Adelaide United seizes a draw against Wellington Phoenix. HIGHLIGHTS

SYDNEY. Adelaide United found a way to snatch a late draw against Wellington Phoenix with a late goal from B. Oliveira.

Adelaide United seizes a draw against Wellington Phoenix. HIGHLIGHTS

SYDNEY. Adelaide United was capable to snatch a draw against Wellington Phoenix with a late goal from B. Oliveira scored in the (90′) after Wellington Phoenix got a lead with a goal from W. Sandoval (20′).

The match was played at the Netstrata Jubilee Stadium stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 4:50 pm local time. The referee was Stephen Lucas with the assistance of Matthew Cream and Andrej Giev. The 4th official was Ben Abraham. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.5 degrees Celsius or 67.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 20 Total 21
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 8
  • 8 Shots blocked 9
  • 92 Attack 119
  • 34 Dangerous attack 54
  • 104 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 8 Total 16
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Wellington Phoenix was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Adelaide United that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Adelaide United was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Adelaide United to win the encounter​.

Wellington Phoenix shot 20 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Adelaide United shot 21 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Wellington Phoenix received 1 yellow card (O. Sail). Talking about the opposition, Adelaide United received 2 yellow cards (M. Jakobsen and ).

Match Timeline

20'
23'
46'
Oskar van Hattum- sub ->J. Sotirio
59'
60'
Joshua Cavallo - sub ->R. Kitto
60'
B. Old- sub ->W. Sandoval
65'
Louis Ferenc Puskas Fenton- sub ->R. Piscopo
78'
78'
78'
Zach Clough- sub ->S. Mauk
89'
90'
90'
90'

Standings

After playing this match, Wellington Phoenix will have 14 points to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Adelaide United will have 15 points like Melbourne Victory and Macarthur to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Wellington Phoenix will play away against Melbourne Victory on the 29th of April with a 19-11 head to head in favor of Melbourne Victory (9 draws).

Adelaide United will host Brisbane Roar on the 30th of April with a 22-18 head to head record in favor of Adelaide United (10 draws).

Wellington Phoenix – Formation

Wellington Phoenix
G
Oliver Sail 20.New Zealand
90'
D
Scott Wootton 4.England
D
Joshua Laws 21.Australia
D
Tim Payne 6.New Zealand
D
Sam Sutton 19.New Zealand
M
Alex Rufer 14.New Zealand
M
Clayton Lewis 23.New Zealand
M
Reno Piscopo 10.Australia
78'
M
65' Goals20'
F
David Ball 9.England
78'
F
Jaushua Sotirio 11.Australia
59'
Substitutes
G
A. Paulsen 40.New Zealand
D
L. Fenton 16.New Zealand
78'
M
Nicholas Pennington 13.Australia
M
B. Old 8.New Zealand
65'
F
Ben Waine 18.New Zealand
F
Gary Hooper 88.England
78'
F
Oskar van Hattum 43.New Zealand
59'

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

The manager Ufuk Talay decided to play with the following team: Oliver Sail, Tim Payne, Scott Wootton, Joshua Laws, Sam Sutton, Gael Sandoval, Alex Rufer, Clayton Lewis, Reno Piscopo, Jaushua Sotirio and David Ball.

The home team had on the bench: Nicholas Pennington, Benjamin Old, Alex Paulsen, Louis Fenton, Ben Waine, Gary Hooper and Oskar van Hattum.

Substitutions

Wellington Phoenix made 4 changes: J. Sotirio for O. van Hattum (59′), W. Sandoval for B. Old (65′), R. Piscopo for L. Fenton (78′) and D. Ball for G. Hooper (78′).

Adelaide United – Formation

Adelaide United
G
Joe Gauci 46.Australia
D
Michael Jakobsen 22.Denmark
23'
D
Javi López 21.Spain
89'
D
Lachlan Barr  25.Australia
D
R. Kitto 7.Australia
60'
M
Juande 28.Spain
60'
M
Isaías 10.Spain
M
Stefan Mauk 8.Australia
78'
F
Lachlan Brook 77.Australia
46'
F
Hiroshi Ibusuki 15.Japan
F
Craig Goodwin 11.Australia
Substitutes
G
Steven Hall 50.Australia
D
Jacob Tratt  23.Australia
M
Louis D'Arrigo 6.Australia
60'
M
Bernardo Oliveira 31.Australia
46' Goals90'
M
Joshua Cavallo  27.Australia
60'
F
Mohamed Touré 17.Australia
89'
F
Zach Clough 20.England
78'

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

Thomas Veart played with: Joe Gauci, Javi López, Michael Jakobsen, Lachlan Barr, Ryan Kitto, Stefan Mauk, Isaías, Juande, Lachlan Brook, Hiroshi Ibusuki and Craig Goodwin.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jacob Tratt, Louis D’Arrigo, Mohamed Toure, Bernardo Oliveira, Joshua Cavallo, Zach Clough and Steven Hall.

Substitutions

Adelaide United made 5 changes: L. Brook for B. Oliveira (46′), R. Kitto for J. Cavallo (60′), J. Juande for L. D’Arrigo (60′), S. Mauk for Z. Clough (78′) and J. Lopez for M. Toure (89′).

Results of the day

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