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
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 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 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.
- Melbourne Victory – Newcastle Jets – 1-2
- Sydney – Western United – 1-1
- Wellington Phoenix – Adelaide United – 1-1