SYDNEY. Wellington Phoenix tops Macarthur 3-1.

The match was played at the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium in Sydney on Sunday and it started at 4:05 pm local time. The referee was Alex King with the support of Owen Goldrick and Greg Taylor. The 4th official was Stephen Lucas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22 degrees Celsius or 71.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Wellington Phoenix

3 - 1

Macarthur

• 55 Ball Possession 45

Shots

• 14 Total 19
• 6 On Target 7
• 8 Off Target 12
• 1 Shots blocked 4

• 116 Attack 111
• 41 Dangerous attack 39
• 84 Ball safe​ 69

• 1 Penalties 0
• 3 Corners 5
• 4 Off Sides 1

Fouls

• 10 Total 17
• 1 Yellow Cards 3
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Wellington Phoenix was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Macarthur that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Wellington Phoenix was putting more pressure with 41 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wellington Phoenix won the match​.

Wellington Phoenix shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Macarthur shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Wellington Phoenix received 1 yellow card (S. Sutton). Talking about the opposition, Macarthur received 3 yellow cards (L. Rose, J. Mutch and M. Najjar).

Standings

After this contest, Wellington Phoenix will have 10 points to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Macarthur will stay with 14 points like Adelaide United to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Wellington Phoenix will play away with Melbourne Victory on the 29th of April with a 19-10 head to head statistic in favor of Melbourne Victory (9 draws).

Macarthur will host Newcastle Jets on the 1st of May with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Macarthur (1 draw).

Wellington Phoenix – Formation

Wellington Phoenix

G

Oliver Sail 20.New Zealand

7.7

D

Joshua Laws 21.Australia

6.6

D

Finn Surman 33.New Zealand

7.1

67'

D

Tim Payne 6.New Zealand

6.8

D

Sam Sutton 19.New Zealand

7.8

90'

M

Alex Rufer 14.New Zealand

7.4

89'

M

Clayton Rhys Lewis 23.New Zealand

7.8

M

Reno Piscopo 10.Australia

7.3

12'

M

W. Sandoval Contreras 7.Mexico

6.5

89'

F

David Ball 9.England

6.8

90'

F

Jaushua Sotirio 11.Australia

8.3

89' 72', 78'

Substitutes

G

Alexander Paulsen 40.New Zealand

D

L. Fenton 16.New Zealand

6.5

67'

M

Nicholas Pennington 13.Australia

89'

M

Benjamin Old 8.New Zealand

89'

F

Oskar van Hattum 43.New Zealand

89'

F

G. Ott 32.New Zealand

F

Ben Waine 18.New Zealand

90'

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

The manager Ufuk Talay decided to play with the following team: Oliver Sail (7.7), Tim Payne (6.8), Finn Surman (7.1), Joshua Laws (6.6), Sam Sutton (7.8), Gael Sandoval (6.5), Alex Rufer (7.4), Clayton Lewis (7.8), Reno Piscopo (7.3), David Ball (6.8) and Jaushua Sotirio (8.3).

The home team had on the bench: Oskar van Hattum, Nicholas Pennington, Louis Fenton (6.5), George Ott, Alex Paulsen, Ben Waine and Benjamin Old.

Substitutions

Wellington Phoenix made 5 changes: F. Surman for L. Fenton (67′), J. Sotirio for O. van Hattum (89′), W. Sandoval for B. Old (89′), A. Rufer for N. Pennington (89′) and D. Ball for B. Waine (90′).

Best player: Jaushua Sotirio​

The most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was Jaushua Sotirio.

His rating is (8.3) with 2 goals, 20 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He hit the woodwork once times.

Macarthur – Formation

Macarthur

G

Filip Kurto 12.Poland

6.0

D

Aleksandar Jovanović 6.Australia

6.6

46'

D

Aleksandar Susnjar 15.Australia

6.8

D

Tomislav Uskok 20.Australia

6.6

D

Craig Noone 17.England

6.4

77'

D

Moudi Najjar 14.Australia

6.4

73'

M

Ulises Dávila 10.Mexico

7.1

65' 58'

M

Daniel De Silva 7.Australia

7.7

M

Charles M'Mombwa 24.Australia

7.1

46'

F

Apostolos Giannou 99.Australia

6.4

65'

F

Lachlam Rose 31.Australia

6.5

50'

Substitutes

G

Nick Suman 1.Australia

D

Adrian Mariappa 23.Jamaica

6.3

46'

D

J. Meredith 4.Australia

M

Jordon Mutch 8.England

6.8

46' 61'

M

T. Oar 11.Australia

7.1

77'

M

Jake Hollman 21.Australia

6.4

65'

F

Al Hassan Toure 35.Australia

6.6

65'

Macarthur started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Ante Milicic played with: Filip Kurto (6.0), Craig Noone (6.4), Tomislav Uskok (6.6), Aleksandar Jovanović (6.6), Aleksandar Susnjar (6.8), Moudi Najjar (6.4), Ulises Dávila (7.1), Charles M’Mombwa (7.1), Daniel De Silva (7.7), Lachlan Rose (6.5) and Apostolos Giannou (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Jordon Mutch (6.8), Al Hassan Toure (6.6), Thomas Oar (7.1), Jake Hollman (6.4), Nick Suman, Adrian Mariappa (6.3) and James Meredith.

Substitutions

Macarthur made 5 changes: A. Jovanovic for A. Mariappa (46′), C. M’Mombwa for J. Mutch (46′), U. Davila for J. Hollman (65′), A. Giannou for A. Toure (65′) and C. Noone for T. Oar (77′).

Best player: Daniel De Silva​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Macarthur was Daniel De Silva.

His rating is (7.7) with 60 passes (88% accurate) and 9 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Wellington Phoenix – Macarthur – 1-3