Brisbane Roar clutches a draw against Wellington Phoenix. HIGHLIGHTS

BRISBANE. Brisbane Roar was able to capture a late draw against Wellington Phoenix with a late goal from C. Brown .

February 3, 2024

BRISBANE. Brisbane Roar was capable to snatch a draw against Wellington Phoenix with a late goal from C. Brown scored in the (90′) after Wellington Phoenix got a lead with a goal from B. Kraev (51′).

The match was played at the Suncorp Stadium stadium in Brisbane on Friday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Ben Abraham with the support of David Walsh and Nathan MacDonald. The 4th official was Alex King. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.57 degrees Celsius or 88.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.

Match Statistics

Brisbane Roar

1 - 1

Wellington Phoenix

53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

21 Total 9
4 On Target 6
8 Off Target 3
10 Shots blocked 0

138 Attack 101
70 Dangerous attack 27
55 Ball safe 74

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 0
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

6 Total 7
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

6 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Brisbane Roar was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Wellington Phoenix that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Brisbane Roar was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Brisbane Roar to win the match.

Brisbane Roar shot 21 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Wellington Phoenix shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Brisbane Roar received 2 yellow cards (James Nikolovski and Louis Zabala). Regarding the opposition, Wellington Phoenix received 2 yellow cards (Bozhidar Kraev and Nicholas Pennington).

Match Timeline

A. Majok- sub ->Henry Hore

38'

Corey Brown- sub ->Jack Hingert

41'

51'

Bozhidar Kraev(goal)Mohamed Al-Taay

J. Nikolovski- Yellow

59'

Carlo Armiento- sub ->Thomas Waddingham

62'

Marco Rojas- sub ->Joe Caletti

62'

64'

Nicholas Pennington- Yellow

69'

Oskar Zawada - sub ->Oskar van Hattum

70'

F. Conchie- sub ->David Ball

74'

B. Old- sub ->Mohamed Al-Taay

Taras Gomulka- sub ->Antonee Burke-Gilroy

79'

L. Zabala- sub ->Nikola Mileusnic

79'

89'

Bozhidar Kraev- Yellow

L. Zabala- Yellow

90'

Corey Brown(goal)Keegan Jelacic

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Central Coast Mariners

Western Sydney Wanderers

After this contest, Brisbane Roar has 18 points like Adelaide United to hold in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Wellington Phoenix will has 29 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Wellington Phoenix will host Central Coast Mariners on the 6th of February with a 19-18 head to head in favor of Wellington Phoenix (8 draws).

Brisbane Roar – Formation

Brisbane Roar

M. Freke 1.Australia

7.5

Tom Aldred 5.Scotland

J. Hingert 19.Australia

6.8

41'

Antonee Burke-Gilroy 21.Australia

7.0

79'

K. Trewin 27.Australia

7.3

J. Nikolovski 32.Australia

6.4

59'

Joe Caletti 6.Australia

7.0

62'

Nikola Mileusnic 10.Australia

7.0

79'

Henry Hore 13.Australia

7.3

38'

Keegan Jelacic 23.Australia

8.1

J. O'Shea 26.Republic of Ireland

8.4

T. Waddingham 16.Australia

6.4

62'

Substitutes

Matt Acton 29.Australia

Corey Brown 3.Australia

7.0

41'

90'

Taras Gomulka 12.Australia

7.0

79'

A. Majok 99.South Sudan

6.8

38'

L. Zabala 35.Australia

7.0

79'

90'

Carlo Armiento 17.Australia

7.3

62'

Marco Rojas 20.New Zealand

6.7

62'

Brisbane Roar started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Ben Cahn decided to play with the following team: Macklin Freke (7.5), Jack Hingert (6.8), James Nikolovski (6.4), Tom Aldred , Kai Trewin (7.3), Antonee Burke-Gilroy (7.0), Nikola Mileusnic (7.0), Joe Caletti (7.0), Jay O’Shea (8.4), Henry Hore (7.3), Thomas Waddingham (6.4) and Keegan Jelacic (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Corey Brown (7.0), Taras Gomulka (7.0), Carlo Armiento (7.3), Marco Rojas (6.7), Matt Acton, Ayom Majok (6.8) and Louis Zabala (7.0).

Brisbane Roar could not rely on the presence of Ayom Majok (injured) and Corey Brown (injured).

Substitutions

Brisbane Roar made 6 changes: Henry Hore for Ayom Majok (38′), Jack Hingert for Corey Brown (41′), Thomas Waddingham for Carlo Armiento (62′), Joe Caletti for Marco Rojas (62′), Antonee Burke-Gilroy for Taras Gomulka (79′) and Nikola Mileusnic for Louis Zabala (79′).

Player of the match: Jay O’Shea

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Brisbane Roar was Jay O’Shea.

His rating is 8.4 with 129 passes (93% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.

Wellington Phoenix – Formation

Wellington Phoenix

A. Paulsen 40.New Zealand

7.0

F. Surman 3.New Zealand

7.1

Scott Wootton 4.England

7.3

Mohamed Al-Taay 12.Australia

7.3

74'

L. Kelly-Heald 18.New Zealand

7.3

I. Hughes 26.New Zealand

7.3

David Ball 10.England

6.8

70'

Bozhidar Kraev 11.Bulgaria

8.1

89'

51'

Nicholas Pennington 15.Australia

7.1

64'

O. van Hattum 24.New Zealand

7.5

69'

Kosta Barbarouses 7.New Zealand

7.5

Substitutes

Jack Duncan 25.Australia

F. Conchie 5.New Zealand

7.1

70'

B. Old 8.New Zealand

7.0

74'

M. Sheridan 43.New Zealand

Oskar Zawada 9.Poland

6.6

69'

L. Supyk 23.New Zealand

Wellington Phoenix started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Giancarlo Italiano played with: Alex Paulsen (7.0), Mohamed Al-Taay (7.3), Finn Surman (7.1), Scott Wootton (7.3), Isaac Hughes (7.3), Lukas Kelly-Heald (7.3), Oskar van Hattum (7.5), Nicholas Pennington (7.1), Bozhidar Kraev (8.1), David Ball (6.8), Kosta Barbarouses (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Fin Conchie (7.1), Benjamin Old (7.0), Oskar Zawada (6.6), L. Supyk, Jack Duncan, Fergus Gillion (6.3) and Matthew Sheridan.

Substitutions

Wellington Phoenix made 3 changes: Oskar van Hattum for Oskar Zawada (69′), David Ball for Fin Conchie (70′) and Mohamed Al-Taay for Benjamin Old (74′).