0), Benjamin Old (8.1), Bozhidar Kraev (7.9), David Ball (7.0) and Kosta Barbarouses (9.1).

These were the players on the bench: Fin Conchie (6.6), Mohamed Al-Taay (6.7), Lukas Kelly-Heald (7.0), L. Supyk, Oskar van Hattum (6.1), Jack Duncan and Isaac Hughes.

Substitutions

Wellington Phoenix made 4 changes: Sam Sutton for Lukas Kelly-Heald (85′), Nicholas Pennington for Mohamed Al-Taay (67′), Benjamin Old for Fin Conchie (76′) and Bozhidar Kraev for Oskar van Hattum (85′).